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Bestselling Book Makes for an 'Almost Laughably Bad' Movie

Critics pan Ron Howard's 'Hillbilly Elegy' as out of touch

(Newser) - Hillbilly Elegy, the bestselling memoir from JD Vance about the struggles of poor white communities, was heralded as a must-read for understanding the political divide in America upon its release in 2016. Hillbilly Elegy, the new movie adaptation from Netflix, written by The Shape of Water's Vanessa Taylor and...

Monthly Plans Just Went Up a Buck or Two

Facing greater competition, Netflix pours more money into content

(Newser) - Netflix has responded to the flood of new streaming competitors—including HBO Max, Disney Plus, and Peacock—by raising a couple of prices. The standard plan goes up a dollar to $14 a month, and the premium tier rises $2 to $18. The new rates are effective Thursday, the Verge...

With Fate of Aid Deal Unclear, Stocks Slip Downward
Netflix Stock Drops After
Weak Profit Report
MARKETS
Oct 21, 2020 3:35 PM CDT

Netflix Stock Drops After Weak Profit Report

It was a much better day for social media firms

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday as negotiations continued to drag on in Washington over delivering more aid for the economy. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% Wednesday after spending much of the day wobbling between gains and losses. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’s made progress...

After 47 Years, Marshals on Trail of Escaped Child Killer

Lester Eubanks has been on the run since 1973

(Newser) - Federal authorities believe they're closing in on a convicted child killer who's been on the run for 47 years. Lester Eubanks—whose story features in an episode of Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries —was convicted in May 1966 of the rape and murder of 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener...

Netflix Indicted in Texas Over Cuties

Company accused of promoting 'lewd content'

(Newser) - Netflix has been indicted by a Texas grand jury for allegedly promoting "lewd visual material depicting a child" in the controversial French movie Cuties. Netflix has said people should watch the coming-of-age drama before they attack, but Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin says that after watching it, he...

Netflix Film Reveals Last Texts of Chris and Shanann Watts

Final messages between doomed Colo. mom, husband ranged from loving to mundane

(Newser) - As Chris Watts serves life without parole in a Wisconsin maximum security prison, the story of what got him there is debuting on Netflix. American Murder: The Family Next Door, which begins streaming Wednesday, is, per Mashable , a "stomach-churning, emotional missing-persons story," focusing on the August 2018 disappearance...

Sophia Loren Returns to Feature Films After 11 Years

New movie is coming to Netflix in November

(Newser) - Sophia Loren has not done a full-length feature film in more than a decade—which makes The Life Ahead, coming to Netflix on Nov. 13, a movie 11 years in the making, per the New York Post . It stars Loren as Madame Rosa, a Holocaust survivor who takes in a...

Family of Missing Husband Makes a Point With TV Ad

Don Lewis relatives buy commercial during Carole Baskin's premiere on 'Dancing With the Stars'

(Newser) - Carole Baskin premiered on Dancing With the Stars Monday night—and one of the commercials that aired during the episode was purchased by the family of her former husband, millionaire Don Lewis, who went missing in 1997. Baskin, who gained infamy due to her role on Netflix's Tiger King...

Cheerleading Reality Star Under FBI Investigation

Jerry Harris of Netflix's 'Cheer' accused of soliciting minors for sex when he was 19

(Newser) - One of the stars of Netflix's Cheer is under investigation by the FBI, accused of soliciting minors for sex. Twin brothers, age 14, tell USA Today Jerry Harris sexually harassed them online and at cheer competitions starting when they were 13, and continuing for more than a year. They...

Netflix on Backlash Toward Film: Just Watch It Already

Detractors say 'Cuties' sexualizes young girls; platform, director say it's 'social commentary'

(Newser) - On Wednesday, Netflix started streaming its newest movie, Cuties. By Thursday, the hashtags #BoycottNetflix and #CancelNetflix were trending on social media, and by Friday, a petition pushing for the latter had amassed more than 600,000 signatures. The controversy around the film, which centers on an 11-year-old girl who rebels...

