EXCLUSIVE: We have the first photo from Me, You, Madness, the indie film starring first-time writer-director Louise Linton. Have a look below, along with an image of Linton in helmer mode. She stars along with Ed Westwick in the comedy about a young thief (Westwick) who, while casing a secluded mansion in Malibu…

The billionaire set has always looked upon movies as diverting toys. They offer glitz and glamour, but also pose one ominous trap: public scrutiny. This was underscored by breaking news this week involving three high-profile billionaires: Steven Mnuchin, Arnon Milchan and Rupert Murdoch. Mnuchin, the very social but…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is under fire from a Democratic congresswoman who raised conflict of interest allegations in his sale of his stake in the RatPac-Dune Entertainment company, which held minority interests in such movies as Wonder Woman, Gravity, Batman v Superman, The Lego Movie and Creed. Rep. Jackie…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has just swooped in and exercised its right to match the winning bid. It has bought the RatPac Dune Library that consists of 15-25% of 76 big ticket films that the studio co-financed with the help of RatPac Dune through its slate deal, sources confirm. Deadline revealed late last year that Vine A…

Meet the Press host Chuck Todd responded to President Donald Trump calling him a “sleeping son of a bitch” during a rally. “I bring my kids up to respect the office of the presidency and the president,” Todd said during a brief appearance on NBC’s Washington affiliate. “I don't allow them to say anything negative…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s off the hook in a fraud charge tied to his tenure on the board of Relativity Media in a seven-month period leading up to its 2015 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The New York State Supreme Court yesterday granted his motion to dismiss fraud charges against him by RKA Fil…

As President Donald Trump closes in on his 100th day in office, his plan to reform America’s tax structure was unveiled today — and White House Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn called it simply “one of the biggest tax cuts in American history.” “There are a lot of people in this country who … are sick of turning…

A line at the end of a Q&A session by Hollywood financier-turned-U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin has raised eyebrows at some ethics groups after he told attendees to go see The Lego Batman Movie. He happens to be an executive producer on Warner Bros’ animated hit via his role as a principal in RatPac-Dune…

Updated with Mnuchin spokesman response: Did Steven Mnuchin help to dupe a bank consortium by persuading it to lend cash to Relativity Media to promote movies — while secretly knowing that it would be used to prop up the struggling studio’s operations before it filed for bankruptcy protection ? That’s the charge that R…

Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin created a stir on his first day as President-elect Trump’s choice to be Treasury Secretary — both for comments he made about the new administration’s tax plans, and for his involvement with housing lender OneWest. He startled many policy mavens this morning with comments on CNBC’s Squ…

Steven Terner Mnuchin, a Wall Street financier with Hollywood ties, who plays a banker in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply, has been named Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary. Not coincidentally, Mnuchin, 53, was national finance chairman for Trump’s successful presidential campaign. A familiar presence in Hollywood…

If Relativity Media goes public — something that CEO Ryan Kavanaugh says he’s exploring — it will be interesting to see exactly who owns and and controls what at the upstart movie, TV, and sports management company. It’s a black box to outsiders, and today’s announcement only sheds a little light: Relativity says…