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One month into the writers strike, there's little for a bystander to add about the issues, prospects or relative staying power of the opponents. Deadline's reporters and contributors have done an admirable job on that score. But having intensively covered two prior such strikes, in 1988 and in 2007…

Not every film he did was great, Tom Hanks admits. In an interview published with The New Yorker on Sunday, Hanks said, “Let's admit this: We all have seen movies that we hate. I have been in some movies that I hate. You have seen some of my movies and you hate them.” Hanks was speaking on…

There are a lot of Spider-Man movies, and Sony Pictures Animation is about to release the next one, with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse hitting theaters. Tom Holland, of course, is the live action version of Spider-Man. He recently revealed to the Associated Press which film in the franchise is…

At age 67, The View cohost Whoopi Goldberg has seen a lot. She often doesn’t like what she sees, and she has finally discovered the root cause of much of society’s ills: the TV reality show American Idol.. Goldberg was discussing the new Netflix documentary Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me…

Jeremy Strong’s Succession character Kendall Roy is so much a part of him, he sometimes can’t turn it off. A method actor supreme, a Strong incident from earlier was recalled today by Bowen Yang, the cohost of podcast “Las Culturistas.” Yang, an SNL regular who is also part of the cast of…

WNBA star Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem Friday before her team’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks. The action marked the first time in years Griner has stood for the anthem. It followed her rescue by the US government in a prisoner exchange after she was convicted by a Russian…

For those who treasure a sense of place in movies, the new trailer for Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, a film set for release by Paramount in partnership with Apple Original Films in October, brings a flicker of hope. (Pete Hammond’s Cannes review is here.) True, it looks a little…

EXCLUSIVE: Sky wanted to start 2023 with a bang. Comcast's European pay-TV giant gathered journalists at London's salubrious Soho Hotel and laid on a banquet table heaving with Danish pastries. A smorgasbord of upcoming Sky content was also on the menu, but there was really only one show on everyone's…

The industry’s shift to streaming has made for some strange bedfellows at the AMPTP, which could impact when and how a new agreement with the WGA is reached. Related Story WGA Strike Photos: Stars, Writers, Showrunners & Their Supporters On The Picket Line For decades, the…

Dave Chappelle returned to San Francisco Thursday night with a surprise show at the Masonic Auditorium. He didn’t like what he’s seen in the City by the Bay. "What the f—k happened to this place?" he asked, according to SFGATE's review of the show. Chappelle has long been performing in San…

Comedy is back; Super Mario Bros has proved that laughs are good for a half billion dollars. The antihero business is intact. Both Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4 hit their marks. But affairs of the heart are still suffering at the movie box office. Love Again is the…

Will there ever be a great book about the film business as it is now? I still think not. What used to be called The Industry, as it exists today, might be grist for a eulogy, a festival panel discussion or possibly an online technical manual—10 steps to reboot the software that made your last…