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Remaining West Coast IATSE Locals Reach Craft-Specific Tentative Agreements With Studios

All West Coast IATSE Locals have now reached tentative agreements with studios and streamers on their craft-specific issues. The remaining two Locals of the crew union that had yet to cement provisional agreements, the propmakers’ and set…

Hot Docs Festival: Middle Eastern Films Get Spotlight Amid Israel-Hamas War

The impact of the Israel-Hamas war covered extensively by the world media and saturating social media platforms has Middle Eastern directors and their films suddenly in the spotlight on the international film festival circuit. At Hot Docs,…

Friday, Apr 26

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Marla Adams, Dina on ‘The Young and the Restless,’ Dies at 85

Marla Adams, the Emmy-winning soap opera veteran who starred as the scheming Dina Abbott Mergeron during parts of five decades on The Young and the Restless, has died. She was 85. Adams died Thursday in Los Angeles, Matt Kane, director of…

Harvey Weinstein Set to Make New York Court Appearance May 1

Harvey Weinstein will return to court on May 1. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Friday that Weinstein is expected to appear before Judge Curtis Farber on Wednesday, May 1 at 2:15 p.m. The court appearance will be the first…

King Charles to Resume Royal Duties After Cancer Diagnosis

King Charles III is set to resume public appearances for the first time after his cancer diagnosis and current medical treatment. “His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and…

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Joe Biden Says He’s “Happy to” Debate Donald Trump, Whose Team Quickly Agrees

At least one televised presidential debate might happen this election year after all. President Joe Biden told radio host Howard Stern on Friday he’d be “happy to” debate former president Donald Trump. “I am somewhere,” Biden replied when…

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How to Watch CNN’s ‘Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance’ Documentary Online

Fresh off Beyoncé’s record-breaking, genre-defying new album, CNN is examining country music’s post-Cowboy Carter reckoning in a new documentary. Produced by CNN FlashDocs, Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance is streaming…

Kevin Spacey Documentary Lands at Max, ID for U.S. Release

Max and ID have acquired U.S. rights to a Channel 4 documentary about Kevin Spacey. The two-part doc, titled Spacey Unmasked, is billed as a “forensic look” at Spacey’s career and the allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct against him…

Harvey Weinstein N.Y. Trial Juror Slams Conviction Reversal: “Our Justice System Failed Us”

One of the 12 jurors who heard Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 sexual assault trial and voted for his conviction, which was overturned on Thursday by New York’s Court of Appeals, has written an op-ed for US News and World Report in which she calls…

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Critic’s Notebook: Fox News Plays Knight in Shining Armor to a Beleaguered Trump-on-Trial

Donald Trump faced the first of what could be many criminal cases this week, as CNN and MSNBC covered the trial exhaustively and the usual right-wing apologists fretted about the former president's well-being.

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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ Pay Rises to $35.5M, President Michael Cavanagh’s Drops to $29.6M in 2023

NBCUniversal owner Comcast has disclosed higher 2023 compensation packages for chairman and CEO Brian Roberts and president Michael Cavanagh, along with pay details for other top executives. Comcast’s proxy statement, filed with the…

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EverWonder Launches Live Division, Adds Michael Antinoro as President (Exclusive)

EverWonder Studio, the nonfiction production venture led by Ian Orefice and financed by Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI, has hired Michael Antinoro as its president, and is making a significant push into live programming with a new division. The…

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Why the New York Appeals Court Judges Reversed Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction

It was Valentine’s Day earlier this year when, in an Albany courtroom, the seven judges that make up the New York State Court of Appeals spent part of their day hearing oral arguments about potentially overturning the nearly four-year-old…

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How Safe Is Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction in L.A. Trial?

