Through its Onion Studios wing, The Onion has rolled out some of the funniest shows on the web. Now, thanks to a new pact, the satirical publication will make its biggest bet yet on video content. It has announced a development deal with Lionsgate that will include three films and will run through 2018.
As part of the deal, The Onion has partnered with Serious Business, a studio known for producing shows like @midnight. The details of the resulting films are not yet known, but if The Onion’s failed Amazon pilot is any indication, expect its long-form work to be both cheeky and full of mockery.
For The Onion, this is the biggest deal since it announced its decision to sell a 40% stake in its company to Univision back in January 2016. The Latino media company reportedly paid $200 million for its purchase.
“We've plotted our takeover of the film industry for some time,...
As part of the deal, The Onion has partnered with Serious Business, a studio known for producing shows like @midnight. The details of the resulting films are not yet known, but if The Onion’s failed Amazon pilot is any indication, expect its long-form work to be both cheeky and full of mockery.
For The Onion, this is the biggest deal since it announced its decision to sell a 40% stake in its company to Univision back in January 2016. The Latino media company reportedly paid $200 million for its purchase.
“We've plotted our takeover of the film industry for some time,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Well, this is awkward. The Onion, the satirical newspaper-turned-multimedia brand that also includes The A.V. Club, has struck a three-movie development deal with media company Lionsgate, putting us in the uncomfortable position of having to share a communal kitchen space with the same people whose movies we review. (Just kidding. That would be a conflict of interest, and our happy hours are weird enough as is.) No details of any potential projects have been released as of yet—not even to us—but our own Onion Studios is partnering with production company Serious Business, which also produces Comedy Central’s @Midnight, to develop the films, which could be distributed either digitally or theatrically.
Onion Studios VP Kyle Ryan, whose desk we can see from where we are sitting, says in a statement The Hollywood Reporter describes as “wry”: “We’ve plotted our takeover of the film industry for...
Onion Studios VP Kyle Ryan, whose desk we can see from where we are sitting, says in a statement The Hollywood Reporter describes as “wry”: “We’ve plotted our takeover of the film industry for...
- 1/9/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
After years of giving you sarcastic headlines to retweet, The Onion is now taking its first steps into the film industry. The media company behind the long-running satirical news organization and its arts & entertainment spinoff The A.V. Club has signed a development deal with Lionsgate for three movies that is set to run through 2018. The Onion will partner with Serious Business, the production company behind Comedy Central’s “@midnight,” with Jordan Gilbert, vice president of digital production for Lionsgate, overseeing the new venture. ”We’ve plotted our takeover of the film industry for some time,” said Kyle Ryan, vice president.
- 1/9/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Sunday marks the return of HBO's The Newsroom, a series that isn't exactly known for being subtle—especially in its first season, which featured a memorable scene set to Coldplay's "Fix You." Anvilicious? Oh yeah. Emotionally manipulative? You betcha. Surprisingly effective all the same? Unfortunately, yes, according to EW.com's Lanford Beard. Which is how we came upon this week's PopWatch Confessional question: What's the song that's had a surprising, embarrassing emotional effect on you? Lanford Beard, staff editor: Between all its walk-and-talks, Network rip-offs, and "women be klutzy" gags, The Newsroom's first season actually took on a few actual news events,...
- 11/7/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
[Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead.] To protect and to serve. And to bust you in the face whenever she damn well feels like it. Such is the motto of Officer Dawn Lerner, whom we met on Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead. Dawn runs “the system” at Grady Memorial Hospital, where people like Beth Greene are brought in, given medial treatment and as well as food and board — but for a price. In just one episode, we saw Dawn belittle Beth, strike her multiple times in the mug, and sentence Beth’s new Bff Noah to a beatdown as well. But guess what? The...
- 11/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
[Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead.] Beth woke up in a hospital Sunday night on The Walking Dead and found herself surrounded by people hitting in her in the face, sexually assaulting her with lollipops, and tricking her into killing patients. But there was one person who got her back. Fellow orderly Noah took the blame (and the beating that came with it) for that dead patient, and the two hatched an escape plan together. However, only Noah made it. We spoke to former Everybody Hates Chris and Go On star Tyler James Williams about being the latest addition to the Walking Dead universe and whether...
