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“Why War” is both the title of Amos Gitai’s latest and a question that has long been on the director’s mind — one he has tried to answer with works like “A Letter to a Friend in Gaza” and “West of the Jordan River.” However, this seemingly direct confrontation of the query takes a roundabout path, resulting in a movie about helplessness, frustration and intellectual debate in the face of military conflict. It is based, in part, on written correspondences between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, and takes an experimental, meta-fictional form, though its images can’t help but feel trepidatious, if not entirely without purpose.

Through staged scenes of battles from antiquity (one of which appears to be the First Jewish-Roman War), Gitai paves a fiery path for his rumination, though his methodology quickly proves too broad for his subject matter. Early in its runtime, the film features...

We’re taking a look into Emma Stone‘s family!

The 35-year-old now two-time Oscar winner usually keeps her personal life private, but over the years, but she has been very happily married since 2020 and is also a mom.

After giving them a sweet shout-out in her 2024 Oscars acceptance speech, we have compile some details so you can find out more about Emma‘s husband Dave McCary and their daughter Louise!

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Emma first met Dave, 38, in late 2016 when she hosted Saturday Night Live. From 2013 until 2018, Dave served as a segment director for SNL and was also the main director for the first two seasons of the web series Epic Rap Battles of History.

Their relationship was confirmed in October 2017, with a source revealing the two had been dating for three months.

Emma and Dave announced their engagement in...

Anyone who’s familiar with the popular YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History can decide for themselves whether Boba Fett has beaten the Merc with a Mouth in the realm of spitting rhymes, but Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld seems confident that his own character would come out on top in physical combat.

The writer and comic book artist pleaded his case for Wade Wilson in this hypothetical smackdown during an interview with The Star Wars Show, saying the following:

“Oh my gosh, okay, one of the greatest fights you’d ever see, right? But you can’t beat Deadpool. You just can’t. I stole Wolverine’s healing factor, Marvel let me. I’m like, ‘Hey, can I make that he was part of the Weapon X thing and can he have…yeah, okay, yeah, I can do that? Click.’ There may be this other character, a Caped Crusader,...

The first batch of 24 Streamy Awards winners were announced at last night’s Streamys Premiere Awards ceremony, hosted by Epic Rap Battles of History'sEpicLLoyd. Honorees included Ariana Grande in the 'Cover Song' category, Juanpa Zurita for best international creator, and Casey Neistat in ‘Cinematography’.

The Streamy Premiere Awards, held at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, serves as a prequel of sorts to tomorrow’s seventh annual flagship Streamy Awards show, which will be hosted by Jon Cozart and stream live on Twitter beginning at 6:30 pm Pt. Seventeen total awards will be handed out on Tuesday evening by presenters including Jc Caylen, Gigi Gorgeous, Ian Hecox, Jenna Marbles, Shaun ‘Shonduras’ McBride, Amanda Steele, and many more.

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It’s been nearly four months since the last Epic Rap Battles of History episode, and If you’re jonesing for a fix, that show’s co-creator has a new web series out that just might be the next best thing. Lloyd Ahlquist, known online as EpicLLOYD, has shared the first four episodes of Epic Studios on his personal YouTube channel.

Epic Studios stars Ahlquist as a man who inherits a dilapidated studio from his deceased rock star father. Upon arriving in Toronto to check out the facility, Ahlquist finds he’ll have a lot of work to do if he wants to bring Epic Studios to a respectable place. Each episode of his saga is accompanied by its own musical number, with frequent Erb collaborator Zach Sherwin contributing to the songwriting team. In the premiere, for example, Ahlquist laments not googling Epic Studios before agreeing to take it over.

Thanks to his work on Epic Rap Battles of History (Erb), Lloyd Ahlquist can say that he co-created one of the most esteemed, awarded, and successful web series of all time. Now, he has another show to add to his portfolio. Ahlquist has shared the trailer for Epic Studios, a musical comedy that will arrive on his EpicLLOYD YouTube channel on April 26th.

