Category Archives: News
‘Very Young Frankenstein’ Comedy Pilot in The Works at FX
FX is nearing a pilot order for a project inspired by Mel Brooks’ iconic comedy film “Young Frankenstein,” Variety has confirmed. Exact plot details are under wraps, but the project ...
Joseph Otterson Jun 25, 2025
Prime Video Leaders Pitch the Benefits Amazon Channels Marketplace to Content Partners: ‘It’s Not Bundling, It’s A La Carte TV’
Amazon's Prime Video platform is pay TV's most highly trafficked mall. That was the message sent Wednesday morning by Prime Video brass at a presentation for channel partners on why aligning with the ...
Cynthia Littleton Jun 25, 2025
Emmanuel Macron wants French electronic music to receive UNESCO world heritage status
Emmanuel Macron has said he wants French electronic music to be awarded with UNESCO World Heritage status. The country’s contributions to the genre, which is often referred to as French touch, i...
Max Pilley Jun 25, 2025
Dana Nussbaum, Christian Davin and John Stanford to Head Warner Bros. Marketing and Creative Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)
Longtime Warner Bros. executives Dana Nussbaum, Christian Davin and John Stanford have officially been installed to lead the motion picture group’s marketing and creative strategy teams. Warner ...
Angelique Jackson Jun 25, 2025
‘The Social Network’ Sequel in the Works, Directed by Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin is not finished telling the Facebook story. The Academy Award winner is developing “The Social Network Part II” at Sony Pictures. Sorkin has written a screenplay and is set to...
Angelique Jackson Jun 25, 2025
The Rolling Stones Cover Clifton Chenier, King of Zydeco, to Mark His Centenary
The Rolling Stones are once again waving the flag of their musical forebears with a cover of Clifton Chenier's zydeco tune "Zydeco Sont Pas Sals." Chenier, an accordionist and singer who would have tu...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 25, 2025
Zohran Mamdani Loves Movies: NYC’s Presumptive Democratic Mayoral Pick Told Mom Mira Nair to Turn Down ‘Harry Potter,’ Rapped for a Disney Film and More
Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and state assemblyman, appears poised to secure the Democratic Party's nomination for New York City mayor. His leading primary opponent, former New York Gov. A...
Michaela Zee Jun 25, 2025
Marilyn Monroe’s Year-Long 100th Birthday Celebration Gets a Colorful Kick-Off
The 99th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's birth passed on June 1 with scant press attention, but don't expect the screen icon's centennial to go similarly unnoticed. The year-long festivities leading u...
Todd Longwell Jun 25, 2025
Azealia Banks drops out of Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, claiming promoters were “trying to force me to say ‘Free Palestine'”
Azealia Banks has dropped out of Boomtown and Maiden Voyage festivals after claiming promoters were trying to force her to say “Free Palestine”. The rapper was due to play at Boomtown in H...
Max Pilley Jun 25, 2025
Star Trak’s Back: Rob Walker on Reviving the Iconic Label He Co-Founded With Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
When Rob Walker was contemplating a new venture in the music business, his longtime business partner Pharrell Williams suggested going back to the beginning. “Pharrell was like, take Star Trak, ...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 25, 2025