- 11/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, demons—they've been frightening kids for centuries, and with good reason. But children's brains are strange, malleable places that can perceive even the most unassuming figures—a cute, helpful Jedi Grand Master, a cuddly elephantine creature, a precocious baby dinosaur—as sinister agents of terror. Which brings us to today's Halloween-inspired PopWatch Confessional: What's the unintentionally scary thing that frightened you most when you were a kid? (Bonus: Reading through is a great way to stealthily learn how old we all are.) Ashley Fetters, online news editor: I was about eight when I saw the original...
- 10/31/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Terminator was released 30 years ago this weekend—but our Hillary Busis hadn’t seen it until this past week. (Of course, she's not alone; everyone has at least one shameful gap in their pop cultural knowledge. So we opened up the question to our staffers: What’s a classic (or "classic") film that you’ve missed? Read through our choices—and feel free to chime in with your own. Kyle Ryan, EW.com editor: It won Best Picture in 1962 and is No. 7 on the AFI's "100 best films" list, but not only have I never seen Lawrence of Arabia, I...
- 10/24/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Ghostbusters is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and while the franchise’s future may be nebulous at the moment, its place in movie history is unquestionable. To honor the film’s legacy, EW’s Kyle Ryan took a tour of New York City according to Ghostbusters with Winston Zeddemore himself, Ernie Hudson.
Coinciding with the release of a 30th anniversary edition of Ghostbusters released on Blu-Ray this past Tuesday, Sept. 16, Hudson revisited some of the film’s most memorable sites. Along the way, Hudson shared memories from working on certain key scenes, like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man’s march into Columbus Circle,...
Coinciding with the release of a 30th anniversary edition of Ghostbusters released on Blu-Ray this past Tuesday, Sept. 16, Hudson revisited some of the film’s most memorable sites. Along the way, Hudson shared memories from working on certain key scenes, like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man’s march into Columbus Circle,...
- 9/18/2014
- by Jonathon Dornbush
- EW - Inside Movies
Robin Williams’ long filmography has more than its share of high-profile roles—but IMDb lists 102 total acting credits stretching all the way back to 1977. (That first one? A pair of parts in something called Can I Do It ‘Till I Need Glasses?, which the site describes as “a comedy are comprised of short sexually suggestive skits.”) Williams’ triumphs (Good Will Hunting) and failures (Popeye) are well-known, but it’s worth digging through some of his less-heralded work to find the occasional gem.
1. Insomnia (2002)
Williams had been an animated Disney character, a silly cross-dressing nanny, Peter Pan, and an Oscar-winner before...
1. Insomnia (2002)
Williams had been an animated Disney character, a silly cross-dressing nanny, Peter Pan, and an Oscar-winner before...
- 8/12/2014
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
Not too long ago, we were all living in the New Millennium, less affectionately known as the age of Y2K. Or if you want to be technical about it, it was the first decade of the 21st century. And during those 10 years, pop culture thrived. Not only did Nipplegate change the way we looked at Super Bowl halftime shows, but things like Laguna Beach made us rethink “reality,” Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight redefined the term “Oscar-worthy,” and Glee revived the television musical.
So with VH1′s I Love the 2000s wrapping up tonight, we thought...
So with VH1′s I Love the 2000s wrapping up tonight, we thought...
- 6/21/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Behold: According to EW.com editor Kyle Ryan, this video is “why the internet was invented.”
The concept is not unlike that of the Wet Hot American Summer commentary track that comes complete with “extra farts.” Here, though, the clips originated in various Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, which gives the montage some added… gravity? That’s not the right word. Anyway, at least now we know what Conan the Barbarian really meant when he asked Subotai, “Have you ever felt such a wind?” (The clip’s creators did, however, miss an opportunity to have Mr. Freeze answer “What killed the dinosaurs?...
The concept is not unlike that of the Wet Hot American Summer commentary track that comes complete with “extra farts.” Here, though, the clips originated in various Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, which gives the montage some added… gravity? That’s not the right word. Anyway, at least now we know what Conan the Barbarian really meant when he asked Subotai, “Have you ever felt such a wind?” (The clip’s creators did, however, miss an opportunity to have Mr. Freeze answer “What killed the dinosaurs?...