In Epic Studios, Ahlquist portrays the inheritor of a recording space who must work together with his ragtag group of employees to keep the business afloat. Along the way, viewers can expect several elements that are also hallmarks of Erb, as Epic Studios is also a blend of music, comedy, and delightfully low-budget green-screen effects. As its trailer shows, its 13 episodes will include 13 new music videos, with Ahlquist showing off his lyrical chops as well as his acting skills.

Epic Studios has been in the works since...

Digital luminaries Pentatonix, Grace Helbig, and The Young Turks were announced today as nominees for the 21st annual Webby Awards -- a celebration of the year’s best websites, interactive advertising, and online film and video.

Helbig was nominated in the 'Best Web Personality/Host' category for her Not Too Deep talk show alongside Good Mythical Morning, Kid President, and Teaching Shane Dawson How To Make A Musical.ly. Epic Rap Battles Of History was nominated in the 'Comedy: Individual Or Episode' category for their Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder music video, while Pentatonix was nominated for their Jolene collaboration with Dolly Parton (below) and The Young Turks were recognized for their election coverage.

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Aymar Jean Christian is part of the inaugural class of Peabody Fellows, distinguished media scholars who provide fresh perspectives and commentary on behalf of the Peabody Media Center, the outreach and media production arm of the prestigious awards program based at the University of Georgia. He is an assistant professor of communication studies at Northwestern University.

You know you’re a TV nerd when your most anticipated awards announcements are the Writers Guild Awards. TV is a writer’s medium. Every TV fan awaits the Emmys, and some even bother to care about the Golden Globes, but most don’t know the major Guilds give out statues to television producers.

Nerdier still, I’m most interested in the nominees almost nobody writes about: web original short form comedies and dramas.

So while you probably could not imagine my disappointment when the WGA released their nominees for original short-form new media this year,...

“Game of Thrones,” “Westworld” and “Stranger Things” all scored Best Episodic Drama nominations from the Producers Guild of America this morning, with “Atlanta” and “Silicon Valley” doing likewise in the Best Episodic Comedy category. Film categories, meanwhile, will be announced next Tuesday. This year’s ceremony, the 28th overall, will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 28. Full list of nominees below.

Read More: Writers Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Arrival,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and More

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:

“Black Mirror” (Season 3)

“The Night Manager” (Season 1)

The Night Of”

“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (Season 1)

“Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:

“E:60”

“The Fight Game with Jim Lampley: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali”

“Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams” (Season 11)

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 11)

“Vice World...

Wonder Woman faces off with Stevie Wonder in the latest episode of Epic Rap Battles of History. This is definitely an odd combination, but it hilariously works! You can tell that the team behind the creation of the music and video had a lot of fun with this one. The fact that they thought of Wonder Woman going up against Stevie Wonder in a rap battle is awesome. ...

An exciting new addition to the world of subscription video on-demand (Svod) services has arrived. It’s called Alpha, and it features a nerd-friendly slate courtesy of media company Legendary and its digital-first subsidiaries Nerdist and Geek & Sundry.

Alpha, which costs $4.99 per month (with a 30-day free trial available at signup) appeals to the gamers, geeks, comic book nerds, pop culture aficionados, superhero fans, and other assorted nerds who consume the content produced by Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist and Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry. At launch, subscribers already have access to five original programs. Titles include Watch Your Language, which features the wordplay of Epic Rap Battles of History scribe Zach Sherwin, and Sidekick, in which Matt Mira accepts his role as the perpetual second-banana to a rotating series of hosts.

Legendary first announced its plan to launch Alpha back in June 2016. “Alpha is going to bring our members closer...

It's another installment of the weekly Tubefilter Chart of the Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels and a toddler is still on top.

Chart Toppers

Ryan ToysReview held onto its first-place position on the U.S. chart for the twelfth week in a row. Titular Ryan's repository of videos featuring his playtime footage and toy unboxing skills was down 1% in its weekly views bottom out at a still very impressive nearly 153. 7 million views. In a far off second place is Toy Freaks.The heightened version of a normal family vlog channel was dropped 8% to take home more than 104.5 million views throughout the week.

