How The SAG-AFTRA Strike Could Upend This Year’s Movie Release Schedule & Box Office

BarbieandOppenheimerare expected to gross a combined $150M this weekend, with many moviegoers planning double features. All of this momentum has been built on the backs of each pics casts globe-trotting press tours. Is a great thing about to go very wrong? ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Challengers.’ ‘Killer of The Flower Moon’ and ‘Poor Things’Everett Collection Continually, were told that the SAG-AFTRA strike is bound to impact the latter part of 2024 versus 2023....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 186 words · Amanda Perez

Jesse Andrews On ‘Me And Earl’ And The Book-Banning Girls In Tallahassee, Florida – Guest Column

Every time this happens, Im not sure whether to find it funny or sad. That would have seemed insane. And yet, here we inexplicably are. (L-R) Olivia Cooke, Thomas Mann and RJ Cyler in 2015’s ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’Everett This barely registers as news to me at this point. Shutting those windows, to me, is tragic. But my book is sort of a different case. (Theyre both straight cisgender boys, one white, one Black....

July 18, 2023 · 2 min · 385 words · Paul Bradley

Jesse Watters’ Mom Gives Him Advice As He Finishes First Show In 8 PM Time Slot: “Do Not Tumble Into Any Conspiracy Rabbit Holes”

Jesse Wattersdebuted on Monday as the permanent host ofFox Newss 8 p.m. Watters noted that his mom was a Democrat. Now lets aim to have you keep your job. She said that she had some suggestions. Jesse Watters on Fox NewsFox News Do not tumble into any conspiracy rabbit holes. We do not want to lose you and we want no lawsuits. That was an obvious reference to the previous occupant of the 8 p....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 155 words · Stephen Gomez

Magnolia Pictures Acquires ‘Invisible Beauty’; Doc About Pioneering African American Model Bethann Hardison Features Zendaya, Naomi Campbell

At every setback, she spoke up and rallied her colleagues and clients in the industry to advance change. Hardison says working on the project made her reevaluate her own significant cultural contributions. Tcheng has become a leading filmmaker in the fashion documentary space. Bethann Hardison in ‘Invisible Beauty’Magnolia Pictures/Photo © Bruce Weber It won best documentary feature and the audience award at the Sarasota Film Festival in Florida. Invisible Beautyis directed by Bethann Hardison and Frederic Tcheng....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 113 words · Pamela Nelson

ProSiebenSat.1 To Cut 400 Roles As Entertainment Restructure Continues

Germanys ProSiebenSat.1 is cutting around 400 roles, as it continues to reshape its business into a digital-first operation. The plan is for a voluntary redundancy program rather than compulsory redundancies as far as possible. ProSiebenSat.1 said this had been agreed on this in talks with employee representatives. Bert HabetsProSiebenSat.1 Watch on Deadline ProSieben has been battling a tough financial landscape. It is therefore imperative that we significantly reduce our material and personnel costs....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · William Simpson

Universal Responds To Complaints About Pruned Trees On Barham Boulevard: “Not Our Intent …To Create Unintended Challenges For Demonstrators”

Its just very suspect. If this was done by the city, why didnt they trim the trees on that side? [He points across Barham]. Lynette Rice has created unintended challenges for demonstrators, that was not our intention. We support the WGA and SAGs right to demonstrate, and are working to provide some shade coverage. We continue to openly communicate with thelaborleaders on-site to work together during this time. The installation of a pedestrian pathway would impact traffic flow even more on the already busy street....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Katherine Fritz

Wavelength Sells U.S. And International Rights To ‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer,’ Doc On Cinematic Legend And Pop Culture Icon

EXCLUSIVE:Wavelengths documentaryWerner Herzog: Radical Dreameris proving a hot property. The Emmy-winning film production company headed by Jenifer Westphal today announcedShout! Studioshas acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and MetFilm has acquired international rights. ‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer’Courtesy of Wavelength/Henning Bruemmer It premiered at Telluride last year, as part of a celebration of Herzogs 80thbirthday. It is the only full access documentary on the iconic filmmaking pioneer that is Werner Herzog....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Crystal Barnett

Where Are My Residuals? Actors/Writers Share Horror Stories On Picket Line, Social Media

I think I have more money in my pockets right now than any residuals Ive seen from that. 1 one in a bunch of countries for a little while. I have yet to see $1 from that. Getty And I was a writer and EP on that, in comparison. But theres always a steady trickle that comes in to remind you that you once worked, right? The [residual] formats for cable and for networks are clear and transparent....

July 18, 2023 · 4 min · 650 words · Kristen Ali

You’ll Never Walk Alone: In Unique Outfest Initiative, Concord Gives LGBTQIA+ Filmmakers Of Color Permission To Use Hit Songs

Concord then financed the production of the films and provided development and production support throughout the process. Were thrilled Concord shared our commitment to resourcing and mentoring visionary storytellers. It was an absolute pleasure to support Miles, Jonathan, Chanelle, and Zoe. L-R Director Miles Lopez, actor-writer Jonathan De La Torre, director Chanelle Tyson, director Zoë Hodge, Charles Hopkins of Concord OriginalsCourtesy of Carla Lopez Theyve modeled an inspired synergy across our music and film creative communities....

July 18, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Benjamin Moore

‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’ To Rattle The Globe With Combined $260M+ Opening – Box Office Preview

If those numbers hit, its a mind-blowing start for a talky three-hour adult movie. Many ticket buyers are already planning double features with dinner scheduled in between. In the U.S. and Canada,Barbiewill have Wednesday fan previews aka Barbie Blowout Parties in 500 locations. ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’Everett; Universal Thursday previews at 3,400 sites start at 3 p.m. Shell play in Dolby, PLFs, Dine-Ins and Drive-ins, for a total of 9,000 screens....

July 18, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Joshua Schmidt

‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig Strikes The Balance Between Comedy, Commentary & Camp

She gets ready without even putting on clothes and drinks from cups with nothing in them. She doesnt eat or clean because everything is predestined to function. Women can be anything they want to be here. ‘Barbie’Warner Bros. Pictures Stereotypical Ken (Ryan Gosling) and all the other Kens exist only to serve their Barbie counterparts. The next morning, things are way off. There is some mental crossover thats causing Barbie to have feelings she doesnt know how to deal with....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 195 words · Brian Simon

‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Co-Creator Gina Yashere Calls Out “Heartless Executives” In Passionate Speech Amid WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes

The comedian took to Instagram to share a video where she points out the reasons for theSAG-AFTRAandWGAstrike. Its nonsensical, she noted. Yashere said shes only been making a decent living from television in the last four years at 50. Gina Yashere plays Kemi in ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’Jabari Jacobs / CBS Thats how long it took me as a Black woman to get into this industry. All other voices will be lost....

July 18, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Paul Wyatt

‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ Gives Fox News An 8 PM ET Boost In Debut In Time Slot; Verdict Still Out On Matching Tucker Carlson Audience

That compares to the 1.66 million thatFox News Tonightaveraged in June. Still, Watters audience was less than the 3.1 million viewers thatCarlson averaged in the time periodlast July. Watters move was among a series of Fox News nighttime scheduling changes that launched on Monday. Jesse WattersGetty Images; Fox News Fox News topped primetime, averaging 2.28 million, compared to 1.18 million for MSNBC and 574,000 for CNN. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 187,000, compared to 169,000 for MSNBC and 120,000 for CNN....

July 18, 2023 · 2 min · 240 words · Wyatt Mcfarland