- 6/20/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
To the beautiful, lucky soul who is not yet aware: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian got married over the weekend.
Details about the ceremony and reception are slowly emerging. One nugget that caught our eye: According to E! (of course), West reportedly gave a 20-minute toast where he, ugh, called the Kardashian family “the most remarkable people of our time… make the world a better place.” “Drunk in Love” is probably the kindest response to that statement.
Besides that gem, details are scarce about what, exactly, West discussed with a microphone in his hand — Lord knows he gets unpredictable and...
Details about the ceremony and reception are slowly emerging. One nugget that caught our eye: According to E! (of course), West reportedly gave a 20-minute toast where he, ugh, called the Kardashian family “the most remarkable people of our time… make the world a better place.” “Drunk in Love” is probably the kindest response to that statement.
Besides that gem, details are scarce about what, exactly, West discussed with a microphone in his hand — Lord knows he gets unpredictable and...
- 5/27/2014
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Praise the Internet Gods! The Onion — the best satire, well, anywhere — is taking on BuzzFeed et al, calling out their click-bait headlines, silly quizzes, and other attention-getting practices with a new website. (Full disclosure: EW.com’s editor, Kyle Ryan, worked at The Onion’s A.V. Club until last month.)
Called Clickhole.com, the venture will put “content and sponsored posts side by side, with barely any distinction between them. People will climb into this click hole and find content so interesting they won’t be able to keep it to themselves,” according to “Jim Haggerty,” an Onion...
Called Clickhole.com, the venture will put “content and sponsored posts side by side, with barely any distinction between them. People will climb into this click hole and find content so interesting they won’t be able to keep it to themselves,” according to “Jim Haggerty,” an Onion...
- 4/30/2014
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
New Entertainment Weekly editor Matt Bean, a Time Inc. Sport Illustrated editorial star who took over from Jess Cagle (who now runs People), is making changes. Gone is film critic Owen Gleiberman, replaced by younger staffers like Chris Nashawaty. Last week, Bean imported Kyle Ryan of The Onion A.V. Club to run EW.com. Like many publications, dwindling print sales and ads still bring in more revenue than the burgeoning website, which is successful in its own right. And in a staff memo Monday, Bean revealed more hires and promotions: Bean promoted two assistant managing editors to executive editor: Sean Smith (who put in time at Premiere and Newsweek) now runs film, and seven-year veteran Meeta Agrawal runs television. EW's executive editor for integrated content, Kristen Baldwin, has been promoted to deputy editor, taking over for Henry Goldblatt who joined Cagle at People. The question is whether the print edition so resembles the.
- 4/22/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Hey, remember that time that Hollywood made a Superman movie that ended with a fifty-hour marathon of skyscraper-toppling punches? Yes, Man of Steel is tearing up the box office just as surely as the film’s Superman tears up the Metropolis infrastructure during his final showdown with General Zod. You can relive the wonder of that closing scene in Mass Murderer of Steel, a hilariously low-fi flash game created by Eisner-award-winning cartoonist/animator Kyle Ryan. The game’s description says it all:
Enjoy high-flying mass destruction as you ignore the hideous death screams of the millions you are pledged to save!
Enjoy high-flying mass destruction as you ignore the hideous death screams of the millions you are pledged to save!
- 6/26/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Drunk on high ratings and feeling untouchable, some members of the cast and crew of The Walking Dead are descending on Milwaukee this weekend—because jetting to Brew City in the dead of winter is just the kind of crazy thing you can do you when smash ratings records—and The A.V. Club will be hosting. Well, the Riverside Theater will be hosting, but The A.V. Club’s Kyle Ryan will moderate a panel with Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, and director/producer/effects master Greg Nicotero. There will be never-before-seen clips, an audience ...
- 2/12/2013
- avclub.com
Continuing last night’s urgent and horrifying news story, in which our own Kyle Ryan asked everyone to stop what they were doing and immediately begin making Anchorman quotes, here a few more details on that Anchorman sequel they said would never happen, just so they could see the look on your face when Will Ferrell announced it was back on. According to Deadline, Adam McKay will once again direct from a script co-written with Ferrell, Judd Apatow will once more produce, and so far Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner are all expected to reprise their roles as ...
