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Pop Culture & Entertainment on Friday, October 16, 2026
4 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- LOCAL NEWS DESK
Felice Brothers tribute album joins Albums of the Week
Tinnitist's pick is a tribute album of various artists covering the Felice Brothers; the county fair keeps getting more press than the county.
Reported by Tinnitist - BBN CULTURE
Apatow's Norm Macdonald documentary gets a juicy, haunting review
Variety says the film compares Macdonald's antisocial streak to Andy Kaufman's, as if comedy was his way of testing whether audiences would accept him.
Reported by Variety - THE LATEST
Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria out, Peter Rice in
Peter Rice takes over as Netflix's chief content officer, putting a new name over the studio's slate; the shows you never finished stay put.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter - BBN CULTURE
French cinema fears a catastrophic 2027 budget
The warning comes from more than one hundred seventy French film figures who say a doubled VAT on Canal Plus offers could erase hundreds of films; a rectangle shortage looms.
Reported by Euronews · with a Short