Up to the #3 spot is Chainsmokers. The DJ duo's latest hit "Closer" is still getting plays, helping their channel to more than 99.7 million views during the week. Next up in fourth place is WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment's home on YouTube lost 5% of its weekly view count,...

Four years ago, the web series Epic Rap Battles of History released an election-themed showdown between Barack Obama against Mitt Romney. The episode ended up being the most successful edition of Erb to date; its 124 million views top all other videos on the popular YouTube channel and the traffic it generated as a single allowed Erb creators “Nice Peter” Shukoff and “EpicLloyd” Ahlquist to hang with the likes of Jay-z and Ludacris on Spotify’s most-shared list.

So naturally, with another big vote on the horizon, Erb brought the two presidential candidates into its ring and had them spit bars in one another’s direction. Shukoff and Ahlquist have premiered the 2016 election edition of Erb, with Ahlquist starring as Donald Trump and Kimmy Gatewood taking on the role of Hillary Clinton. It’s Ahlquist’s second time playing The Donald in an Erb video; he also inhabited that role for...

Over the weekend, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences handed out more than 70 awards as part of the annual Creative Arts Emmys ceremony, which serves as a precursor to the more prestigious Primetime Emmys broadcast. This year, an ongoing storyline has concerned the Television Academy’s adoption of short-form categories, in which several digital-native programs earned nominations. At the Creative Arts ceremony, those categories were resolved, with AOL’s stylish talk show Park Bench among the winners.

In total, six short-form Emmys were handed out: Robot Chicken for Short Form Animated Program; Children’s Hospital for Short Form Comedy or Drama Series; Inside Look: The People v. Oj Simpson for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series; Rob Corddry’s Children’s Hospital performance for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series; Park Bench for Short Form Variety Series; and Acting Dead lead Patrika Darbo for...

Maker Studios’ “Epic Rap Battles of History” and New Form Digital’s “Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures” each earned four nominations for the 6th Annual Streamy Awards on Wednesday, the most of any other show. To keep up with the ever-evolving trends in online video, the Streamys added three new categories this year: Live, Virtual Reality and 360 Video, and Feature. “Live” constitutes streams that weren’t streamed in real time. Vr and 360 video is for those creating user experiences using Vr and 360 technology. “Feature” refers to feature-length movies. Legendary Entertainment’s new “Electra Woman & Dyna Girl,” the remake of the.

For the sixth time, the Streamy Awards will honor the best content the online video industry has to offer. Tubefilter and Dick Clark Productions’ annual awards show has announced its 2016 nominees, and the field is led by perennial winner Epic Rap Battles of History and newcomer Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures, both of which earned four nominations.

The revealed nominees span 42 categories. Beyond Erb, other previous Streamy winners to score at least three nominations this year include FouseyTUBE and Grace Helbig. At the same time, the 2016 selection is the first field in Streamy Award history to include multiple nominees from paywalled platforms like YouTube Red and Vimeo On Demand, which have spent the past 12 months funding high-value shows from digital media stars. Standouts from up-and-coming video platforms were also recognized, particularly in the new Live category, where the nominees include the stars of streaming apps YouNow and Live.me.

Maker Studios, the multichannel network owned by Disney, is currently in the process of laying off less than 30 employees, TheWrap has learned from an individual familiar with the cuts. Disney acquired Maker in 2014 in a $500 million deal — with up to $450 million more if incentives were met. Maker has failed to meet those targets, receiving only about $200 million. The multichannel network hosts Internet hits like “Epic Rap Battles of History,” and one of the channel’s subnetworks is home to PewDiePie, a gaming commentator who is behind the world’s most-subscribed YouTube channel. But the company has hit some speed bumps since the.

In March, The Television Academy revealed its decision to expand the Emmy Awards to include several short-form categories. The big winners from that announcement were digital content producers, who gained the ability to have some awards season representation of their own.

