Maui, A Hollywood Favorite Hawaiian Getaway, Faces Tragic Fire: A Report From The Heart Of Paradise

The texts were ringing like crazy this morning. Fortunately, yes, just fine. Unlike West Maui, where unspeakable tragedy six reported deaths so far is taking place. Maui News The mood went from idyllic to horrifying. West Maui still has no cell service, internet, or power in most areas of it. The hotel is now completely full. Roger Norris via Reuters The sudden demand had the staff scrambling to return after leaving for the day....

August 10, 2023 · 2 min · 238 words · Evelyn Wang

Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Secures SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement; Will Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz Promote Pic At Venice?

SAG-AFTRAon Thursday namedNeonsMichael Mann-directedFerrarias one of its latest recipients of an interim agreement for publicity. Their volatile marriage is further fractured with grief for their only son. Ferrari struggles with the acknowledgement of another with Lina Lardi. Adam Driver in ‘Ferrari’STX Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection His drivers passion to win pushes them to the edge. All their fates converge in one race, the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia....

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 111 words · Cassidy Wiggins

Peter Bart: Hollywood’s CEOs Locked In A Rich-Against-Poor Stalemate That Their Predecessors Mostly Ducked

How did I become Tom Joad? I used to write for a living. Little wonder polling shows only 7% of the public siding with the bosses. Getty The class warfare has passed the 100-day mark, with L.A. city workers joining in Tuesday. Watch on Deadline But who are the bosses? Ross wasnt born a show business maven; hed started in the funeral business. He even brought soccer legend Pele to the U....

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 159 words · Christopher Lester

Points North Institute Names Artists Programs Recipients Ahead Of 19th Camden International Film Festival

These programs will support a combined 22 independent film projects in development being produced across 17 countries. Scroll for the full list of selected projects. More than 40% of supported projects are made by filmmakers from the Global South. Points North Institute fellowsPoints North Institute The Points North Institute was established in 2016 as the launching pad for the next generation of nonfiction storytellers. mother, you have not died yet....

August 10, 2023 · 2 min · 239 words · Tammy Massey

SAG-AFTRA Takes Up Bethenny Frankel’s Fight To Unionize Reality Show Contestants & End “Exploitative Practices”

Watch on Deadline Why isnt reality TV on strike? Frankel said ina recent TikTok video. Reality stars, she said, are the stepchildren, the losers, the mules, the pack horses. Bethenny Frankel, SAG-AFTRAGetty SAG-AFTRA is the union that represents reality performers. At the outset, we require our third-party production partners to have appropriate workplace policies and training in place. This is a union. I know a contract. Looking into traditional TV residuals is like looking inside a beautiful mind....

August 10, 2023 · 2 min · 227 words · Billy Vaughn

WGA & AMPTP To Resume Bargaining On Friday

The WGA and theAMPTPhave agreed to resume bargaining for a deal that could end the guilds ongoing strike. We expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals. It is now 52 days away from becoming the longest in WGA history. A WGA picket sign on the 100th day of strike outside Amazon Studios in Culver CityGetty Images The cost of settling the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes is far less than the damage their intractability has caused....

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 133 words · Lauren Landry

‘Stranger Things’ Star David Harbour Looks Beyond The Upside Down Toward The Future

But hes already looking at what comes next. I love this show. I love the character,' he told Insider in an interview. David HarbourGetty Images And I do love the show. And I do love the character. But I dont want to be just that character. I dont want to be just that guy. Watch on Deadline Violent Nightwas the first box office hit Harbour carried. The 2022 action/comedy film followed Harbour playing Santa Claus....

August 10, 2023 · 2 min · 227 words · Crystal Thornton

‘Suits’ Continues To Dominate Nielsen Streaming Top 10; ‘Bluey’ Records First Billion-Minute Week

Suitshas found a second life onNetflixandPeacock. Its expected that the decade-old series will remain among Nielsens Top 10 streaming programs for quite a while. About 57% of the audience was kids age 2-11, according to Nielsen. Suits, BlueyUSA Network, Ludo Studio Due toBlueys dominance,The Lincoln Lawyerwas bumped to third place, though it still managed 1.3B minutes viewed. Coming in at No. Meanwhile,The Witchertook a bit of a nosedive in the second full week after Season 3 Vol....

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 128 words · Brandon Jones

‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Review: An Atmospheric Voyage Short Of Horrifying Surprises

The Last Voyagebegins in Whitby, England 1897, where the Demeter is shipwrecked, and desolate. The local police discover and attempt to investigate but are too spooked to continue. The film then backtracks to four weeks earlier in Romania. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’Courtesy of Universal The Demeter is docked and looking for crew to help take cargo to London. Clemens is then invited on board to work. Shes on the verge of dying and is administered a blood transfusion to save her life....

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Karen Moore

“Few Countries Have Korea’s Level Of Experience With Zombies”: How The Creators Of Netflix’s ‘Zombieverse’ Staged A Reality TV Apocalypse In Seoul

But tell-tale bloodshot eyes and popping veins on the girls face signal something might just be amiss. Instead of a smooch, the young guy ends up having his neck chomped while blood is spurting everywhere. Cue screaming and chaos as the cafes other guests flee the scene Seouls zombie apocalypse has begun. ZombieverseNetflix If they get bitten, they turn into a zombie and exit the game. Park and his producer-director partner Moon Sang Don (Hey!...

August 10, 2023 · 1 min · 202 words · Zachary Perez

A+E Networks Shake-Up: Amy Winter & Tanya Lopez Exit, Elaine Frontain Bryant To Oversee Lifetime

EXCLUSIVE: A+E Networks is the latest entertainment company to undergo a shake-up. Deadline understands that the company has made a small number of cuts to its programming team. Elsewhere, we hear that John Verhoff, an exec producer at History, is also exiting. Amy Winter, Tanya Lopez & Elaine Frontain BryantA+E Networks Lopez joined Lifetime from ICM, where she was a television packaging agent from 1987 to 2006. It sees parent company A+E Networks bring the networks under one head again....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Erica Sanford

Andrea Riseborough Cast In ‘Alice & Jack’, First Major Role Since ‘To Leslie’ Controversy; Channel 4 Drama Also Stars Domnhall Gleeson

Andrea RiseboroughandDomnhall Gleesonare to star in aChannel 4dramaseries created byMad MensVictor Levin. The duo are leadingAlice & Jack,the first major casting for Riseborough since theTo LeslieOscar controversyearlier this year. Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way. Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough in ‘Alice & Jack’Fremantle Fremantle is also handling global sales. Hong Khaou (Lilting)directs the second block of the series. Tracy ORiordan produces for Me + You Productions....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Richard Turner

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Bought Site Back For $1 After Selling It For $551M

Barstool SportsfounderDave Portnoypurchased the site back for $1 yesterday, according toa filing. Now, he gets this site back for just $1. Not since the Chernin deal have I been in total control of everything. Barstool Sports founder Dave PortnoySlaven Vlasic/Getty Images That deal valued the property at between $10 and $15 million. It was one step forward, two steps back, he said. We got denied licenses because of me. Heonce saidthat some women kind of deserve to be raped....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 184 words · Heather Reed