Harry, Meghan Launch New Hollywood Careers

They've signed a massive deal with Netflix

(Newser) - The move to Hollywood has paid off big-time for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The couple have signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix that will include documentaries, feature films, and scripted shows, the Guardian reports. The partnership deal also includes children's programming. "As new parents, making inspirational...

Critics Bash Netflix Film They Say Sexualizes Young Girls

Detractors want Netflix to drop 'Cuties,' which won Sundance award; defenders say it's a 'beautiful film'

(Newser) - Netflix is taking heat over an award-winning French film on its platform from those who say the movie's promotional materials, as well as the film itself, sexualizes young girls. Per the Los Angeles Times , the movie is about a rebellious 11-year-old girl who joins a "free-spirited dance crew"...

Trump Lip Syncer Heads to Netflix
Trump Lip Syncer
Heads to Netflix
Aug 13, 2020 12:30 AM CDT

Trump Lip Syncer Heads to Netflix

Sarah Cooper has gone viral on TikTok, Twitter

(Newser) - Sarah Cooper, whose lip sync videos using President Trump's words have gained her a rabid following on Twitter and TikTok (and also got her blocked by the POTUS ), is now heading to Netflix. The comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine will premiere this fall, the Los Angeles ...

&#39;The Rock&#39; Has a New Reason to Smile
'The Rock'
Has a New
Reason to Smile
Aug 12, 2020 10:03 AM CDT

'The Rock' Has a New Reason to Smile

Dwayne Johnson is highest-earning male actor yet again, thanks in part to Netflix

(Newser) - The box office isn't what it used to be since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. But thanks to Netflix, actors are still raking in the big bucks. A quarter of the $545.5 million in combined earnings for the 10 male actors that make up Forbes ' highest earners...

Netflix's Matchmaking Hit: Guilty Pleasure or Hate-Watch?

'Indian Matchmaking' has obsessive fans, but critics have some issues

(Newser) - The majority of marriages in India are still arranged, and often families recruit outside help to get them set up. That's where Sima Taparia, the self-proclaimed "top matchmaker" of Mumbai, steps in, via a new Netflix series that's left people clamoring for more. Indian Matchmaking has become...

Netflix Adds Massive Number of Subscribers

10.1M joined in second quarter

(Newser) - People stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic are still turning to Netflix: The streaming service added 10.1 million subscribers in the second quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports. Per the AP , that's more than triple the number it typically adds in the April-June period, and is more...

Beware, Bigfoot: Unsolved Mysteries Is Back

Netflix reboots series as producers aim to solve a murder

(Newser) - Paging armchair detectives: Netflix has revived Unsolved Mysteries because, as the New York Times puts it, "2020 isn't scary enough." The updated version of the docuseries—which first premiered on NBC in 1988, exploring everything from mysterious murders to Bigfoot sightings—premieres Wednesday with "much of...

Netflix Is Making a Series on Kaepernick's Early Life

6-part series will focus on his high school years

(Newser) - A new Netflix series will look at the experiences that made civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick the man he is today. The six-part Netflix series Colin in Black & White will focus on the NFL quarterback's high school years and his life as an African-American child adopted by a...

America's 'Painful' Times Inspire One CEO to Take Action

Reed Hastings and wife Patty Quillin donate $120M

(Newser) - The top guy at Netflix and his wife just made a major donation to black colleges and say they hope others will do the same, NBC News reports. Company CEO Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin said Wednesday they're giving $120 million to two historically black colleges and the United...

Witness: I Saw Prince Andrew, Accuser 'Engaged in Foreplay'

Steve Cully talks of visiting 'Pedophile Island' in 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich'

(Newser) - Prince Andrew won't like what he finds in Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich , the four-part Netflix docu-series premiering Wednesday. In the third episode, we hear from Steve Cully, who managed telecommunications and data on Epstein's private island from 1999 to 2005. He says he saw Alan Dershowitz and Bill...

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