- 3/29/2012
- avclub.com
"The civil-rights movement might have ended segregation and beat back centuries of slavery and oppression, but let's save a slow clap for well-meaning white folks with the moral courage to put themselves at the center of the narrative," begins Scott Tobias at the Av Club. "Based on the bestest-seller by Kathryn Stockett, The Help joins Glory, Cry Freedom, Driving Miss Daisy, and many other noble adaptations in filtering the black experience through the white experience, but credit Stockett (and the film) for conceiving a sneaky end-around. As a progressive-minded college graduate in small-town Mississippi in 1963, Emma Stone goes about collecting testimonials for a book about the experiences of African-American maids. So, you see, it's really their book — she's merely the conduit through which their harrowing, touching stories can be told. But in reality, it's her book and her stories, and the central conceit is just some literary flim-flammery to convince...
- 8/12/2011
- MUBI
Nashville's Madi Diaz appeared in the 2005 documentary "Rock School" (which later inspired Richard Linklater's "School of Rock"), but she first caught my attention only last year with an incredible Stevie Nicks cover and then a sweaty performance of "Let's Go," shot in a van at the dangerously intemperate, Bonnaroo festival. She's just finished a proper collaborative video for the song with director Matt Amato -- much of the footage shot by herself and her pals using the retro-digital Harinezumi camera, which purposely lends a nostalgic image quality by mimicking the charm of super 8. I asked her about this, but that was really just an excuse to get her to talk about kissing and Fleetwood Mac.
Tell me about the origins of this infectious pop song, from what place did it spring forth?
I'm not sure, but I think it was on my basement ceiling just wandering, floating around waiting...
Tell me about the origins of this infectious pop song, from what place did it spring forth?
I'm not sure, but I think it was on my basement ceiling just wandering, floating around waiting...
- 8/7/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
For most, sites like the coffee shop where color-coded gangsters discuss "Like a Virgin" in the opening scene of "Reservoir Dogs," or the church where Dustin Hoffman's character wields a cross against irate wedding guests in "The Graduate," remain part of the fictive landscape of pop culture. But "Pop Pilgrims," a new web series from the Onion's sister site the A.V. Club, proves they're more accessible than one might think.
The series will chronicle visits to 36 iconic locales from film, TV and music over 12 weeks. Other featured destinations include the "Friday Night Lights" football field in Austin, Jimmy Stewart's San Francisco apartment from "Vertigo," and Oregon's Timberline Lodge, whose exterior is seen in "The Shining."
"Pop Pilgrims" was inspired by a 2009 Slate piece in which A.V. Club editor Keith Phipps retraced the path of "Easy Rider." The series launched last week on AVClub.com with its first three installments,...
The series will chronicle visits to 36 iconic locales from film, TV and music over 12 weeks. Other featured destinations include the "Friday Night Lights" football field in Austin, Jimmy Stewart's San Francisco apartment from "Vertigo," and Oregon's Timberline Lodge, whose exterior is seen in "The Shining."
"Pop Pilgrims" was inspired by a 2009 Slate piece in which A.V. Club editor Keith Phipps retraced the path of "Easy Rider." The series launched last week on AVClub.com with its first three installments,...
- 5/24/2011
- by Erin Clements
- Huffington Post
AudioPlayer.setup("http://nerve.com/files/players/audio/player.swf", { width: 350 }); Five Albums You Should Be Listening To Right Now This week's curator: Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club. Every week, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their album recommendations. Kyle Ryan is managing editor of The A.V. Club, the pop-culture wing of The Onion. He lives in Chicago, where he has a giant poster of the city's skyline drawn by Wesley Willis hanging proudly on his wall. You can see him on The A.V. Club's new web series, Inventory. 1. Louis C.K., Hilarious To belabor a pop-cultural dead horse: you can strike comedian Louis C.K. down, but he will only grow more popular. His underrated HBO sitcom, Lucky Louie, was canceled after a season, but since then he's been on an unstoppable hot streak, beginning with his 2008 special, [...]...
- 1/26/2011
- by Kyle Ryan
- Nerve
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