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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Ain't It Cool News</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aintitcool.com_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c5/Aintitcool.com_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="175" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ain't It Cool News home page</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Film_criticism" title="Film criticism">Film review</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television review</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic books</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data">Harry Knowles</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aintitcool.com">aintitcool<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">1996<span class="noprint">; 29 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1996</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ain't It Cool News</b> (<b>AICN</b>) is an <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_news" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment news">entertainment news</a> website founded by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Knowles" title="Harry Knowles">Harry Knowles</a> and run by his sister Dannie Knowles since September 2017, dedicated to news, rumors, and reviews of upcoming and current <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">films</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> projects, with an emphasis on <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Superhero" title="Superhero">superhero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horror_film" title="Horror film">horror</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a> <a href="/wiki/Genres" class="mw-redirect" title="Genres">genres</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ain%27t_It_Cool_News&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ain't It Cool News was launched in 1996, and its name is attributed to a quote from <a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a>'s character in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)" title="Broken Arrow (1996 film)">Broken Arrow</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Knowles began surfing the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a> while recovering from a debilitating accident in 1996. He spent a lot of time in <a href="/wiki/Newsgroups" class="mw-redirect" title="Newsgroups">newsgroups</a> exchanging gossip and rumors about upcoming films, eventually creating his own website as part of his internet hobby. A principal offering was Knowles' colorful movie reviews, but the primary distinction from other sites was the (ostensible) insider news articles. Production assistants, people in the industry, secretaries, and other behind-the-scenes folk would submit news such as casting decisions, scripts, and release dates, though Knowles himself has admitted that in the beginning, some of the articles from these alleged "spies" were his own work generated from scouring the newsgroups. </p><p>Over the next few years the site expanded by adding associate contributors across the globe, most of whom would go by <a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">pseudonyms</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Elston_Gunn" class="mw-redirect" title="Elston Gunn">Elston Gunn</a>; Chicago movie critic Steve Prokopy, who goes by the name "Capone" on AICN; Eric Vespe ("Quint"); Moises Chiullan ("Monty Cristo"); UK-based critic Adam Stephen Kelly ("Britgeek");<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Barbara Kennedy. </p><p>The website garnered national attention in 1997 with the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i>. Knowles posted several negative reviews from preview screenings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the film performed poorly at the box office, studio executives complained that it had been sabotaged by the leaks to the Internet.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, negative reviews from other, more traditional, media confirmed what Knowles had posted. From there, the site's popularity rapidly expanded. National magazines such as <i><a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> called for interviews with Knowles.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The site was parodied in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_and_Silent_Bob_Strike_Back" title="Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back">Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back</a></i> when the lead characters look at the Movie Poop Shoot site.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That site was created at MoviePoopShoot.com as part of the film's publicity, and existed as a similar site for some time. However, after the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Clerks_II" title="Clerks II">Clerks II</a></i>, the site was shut down. A site has since been put back up at that same URL, now run by <a href="/wiki/Quick_Stop_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Quick Stop Entertainment">Quick Stop Entertainment</a>, a company probably best known for running the semi-official site for the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series)" title="Scrubs (TV series)">Scrubs</a></i> and the official sites for the <a href="/wiki/View_Askewniverse" title="View Askewniverse">other films</a> by <i>Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back</i> writer/director <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith" title="Kevin Smith">Kevin Smith</a>. </p><p>Occasionally, filmmakers interact with fans on the site. <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> answered numerous questions from fans in the site's message boards while publicizing the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Balboa_(film)" title="Rocky Balboa (film)">Rocky Balboa</a></i> as well as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film)" title="The Expendables (2010 film)">The Expendables</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> also posted on the website briefly to promote his film <i><a href="/wiki/Live_Free_or_Die_Hard" title="Live Free or Die Hard">Live Free or Die Hard</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 5, 2012, the first episode of <i>Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles</i> was posted on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>. This scripted film news show, presented by Harry Knowles, is intended "to translate the fantasy-esque world of Ain't It Cool News to a different medium".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this episode, Knowles reviewed what he claimed to be the script for <a href="/wiki/Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a>'s highly anticipated film <i><a href="/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a></i>; however, screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Damon_Lindelof" title="Damon Lindelof">Damon Lindelof</a> announced that Knowles must have been "duped", as the script was a fake<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that had been posted on the Internet almost a month before. Knowles then updated the story on the site and attempted an explanation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decline_of_AICN_in_popularity">Decline of AICN in popularity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ain%27t_It_Cool_News&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Decline of AICN in popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to an April 5, 2013 article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i>, Knowles' site made $700,000 per year in revenue in its early 2000s prime.<sup id="cite_ref-thr_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2013, traffic had dwindled and ad revenue had dropped to the low six figures.<sup id="cite_ref-thr_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i> also noted that Knowles owed $300,000 in back taxes to the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> by that point, and the inability of AICN to adapt beyond a dated '90s web template, being outpaced by newer sites, and its continuing difficulty generating the scoops and headlines it was known for in its prime.<sup id="cite_ref-thr_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexual_assault_allegations_against_Harry_Knowles">Sexual assault allegations against Harry Knowles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ain%27t_It_Cool_News&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sexual assault allegations against Harry Knowles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Knowles#Sexual_assault_allegations" title="Harry Knowles">Harry Knowles § Sexual assault allegations</a></div> <p>On September 23, 2017, it was reported on<i> <a href="/wiki/IndieWire" title="IndieWire">IndieWire</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Erbland_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erbland-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and circulated in other national media<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that Knowles had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman named Jasmine Baker on two occasions in 1999 and 2000 at official <a href="/wiki/Alamo_Drafthouse_Cinema" title="Alamo Drafthouse Cinema">Alamo Drafthouse</a> events in Austin, Texas, and that when informed of the incidents by Baker, Drafthouse owners took no action. Knowles denied the allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-Erbland_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erbland-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response to the story, a number of Ain't It Cool News contributors resigned from the site.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Blogger Horrorella announced her departure on September 24.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Longtime writers Steve Prokopy, who used the pseudonym "Capone," and Eric Vespe, who as "Quint," had been with the site since its beginnings, announced that they were leaving AICN.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League announced that the company, whose theater had served as home to the annual <a href="/wiki/Butt-Numb-A-Thon" title="Butt-Numb-A-Thon">Butt-Numb-a-Thon</a> film fest Knowles organized to commemorate his own birthday, had severed all ties with Knowles as a result of the controversy,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Austin_Film_Critics_Association" title="Austin Film Critics Association">Austin Film Critics Association</a> voted to remove Knowles as a member of the group.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By September 26, four more women had made accusations of sexual assault and harassment.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Knowles announced that he was stepping down from the site for "therapy, detox, and getting to a better place." 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