Entertainment

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors, is officially on strike against the film and TV companies, setting off the entertainment industry’s first industrywide shutdown via double…
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Sony Music Middle East has appointed veteran regional music exec Rami Mohsen, formerly with Spotify, as its new managing director.  Prior to joining Sony Music Middle East, Rami was the head…
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Leading true crime specialist indies have teamed to launch the Association of True Crime Producers (ATCP) in the U.K. and Ireland. Avalon, First Look TV, ITN Productions, Monster…
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Though it was at one point reported that the most recent draft of Lionsgate’s “Borderlands” movie had been co-written by Craig Mazin, that involvement doesn’t seem to be true.…
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Searchlight Pictures’ vice president of national publicity Diana Loomis is leaving the studio after nearly two decades as head of its East Coast office. Loomis will depart at the end of the…
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Actor, director and screenwriter Chen Sicheng is one of the giants of contemporary Chinese cinema. His three “Detective Chinatown” films have earned more than $1.2 billion of box office…
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FREEDOM FINDS FAVOR ITN Distribution has picked up distribution rights in North and Latin America for the live action fantasy epic, “Fight For Freedom” from Incredible Film. The completed…
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“Go As a River,” the emotional and epic debut novel from author Shelley Read, has landed with content producers Fifth Season and Mazur Kaplan for a movie adaptation. Fifth…
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Disney’s red carpet premiere for “Haunted Mansion,” held on July 15 at Disneyland, will take place even if there is a SAG-AFTRA strike. If the actors guild does call a strike, the premiere…
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The Global Citizen Festival will return to Central Park Sept. 23 for another ticketed-but-free concert, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill set as the day’s headliners. Megan Thee…
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