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Writers Guild Awards Live Blog: Follow The Ceremonies On Both Coasts

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The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards are being handed out tonight in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Deadline will be liveblogging the action here and updating the winners here as they are announced. ALong with the hardware being handed out for best screenwriting of 2018, the big topic is the WGA’s ongoing tussle with the Association of Talents Agents. We’ll keep you posted on any mention of that tonight. Up for the marquee Original Screenplay award… Read

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Jussie Smollett Still Hasn’t Talked To Cops Again About Attack & “Developments”

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Things may be moving towards some sort of formal prosecution in the Jussie Smollett alleged attack case but Chicago PD have definitely yet to have a new sit-down with the Empire actor as more "developments" come to the surface. As rumors swirl of a Grand Jury being convened soon on what was once classified as a "potential hate crime" on January 29, the Windy City cops said Sunday that they "cannot confirm any details as the investigation is still on-going." However, a… Read

Ava DuVernay, Civil Rights Activists React To New Turns In Jussie Smollett Attack Case

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 20: Jussie Smollett, At Spring Premiere Of FOX's "Empire" At The Pacific Theatres at The Grove In California on March 20, 2017. Credit: FS/MediaPunch /IPX

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Ava DuVernay has spoken out about the latest developments in the Jussie Smollett case, saying she wants more details before rushing to judgement. “Despite the inconsistencies, I can't blindly believe Chicago PD. The department that covered up shooting Laquan McDonald over a dozen times? That operated an off-site torture facility? That one? I'll wait. Whatever the outcome, this won't stop me from believing others. It can't,” DuVernay tweeted today. The director frequently… Read

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‘Alita’ Adds $56M Overseas; ‘The Wandering Earth’ Becomes #2 Movie Ever In China – International Box Office

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UPDATE, WRITETHRU: After getting off to an early start in Asia last weekend, Fox/Lightstorm's Alita: Battle Angel moved into wide offshore release this session with $56.2M in 86 markets. That brings the total on the expensive James Cameron-produced pic to $94.4M at the international box office. Key releases in China and Japan are on deck for Friday. Fox had earlier taken advantage of the Chinese New Year to push Alita out in South East Asia where the source material and… Read

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Writers Guild Awards 2019 Winners List – Updating Live

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The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards are being handed out tonight in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Deadline will be updating the winners here as they are announced. Here is the complete list of winners announced so far at the 2019 Writers Guild Awards, along with the list of nominees: FILM   ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Eighth Grade Written by Bo Burnham; A24 Green Book Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly; Universal Pictures A Quiet… Read

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Colin Kaepernick May Soon Sign With An NFL Team: Mark Geragos

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Fresh off a settlement of his collusion case against the National Football League, Colin Kaepernick wants back into the NFL. And his attorney predicts it may happen. Mark Geragos, who helmed the Kaepernick case that was confidentially settled for what some estimated could be as much as $60 million to $80 million, told CNN his client "absolutely wants to play." "He wants to compete at the highest level," Geragos said.  "This is a competitive young man." Geragos reportedly… Read

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The Film Academy’s Annual Report Shows Assets Way Up, But Bond Proceeds Going Fast

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday sent members its annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, along with a video review of the year. As predicted, the big number was really big: Total assets of the nonprofit rose to $1,073,953,000, up almost 12 percent from 961,531,100 a year earlier. Liabilities fell to $411,879,000 from $418, 657,300; so the gain in net assets was a handsome 22 percent, to $662,104,000 from $542,873,800. Looking a… Read

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Presidents Day Weekend $151M+ B.O. Is The Lowest Since 2001

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Talk about a terrible Presidents Day weekend at the box office. The four-day frame, which has come alive in recent years with such opening hits as Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey ($93M), Fox’s Deadpool ($152.1M) and last year’s Disney/Marvel epic Black Panther–the third-highest 4-day opener of all-time with $242.1M–is down a whopping 56% from a year ago with an estimated $151.1M.  A year ago at this time, Black Panther led all films to the 4-day holiday’s best result… Read

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James Dahl Dies: Filmmaker For ‘The End Of The Tour’ Was 40

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James Andrews Dahl, a filmmaker whose Modern Man Films produced the critically acclaimed biopic The End of the Tour about David Foster Wallace, died Feb. 13 at age 40 in West Hollywood. A memorial service will be held Monday, Feb. 18 at 1 PM at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary, 1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Dahl’s honor to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of… Read

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50 Cent Threatened By NYPD Commander: “Shoot Him On Sight”

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The New York Police Dept. has started an investigation into a Brooklyn commander who told his officers to shoot rapper/actor 50 cent on sight. The New York Daily News reports Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, the commanding officer of the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, is the person who made the threat. Gonzalez made the remark last June 7, a date when 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) was scheduled to attend an NYPD-sanctioned boxing match in the Bronx. The morning… Read

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Sundance’s ‘Fighting With My Family’ Slugs A Winning Open; ‘2019 Oscar Shorts’ Strong: Specialty Box Office

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Just weeks after playing at last month’s Sundance Film Festival, bio-dramedy Fighting With My Family by director Stephen Merchant and starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is having a fighting round over the holiday weekend. The MGM release won the weekend, coming in with over $131K in the three-day in four theaters, averaging nearly $33K. The title's four-day estimate at over $163K brings its per theater average to $40,896. That was the weekend's best per theater average… Read

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SNL: Don Cheadle Tweaks Trump With A Hockey Jersey

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Saturday Night Live host Don Cheadle used his clothes for political and social messaging this week as part of his duties (see the photo of his transgender support), and managed to sneak in a wry message about President Donald Trump into the closing segment. As the cast and guests lined up for the traditional farewell, Cheadle stood front and center wearing a hockey jersey from the former Soviet Union. The televised portion cut away for the west coast, but Cheadle turned… Read

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