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- Variety· 8 OctIsrael’s Oscar Contender ‘Tell Me Everything’ Dropped From Swiss Queer Film Festival After Palestinian Groups’ Boycott Threats
A queer film festival in Switzerland has dropped an Israeli film from its lineup after receiving boycott threats from a collective of local groups including a Palestinian film festival.
Also atThe Hollywood Reporter - The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctOn the Floor as Skydance Tries to Win Over Wall Street
David Ellison, Ynon Kreiz and the C-suite rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning, now they need to convince investors they're worth buying.
- Variety· 8 OctA+E Global Media and Lifetime Expand Microdrama Slate, Announcing Mobile Launch Originals and Nearly 200 Titles Adapted for Third-Party Distribution
A+E Global Media and Lifetime are dramatically expanding their output in the world of microdramas and vertical video. The company has announced that its new MyLifetime.com platform will offer three original Lifetime vertical films from Microhouse Films as well as seven titles…
- Deadline· 8 OctMichael Douglas Was Third Choice For Gordon Gekko; How He Rode ‘Wall Street’s Slick Villain To Oscar Glory
EXCLUSIVE: Editor’s note: Mike Fleming Jr. here. For the better part of last year, my day began with a 6 a.m. call and an hour with Michael Douglas for his memoir One Helluva Ride.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctHorror Movies and Politics Are Killing Film Festivals
The film festival circuit is drowning in bloody genre fare and ideological theater. Whatever happened to indie cred?
- Vulture· 8 OctThe 12 Movies You Must Watch on Netflix This Month
Lots of horror! And an animated cat movie.
- Deadline· 8 OctBebe Neuwirth, Whitney Leavitt, Reece Weaver & More Among Line-Up For One-Night-Only ‘Chicago’ Anniversary Performance On Broadway
Broadway’s recording-breaking revival of Chicago will welcome back some old friends to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary on Broadway this November, with former cast members including Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton, Robyn Hurder, Whitney Leavitt, Ariana Madix and Alex Newell…
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctNetflix Plans Oscar Push for Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love,’ Promoting Jeon Do-yeon for Best Actress (Exclusive)
The company's campaign for the Korean film comes seven award seasons after 'Parasite' broke the glass ceiling for non-English-language films at the Oscars.
- Deadline· 8 OctJoe Rogan Sets Multi-Year Extension With Spotify
Spotify and top podcaster Joe Rogan have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. The parties declined to specify terms, including financials. The Wall Street Journal reported that Rogan could end up with an “estimated earnout” of $250 million.
- Deadline· 8 OctDavid Decker Lands Top Content Sales Role At Skydance With Jay Askinasi Overseeing Ads, Ray Hopkins Leading Distribution
Skydance has named its top executives across content licensing, advertising and distribution. David Decker will become President, Content Sales, Jay Askinasi has been named Chief Revenue Officer, Advertising and Ray Hopkins has been appointed President, Distribution.
Also atVariety - Deadline· 8 OctPrime Video Thriller ‘The Assassin’ Gets Season 2 Trailer And Launch Date In UK & Ireland
“If anyone can get this done, it’s your mother,” Freddie Highmore’s Edward hears in the first trailer for Prime Video thriller The Assassin Season 2. Amazon’s streaming service has released a trailer and pencilled in a November 6 launch date for the show in the UK and Ireland.
- Deadline· 8 Oct‘NAZA’ Producer James Wilson Addresses Israeli Government Backlash Against Directors
NAZA producer James Wilson has addressed the Israeli government and military backlash against co-directors Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham over their bombshell documentary exposing Israel’s deliberate targeting of civilian targets in Gaza.
- IndieWire· 8 OctCrew Members on Ben Shapiro’s Pro-ICE Film Were Surprised by the Movie’s MAGA Politics. What Did They Deserve to Know?
A crew member who quit "Pawn Shop" says they wouldn't have taken the job had they known more about the pro-ICE action movie — raising questions about what indie productions should disclose before workers sign on.
- Deadline· 8 OctSkydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz Says Jobs Cuts Will Be Handled “Respectfully, Transparently” As Company Restructures
Ynon Kreiz, the new co-chief executive of Skydance, said a planned $6 billion in cost savings will come from “technology, marketing consolidation, real estate optimization, and some labor.
- Variety· 8 OctReviewCBS Vampire Sitcom ‘Eternally Yours’ Is a Genial Riff on ‘Ghosts’: TV Review
The CBS sitcom “Eternally Yours” is not officially a spinoff of the network’s hit series “Ghosts.” But, functionally, that’s the pitch. Another story of supernatural roommates from the same creative team, “Eternally Yours” swaps out specters for vampires.
Eternally YoursAlso atThe Hollywood Reporter - IndieWire· 8 OctReview‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Distressing Biography of an Uber-Wealthy Tech Bro Is Less Bombshell Than Summary of How We Got Here
At nearly four hours, Gibney's documentary boasts a damning and exhaustively researched portrait of Elon Musk, even if the access has its limitations.
Musk - Literary Hub· 8 OctThe Third Circuit finds that AI companies can’t use material with an original “creative spark.”
Last week the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which oversees the districts of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Virgin Islands, upheld and further underlined a lower court ruling in the ongoing AI and copyright case of Thomson
- Vulture· 8 OctWhich of Julianne Moore’s Amazing Objects Do You Want Most?
The actor’s Architectural Digest Open Door tour is a fabulous showcase of all the different kinds of chair a person can have.
- Variety· 8 OctLucio Fulci’s ‘The Beyond’ Set for Remake; Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films Forge Partnership for More Genre Reboots (EXCLUSIVE)
An Italian horror classic is set to get a remake. Lucio Fulci’s 1981 film “The Beyond” was announced as the first remake from a strategic partnership between Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films, which aims to “secure remake rights to genre films for theatrical…
- Variety· 8 OctByron Allen, Meredith Vieira, Patrika Darbo Among This Year’s Daytime Emmys Gold and Silver Circle Inductees
Allen Media Group founder, chairman and CEO Byron Allen, host/executive producer Meredith Vieira and performer Patrika Darbo are among this year’s Gold and Silver Circle inductees set to be honored this month at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, the National Academy of…
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