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Trailblazing director Betty Thomas will receive the DGA’s prestigious Robert B. Aldrich Award for her "extraordinary service to the guild and its members" at the 73rd Annual DGA Awards. Veteran UPM Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations' associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their…

Del, the biopic about Second City’s Del Close in which alum Mike Myers was to set star, is on hold due to financing for the film falling apart. Myers has exited the pic, and producers now will regroup and recast the lead as they figure out their next moves. But the film will not go forward this year. It is known that…

The DGA elects a new president tomorrow at its biennial convention in Los Angeles, and there's a good chance the winner will come from the ranks of its three West Coast-residing vice presidents, as have the past four DGA presidents. If that pattern holds, the next DGA president will be either Betty Thomas, currently…

Emmy winner Betty Thomas has been tapped to direct Disney Channel’s comedy pilot from Lizzie McGuire creator Terri Minsky. The pilot, part of the network’s push into single-camera comedy, introduces Andi Marcus (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) as she's about to celebrate her 13th birthday. She's eager to have a little teenage…