The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia; Review of CNN Films HQ Trivia Documentary
In 2017, the mobile game HQ Trivia made its debut and became an instant sensation. The live trivia game, where players competed for real money, attracted millions of users from around the world. However, the breakout game was short-lived when it was eventually shut down. What happened to HQ Trivia, and why did it fail?
The mobile game disappeared just as quickly as it appeared; without a real…
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Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia Review- A By the Numbers Documentary Film
In the early 2000s, there was a boom in websites and startup companies that popped up. Just as many failures as well. People had all kinds of ideas for apps and so forth. Two young men, Colin Kroll, and Rus Yusupov, at the time, created an app called Vine where anybody could do six-second videos. It was very popular and the people who owned Twitter bought it for thirty million dollars. After a…
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The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
Richard Loving: Joel Edgerton
Mildred Loving: Ruth Negga
Grey Villet: Michael Shannon
Sheriff Brooks: Marton Csokas
Bernie Cohen: Nick Kroll
Frank Beazley: Bill Camp
Lola Loving: Sharon Blackwood
Raymond Green: Alano Miller
Garnet Jetter: Terri Abney
Judge Bazile: David Jensen
Phil Hirschkop: Jon Bass
Theoliver Jeter: Christopher Mann
Musiel Byrd-Jeter: Winter-Lee Holland
Deputy: Michael Abbott Jr.
Percy Fortune: Chris Greene
Virgil: Will Dalton
Chet Antieau: Matt Malloy
Laura: Andrene Ward-Hammond
Alex: D.L. Hopkins
Hope Ryden: Jennifer Joyner
Cousin Davis: Lance Lemon
Cousin Gerald: Marquis Adonis Hazelwood
Older Sydney: Brenan Young
Older Donald: Dalyn Cleckley
Older Peggy: Quinn McPherson
Middle Sidney: Jevin Crochrell
Middle Donald: Jordan Williams Jr.
Middle Peggy: Georgia Crawford
Toddler Sydney: Micah Claiborne
Baby Sydney: Devin Cleckley
Infant Sydney: Pryor Ferguson
Clara – Cashier: Karen Vicks
Reporter #1: Scott Wichmann
Construction Worker: Benjamin Loeh
Court Secretary: Bridget Gethins
Store Pedestrian: Mark Huber
Drag Race Spectator: James Matthew Poole
Secretary: Coley Campany
Secretary: Sheri Lahris
Construction Worker: Jordan Dickey
Telephone Man: Coby Batty
Drag Race Spectator / Bar Patron: Chris Condetti
Richard’s Racing Crew: Logan J. Woolfolk
County Clerk: Robert Haulbrook
Bricklayer: Keith Tyree
Spectator: James Nevins
Prisoner: W. Keith Scott
Photojournalist: Tom Lancaster
Street Walker: Lonnie M. Henderson
Court Audience Member: Brian Thomas Wise
Drag Race Spectator: Ken Holliday
Antieau’s Secretary: Terry Menefee Gau
Driver: Marc Anthony Lowe
Racetrack Spectator: Jay SanGiovanni
D.C Teen: Tyrell Ford
Baby Boy #1: James Atticus Abebayehu
Phil’s Dad: Jim D. Johnston
…: Derick Newson
Boarding House Boy: Miles Hopkins
Construction Worker: Kenneth William Clarke
Reporter: Robert Furner
Secretary: Victoria Chavatel Jimison
Field Hand / Drag Strip Attendee / Shot Gun Shack Attendee (uncredited): Darrick Claiborne
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited): Raymond H. Johnson
Drag Race Driver: Dean Mumford
Pregnant Girl: Rebecca Turner
Magistrate: Mike Shiflett
County Jailer: Greg Cooper
Supreme Court Reporter: A. Smith Harrison
Press Conference Reporter: Keith Flippen
Soundman: Jason Alan Cook
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited): Lucas N. Hall
Film Crew:
Director: Jeff Nichols
Editor: Julie Monroe
Producer: Peter Saraf
Executive Producer: Jack Turner
Executive Producer: Jared Ian Goldman
Executive Producer: Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Unit Production Manager: Sarah Green
Art Direction: Jonathan Guggenheim
Casting: Francine Maisler
Production Design: Chad Keith
Storyboard: Nancy Buirski
Associate Producer: Oge Egbuono
Producer: Colin Firth
Producer: Marc Turtletaub
Set Decoration: Adam Willis
Producer: Ged Doherty
Unit Production Manager: Will Greenfield
Costume Design: Erin Benach
Music Supervisor: Lauren Mikus
Original Music Composer: David Wingo
Still Photographer: Ben Rothstein
