formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
More than 1,000 film and TV stars and creatives, including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Thompson and Javier Bardem, issued an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Source: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/14/block-the-merger-thousands-of-industry-professionals-speak-out-against-paramount-warner-de
The director of a box office hit film about Nazi collaboration and its Oscar-winning star have described criticisms they have whitewashed wartime atrocities as dishonest and “a scandal”. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/19/xavier-giannoli-nazi-collaborator-film-les-rayons-et-les-ombres-historical-gaslighting-claims
Pepsi has reportedly withdrawn its sponsorship of the Wireless Festival in London amid the booking of controversial rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/pepsi-pulls-u-k-wireless-festival-sponsorship-kanye-west-1236556114/
The chief of the company that created Fortnite, a popular online game, has issued an apology following backlash after recent mass layoffs cost an employee with terminal brain cancer his job – and his life insurance. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/30/epic-games-fortnite-ceo-apologizes-lay-off
Why buy game studios and then stop making games? Why mass-fire employees after successful game releases, like Sony PlayStation and Electronic Arts often do? By Sweeney’s own admission, Fortnite hadn’t cratered, but had seen “a downturn in engagement”. The game … Continued
The recent announcement that ARRI will bring its imaging technology into the upcoming HONOR ROBOT PHONE has sparked an intense debate across the cinematography and tech communities. Source: https://ymcinema.com/2026/03/04/arri-backlash-honor-robot-phone/