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To state the obvious, this is a dicey moment in the job market. Amid cutbacks and strikes, even headhunters are job hunting. Those hot USC graduates who once lined up for CAA internships are now foraging for a TikTok moment. Getty YouTube is swamped by a confluence of influencers. Bartleby, its business columnist, admitted that his introversion is now badly inhibiting his networking prowess. Princeton University surprisingly finished atop the list, even ahead of tech-focused institutions like MIT....

This is Day 143 ofthe WGA strikeand Day 70 of theSAG-AFTRA strike. You dont think Netflix wants ABC to go belly up? To me thats the inherent problem, Scheft said. Strikers in New York on ThursdaySean Piccoli But everything on the other side that I hear seems that its kind of for real. In the meantime, the pickets continued. So Im still feeling very encouraged. Some stood reading strike leaflets handed to them by picketers....

Rupert Murdochwill be stepping down shortly as chairman of the board ofFoxand News Corp., the companies said Thursday. Our opportunities far exceed our commercial challenges. Selfserving bureaucracies are seeking to silence those who would question their provenance and purpose. Rupert MurdochFox Corp. Elites have open contempt for those who are not members of their rarefied class. Our companies are communities, and I will be an active member of our community....

Recently in the U.S., we remembered the 22nd anniversary of the 911 attacks, Baier began. What do you say to those 9/11 families 22 years later? No one want to lose his family, especially in a way like like that. Mohammad bin Sol Yes, theres 15 Saudi and that being planned by Osama bin Laden, thats well known. Osama bin Laden being planned also, a lot of attacks in Saudi Arabia....

EXCLUSIVE:Sony Pictures Classicsis in exclusive negotiations to acquireDaddio, theChristy Hall-directed two-hander starringSean PennandDakota Johnson. The film established itself as a bright spot in its premiere atTellurideand then at Toronto. SPC will get North America, Latin America and territories throughout Europe and Asia. Dakota Johnson in ‘Daddio’Sony Pictures Classics It is a remarkable economy of setting, the propulsion being two strong performances and one traffic jam. Johnson more than holds her own from the backseat of the cab....

The latestStar WarsspinoffAhsokafought its way to No. 5 on the overall list and No. 2 among streaming originals with the Tuesday release of the series first two episodes. Ahsoka, SuitsLucasfilm; USA Network With just under a week of viewing, the episodes tallied 829M viewing minutes. Aftermaking it onto the Top 10 overall listin its first week on the streamer,Ballersmoved up to No. 7 overall and No. 5 among acquired content, despite dropping 6% in viewership to 656M minutes this week....

Its as young and vibrant as it was back in 2011. Shes trying to have a baby with her icy hubby, Dex Harding (played by Matt Czuchry). Note how she wears a pink winter cap (symbolism: girl!) Kim Kardashian as Siobhan Corbyn.Eric Liebowitz/FX and a baby blue wool coat (boy!). The way that she died, no one gets over that, says Dex. Thats enough to make Anna run to the ladies room....

Sequels, and sequels of sequels, have trouble differentiating themselves from their brethren from time to time. The initial stretch is, perhaps unavoidably, hokey but not unagreeable given the company involved. The interplay is reasonably fun for short stretches. Sylvester Stallone in ‘Expendables 4’Yana Blajeva / Lionsgate / courtesy Everett Collection Where else are you going to see Jason Statham reading the want ads for a job? But there is serious stuff to attend to: Did Statham remember to get his stubble-trim this morning?...

The 40th anniversary 4K-cut ofStop Making Sensecontinues to make a lot of cents. the Pantages where they shot the movie back in 1983 proved to be an ideal location. The conceit of the concert is that the production design builds up as each song amps up. L to R: The Talking Heads – Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and David Byrne.Jared Cowan/American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre Unveiled last night was the originalLA Weeklyad to get people to show up to the concerts filming....

Santa Claus has an arrival date.Disney+revealed today thatThe Santa Clauseswill debut with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, November 8,followed by new episodes weekly. In the series sophomore season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Cal (Austin Kane) to eventually take over the family business as Santa Claus....

The Young and the Restlesssaid goodbye to an old friend today. A tribute to the lateBilly Millerran at the end of Thursdays episode of the CBS sudser. He joinedThe Young and the Restlessin 2008 as the fourth actor to play the role of Billy Abbott. Billy MillerGetty He won three Emmys for playing the part. You were and ARE much loved by all of us who knew you. Watch on Deadline Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)postedWe lost BILLY MILLER!...

I think Kanye West is one of the most creative people in the world. Hes extremely creative and has together with Adi, created a Yeezy line that was very successful. And then, as a creative person, he made some statements which wasnt that good. Kanye WestMEGA/GC Images/Getty Images And that caused Adi to break the contract and withdraw the product. Watch on Deadline When you work with third parties, that could happen....

Veteran documentary producer Lauren Haber has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of Documentary atAmplify Pictures, the award-winning studio announced on Wednesday. In her new position, Haber will be responsible for overseeing the companys current slate of documentary projects and expanding its doc portfolio of globally commercial, filmmaker-driven projects with an emphasis on ongoing series and IP creation. The hiring comes at a dynamic time for Amplify, which has continued to build out its team and slate of global content following an infusion of private equity capital....