Director of Photography: Adam Stone
Script Supervisor: Jean-Paul Chreky
Special Effects Coordinator: Gary Pilkinton
Special Effects Technician: Trevor Smithson
Property Master: A. Patrick Storey
First Assistant Director: Cas Donovan
Second Assistant Director: Tommy Martin
Stunt Driver: Dean Mumford
Key Makeup Artist: Katie Middleton
Second Second Assistant Director: Ben LeDoux
Construction Buyer: Roslyn Blankenship
Assistant Property Master: Hannah Ross
Dialogue Editor: Brandon Proctor
Genetator Operator: Maxwel Fisher
Post Production Supervisor: Susan E. Novick
Boom Operator: Proctor Trivette
Leadman: Stephen G. Shifflette
Second Assistant “A” Camera: Stephen McBride
Sound Effects Editor: David Grimaldi
Foley Mixer: Judy Kirschner
Makeup Department Head: Julia Lallas
Hairstylist: Brian Morton
Sound Effects Editor: Joel Dougherty
ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro
Sound Effects Editor: P.K. Hooker
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Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia
HQ Trivia debuted as I was entering retirement. With a mortgage to pay and a lot of charge debt, I fell into playing it to see if I could get rich quick. It was the same reason I bought a weekly lottery ticket. And I’ll have to admit, I thought host Scott Rogowsky was hot. But then I learned how hard it was to collect on winnings, which I never had anyway. I usually crapped out as soon as they got to questions about sports or pop music. And Rogowsky wasn’t turning up as often as I’d have liked (he left in April 2019). So, I fell out of the habit. Salima Koroma’s new CNN documentary GLITCH: THE RISE AND FALL OF HQ TRIVIA (2023, Max) traces the app’s history. Although it’s been accused of being one-sided (it was produced by former executives and basically tells Rogowsky’s version of the story), it still provides some fascinating tidbits about the problems that existed even before the launch. Rogowsky and the other interview subjects — former employees, media experts and one investor who was close to co-founder Colin Kroll — are all good story tellers. If there’s a flaw as entertainment, it’s that some of the visuals are repeated too much. It feels like a made-for-TV documentary, designed to be viewed in chunks between commercials. But there are clever touches, like HQ Trivia-style questions to introduce segments and clips from classic radio and TV quiz shows. It even takes time for some sentiment, as when Kroll’s friend starts to tear up while discussing the co-founder’s sudden death from a drug overdose. It would have helped had the surviving co-founder, Rus Yusopov, participated, as Rogowsky and some of the other employees slam him badly. There’s simply a slide stating he declined to be interviewed, though he told other sources he had declined because of conflicts of interest. I guess sifting through those different perspectives could be the topic for another documentary.
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HNR for May 9, 2023 – MEG 2: THE TRENCH, THE GUNS OF CHRISTMAS PAST, and more…
Welcome to HORROR NEWS RADIO for May 8, 2023. JOIN the Grue-Crew for the Spookiest Horror News of the Week with your host Doc Rotten. This is HNR, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR NEWS podcast. Back again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net: Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl, and Vanessa, Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF HNR
Begins with the review of EVIL DEAD RISE! The Grue-Crew are celebrating our 10 year anniversary. Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani, and Santos Ellin Jr. (The Black Saint) gathered together for the first time in April 2013 for the first episode of Horror News Radio, reviewing EVIL DEAD (2013). What a ride it's been, full of highs and lows, friendships and loss, as the Crew continued to explore the horror genre from retro classic with Decades of Horror to new releases with HNR and Gruesome Magazine.
Concludes with the inaugural GRUE CRUISE in FEBRUARY 2024 on the ROYAL CARIBBEAN ALLURE OF THE SEAS. Join us FEB 23-26, 2024 for 3-NIGHT BAHAMAS & PERFECT DAY cruise.
