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FCC chairman Brendan Carr has already got Hollywood in a lather over his aggressive pursuit of specious complaints involving the editorial content of “60 Minutes,” NPR, PBS and other major media platforms. He’s also pursuing probes of Disney and Comcast for what he has described as “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination” — actions that […]

With the surprise box office success of “Sinners” (taking in nearly $237 million worldwide, so far), fans are itching to watch the horror film again and again at home. If you can’t make it to the movie theater, you can get your hands on the physical media release of “Sinners” with preorders available right now. […]

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Monday that he would meet with representatives from the U.S. film business to discuss his plan to impose 100% tariffs on foreign-made films. “I’m not looking to hurt the industry; I want to help the industry,” he said. “We’re going to meet with the industry. I […]

Five hours before Rauw Alejandro takes the stage for his two-hour concert, his agent, industry veteran Mike G, is skillfully maneuvering through the residential streets of Los Angeles as Beverly Hills turns into Culver City, and then Inglewood. A Partner and music agent at UTA, Mike is in high spirits, and is determined to bypass […]

“Long Story Short,” the Netflix animated series from “BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, has found its voice cast. Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Angelique Cabral, and Nicole Byer will all voice characters in the series, with Dave Franco and Michaela Dietz set as recurring guest stars. Netflix also revealed the […]

Paradise City Sales (formerly Memento International) has boarded Warwick Thornton’s “Wolfram: A Sequel to Sweet Country,” following his 2017 movie which won Venice’s special jury prize and Toronto’s Platform prize. Currently filming in Australia, around Alice Springs, “Wolfram” is a colonial thriller set in the 1930’s, four years after the events of “Sweet Country” and […]

Archstone Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to “Saurus City,” an animated feature from Suspended Animation Studios, 405 Productions Inc. and Bonfire Entertainment. The family-friendly adventure, blends cutting-edge 3D printing, handcrafted artistry and CGI. It also boasts an all-star voice cast including Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”), Emma Roberts (“We’re the Millers”), Dennis Quaid (“The Substance”), Tim Meadows […]

Benson Boone will be catapulting into an arena near you, or possibly close enough, in the late summer and early fall of 2025. He announced his first large-scale headlining tour Monday, with dates that run across North America from late August through early October. His U.S. touring kicks off Aug. 22 in St. Paul, with […]

In the Season 3 opener of “Hacks,” stand-up legend Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, touches down in Montreal to accept the comedy special of the year award at the venerable Just for Laughs festival. The episode allowed the Emmy-winning Max series to finally pay homage to the world’s biggest comedy fest, which for decades […]

Gen Z will meet Baby Boomer in David O. Russell’s next feature, with the “American Hustle” and “The Fighter” director lining up Jenna Ortega (“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Scream”) and Robert De Niro (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Irishman”) to star. “Shutout,” based on a screenplay by Alejandro Adams, is being produced by Russell, RK Films’ […]