Now, the 2016 Emmy nominations have been announced, and the shows that made the cut in the short-form categories include a mix of linear TV series, digital companions to TV offerings, and, in historic fashion, web series like Honest Trailers and Epic Rap Battles of History (Erb).

In their first year, the short-form Emmys are separated into five separate categories, most of which featured at least two nominees affiliated with TV networks and the shows they distribute. Only in the Short Form Variety Series category can all five nominees truly call themselves web-native; it is in that department where Defy Media’s Honest Trailers and Maker Studios’ Erb, which have...

The Television Academy unveiled the inaugural nominees for its expanded short form programming categories Thursday morning – and it was dominated by programming from familiar broadcast and cable network sources.

Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital” lead the pack with four nominations, while History’s “The Crossroads of History” and AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462” each received two. The only independent series to be nominated in the Outstanding Series category is “Her Story,” a drama about the lives and loves of two transgender women living in La, created by Jill Soloway protege Jen Richards.

Read More: Emmys 2016 Nominations: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mr. Robot,’ ‘The Americans’ Get Major Nods

Not surprisingly, two of the five series nominations went to online content from major networks that offer inside looks into their popular shows. “Broad City“–the smash Comedy Central sketch show from Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer–was snubbed in other...

The man who has provided a lyrical voice for everyone from Adolf Hitler to Gordon Ramsay to Thor is getting ready to release his first solo album. Epic Rap Battles of History co-creator Lloyd Ahlquist, known online as EpicLloyd, has announced his first solo Ep, Here, which will arrive on July 11th.

Here will consist of eight tracks, which will showcase Ahlquist’s talent as a rapper and lyricist. The title track from the album will be featured in a music video that will be shared on the EpicLloyd YouTube channel, which has close to a half-million subscribers. In the meantime, Ahlyquist has shared a short clip from his upcoming release on Instagram.

New Ep Monday July 11th!

A video posted by Epic Lloyd (@theepiclloyd) on Jul 6, 2016 at 1:24pm Pdt

After cutting his teeth in Chicago’s world-famous improv scene, Ahlquist rose to prominence when Epic Rap Battles of History,...

Screaming tweens. Boy bands singing Drake. People talking to video cameras. VidCon, the annual convention for all things YouTube, vlogging, and digital media, is certainly a sight to behold. The term “content creator” is rarely thrown around quite so often as it was in the hallways of the Anaheim Convention Center last weekend. If one thing is certain, digital culture is a lot more advanced than it was a few years ago. What can we surmise from VidCon about the future of the industry that has better numbers than the views on “David After Dentist?” This is real life for the digital age.

The Freshmen Online Stars Are All Grown Up

Grace Helbig, Jenna Marbles, and Hannah Hart each began vlogging in 2008, 2010, and 2011, respectively. In Internet years, they’re ancient. Now, they’re credited with shaping the style and creating a language for a form of digital media that is now over ten years old.

Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has been the principal destination for online video. It started as a place to laugh at post-dental surgery children and Japanese cats more famous than you will ever be, and has turned into a platform for creators of all stripes to connect with diverse audiences. The platform’s influence seems to grow exponentially; as its audience matures, so does its creative reach. Now in its sixth year, VidCon is a conference that celebrates all that online video has to offer. IndieWire will be on the ground. Here are five reasons we’re excited to be there.

Heavyhitters Coming Out to Play

Four major networks will host some of the top talent on YouTube: Maker Studios, Full Screen Media, New Form Digital and Rooster Teeth Productions. All of them are also making waves in the world of original digital content production. Maker Studios owns “PewDiePie,” which...

This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards will feature an expanded slate of short form categories, and with the awards show’s voting period now open, digital media companies are looking to cash in. In particular, online video network Maker Studios, which produces some of the most popular web series on YouTube and beyond, recently made its Emmys pitch with a full-page “for your consideration” ad in the print version of The Hollywood Reporter.

