Category Archives: News

Indonesia’s JAFF Market Sets Partnership With Adelaide Film Festival, Unveils Project Lineup
Indonesia’s JAFF Market is set to welcome two Australian projects at its JAFF Future Project platform, marking a collaboration with Adelaide Film Festival (AFF). The inaugural JAFF Market takes ...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 12, 2024

John Kimble, Prominent Longtime Talent Agent, Dies at 79
John D. Kimble, a prominent longtime Hollywood talent agent at agencies including DHKPR, Triad and William Morris, died Sunday in Dallas. He was 79. Born in Kingsville, Texas, he was raised in Uvalde,...
Pat Saperstein Nov 12, 2024

John Lydon’s handwritten Sex Pistols lyrics are going on auction
Some of John Lydon‘s handwritten lyrics to Sex Pistols songs are going on auction – find out more below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Sex Pistol...
Surej Singh Nov 12, 2024

Trump Taps Elon Musk to ‘Dismantle’ Bureaucracy and Fox Host Pete Hegseth to Lead Pentagon
President-elect Donald Trump assigned Elon Musk on Tuesday to “dismantle” the U.S. bureaucracy, and named a longtime Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, to lead the Pentagon. Musk, the billionair...
Gmaddaus Nov 12, 2024

Russia-Ukraine War Thriller ‘Nightingale’ Casts LaMonica Garrett, Jason Patric, Andrew Howard and Daniel Bernhardt (EXCLUSIVE)
“Nightingale,” an action thriller set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has pulled the curtain back on its ensemble, casting “Special Ops: Lioness” an...
J. Kim Murphy Nov 12, 2024

Colin Farrell on Filming [SPOILER]’s Death in ‘The Penguin’ Finale: ‘There Was a Dark Energy That Night’
SPOILER ALERT: This story includes major plot details from the finale of HBO’s “The Penguin,” now streaming on Max. It was a dark night on set. At a Q&A following a screening of ...
Andrés Buenahora Nov 12, 2024

Paramount Shareholder Mario Gabelli Is Still Mulling Lawsuit Over Skydance Deal
Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli still has not decided whether he’ll mount a legal challenge to Skydance Media’s merger with Paramount Global. In an FCC filing, a lawyer representing the...
Todd Spangler Nov 12, 2024

Streamers’ Ad-Tier Offerings See Subscriber Increase in U.K., According to Latest Ratings Report
It looks like the industry pivot back towards ads is paying off for streaming platformers, at least in the U.K. According to a report from U.K. ratings body Barb, Netflix and Disney+ both increased th...
K.J. Yossman Nov 12, 2024

‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem’ Author Rob Sheffield on Taylor Swift’s Growth From Teen Prodigy to Transformative Figure — and Why Even Fans Love Arguing About Her
In hoping to write entertainingly about Taylor Swift, sometimes it seems like the best option is just to quote her lyrics at length and then hope some of the filler in-between benefits from some refle...
Chris Willman Nov 12, 2024

Amazon Is Shutting Down Freevee, Its Ad-Supported Video Streamer
RIP, Freevee. Amazon is officially shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported video streaming service originally launched under the IMDb brand nearly five years ago. Freevee will be phased out over...
Todd Spangler Nov 12, 2024