When Democrats begin their quadrennial confab in two weeks, it’ll be a test for broadcast and cable news on how to cover an event that will be like no other — without the celebratory atmosphere, masses of people, sky booths, giant balloon drops and perhaps even the chance of any unexpected moments of drama.
EXCLUSIVE: Hans Fraikin was the founding commissioner of the Quebec Film and TV Council, where during his tenure the region saw $1.5BN in inward investment, staging shoots for titles including 300 and X-Men: Apocalypse, as well as becoming a world leader in animation.
Now, he has set up shop in Abu Dhabi in the UAE…
Reni Santoni, the American film and TV actor, has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with illness.
TV producer Tracy Newman, a close friend of Santoni, confirmed the news on Facebook.
"He [Santoni] had been sick for quite a while. Those of you who knew him know how funny he was, what a terrific actor…
Sky has acquired rights to Marc Munden's The Secret Garden from Studiocanal. The plan is for the film to be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 23 October across the UK and Ireland.
Studiocanal had already moved the film from April 3 to August 14 due to the pandemic and now it moves again.
Directed by Marc Munden…
Despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Pictures Entertainment continued an upward trend in first quarter results with a $230M profit for the three months ending June 30, 2020. That compares to a $3.7M profit in the same quarter of 2019 and a $68M loss the previous year.
While Sony Corp last quarter…
The Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals were set to have their Field of Dreams moment at the Iowa stadium where the 1989 baseball title was filmed, until the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans.
On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that it would cancel the August 13 match at a temporary stadium in…
During the newest episode of Late Night, Seth Meyers criticized President Donald Trump for his plans to ban TikTok, even as the coronavirus continues to the spread in the United States and as millions of U.S. residents lose unemployment benefits.
“I’m betting TikTok is one of the answers he wrote on his cognitive…
UPDATE, 8:20 PM: It took the Hollywood Foreign Press Association a few hours to respond to a piercing new antitrust lawsuit filed today that strips back a lot of the inner workings of the group. Yet now the group has and they aren’t playing defense.
“While the HFPA has not yet been served with this complaint, it seems…
The White House withdrew the nomination of Michael O’Rielly to serve another term as commissioner at the FCC, just days after he gave a speech in which he signaled his opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order to try to limit liability protections for social media companies.
O’Rielly, a Republican who…
UPDATED with George Lucas statement:Â George Lucas honored Tom Pollock, who brokered the deal granting the Star Wars boss rights to the iconic Hollywood franchise, on Monday with a tribute:
"Tom Pollock was pivotal in my development as both a filmmaker and businessman from the get-go. He was there at the very beginning…
Expressing cautious optimism about the success of efforts to control the coronavirus, L.A. County Public Health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Monday that the closure of bars and elimination of indoor dining, along with cooperation from residents, have slowed the illness’s spread.
Ferrer said the county is…
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With that in mind, Deadline has launched DeadlineNow, a regular video series that reveals a different side of the stories our readers care most about. It will explore everything from castings to COVID, ratings to firings, from late-night TV to the latest breaking news. The…
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