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This story originally appeared on Jalopnik.When asked how Boeing’s recent door plug incident came about, company CEO Dave Calhoun cryptically explained “a quality escape occurred.” That kind of corporate doublespeak is indicative of the problem at hand. Boeing used to have quality, but it escaped, apparently sometime around when it merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. An AI That Helps You Get a Job? | AI UnlockedFor the last three decades, the company has spent substantial amounts of money buying back its own shares to…

Screenshot: HBOMax intends to follow both Netflix and Disney in stopping subscribers from sharing their passwords, according to a report from Variety on Thursday. The shutdown is set for sometime later this year. Andrew Callaghan Talks 'This Place Rules' J.B. Perrette, president and CEO of global streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery spoke about the move at the 2024 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference. He called it a “growth opportunity” for the company. Max is sitting in fourth place in the…

What he said about Netflix is true. After initial pushback from customers, many of whom said they were done with the service, the streaming giant saw a record number of signups in the months after they stopped password sharing. Like other services, Discovery Max will allow customers to add members from outside their household for a small fee.Also: I tested TCL's 98-inch S55 TV that's $1,000 off right now and here's my verdictAn exact date for the new policy wasn't given, but Perrette mentioned that his company likely…

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic TrailersThere’s already a 4K version of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock but a new version is coming soon. That’s because this year is the 40th anniversary of the seminal Trek movie’s release. The Digital Bits reports that Paramount plans to re-release Spock on May 28th; the outlet notes that it will “likely be the same remastered disc released recently, just in new packaging.” In other words: If you already have this disc, you can definitely…

The regime, featuring Kate Winslet, Martha Plimpton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Hugh Grant, and others in key roles, has made its long-awaited debut on OTT platforms. The miniseries premiered on March 3, and reviews are already pouring in. Penned by Succession writer and bankrolled by producer Will Tracy, the limited series follows "a year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel." Here is how to watch Regime on OTT. The Regime starring Kate Winslet OTT release date(pic credit-…

In the new HBO limited series The Regime, Kate Winslet plays Elena Vernham, the autocratic ruler of a small nation located somewhere in “Middle Europe.” Most of the action takes place inside Elena’s palace, and we frequently pay visits to a briefing room where Elena berates her cowed advisers. The room, with its huge round table and circular light fixture, very much resembles Ken Adam’s iconic war room set from the Cold War classic Dr. Strangelove. It is probably meant as a nod to the greatest piece of political satire…

When Tenet released in 2020, it did so under the worst of circumstances. The context of the pandemic made the film a lightning rod when writer-director Christopher Nolan encouraged people to see it in theaters. Compared to his other recent movies, the time-bending spy thriller saw a more muted reaction. It made $365 million (against a $200M budget), and those who went to see it weren’t fully clicking with it. Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023Once Nolan jumped ship from Warner Bros. to…

Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images)Nick Offerman already picked up an Emmy for his guest-starring role on HBO’s The Last of Us—and considering how acclaimed his turn in “Long, Long Time” has been since the episode aired, it’s no surprise he also won an Independent Spirit Award, this time for supporting performance. Andrew Callaghan Talks 'This Place Rules' In the episode, Offerman’s character, Bill, is expanded from his role in the hit video game; “Long, Long Time” gave the cynical survivalist an endearing romantic…

HBO has long posted the main segment from new episodes of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver to YouTube on Monday to coincide with the episodes’ premiere, but now you’ll have to wait. John Oliver posted yesterday that “HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” adding that he hopes HBO changes its mind.HBO confirmed the change to Variety yesterday, saying that when the show first premiered, “the convenience of watching on Max did not exist,” so it leaned on YouTube clips for…

This post contains spoilers for the finale of True Detective: Night Country, which is now streaming on Max. “Some questions just don’t have answers.” This is Liz Danvers, towards the end of the Night Country finale. In the moment, she is dancing around the questions of a pair of investigators looking into the whole mess involving Annie K, Silver Sky, and the dead Tsalal scientists. But it in some ways also feels like a commentary about True Detective as a franchise that has generally been better about asking…