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Anticipation and Expectation in Game Marketing: The Art of ‘Anti-Hype’

Watch the trailer for No Man's Sky and then for Frostpunk. There is a clear difference in the kind of expectations each creates in its audience.

Games

BBC America's 'Orphan Black' Returns in April with Season 4

BBC America has announced that cult favorite Orphan Black returns for its fourth season on April 14th at 10.00pm EST.

Television

New Show 'Vinyl' Coming to HBO in January (trailer)

Vinyl is a new show coming from HBO in January 2016 that focuses on the music industry in 1970's New York and is produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

Music

The X-Files Revival Trailer: "We've Never Been in More Danger"

The new trailer for The X-Files revival premiered last night during Gotham and it ticked off plenty of boxes for X-philes.

Television

'Ferrell Takes the Field' Debuts Sept. 12 on HBO

Funny Or Die teams up with HBO for the 9/12 special Ferrell Takes the Field.

Television

Revisit Cold War Espionage in the BBC's 'The Game'

The 1970s have become trendy again on TV.

Tish Wells / McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT)

Television

Super Bowl XLVIII: Battle of the Epic Commercials

These ads made us laugh, tugged at our heartstrings, or just wasted our time.

Television

'Our Nixon': Terrific Documentary Is Now in Theaters

The newly released last of the Nixon audiotapes don't quite show more elusive aspects of this complicated president, and for that you might turn to the excellent documentary Our Nixon.

Film

Controversial Film, Enlightening Trailer: DreamWorks’ 'The Fifth Estate'

Just like Julian Assange and Wikileaks, DreamWorks' The Fifth Estate is sure to generate controversy, but its first trailer entertains as well as enlightens.

Film

'Gideon's Army': The Hard Work of Public Defenders

In Dawn Porter's documentary, public defenders are moved by a sense of mission, a belief that their work for justice, in representing their clients, helps to make the US justice system less unfair.

Film

The Month in Pop Entertainment: July 2013

Blockbusters, summer TV, and a lot of music prove that there's more fun to be had in July than just the 4th.

Film

'Homegoings': Exceptional Documentary Opens POV's New Season

The term "homegoings" refers to cycles, the movement to a place where those who passed before you are waiting, and also where you will wait to embrace those coming after.

Culture

'Revolutionary Optimists' on Independent Lens

Even when his students are forced into emotional difficulties, arranged marriages or hard labor to support their families, Amlan Ganguly persists, believing they can find their way out of the slums of Kolkata.

Film

'El Sicario -- Room 164': An Incredible Story, Incredibly Told

According to the sicario, many unrecovered bodies are buried in safe houses, backyards and city buildings, places he can't recall or never knew. He may be lying. And he may not.

Film

'Call Me Kuchu': David Kato's Courage and Charisma

Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall spend a year with David Kato, tracking this bold gay rights activist's efforts and confidence, his infectious good humor and his terrific charisma.

Film

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Watch the trailer for No Man's Sky and then for Frostpunk. There is a clear difference in the kind of expectations each creates in its audience.

Mr. Robot premieres Wednesday, July 13th at 10/9c on USA Network and now is time to revisit season one.

BBC America has announced that cult favorite Orphan Black returns for its fourth season on April 14th at 10.00pm EST.

Vinyl is a new show coming from HBO in January 2016 that focuses on the music industry in 1970's New York and is produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

The new trailer for The X-Files revival premiered last night during Gotham and it ticked off plenty of boxes for X-philes.

Funny Or Die teams up with HBO for the 9/12 special Ferrell Takes the Field.

The 1970s have become trendy again on TV.

These ads made us laugh, tugged at our heartstrings, or just wasted our time.

The newly released last of the Nixon audiotapes don't quite show more elusive aspects of this complicated president, and for that you might turn to the excellent documentary Our Nixon.

Just like Julian Assange and Wikileaks, DreamWorks' The Fifth Estate is sure to generate controversy, but its first trailer entertains as well as enlightens.

In Dawn Porter's documentary, public defenders are moved by a sense of mission, a belief that their work for justice, in representing their clients, helps to make the US justice system less unfair.

Blockbusters, summer TV, and a lot of music prove that there's more fun to be had in July than just the 4th.

The term "homegoings" refers to cycles, the movement to a place where those who passed before you are waiting, and also where you will wait to embrace those coming after.

Even when his students are forced into emotional difficulties, arranged marriages or hard labor to support their families, Amlan Ganguly persists, believing they can find their way out of the slums of Kolkata.

According to the sicario, many unrecovered bodies are buried in safe houses, backyards and city buildings, places he can't recall or never knew. He may be lying. And he may not.

Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall spend a year with David Kato, tracking this bold gay rights activist's efforts and confidence, his infectious good humor and his terrific charisma.