Jack Kirby’s Art for the Fake Movie Argo Goes Up for Auction

Jim Lee originally wanted them simply because they were unique examples of Kirby’s work, and it wasn’t until he heard about the then-upcoming film Argo and read WIRED’s story on the covert op that he realized exactly what he had.

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Netflix Not Cannibalizing Traditional TV Viewing

Despite persistent concerns that streaming services like Netflix are leading to cord-cutting, a new study shows that subscribers are still watching the same amount of TV as people in households without Netflix subscriptions.

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Animator Abe Levitow's Work Donated to Academy

Levitow worked primarily as a member of the Chuck Jones unit, contributing to many of Jones’ films in the late 1940s and early '50s, including the Academy Award-winning animated short For Scent-imental Reasons (1949). He was elevated to director on several Warner Bros. cartoons before moving to UPA in the late '50s, where he served as animation director on the studio’s first feature, 1001 Arabian Nights.

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25 Years Later, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Returns With a Prequel

“There is one Sandman story that I never got to tell… what happened just before [the first bound collection] Preludes and Nocturnes began,” said Gaiman at Comic-Con International last weekend.

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Google Unveils Chromecast Internet TV Device

The fancier devices unveiled Wednesday in San Francisco will go on sale in the U.S. next Tuesday in Google's online store and numerous retailers with brick-and-mortar stores.

Among other things, the souped-up line of Nexus tablets will boast a higher-definition 7-inch display screen and a processor that promises to be nearly as twice as fast. Dual stereo speakers have been added for richer sound, and the device's battery duration has been extended to 10 hours for Web browsing, an increase of about an hour.

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VFX Artist to DGA: 'We Desperately Need Your Help'

Rand said that he is trying to "give back" by submitting these observations, which will be posted on several websites and which he plans to discuss on a Thursday panel at CG conference Siggraph.

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The One Last Thread Holding Apple and Google Together

Throughout 2010 and into 2011, the two companies publicly sparred over whose smartphone technology was the most “open” and whose would ultimately make life easier for humankind.

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5 Ways to Fix the Summer Movie Box-Office Crisis

One studio chief confides to THR that he wouldn't be surprised if original films budgeted at more than $125 million become rare, which would be a dramatic shift.

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Netflix's Stock Is Down, but It's Winning

Don’t let Wall Street “disappointment” distract from the company’s incredible success.

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Comic-Con: Winners and Losers From Another Year in San Diego

Superman and Batman, "Gravity," Cobie Smulders and "How I Met Your Mother" wooed and won the day, but other franchises (whither Wonder Woman?) and networks (hello, CW?) missed the mark as THR looks at who won -- and lost -- in 2013.

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Dennis Farina Dies at 69

Farina, born in Chicago to Sicilian-American parents in 1944, worked as a police officer for the city's burglary department from 1967 to 1985, before becoming an actor.

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Comic-Con 2013 in a Nutshell: The 10 Biggest Bombshells

If you spent the weekend anywhere besides the convention center or the internet and want quick hits on the biggest news out San Diego this weekend, we've got you covered.

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Hundreds of Costumed Star Wars Fans Run Lightsaber Relay Race to Comic-Con

In order to capture the lightsaber’s journey for the YouTube masses, producers have set up a short where the Wookiee takes off running through the Google campus with the lightsaber, his Ewok son in the lead and cameramen close behind.

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Convention Etiquette 101: How to Avoid Crossing the Line at Comic-Con

The social phenomena of large groups can make it more difficult know what the right ways to behave are in situations like conventions that are dramatically different from our homes and workplaces, or to step in when something happens that doesn’t seem right.

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Film Academy's New Board of Governors

Ten first-time governors -- including Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney -- have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' board of governors, the organization's governing body.

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Could 'Sharknado's' Social Media Success Be Bad for Syfy?

On the plus side, a lot of people were talking about the movie during its premiere broadcast. On the other hand, everyone was discussing a cheesy movie where a shark-infested tornado ravaged Los Angeles.

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Glasses-Free 3D Tech Makers Forge Ahead Despite Setbacks

Dolby and Philips are working to get their Dolby 3D glasses-free development into products in early 2014.

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Too Nerdy to Fail: Why Are Fans So Worried About Pacific Rim?

The mainstream has been so successfully colonized by comic book culture, and its attendant sub-cultures, that the idea that something so squarely appealing to one of those sub-cultures–Namely, Kaiju Japanese Monster fandom–felt almost guaranteed to be a hit in some way.

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There’s a Nintendo Power Glove Documentary Coming

Yes, It Has a Wizard Reference.

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The App Store Has Forever Changed the Face of Software

While this simple digital storefront forever changed the iOS experience, it also changed the way we think about software distribution and valuation.

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Harvey Weinstein's Mixed Track Record in His MPAA Feuds

Weinstein stages major public relations campaigns like the one he is currently conducting to attempt to win the right to call Lee Daniels’ upcoming movie The Butler. But do they actually work?

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Pass the Light Saber: 'Course of the Force' Race Returns to Santa Monica Pier

Pass the Light Saber: 'Course of the Force' Race Returns to Santa Monica Pier

The "Course of the Force" kicks off at the Skywalker Ranch in Northern California, winding its way down the coast and ending at San Diego's Comic Con July 9 to 16. 

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Comic-Con 2013: The Film Lineup

Comic-Con is quickly approaching, which means that panel, party and event announcements are arriving on a daily basis.

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The Real Future of Journalism? Radio.

Ira Glass used to worry This American Life would never be as strong as it was in its first few years on the air. But almost 18 years later, the founder and host of the weekly radio documentary program insists the show has never been better. And he says that contrary to what people may think about radio journalism, TAL is thriving as a business, thanks in no small part to an expanding digital and podcast audience.

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Is Pandora Really Short-Changing Songwriters?

Songwriters, however, are paid royalties no matter the radio format, with royalty payments tracked and ultimately delivered to songwriters via one of three performance rights organizations: Broadcast Music Inc.; the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; and the Society for European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC). Those organizations keep track of how often a song is played, then calculate payments using what could best be described as arcane math.

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