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Golden Globes: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads With 5 Wins, ‘Succession’ Tops TV With 4 (Winners List)

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“Oppenheimer” reigned supreme at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday just as it once loomed large at the summer box office. (sic)

Jan. 7th , 2024

Netflix Gets the 'Scoop' on Prince Andrew's Bombshell BBC Interview in New Movie Trailer

Netflix said the film, starring Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell, will reveal "the story of the women who secured the scoop of the decade" this April

Published on Feb. 12, 2024

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Squid Game: The Challenge contestants threaten legal action against Netflix and producers

Contestants on the new Squid Game-inspired reality show are threatening legal action against Netflix and producers after claiming they got hypothermia and nerve damage during filming.

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Nov 23rd /2023

Image Comics has an Image Problem an expose on Image Comics (WDM)

There is a problem with the culture at Image comics. I am not the first one to notice this, either. There have been various other writers who have tried to put a spotlight on this issue. 

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Nov. 20th /2023

Warner Bros. Discovery Sets New Leadership for Global Consumer Products & Finances

(New York, NY) – Bruce Campbell, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced a new global structure for Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences (GBFE), the division that comprises WBD’s worldwide consumer products, themed entertainment, franchise management and development, and DC Comics businesses.

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Oct. 25th /2023

WB Discovery Un-cancel’s Coyote vs Acme Due to Negative PR & Filmmakers Pulling Out of Projects

The animated/live-action feature starring John Cena was one of many properties recently cancelled after being completed by WB Studios.

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Nov. 15th /2023

Asteroid City is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson, from a story he wrote with Roman Coppola. It features an ensemble cast including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, and Jeff Goldblum.

Its metatextual plot simultaneously depicts the events of a Junior Stargazer convention in a retrofuturistic version of 1955, staged as a play, and the creation of the play.

Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has been rescheduled “in light of the deeply troubling circumstances resulting in the loss of innocent lives” due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Oct 10th / 2023

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El Gouna Film Festival Rescheduled Due to Israel-Hamas War

By Ellise Shafer of Variety Magazine

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NBC NEWS VIDEO Writers Guild of America strike officially ends after 148 days. Visit nbcnews.com

The Writers Guild of America strike has officially ended after union council members unanimously voted to return to work amid negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The three-year deal will increase minimums, has rules about artificial intelligence and will provide a bonus for viewership residuals on streaming.

Sept. 27, 2023

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Toronto International Film Festival kicks off amid actors and writers strike

September 7, 2023

The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors but festival CEO Cameron Bailey is touting a strong lineup and ticket sales.  

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The Death of the Blockbuster

WellDoneMovies.com by: Lee Fenton

So.

The modern day blockbuster is dying. Again.

The public's freaking out; influencers are worried about their bread and butter and film executives have little to worry about, except the mortgage on their vacation home in the Riviera, and how much their yacht will fetch at open auction.

Also, a near industry-wide strike is happening.


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Date: Aug. 26th/2023

Once you’re on his list, there’s only one way off. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is #KravenTheHunter – watch the red band trailer now. The hunt is on exclusively in movie theaters - coming soon.

Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film. Directed by: J.C. Chandor

Screen Story and Screenplay by: Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk

Based on the Marvel Comics

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Ava DuVernay makes history as first Black woman to have film compete in Venice Film Festival

Sept. 6, 2023

At the Venice Film Festival press conference for Ava DuVernay’s new film “Origin” on Wednesday, the director revealed that she has previously been told not to apply to the festival because “you won’t get in.”

DuVernay is making history this year as the first African American woman in the festival’s 80-year existence to have a film compete for the Golden Lion.

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SAG-AFTRA Says Dual Strikes Against Video Games & Film/TV Industry “Makes Sense” As Key Issues Of Wages & AI “Mirror” Each Other

September 6, 2023

With SAG-AFTRA members already on strike against films and TV shows and voting now underway to authorize a separate strike against the video game industry, the guild’s leaders are saying that a dual strike, if it comes to that, “makes sense” because the issues at stake in both contracts “mirror” each other.

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Drew Carey today saluted the writers who thanked him for the meals he provided strikers at Bob’s Big Boy and Swingers during the WGA work stoppage. It was his first public comments on his charitable efforts.

“I deeply appreciate all the love and thanks. It (was worth) every dime. But if you really want to thank someone for those meals, thank Bruce Helford and all the Drew Carey Show writers.

Sept 30th, 2023

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Drew Carey Speaks For First Time On His Free Meals For Writers Program Now That WGA Strike Is Settled

Martin Scorsese Says ‘Fight Back’ Against Comic Book Movie Culture by Supporting Directors Like Christopher Nolan: ‘We’ve Got to Save Cinema’

In a sprawling new profile with GQ, director Martin Scorsese discussed comic book and franchise culture, a topic which he has spoken about at length in the past.

When asked about those blockbusters, Scorsese said that their omnipresence could be negative to audiences who aren’t well-versed in other types of film.

Sep 25, 2023

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