Erik Lomis Dies: Veteran MGM Distribution Chief Was 64

No details were provided in regards to his death. The success of that rescheduling maneuver speaks for itself. Lomis will be greatly missed by many. The late Erik Lomis at last year’s Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s Pioneer DinnerAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images There is already heat on that movie after its splashy SXSW premiere last week. Last fall, Lomishosted and was a key organizer of Broccoli and Wilsons Will Rogers Pioneer Award tribute....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 150 words · Amanda Baxter

Fed Raises Interest Rates, Possibly For Last Time, Amid Probe Of SVB; Rate Hikes “Were Well Telegraphed And Many Banks Managed To Deal With Them,” Jerome Powell Says

Powell said the Fed is examining bank oversight and supervision. At a basic level, Silicon Valley Bank management failed badly. My only interest is that we identify what went wrong here. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome PowellAP Images How did that happen, and what are the right policies to put in place? He declined to comment on what the measure might entail. Powell is taking some heat for the Feds sparking the crisis by raising interest rates too high too fast....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 183 words · Kathryn Chang

Fox And Dominion Attorneys Wrap Up Arguments In Defamation Hearing, But No Ruling Yet From Judge – Update

In fact, Blankenship served 12 months in prison on a misdemeanor charge stemming from a 2010 mine disaster. Anything during day helpful but Sean and Laura dumping on him hard might save the day. Although Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch attended an editorial call, Murphy said, that was a rare moment. Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Among the documents disclosed were emails that Rupert Murdoch sent to Fox NewsMediaCEO Suzanne Scott....

March 22, 2023 · 2 min · 286 words · Matthew Rasmussen

International Disruptors: How Greece’s Heretic, Co-Producer Of ‘Triangle Of Sadness’, Is Looking To Bridge Gap Between Europe & English-Speaking World

Giorgos Karnavas is a little jet-lagged, but its been for the worthiest of causes. Watch on Deadline But, as Karnavas knows too well, nothing good comes easy. Sometimes I dont know how we did it, he recalls with a smile. (L-R) Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Ioanna Stais and Giorgos KarnavasHeretic It premiered as the opening-night film at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and would unite Karnavas with Kontrovrakis. They hired Ioanna Stais to head up Heretic Sales andrecently made the longtime exec partner in the company....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 199 words · Stacie Lopez

Multistory Media Bolsters Ent Team; S&R Films Boards Actioner ‘Fight for Your Life’; Crime Thriller ‘Black Mass’ Sets Cast; Leonine Studios COO Steps Down – Global Briefs

The film will be presented to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Having to confront his demons, his only goal is to survive long enough to return to his daughter. The deal was negotiated between Gato Scatena for S&R and Luke Sparke on behalf of the filmmakers. Jon Cahn; Simone Haywood; Ana de Moraes; Zinia ScroggsMultistory Media S&Rs Jordan Rosner will be heading international sales. Luke Sparke is repped by Mark Morrissey of Morrissey Management....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · Jonathan Robinson

Paramount+ International Rollout Could Have Been Speedier, But Marco Nobili “Proud”

But you have to balance these things out, he countered. Sometimes staggering a launch proves to be the right recipe. If you show audiences the window you could get straight out the gate but could compromise on show quality. Last King of the CrossDaniel Asher Smith He said half ofstreamings forecasted 8% growth over the next five years will come from the international market. We have so much content coming in that we really have to prioritize what we give to the market....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 137 words · Debbie Lutz

Pension Protestors Invade Series Mania As Unrest Over Government Reforms Reaches Drama Festival

The protestors fighting against President Emmanuel Macrons plans for reform were pushed back and order soon restored. However, unrest was seen by witnesses elsewhere in the historic city throughout the evening. Those travelling to Paris or other cities for flights could be impacted, according to national railway SNCF. Riot police officers run onto the violet carpet of the festival to push back protesters against the pension reform in France as they try to invade the carpet of the Series Mania festival on March 21, 2023 in Lille, FranceSylvain Lefevre/Getty Images...

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 181 words · Terrance Hunt

Tornado Touches Down East Of Downtown Los Angeles As Video Surfaces Of Possible Second Twister Near Santa Barbara – Update

Local (and national)TV newsoutlets were soon all over the incident, which took place in Montebello. NWS confirmed that the tornado whose strength has not yet been measured hit around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday. Fire authorities also said one person was injured. A Tornado caught on video east of Downtown L.A.KTLA5 That seaside hamlet is much closer to the area covered by the alert the night before. There have been reports of possible tornado damage in Montebello....

March 22, 2023 · 2 min · 327 words · Adam Avila

Wendi McLendon-Covey On ‘The Goldbergs’ Killing Off Jeff Garlin’s Character: “That Was A Long Time Coming”

For the past two seasons,The Goldbergshas been led by now-widowed Beverly Goldberg (WendiMcLendon-Covey). That was a long time coming, and that it finally happened it was like, Okay, okay. Finally, someone is listening to us,' she said. ABC/Scott Everett White Segals character, Pops, also passed away on the show. If we cannot talk about that would be great. No one, no one benefits from knowing anything. The Goldbergsis now in its 10th and final season, with the series finale set for May 3....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 94 words · Heather Weaver

Wim Wenders, Afsun Moshiry Unveil Six Iranian Docs At CPH:DOX As Iran’s Regime Continues Crackdown On Filmmakers

For good measure, law enforcement agents reportedly harassed numerous other filmmakers, seizing their communications equipment. Security forces have attacked and killed an unknown number of demonstrators in the course of months of protests. Keshavarz, as noted above, was among the directors arrested last year. Wim Wenders and Afsun Moshiry (rt) at CPH:DOX in CopenhagenCourtesy of Karoline Hill, CPH:DOX Wenders expounded on why cinema is perceived as such a threat by an authoritarian regime like Irans....

March 22, 2023 · 2 min · 320 words · Ray Brown

‘Only Murders In The Building’: Jeremy Shamos, Linda Emond & Wesley Taylor To Recur In Season 3

Details regarding their roles are being kept under wraps. Additionally, Shamos will recur in Amazons upcoming series,Dead Ringers. He is repped by Talent Works and D 2 Management. Jeremy Shamos, Linda Emond and Wesley TaylorZack Dezon/Cpurtesy/Chris McCarrell Recent TV and film work includes FXsThe Patientopposite Steve Carell,Causewayopposite Jennifer Lawrence and HBOsSuccession. Her series-regular credits includeLodge 49and the upcoming Hulu seriesDeath and Other Details. Emond is repped by CAA. Taylor is best known for his work on Broadway and TV....

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Roberto Ortega

Banijay, Fremantle, All3Media & ZDF Debate Market Economics And Writers’ Strike: “When One Door Closes, Another Opens” — Series Mania

She was talking during a Series Mania panel on windowing and content financing this afternoon in France. If youre looking for a co-production partners, you have to continue with your normal conversations. We dont know it will last or if its even going to happen. Amazon Freevee rescued ‘Neighbours’ after it was axedFremantle Media/Paramount The word for us is we want to be prepared. We all produce in America so it could harm us quite a bit on the production side....

March 21, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Hunter Bailey

BFI’s Mia Bays Talks New Filmmaking Fund, The End Of The Vision Awards & The Challenge Of Supporting UK Film With Less Money

The total sum will be $66m (54M) across three years. The fund is moving from being a very wide brief into being very focused, Bays told Deadline. Its very much evidence-informed. Mia Bays.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images. Its informed by listening and a lot of lived experience. Im sanguine about it because the industry always goes through peaks and troughs. Similar support work will come, but it will be beyond the filmmaking fund....

March 21, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Frances Nelson