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David Mamet Calls Hollywood’s Diversity Efforts “Fascist Totalitarianism”
Legendary Hollywood screenwriter David Mamet is no fan of the entertainment industry’s efforts to drive greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its ranks. “DEI is garbage,” Mamet told the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday during a session with Matt Brennan. Mamet, who was on hand to talk about his memoir Everywhere an […]
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Huw Edwards Leaving BBC on “Medical Advice” After 40-Year Career
Huw Edwards, a longtime British TV presenter and host of the BBC‘s flagship News at Ten program until July 2023, has resigned. On Monday, the U.K. pubcaster said Edwards took medical advice before deciding to officially resign from the BBC after stepping away nine months ago following a June 2023 report from The Sun that alleged Edwards had paid a […]
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Cannes Adds Michel Hazanavicius, Mohammad Rasoulof, Emanuel Parvu Titles to Official Competition
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled new additions to the Official Selection for its upcoming 77th edition from May 14 to May 25. Three new films have been added to the Competition lineup: Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius’ animated feature The Most Precious of Cargoes, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Seed of the Sacred Fig and Emanuel Parvu’s Three Miles to the […]
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Jane Nefeldt, Former WGA West Exec, Dies at 71
Jane Nefeldt, a 35-year veteran with the Writers Guild of American West, has died. She was 71. The WGA West said she died April 16 in Hermosa Beach, California. No cause of death was specified. Nefeldt joined the guild in 1972 in the operations department, rose to the position of assistant executive director in 1986 […]
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Ke Huy Quan’s ‘With Love’ Movie Adds Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen, Lio Tipton
Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen and Lio Tipton will join Ke Huy Quan in With Love for Universal Pictures. Ariana DeBose and Daniel Wu also star in the action film from 87North, the stunt-centric banner behind Nobody, Violent Night and the upcoming feature The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Lynch most recently appeared in […]
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Kevin Hart and His Hartbeat Banner Signs With WME
Comedian and box office powerhouse Kevin Hart and his Hartbeat production banner have signed with WME for representation in all areas. The signing comes as Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, TV series, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat as it expands its portfolio of multiplatform IP. WME had been representing Hart […]
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Tobias Menzies Reflects on ‘Manhunt’ Ahead of Finale Fate: “Democracy Is Fragile”
Tobias Menzies has already caught Abraham Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth going into the finale of Apple TV+’s Manhunt, which will sign off on Friday after seven episodes. But his character, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, suffering from chronic asthma during the historical drama gives a strong hint of Menzies’ foreordained fate by the […]
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CBS Entertainment’s Amy Reisenbach Joins Banff World Media Festival Lineup
The Banff World Media Festival has added CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach to its ‘In Conversation With’ session lineup ahead of its 45th edition in June. On Thursday, the Canadian Rockies festival also announced as additional speakers Lisa Kramer, president, international TV licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution; Asif Sadiq, chief global diversity, equity and […]
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Viola Davis, Julius Tennon Launch Book Publisher JVL Media
Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon are getting into book publishing by launching JVL Media. The new venture, which includes author and publisher Lavaille Lavette at the helm, will look to champion under-represented voices in the book world. The debut titles from JVL Media, from among a planned slate of non-fiction and fiction books, include […]
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Barbra Streisand Sings Closing Credits Song for ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Barbra Streisand is looking to make the final scene in The Tattooist of Auschwitz memorable and poignant as the credits roll after recording a new song, “Love Will Survive,” for the Peacock and Sky original drama. Marking her first ever recording for a TV series, Streisand has performed the end title anthem for the series […]
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Hugh Grant Settles Illegal Snooping Lawsuit Against Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun
Actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., the publisher of The Sun newspaper, out of court. The trial was to have determined whether the News Corp. tabloid carried out unlawful information gathering, including tapping Grant’s landline phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home. But Grant in a post on […]
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Lionsgate Takes Next Step Toward Spinning Studio Off As Separate Public Company
Lionsgate has moved one step closer to spinning off its film and TV studios business in a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to create a separately traded public company. Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a SPAC — often referred to as a blank check company — led by SPAC sponsor Eagle Equity Partners and CEO Eli Baker […]
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