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Indonesia’s MD Pictures, Falcon, Screenplay On Their International Ambitions & Working With The Streamers – APOS
Three of Indonesia’s leading studios – MD Pictures, Falcon and Screenplay Films – explained their plans for taking local content international and how they’re juggling between producing for streamers and theatres, in a session at APOS. Manoj Punjabi, founder of MD Pictures, said his studio switched to producing 90% for the streamers during the pandemic, […]
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The People’s Choice Country Awards Sees Big Night For Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen
The People’s Choice Country Awards made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On this night at least, the people’s choice was Jelly Roll, aka Jason Bradley DeFord, who was a winner in four categories. Hosted by Little Big Town, the show began its live broadcast airing simultaneously on […]
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Jason Blum Explains The Move Of ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ To Avoid Clash With Taylor Swift Concert Film
The power of Taylor Swift compels you. And it’s also worked its ways on producer Jason Blum, who cast out his The Exorcist: Believer to an earlier October release date to avoid a clash with Swift’s concert film. Blum explained his reasoning in an interview with EW. “The one thing that scares me to death […]
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Hello Mr. President: Barack Obama Takes Meetings At CAA For Higher Ground Projects – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: The Republican contenders for his old job were debating up at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley last night, but today Barack Obama was in town seeking more higher ground. The 44th President of the United States was on the westside of LA Thursday for a sit-down at CAA with the agents for his […]
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SAG-AFTRA Talks With Video Game Industry End With No Deal
SAG-AFTRA said today that its scheduled talks with the video game industry, which began Tuesday, have ended with no agreement. In a terse statement tonight, the union said: SAG-AFTRA and video game employers concluded scheduled negotiations for the Interactive Media Agreement. No deal was reached and the current agreement will remain in effect while the […]
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Netflix Sued Over Axing Of ‘Rebel Moon’ Video Game Contract
Netflix has been hit with a lawsuit for axing a game development contract based on Zack Snyder’s widely anticipated Rebel Moon franchise In a filing today in federal court, Evil Genius Games claims it was working hand-in-hand with the streamer to put together a tabletop role-playing game that was intended to be released in conjunction […]
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Netflix Nicole Kidman Limited Series ‘The Perfect Couple’ Nantucket Shoot Disrupted By SAG-AFTRA Pickets – Update
UPDATE: We are getting a flood of phone calls tonight that Netflix’s B-roll filming of limited series The Perfect Couple in Nantucket was significantly disrupted by local SAG-AFTRA pickets. We just heard from several local SAG-AFTRA actors and a local strike Captain in Nantucket there that when they learned of the production resuming shooting via […]
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Gersh In Talks To Acquire A3’s Digital & Unscripted Departments – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: The Gersh Agency is in discussions to acquire the unscripted and digital departments of A3 Artists Agency, I hear. Sources stress that the situation is fluid and, while there has been progress n the conversations, there is no deal yet. Reps for the two agencies declined comment. If the deal makes, it would mark […]
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‘The Golden Bachelor’ Premiere: Dance Parties, Innuendos & Heartfelt Conversations Comprise Gerry Turner’s First Night
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the series premiere of ABC’s The Golden Bachelor. Buckle up, folks. Gerry Turner’s inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor is finally here. The premiere episode kicked off the Bachelor franchise’s new three-hour Thursday time slot (with two hours of Bachelor in Paradise to follow). And after several years […]
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‘Melissa Etheridge: My Window’ Broadway Review: A Rocker’s Life In Hits, With Some Misses
There’s no question that Melissa Etheridge is an inviting performer, whether she’s beckoning through her window or simply asking us to enjoy some of the great rock singing ever – and, yes, at 62 she is still a great rock singer, her raspy voice as rangy, powerful and, when she wants, as subtle as it […]
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Lizzo Wants Dancers’ Assault, Sexual Harassment & Discrimination Suit Tossed Out Of Court
“I’m about to get into my feelings,” Lizzo sings in her ‘About Damn Time’ tune from 2022. This week, the Grammy winner and recent Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award recipient made her feelings very clear about a sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and fostering a “hostile work environment” lawsuit brought against her by former tour dancers and Lizzo’s […]
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‘Harry Potter’ Cast, JK Rowling Pay Tribute To “Warmth & Mischief” Of Michael Gambon
JK Rowling and Harry Potter actors are recalling memories of sharing a set with Michael Gambon following his death on Thursday at the age of 82. The Irish-English actor replaced the late Richard Ha