With an appeals court overturning Harvey Weinstein’s conviction in New York, all eyes are now looking toward the integrity of a California judge’s decisions that led to a Los Angeles jury’s verdict finding him guilty of rape. Weinstein’s…

Thursday, Apr 25

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Billie Eilish, Green Day, Sia Among 250-Plus Artists Backing Bill That Would Reform Live Event Ticketing

More than 250 artists, including Billie Eilish, Green Day, Sia and Cyndi Lauper, signed a letter Thursday urging the Senate Commerce Committee to support a bill that would reform the ticketing system for live events. The Fans First Act,…

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Dan Rather Returning to CBS News for First Time Since Bitter Exit 18 Years Ago

Dan Rather is returning to CBS News. Nearly 20 years after stepping down as the anchor of the CBS Evening News, and 18 years after he last appeared on the network, the anchor will return to a CBS program. This time, he will be the subject…

Why Weinstein’s Conviction Was Overturned: The Judge’s “Egregious” Decisions

The surprise ruling by New York’s highest court to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges hinged on a series of decisions by the case’s trial judge, who was accused of making a series of “egregious” errors…

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Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer On Overturned Verdict: “A Great Day for America”

Arthur Aidala, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer in the appellate case, opened the first press conference after the former Hollywood mogul’s rape conviction in New York was overturned saying that his team always knew that “Harvey Weinstein did not…

The CW, Miss USA Pageant Ink Multi-Year Broadcast Deal

The CW is adding the Miss USA Pageant to its roster of programming. The network has signed a three-year deal to broadcast the pageant, beginning with the 73rd annual competition in August. The new agreement comes after The CW aired Miss…

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Harvey Weinstein Accusers React to Rape Conviction Overturned: “Profoundly Unjust”

In a stunning twist to the landmark #MeToo case, the New York state Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The highest court in New York state’s judicial system ruled on Thursday that the judge in the New…

Gayle Nachlis, Former WMA Agent and Women in Film Exec, Dies at 72

Gayle Nachlis, who spent three decades as a William Morris agent before serving as executive director and then senior director of education at Women in Film, has died. She was 72. Nachlis died Sunday of throat cancer at her home in Long…

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Writers Guild of Canada Overwhelmingly Votes to Authorize Strike Over AI, Fair Pay

Canadian writers appear ready to strike as they hold contract talks with the country’s indie film and television producers. The Writers Guild of Canada revealed 96.5 percent of eligible members voted to authorize a strike if a new deal…

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Students and Law Enforcement Clash at Pro-Palestine Protest at USC, Leading to 93 Arrests

With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country, with multiple arrests made at campuses in Massachusetts and California as universities…

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Nicola Coughlan Recalls Being Told “You Won’t Get Work” Over Her Palestine Support

Nicola Coughlan opened up about her support for Palestine and how she was told it could affect the acting gigs she’s offered. In a Teen Vogue cover story, the Bridgerton star sat down to discuss the show’s upcoming and highly anticipated…

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Jimmie Allen Says He Contemplated Suicide Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

Jimmie Allen revealed he contemplated suicide following the sexual abuse allegations against him last year as a way to financially provide for his family. In May 2023, the country music artist’s former manager, identified only as Jane Doe,…

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Podcast Workers File Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against iHeartMedia

Two years into negotiations over their first union contract, podcast workers at iHeartMedia have filed an unfair labor practice charge against management over alleged intimidation and encroachment on staffers’ rights to discuss their…

The O.J. Simpson Movie That Owen Wilson (Among Others) Won’t Be Starring In

A New O.J. Movie Stars the Controversial Charlotte Kirk (But Definitely Not Owen Wilson) Hey, Hollywood, anybody interested in a partially finished film about how O.J. Simpson might have been innocent? One that stars Charlotte Kirk — the…

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TikTok CEO Reacts to Law That Could Ban App: “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”

On Wednesday morning, President Biden signed into law a national security bill that would force TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance, or face a possible ban in the United States. Minutes later, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew responded with a…

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Brooke Shields Announces Run for President of Actors’ Equity

Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers on Broadway and nationwide. In a video announcement, Shields said she felt compelled to run after…

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Senate Passes Bill Forcing TikTok’s Parent Company to Sell or Face Ban

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and…