In its ad, Maker calls out several of the shows it has produced over the past year, including Scare PewDiePie, Pugatory, and long-running stalwart Epic Rap Battles of History. “Yo #emmys you around?” reads a post on the network’s Instagram feed. “For your consideration…”

The new categories, which include Outstanding Short Form Series — Variety, Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series — Comedy or Drama, and Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series — Comedy or Drama, seem like the perfect way to represent digital producers at the Emmys, but the Maker Studios’ and Fullscreens of the world will have plenty of competition. At the Creative Arts Emmys, for example, the Original Interactive Program category has tended to showcase a mix of digitally-native programs and online companions for TV shows.

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Epic Rap Battles of History has James Bond facing off against Austin Powers. I used to be over these rap battle videos, but the production values and lyrics of the recent crop have gotten me back on board. I think the winner of this rap battle is Bond, James Bond. 

Side note: I would love for them to do new Bond films as Cold War-period spy films. But with the flop of Man From U.N.C.L.E. I doubt that will happen.

Nine months after the conclusion of its fourth season, Epic Rap Battles of History is back. The popular web series has launched its fifth go-around with a showdown between fantasy authors past and present: In one corner, George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones; in the other, J.R.R. Tolkien, the scribe behind Lord of the Rings.

The new episode is the latest example of Nice Peter and EpicLloyd’s winning formula. As in previous installments, the battle between Tolkien (played by Peter) and Martin (played by Lloyd) features savage disses, plentiful references to each author’s career, and, of course, elaborate costumes. A behind-the-scenes video shows that Lloyd’s Grrm costume took more than four hours to put on.

Erb’s long hiatus (minus a one-off bonus battle featuring Deadpool and Boba Fett) gave the show’s creators some time to head out on tour while also allowing them...

Despite the fact that J.R.R Tolkien and George R.R. Martin elevated the Fantasy genre well above its typical mainstream inattention, there are still fans who must debate which is better. I'm not here to argue about any of that (feel free to in the comments), but I do want to share a surprisingly good Epic Rap Battles of History between the two authors! Honestly, it's hard to declare a winner in this one because both rap disses were equally strong and I was laughing through both!

By the way, while their literary works are up for debate, the Lord of The Rings video games are far superior to the Game of Thrones video games.

The nominees for the 20th annual Webby Awards were announced this morning, recognizing bold-faced online creators like Tyler Oakley, The Slow Mo Guys, and Kid President, prominent digital series including Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Carpool Karaoke, and Epic Rap Battles Of History, and forward-thinking platforms like Netflix, HBO Go, and Google Cardboard.

The winners of the awards, which recognize excellence on the Internet in a wide range of categories -- including noteworthy websites, podcasts, and social media campaigns -- will be announced on April 26. An official ceremony will take place on May 16 in New York City, where victors will deliver their signature five-word speeches. Webby Awards winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, whose members include Jimmy Kimmel, Alexis Ohanian, Eva Chen, Questlove, and Internet inventor Vint Cerf.

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The Big Short

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture, long-form television, digital series, sports programs and additional television nominations for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television; Outstanding Sports Program; and Outstanding Digital Series. The feature documentary film category and other television category nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2015.

All 2016 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Jim Gianopulos (Milestone Award), Shonda Rhimes (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), David Heyman (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), The Hunting Ground (Stanley Kramer...

The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for its 27th annual Producers Guild Awards! 10 films are vying for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. And sorry "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Carol," you did not make the cut :sad

The PGA Awards winners will be announced on January 23. Here's the complete list of nominees of the 27th annual Producers Guild Awards:

Theatrical Motion Picture nominees

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

The Big Short

Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner

Bridge of Spies

Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger

Brooklyn

Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey

Ex Machina

This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility

Mad Max: Fury Road

Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller

The Martian

Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam

The Revenant

Producers: Arnon Milchan,...

I'll start this off by saying I'm not typically a fan of Epic Rap Battles Of History, but damn this was good. Deadpool and Boba Fett square off in a rap battle that is brutal on both ends! The amount of truth behind the disses was almost too much to handle, and while Deadpool definitely shuts it down in the first half... Boba Fett makes a comeback. While this may not make me a fan of the series going forward, maybe I'll check out a few more based on this incredibly well-done episode.