Who do you believe? The battle for control of Warner Bros. and HBO is coming down to an enormous bet on competing visions of the future of the entertainment industry. On Dec. 5, Netflix landed a whale of a deal that sent shock waves through the community.

The business of Hollywood was in trouble long before the earth-rattling news that Netflix had inked a $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. And while the deal is widely seen as a coup by Netflix, once a scrappy startup that had to fight to be taken seriously,

Netflix is ringing in the holidays with another slate of Christmas-themed movies, but while this year's crop of films is a bit less starry than last year's, viewership is in pretty lockstep as subscribers flock to small-to-mid-budget rom-coms that channel the spirit of the season.

“Everybody hates Netflix,” she said to a visitor from overseas who inquired about the streamer. And it’s true. Even though lots of people in Hollywood depend on Netflix for their livelihoods, they hate the company and what it has done to a century-old, once-thriving business. But up to now, almost nobody has said it out loud.

This is a David and Goliath story – with a twist. Almost exactly 15 years ago today the owner of Warner Bros. and HBO pushed back on Hollywood and Wall Street hype about a streaming upstart named Netflix.

The director was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other charges, according to federal prosecutors in New York when the money he was paid by Netflix was spent on personal items

When a buzzy new movie or show drops on Netflix, it's a pretty safe bet that it'll shoot to the top of the streamer's top 10 most-watched lists. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, I was pretty surprised when the new Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson series got stuck at number three on the list—is that not enough star power to hit number one?

For now, the 2025 Silent Night, Deadly Night movie will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in select theaters in the U.S. on Friday, December 12. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.

Netflix has been assembling its next creature-feature swing, and this one is aiming straight for the avalanche zone. The long-gestating project Yeti has shuffled from Sony to the streamer’s film division. With production gearing up and key creative players locked in, the film is finally starting to take shape behind the scenes. Here’s what we know.

"The Convenant" is an intense war thriller movie from director Guy Richie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. And it's got Netflix No. 1 in its sights.

Warner Bros. Discovery is set to establish an Integration Office, in which company planning will be coordinated with Netflix, within regulatory requirements, according to a memo sent to WBD employees Friday.