Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes
A look at the popular film review aggregation website.
The ‘Downton Abbey’ Economy: How One Costume Drama Reinvented British TV
A look at the cottage industry that has spun up around Downton Abbey and more broadly around the Edwardian version of Britishness it evokes. The story expands its scope to an analysis of the show’s significant impact on British television and its ability to generate global hits.
A Party Room and a Prison Cell
A look inside the Friends writers’ room and the challenging creative process behind one of the biggest TV hits of all time.
What goes right and wrong when games like Diablo 3 take a decade to make
The story of the 10 year project to deliver the next instalment in an iconic game series.
Inside China’s Global Entertainment Ambitions – and What Might Get in the Way
A look at the entertainment industry in the country with 60,000 movie screens.
How an Augmented Reality Game Escalated into Real-World Spy Warfare
Ingress is an augmented reality game set in a world with two competing factions – The Enlightened and The Resistance. It involves people in the real world undertaking extraordinary acts of organisation and skill to wage a global war of daring missions, espionage and subterfuge.
The Inside Story of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s George Magazine
A healthy dose of 90s nostalgia pervades this story about John F Kennedy Jr’s at-the-time trailblazing magazine blending lifestyle and politics.
Future Shock
A piece looking back at Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 masterpiece Children of Men, which presents a dark yet recognisable version of the world, with one key difference – humans have lost the ability to reproduce. The article finds parallels in the state of the world portrayed in the film and the political moment we find ourselves in today, assesses its cultural impact and explores its cinematography, including its iconic single-shot scenes.
The End of Independent Film As We Know It
A deep dive into how independent film makers are striving to make it work in the era of Netflix and Amazon Prime, and the impact on the major studios.