Wall Street analysts debate whether the standoff between the studio and the cable giant is "the end of the end," "the moment we have been worried about" or "not as material" as some fear.
Industry veterans allege that exhibition chains often required them to bulk-buy promotional tickets to their own movies as an upfront cost of getting screen time — and that the case isn't as simple as Seoul police have portrayed....
Her elevation follows the departure of Neeraj Khemlani and the retirement of Steve Locascio. Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews was tapped as president of CBS News.
“We want our members to continue to hone their skills so that, once the strikes are settled, they can return to work at the top of their game as premier sound artists," said MPSE president Mark Lanza.
The WGA informed members Thursday that the AMPTP requested the meeting in response to the guild's proposals that were outlined Aug. 4 in the so-called talks about talking.
Both the live Fox telecast of the Primetime Emmys and the pretaped Creative Arts ceremonies are migrating to January — on a federal holiday, no less! — in hopes of the two Hollywood strikes being resolved.
With glad-handing off the table as striking talent draws a line in the sand, awards strategists must negotiate limited options with perception concerns as the second phase of voting approaches.
The screen legend stars in the streaming service's recent project 'Cinnamon,' while her onetime co-star Antonio Fargas stars in 'Murder City,' both produced under a partnership with Village Roadshow to spotlight Black-led films: "It is grounded in something universal."
'Oppenheimer' is now the biggest World War II pic of all time at $552.9 million worldwide, while 'Meg 2: The Trench' and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' open ahead of expectations.
The 'Eastside Warrior' weighs the announcement that the deadlocked Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP will convene on Friday to discuss a path forward: "Lock everyone up in a small windowless office with a bathroom and a take-out menu from California Pizza Kitchen until they come up with a deal."
Speaking in front of the Netflix offices near Union Square, the SAG-AFTRA president urged actors to keep up their morale: "We are not going to back down."
The Pixar movie started off alarmingly slow but has since made a comeback after enjoying one of the best multiples ever for the storied animation studio.
Striking writers expressed both guarded optimism and wary skepticism as to why AMPTP president Carol Lombardini chose now to reach back out to the Writers Guild of America to renew discussions: "I feel like my ex of a year just called me up at 4 a.m. and asked if I miss them yet."