Month: October 2018

After a summer during which a controversy swelled over the possibility of a “popular film” honor being included in the Academy Awards mix, a funny thing happened on Hollywood’s annual trek to the Dolby Theater: the traditional studios are making something of a best picture comeback. Acclaim for Warner Bros.’ “A Star Is Born,” Universal
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Spring cleaning started early at Facebook: The company unveiled a new version of its Messenger chat app Tuesday that cuts down on a lot of the clutter that had found its way into the app in recent years. The biggest change: The new Messenger version features just 3 tabs, as opposed to the previous 9
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Ben Stassen of nWave Studios is set to direct his next 3D animated feature, “Bigfoot Superstar,” the sequel to “Son of Bigfoot” (pictured), which was released internationally in 2017 and grossed more than $50 million worldwide. Paris-based company Charades, which successfuly pre-sold Stassen’s “The Queen’s Corgi” worldwide, is re-teaming with Stassen on “Bigfoot Superstar” and
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October 23, 2018 10:39AM PT [embedded content] The Writers Guild of America West has launched a campaign to urge its members not to work for free. “All writers need jobs, and especially when it’s early in their careers, it can feel like they have to do whatever it takes to get hired,” said screenwriter and
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Getty ImagesVictor VIRGILE In recent months, a growing number luxury fashion houses like Gucci and Michael Kors have announced a commitment to more ethical fashion practices. On Friday, Maison Margiela shared that after designer John Galliano’s meeting with PETA, the brand would go fur free, joining the ranks of brands like Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney,
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October 23, 2018 10:32AM PT Paul Franklin is set to retire as president of CBS Television Distribution after two and a half years in the post. CBS is expected to reorganize its content distribution arm to put oversight of domestic syndication under international sales chief Armando Nunez, who is now president and CEO of CBS
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Blumhouse Television has added five new positions, to expand its production, development and business affairs teams, Variety has learned exclusively. The new hires are: Lisa Niedenthal as executive vice president of production; Tevin Adelman as vice president of production; Alexandra Reed as manager of production ;Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs; and Kyle Chalmers
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Pantelion Films has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Manolo Caro’s Latin American version of Italian hit “Perfect Strangers” (“Perfectos Desconocidos”). The dark comedy is Mexican exhibition giant Cinepolis’ first foray into feature film production and will have its world premiere at the 16th Morelia Int’l Film Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Cinepolis Distribution is
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The first images of Lego’s full line of “Overwatch” sets have leaked online. While the the official Lego “Overwatch” website still only offers a splash page stating more information is “coming soon”, fan-site The Brick Fan (via the Overwatch subreddit) spotted the images on Target’s registry app. There are several sets scheduled to release, comprising
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Hulu is now seeing Starz: The streamer reached a deal with the Lionsgate-owned premium TV network to offer Starz as an option to customers on any of Hulu’s subscription plans. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 23, Hulu subscribers can add Starz for $8.99 per month, the same price it’s available for directly and through Amazon, Sling TV
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October 23, 2018 9:30AM PT George McTeague has been appointed senior vice president of development for Optomen Productions, an All3Media company, Variety has learned exclusively. In his new role, McTeague will report directly to Optomen’s president, Maria Silver. He will be based out of the New York office and work alongside Los Angeles-based senior vice president
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Check out the official Nobody’s Fool red band trailer starring Tiffany Haddish! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Nobody’s Fool: https://www.fandango.com/nobodys-fool-2018-212554/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: November 2, 2018 Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Courtney Henggeler, Tika Sumpter Directed By: Tyler Perry Synopsis: A woman who gets released from prison and
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This year’s TwitchCon, which kicks off later this week, will feature a series of celebrity-driven talks designed to “inspire and entertain the Twitch community,” Twitch announced Tuesday. The talks are all geared toward getting into streaming, how to build audiences and the sustainability of the medium with talks from “Fortnite” superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Tony Hawk,
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