WGA Pickets ‘The View’ Again – This Time, A Vacationing Family Gave Up Their Tickets To Join Them

This is Day 144 ofthe WGA strikeand Day 71 of theSAG-AFTRA strike. Read more about them below. Schumer also said that striking writers and actors are trying to be an example forlabormovements globally. Tasha Robinson-Banks and her family joined union members on the picket line outside ‘The View’ taping Friday in New York City.Sean Piccolo/Deadline; Getty Images And it feels really good to have so much support behind us, she said....

September 22, 2023 · 2 min · 305 words · Thomas Walker

Will ‘Stop Making Sense’ Draw A24’s Young Fans To A Great, 40-Year-Old Concert Film? – Specialty Preview

Locations Stateside number 260 ahead of a nationwide release next week. The film opens into a surprisingly crowded weekend for specialty fare. In a moment of anger, Sam breaks Tamiras jar and unleashes an ancient Indian demonic force. Talking Heads' David Byrne in ‘Stop Making Sense,’ 1984Everett Collection IFC Films presentsThe Origin of Evilon 206 screens. By Sebastien Marnier and starringSuzanne Clement, Laure Calamy, Doria Tiller, Jacques Weber, Dominique Blanque....

September 22, 2023 · 1 min · 147 words · Grace Powers

Agnieszka Holland Talks Fear Of Violence As She Travels To Poland With 24-Hour Security For Launch Of Her Migrant Drama ‘Green Border’ Amid Political Backlash

The situation is very dynamic and keeps changing. Im trying to keep a sane mind but its dangerous. This campaign could provoke real violence, not only verbal violence. Agnieszka HollandAndreas Rentz/Getty Images Its actually very nuanced, she said of the film. I read that it shows them almost as sadists. I have no idea how they envisage putting this in motion. ‘Green Border’Metro Lato The film is playing in arthouse cinemas, not multiplexes....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 210 words · Claudia Hardy

Conservative YouTuber Brett Cooper Among Cast Revealed For Daily Wire Series ‘The Pendragon Cycle’

Cooper will play Ganieda, the future wife of Merlin. Reid, who is also a writer on the series, will play the female lead character, Charis. The team is not seeking a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement. Brett Cooper, Rose Reid & James ArdenDailyWire+/Robby Klein/Yellow Belly Photography The DailyWire+/Bonfire Legend production is inspired by Stephen R. Lawheads book series,The Pendragon Cycle. Production is currently underway in Hungary and Italy with a planned release on DailyWire+ in 2024....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Scott Richardson

Former CW Head Of Casting Dana Theodoratos Joins Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute As Head of Talent

The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute has brought in veteran TV casting executive as Head of Talent, a newly created position focused on transitioning the Institutes students to becoming professional actors in film and TV. Theodoratos spent the last 20 years at the CW and its predecessor UPN, most recently as EVP of Talent & Casting, overseeing casting for the CW. She waspart of the mass layoffs last fallfollowing the CWs acquisition by Nexstar and its pivot away from original scripted series developed in-house....

September 21, 2023 · 2 min · 372 words · Michael Taylor

From ‘Suits’ To Nuts, Streaming Residuals Explained

All nine seasons had already been available on Peacock, but the Netflix effect rapidly proved itself once again. The streamer unexpectedly struck gold. Suitsisnt the first series to find new life on Netflix, and it certainly will not be the last. Gabriel Macht & Patrick J Adams in ‘Suits’Getty/USA Network / Courtesy Everett Collection Put simply, the answer is not much, but not nothing. What are residuals? They are just one of several ways that creatives are paid for their work....

September 21, 2023 · 3 min · 431 words · Kimberly Bailey

Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ To Open Animation Is Film Festival; Netflix’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ To Close

It is getting its U.S. Imax premiere at TCLs Chinese 6. This years AIF also features a Work-In-Progress sneak peek of Walt Disney AnimationsWish. We are so proud to present them in Los Angeles. ‘The Boy and the Heron’Courtesy of Gkids/Studio Ghibli When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Gingers happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 159 words · Katherine Jackson

ITV Boss Slams UK Gov’t & Calls For “Strong Leaders & Managers” To Deal With Bad Behavior In TV Industry – RTS Cambridge

Perhaps that has not happened enough because [the behavior has] not come out enough. Watch on Deadline Brand was accused by four women of allegations ranging from rape to sexual assault. He completely denies criminal wrongdoing and says all relationships were consensual. Carolyn McCallRTS The problem is heightened within the TV industry by the large freelance workforce, added McCall. What are the initiatives for growing the economy?, she questioned. One thing the UK government could do for the creative industries is start growing the economy....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 120 words · Jonathan Burton

Kareena Kapoor Khan On Her Gritty Role In ‘Jaane Jaan’; Making Her Streaming Debut & Upcoming UK-Set Feature

Higashinos novel has previously been adapted into Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Tamil versions. Audiences are used to seeing me in the typical Indian song-and-dance style movies. She adds that shed also been looking for a project to make with Ghosh for more a than decade. Kareena Kapoor Khan in Suspect XNetflix He also writes really interesting parts for women. Ive always said an actor should be able to mould themselves according to whatever the director wants....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · Steven Stanley

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Elected President Of WGA East; Running Unopposed, She Succeeds Michael Winship

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, running unopposed, has been elected president of theWGA East. In the WGA Easts other officer elections, two other candidates also ran unopposed. Votes were cast by 13.3% of total eligible voters (7,166) for president and secretary-treasurer. Lisa Takeuchi CullenCourtesy In Film/TV/Streaming, 4,183 votes were cast, representing 19.1% of eligible voters. In Online Media, votes were cast by 7.5% of eligible voters (2,012). In Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News, votes were cast by 8....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 171 words · Christopher Santos

Lizzo Faces New Lawsuit Alleging Racial & Sexual Harassment On Tour; “Absurd,” Singer’s Team Says

Lizzohas been named inyet another lawsuitalleging the Grammy winner oversaw a hostile, sexually and racially charged work environment. The suit was brought by Asha Daniels, a wardrobe designer who worked on Lizzos 2023 tour. We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. Getty It follows a similar lawsuit filed in August by three of Lizzos former touring dancers. In the group message, a backstage manager sent a photo graphically depicting male genitalia....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Anne Hubbard

Michael Caine Claims (Once Again) He’s Retiring At Age 90 After ‘The Great Escaper’ Filming

Michael Caine says hes done with film work. The British icon and two-time Oscar-winner said his upcomingThe Great Escaperwill mark his final film before retirement. Hes said similar things before, which were quickly walked back. Michael Caine, Jude LawSony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett Collection But at age 90, it seems that this time is truly the moment. I sort of am retired now. From there, he journeyed to partake in the 70th anniversary commemoration of D-Day....

September 21, 2023 · 2 min · 282 words · Heather Hernandez

Motion Picture Academy CEO Bill Kramer And Fellow EGOT Chiefs Say Strikes Are Just Their “Latest Pivot Moment,” Express Optimism For Settlement In Rare Joint Appearance

We dont stop planning. Weve all had to deal with years of pivoting. This is just the latest pivot moment. American Theatre Wing CEO Heather Hitchens, AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on a panel of awards organization chiefsDade Hayes We see all sides of this. We want a solution. … Theres just a lot of planning and pivoting right now. The Tonys mounted a strike-affected show in June, earning generally high marks after clashing with the WGA....

September 21, 2023 · 2 min · 240 words · Jennifer Travis