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HORROR MOVIE NEWS
The MEG 2: THE TRENCH trailer is here and HOLY CRAP, bring on the CAMP
Coming August 4, 2023. Director: Ben Wheatley. Cast: Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG91B3hHyY4
Noah Hawley's ALIEN series at FX casts it lead with Sydney Chandler
"Most recently, Chandler starred in Olivia Wilde’s New Line movie, Don’t Worry Darling, opposite Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Nick Kroll, Gemma Chan, and Wilde. Chandler will next be seen in AppleTV+’s genre-bending series Sugar opposite Colin Farrell." Source: Deadline
Actor Scoot McNairy heads to Blumhouse and Universal for SPEAK NO EVIL
"The pic revolves around a family invited for a weekend at an idyllic country house -– a dream holiday that warps into a snarled psychological nightmare." Source: Deadline
Xavier Gens' THE GUNS OF CHRISTMAS PAST eyes Liev Schrieber as its lead
"In the genre mash-up, described to us as “A Christmas Carol meets John Wick“, Ebb is a former hitman for the mob, brought out from hiding when his former best friend and partner is killed. Ebb penetrates the compound of his enemy to exact revenge but the ghosts of past, present and future all arrive to thwart his plans." Source: Deadline
Kate Hudson to star opposite Elisabeth Moss in the thriller SHELL
"In Shell, struggling actress Samantha (Elisabeth Moss) is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company which promises to keep its clients looking young forever. Samantha’s life and career is transformed by the treatment, and she develops a burgeoning friendship with Shell’s CEO, the ultra-glamorous Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson). When a string of former Shell patients go missing under mysterious circumstances, including popular social media star Chloe Benson (Kaia Gerber), Samantha starts to fear she may be in danger herself." Source: Deadline
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Chad White: Great show, everyone! A lot good stuff coming out. wow, congratulations on 10 years. I started listening when it was a podcast with a different crew. I worked late nights in the ER, and the podcast really kept me entertained and helped the time pass by. I really loved it when I discovered that you all had a Youtube channel. It was great to put faces to the voices…BTW, this is my favorite channel. I'm looking forward to all that y'all have planned for this year. Keep up the great work!
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'NEVER STOP LEARNING' quotes.
"The cure to boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." ~ Dorothy Parker.
"Anyone who stop learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty." ~ Henry Ford.
"Talent is fifty percent passion and fifty percent hard work." ~ B. Kroll.
"There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." ~ Colin Luther Powell.
"Scio Me Nihil Scire" (I know that I know nothing) ~ Plato.
🖼️: Biljana Kroll
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HQ Trivia launches HQ Words as reinstalled CEO seeks a game-changer
HQ Trivia launches HQ Words as reinstalled CEO seeks a game-changer
HQ’s expansion beyond trivia is emerging from beta, but the question is whether it’s different and accessible enough to revive the startup’s growth. HQ Words opens to everyone today with games at 6:30pm PT within the HQ Trivia app after several weeks of closed beta testing of the Wheel Of Fortune-style game. The launch will be the first big move of Rus Yusupov now that he’s been officially…
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'THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON' LISTINGS: AUGUST 27 – SEPTEMBER 3
Episode 0916 -- Pictured: (l-r) Singer/Producer Jennifer Lopez during "Dance Break" with host Jimmy Fallon on August 17, 2018 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
**Monday, August 27: Guests include Seth Rogen, Spike Lee and musical guest Big Boi. Original Air Date (OAD) 8/7/18
**Tuesday, August 28: Guests include Kate McKinnon, Mo Rocca and musical guest J Balvin & Nicky Jam. OAD 8/1/18
**Wednesday, August 29: Guests include Jennifer Lopez and musical guest Janet Jackson with Daddy Yankee. OAD 8/17/18
Pictured: Singer Ariana Grande performs "Natural Woman" with The Roots on August 16, 2018 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
**Thursday, August 30: Guests include Michael Che & Colin Jost, Henry Golding, Justin Thomas and Dusty Slay. OAD 8/15/18
**Friday, August 31: Guests include Tom Cruise, Parker Posey and Jorja Smith. OAD 7/27/18
**Monday, September 3: Guests include Ariana Grande, Nick Kroll and musical guest Aerosmith. OAD 8/16/18
These listings are subject to change.
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