Cinema News: The most memorable and playable narratives of 2022

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December 18, 2022

The most memorable narratives of 2022 were the ones that were playable

Best games of 2022: "Wayward Strand," "Immortality," "Beacon Pines" and others showed that the linear narrative, especially in the realm of interactivity, remains a work in progress.

A multimillion-dollar mystery: Who really wrote the holiday staple 'Jingle Bell Rock?'

Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" has become a Christmas standard, but the singer and the song's famed guitarist may have lost out on a publishing windfall.

The Golden Globes are mounting a comeback. But Hollywood is still 'on the fence'

As the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. on Monday announced nominees for its 2023 awards, just weeks from the telecast, industry reaction was muted.

On NBC's 'Today,' Jenna Bush Hager is becoming book publishing's best friend

After joining the fourth hour of "Today" as a co-host in 2019, she began recommending books in a monthly segment on the program, and in a short time has became a publishing taste maker.

Haley Lu Richardson spills the most 'perfectly Portia' details from 'The White Lotus'

Haley Lu Richardson, the actor behind TV's most chaotic personal assistant, discusses the finale, Portia's clothes and manifesting a Season 3 reprise.

Hollywood is in flux but these executives sound an optimistic note on the future of streaming, movies

Executives from Sony Pictures, Paramount Global, Blumhouse, CAA and other companies joined The Times for a wide-ranging panel discussion of issues causing anxiety in the entertainment business.

Not sure why you say yes when you really mean no? The Consent Wizard is here to help

Consent is not just about sex; it's about maintaining all manner of boundaries. Mia Schachter has built a thriving educational business to help.

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