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Here's a thought for a sunny morning: Wouldn't it be nice to see a "daylight slate" in charge of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? If precedent holds, next month will bring the election or re-election of almost one-third of the Academy's 54-member governing board (three governors are diversity…

UPDATED: Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III on Tuesday finalized his tentative ruling to grant a request by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for summary judgment against producer Michael Shamberg’s lawsuit challenging the group’s interpretation of its bylaws. Ford said Monday in…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired Gator and the Egg, an undercover buddy cop movie that becomes another streamer film made possible by the Covid pandemic. Amazon has set Tricia Brock to direct the script by BenDavid Grabinski. Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, Michael Shamberg and John Henson are producing. This…

Producer Michael Shamberg's lawsuit against the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences and its governing board will go forward, as Judge H. Jay Ford of the Los Angeles County Superior Court this morning said he will overrule the Academy's demurrer in the case. Shamberg has been asking the court to rule that he…

Having declined a proposed bylaws revision requiring an annual membership survey—which led to a still-pending lawsuit by producer Michael Shamberg—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday sent its members an 18-point questionnaire that touched on several hot-button issues, including streaming, the…

Editor’s note: Michael Shamberg is a tenured film and TV producer whose credits include Contagion, Get Shorty, The Big Chill, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, Pulp Fiction, A Fish Called Wanda and many others. With the Warner Bros announcement that all its 2021 films will premiere online at the same time as in theaters…

In a little-noticed court filing last week, producer Michael Shamberg amended his existing complaint against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, arguing that Academy governors improperly deprived members of rights in June by restricting their ability to propose bylaws changes. Shamberg earlier had sued the…

In court last month, lawyers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences contended that the group's bylaws in no way required a vote on revisions that had been proposed by member-producer Michael Shamberg, who asked for an aggressive social media program and an annual membership survey. "The bylaws do not…

Michael Shamberg, the producer whose credits include Erin Brockovich, Contagion, Get Shorty, The Big Chill and Pulp Fiction, has sued the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in an attempt to get the governing body to vote on his plan to boost its social media presence. The civil suit, filed Monday in Los…

If you think the Oscar voting process is weird—with all those short lists, screening deadlines, members-only streaming arrangements, branch nominations, and hors d'oeuvres counts (or whatever passes for the latest feeding restrictions)—you'll be wholly befuddled by the latest Board of Governors election at the Academy…

For those who want more transparency from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – and that was certainly a core request in producer Michael Shamberg's open letter to Academy leaders last week – it doesn't get any clearer than the view presented in a 178-page offering document that introduced the group's…

Editors’ Note: Michael Shamberg is a tenured AMPAS member whose name is often mentioned when it comes time to name a producer for the Oscarcast. His credits include Get Shorty, The Big Chill, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, Pulp Fiction, Gattaca, A Fish Called Wanda and many others. He has shared with Deadline an open…