SAG-AFTRA Gears Up For Possible Strike Against Video Game Industry As Board Approves Authorization Vote By Guild Membership

Voting for the strike authorization will begin on September 5 and end on September 25. Now our Interactive Video Game Agreement is at a stalemate too. Once again we are facing employer greed and disrespect. SAG-AFTRA Once again artificial intelligence is putting our members in jeopardy of reducing their opportunity to work. And once again, SAG-AFTRA is standing up to tyranny on behalf of its members. We at SAG-AFTRA say No....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 130 words · Jennifer Smith

U.S. Economy Adds 187,000 Jobs In August, Entertainment Employment Continues To Decline Amid Strikes

Theunemploymentrate rose to 3.8% during the month. Overall, average hourly earnings rose by 8 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $33.82. The labor participation rate also increased. Labor Department building in Washington, D.C.Getty Images Watch on Deadline Earlier reports for July and June also were revised downward. Jobs in broadcasting and among content providers fell by 3,600 to 348,800. But there were job gains in performing arts, spectator sports and related industries....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Jeffery Elliott

Wes Anderson Talks Strikes & Controversial Roald Dahl Book Edits: “I Don’t Even Want The Artist To Modify Their Work” — Venice

Its done, Anderson said. I dont even want the artist to modify their work. So I think when its done, its done. Director Wes Anderson at the 80th Venice Film FestivalDaniele Venturelli/WireImage. AndersonsHenry Sugaris based on a short story contained in a 1977 Dahl short story collection. Despite the A-list ensemble, Anderson appeared alone at this mornings presser. An equitable deal has got to be reached for anybody to go forward....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · John Turner

Wildside Head Mario Gianani Talks Venice Contender ‘Finally Dawn’; Hollywood Strikes Knock-On Effect & Success Of ‘The Eight Mountains’

No-one was ever convicted. It was very different times. It got Saverio thinking about the male gaze on women and misogyny. Mario GiananiStefania M. D’Alessandro/Getty Images for RFF He wanted to write a story where he gave the girl another chance, another outcome. None of the international stars have flown in for the Venice premiere due to the Hollywood strikes. What would we have done? Asked Cinecitta to leave our sets up, unused for months?...

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 204 words · Heidi Bailey

Yorgos Lanthimos Says An Intimacy Coordinator Made “Everything Much Easier For Everyone” On ‘Poor Things’ Given Amount Of Nudity For Emma Stone — Venice

Throughout the film, Stones character features in multiple sex scenes and appears fully nude. I have to credit Elle McAlpine, our intimacy coordinator, Lanthimos said. She made everything much easier for everyone. Yorgos Lanthimos.Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images That enabled us to have just three people in the room. Just the camera, and sometimes even sound wouldnt be there. That created a very comfortable and intimate environment. He added: Emma had to have no shame about her body and nudity....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 184 words · Eric Huber

‘Bottoms’ Brings It On As Raunchy Teen Comedy Expands Nationwide – Specialty Preview

The Pete Davidson title grossed $3.25M its second weekend on 1,285 screens. Bottomsis is 95% Certified Fresh with critics, 97% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Seligman wrote the screenplay with Sennott, who also starred in the helmers 2020 indieShiva Baby. Bottoms: L-R Ayo Edebiri, Rachel Sennott, Zamani Wilder, Summer Joy Campbell, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Virginia TuckerUnited Artists Releasing / Courtesy Everett Collection Edebiri broke out inThe Bear. Word of mouth and social media conversation has been pretty explosive....

September 1, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · Sarah Livingston

‘Frank Capra: Mr. America’ Review: Documentary Gives Penetrating Insight Into Filmmaker Who Made Classics But Also Named Names – Venice Film Festival

Smith Goes to Washington? This nuanced portrait offers a fresh perspective on one of the motion picture industrys seminal figures. Theyre foundational in the craft of cinema… And theyre fucking great entertainment. ‘Frank Capra: Mr America’Columbia Pictures Industries I didnt know a piece of film from a piece of toilet paper, he asserts. He made silent pictures in the 1920s, often noted for their brilliant comedic imagery. He also made action pictures Flightin 1929 andDirigiblein 1931....

September 1, 2023 · 2 min · 258 words · Veronica Hughes

‘Friends’ Director James Burrows Spills It On Why Emily Was Quickly Written Off The Show

Burrows hints that the 90s sitcom nearly recast Baxendale, who played Ross wife, Emily. She was nice, but not particularly funny, Burrows wrote of Baxendale. Watch on Deadline Schwimmer had no one to bounce off. David Schwimmer & Helen Baxendale in ‘Friends’NBC/courtesy Everett Collection It was like clapping with one hand. In sitcoms and any jot down of romantic comedy, the funny is just as important as the chemistry. We discovered that any new girlfriend for Ross needed to be as funny as Rachel....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 158 words · Justin Wood Jr.

‘Navalny’ Team And National Geographic Launch Documentary Project On Pelletier Family, Who Went On World Tour After Their Kids Faced Oncoming Blindness

They won Academy Awards for producingNavalny(along with fellow producers Shane Boris and Odessa Rae). The film will follow the Pelletiers on their journey as they prepare for the inevitability of the future. To see our planet through the eyes of Mia, Leo, Colin and Laurent is a gift. The Pelletier family in ‘Blink of an Eye’ (working title)National Geographic We cant wait to share it with everyone. Blink of an Eye(wt) is currently in production....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Chad Waller

‘Poor Things’ Review: Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos’ Glorious Paean To Freedom – Venice Film Festival

Bella is a grown woman who, when we first meet her, behaves like a toddler. Baxter has no idea whose body this once was; he doesnt care although tiny spoiler! Max is also something of a naif. Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’Searchlight Bellas childish desires are constantly expanding, however. She does need to go outside. She wants to see the world. More than that, once she discovers the pleasure zone between her legs, she wants sex....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 138 words · Joseph Munoz

‘Strike Force Five’ Premiere Tops Podcast Charts, Keeps Talk Show Hosts Busy During Labor Strife

Move over, Justice League and The Avengers. Theres a new group of superheroes in town, and theyre already making a splash. The show launched August 30 on Spotify and other platforms. Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Steven Colbert & Jimmy FallonSpotify The first show was the No. When the WGA strike started in May, the group of suddenly unemployed talk show hosts gathered via Zoom. Their idea was to meet every week to discuss the work stoppage....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 117 words · Randy Weber

‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ Concert Film Breaks AMC Record For First Day Presales With $26M, Beating ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

Lets write that again this massive presales figureis only for AMC. Realize, though, AMC reps the largest footprint for movie theaters at the domestic B.O. By the end of the day, this presales figure will be tremendously north of what were seeing. Taylor Swift onstage at SoFi StadiumKevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Watch a trailer forThe Eras Tour,which hits theaters in October, below. What doesThe Eras Toureven comp to in regards to presales?...

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 129 words · Wendy Riley

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Industry First Day Presales $37M+, Bigger Than ‘Force Awakens’; Concert Pic Headed For $70M+ Opening

Thats definitely higher than the Day 1 presales ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensat $20M. The current opening weekend projection forTaylor Swift: The Eras Touris $70M at least right now. Box office sources are figuring that presales rep roughly 50% of the pics opening weekend. Taylor SwiftJohn Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Harry Styles and Billie Eilish, take note! It would not be shocking if Swift showed up at theaters or beamed in virtually opening weekend....

September 1, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Morgan Kelly