Category Archives: News
Hollywood Labor Shakeup: Carol Lombardini to Step Down as Head of AMPTP After More Than 40 Years With Powerful Bargaining Unit
After more than 40 years with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Carol Lombardini is preparing to step down from her role as chief negotiator of labor contracts for HollywoodR...
Cynthia Littleton Oct 31, 2024
World Series Game 5 Scores 18.6 Million Viewers For Fox Sports as Dodgers Clinch the Title
Fox is celebrating like they’re Freddie Freeman, posting strong numbers on Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series in Game 5. According to Nielsen data via Fox Sport...
Varietyschneider Oct 31, 2024
Academy Film Archive Lays Off Multiple Staff Members in Restructuring as AMPAS Announces Expansions to Collection
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences laid off a major contingent of staff members in its archive and library on Wednesday, including Academy Film Archive director of 24 years Mike Pogorzels...
J. Kim Murphy Oct 31, 2024
Grammy-Winner Jhett Tolentino’s ‘Asian Persuasion’ Rom-Com Sets North American Release, AFM Sales Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
"Asian Persuasion," the film directing debut of three-time Tony Award- and Grammy-winning producer Jhett Tolentino, has set North American distribution and will have a sales launch at the imminent Ame...
Patrick Frater Oct 31, 2024
Oda Kaori Goes ‘Underground’ and Semi-Fictional to Complete Subterranean Trilogy
The last element of a trilogy exploring subterranean spaces that began with the 2015 "Aragane" and continued with the 2019 "Cenote," Oda Kaori's docudrama "Underground" ventures from a subway in Sappo...
Patrick Frater Oct 31, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion Tells All on Tory Lanez Relationship, Her Battle With Depression and More in New Documentary
Megan Thee Stallion lays it all bare, and then some, in her freshly released Prime Video documentary “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words.” The two-hour film, which premiered last night at t...
Steven J. Horowitz Oct 31, 2024
Madlib, Producer for Kanye West and Mos Def, Sues Former Manager Over Deceptive Business Practices
Madlib, producer for tracks by Kanye West, Mos Def and MF Doom, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Eothen "Egon" Alapatt, former manager of Stones Throw Records and founder of subsidiary label Now-Again...
Todd Gilchrist Oct 31, 2024
Eva Longoria Has Made Over $12 Million Off ‘John Wick’ and Still Gets Checks 10 Years After Her $6 Million Saved the Movie: ‘My Only Mistake’ Was Not Doing the Sequels
Eva Longoria is still getting checks over 10 years later from her $6 million investment in 2014’s “John Wick,” she recently confirmed to Business Insider. It was revealed earlier thi...
Zack Sharf Oct 31, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion sues YouTuber over alleged Tory Lanez lies and deepfake porn causing “intentional infliction of emotional distress”
Megan Thee Stallion has sued a YouTuber who alleging she spread lies about her case with Tory Lanez and their creation of deepfake porn. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Megan: Act II&rsq...
Anagricel Duran Oct 31, 2024
‘Red One’ Release Plans Include HDR By Barco
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Red One” will open in theaters in formats including HDR by Barco, as part of a pre-release program for the Belgian cinema tech developer’s new HDR-capable ...
Carolyn Giardina Oct 31, 2024