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FRNS

FRNS

By: Friends Labs Inc. | Luna León
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FRNS podcast explores the future of entertainment where Hollywood and the internet collide. From the big screen to Netflix to YouTube and the social economy, we dive into the stories shaping the industry. How does traditional media adapt to the creator economy, and how are creators rewriting the rules? FRNS offers business, culture, and creativity with the people pushing entertainment forward. https://grep.news© 2026 Friends Labs Inc. All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • Paper Tiger Lands At Cannes Shocking James Gray Return

    Paper Tiger Lands At Cannes Shocking James Gray Return
    Apr 22 2026
    James Gray's crime thriller Paper Tiger just got added to Cannes last minute with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and the festival director literally compared it to Gray's gritty 90s debut Little Odessa — which is a massive deal if you know his work. Meanwhile, there are only two American directors in the entire Palme d'Or competition this year because US studios have basically stopped making the kind of films Cannes wants, and Neon now has six films competing after winning the last six Palmes in a row. So Gray's showing up with what sounds like a scrappy indie about the American dream falling apart at the exact moment American cinema is barely present at the world's biggest film festival, which honestly could not be more on the nose.
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    9 mins
  • RZA Builds Movie Empire With One Spoon Of Chocolate

    RZA Builds Movie Empire With One Spoon Of Chocolate
    Apr 20 2026
    RZA just launched his own film distribution company, 36 Cinema Distribution, and the first release is a revenge thriller he spent thirteen years writing called One Spoon of Chocolate, presented by Tarantino and hitting theaters next month. This isn't a rapper making a movie, this is a Wu-Tang founder applying the same ownership philosophy that revolutionized hip-hop deals in the nineties to cinema infrastructure. He's not just directing anymore, he's controlling the entire pipeline from production to theaters, and if it works, he's building a door for other artists to actually own their distribution instead of just collecting checks.
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    10 mins
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