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 Issue Date: 04/28/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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SAG-AFTRA National Board Approves Commercials Contracts Deal
At its regularly scheduled, two-day, in person plenary which wrapped Sunday (4/27), SAG-AFTRA’s National Board overwhelmingly approved the 2025 Commercials Contracts tentative agreements reached with the Joint Policy Committee on April 12. The agreements will now be submitted to the membership for ratification. One-year streaming use fees have been increased by up to 33.33% to
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Spielberg, Lucas, De Niro, Freeman Praise Francis Ford Coppola As He Accepts The AFI Life Achievement Award
Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and Harrison Ford fought back tears reflecting on his role in the 1974 film, “The Conversation.” At the center of it all was Francis Ford Coppola, who on Saturday received
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Roles Evolve and Go Deeper For The Women of “Andor” In Season 2
Mon Mothma was first introduced to “Star Wars” fans as the rebel leader who appears only long enough to move the plot forward by delivering battle plans in hushed tones. But in the last moments of the most recent “Andor” episodes on Disney+ (spoilers for already released episodes ahead) she is a patrician senator who,
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Cannes Film Festival unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong
Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner. Festival organizers on Monday unveiled the eight jury members who will join president Juliette Binoche at the 78th edition of the French film festival next month. The other jurors
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Cannes Lions Sets The Stage With 2025 Content Lineup
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched the 2025 content program, showcasing a world-class lineup of global thought leaders, pioneering brands and cultural changemakers from across the spectrum of creativity. Natasha Woodwal, director of content, Lions, said, “This year’s content program reflects the immense transformation underway in the creative industries. From a record
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Autopsy Confirms Oscar-Winning Actor Gene Hackman Died From Heart Disease
The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report. The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve
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Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say
Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions. Multiple artists and producers involved in the center’s Tapestry of Pride schedule, which
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On Air, “60 Minutes” Reporter Says “None Of Us Is Happy” About Changes That Led Producer Bill Owens To Quit
“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute Sunday to Bill Owens, the show’s executive producer who resigned last week, saying on the air that “none of us is happy” about the extra supervision that corporate leaders are imposing. Pelley made his comments at the end of the evening’s CBS News telecast, saying that in quitting,
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White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment
There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has battled with
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“Sinners” Stays Strong Atop Box Office As A 20-Year Old “Star Wars” Film Takes 2nd Place
Horror movies are often one-week wonders at the box office, but Ryan Coogler’s”Sinners” is defying the odds and proving to be true event cinema. In its second weekend in theaters, “Sinners” earned $45 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s down a miniscule 6% from
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Drag performer Jiggly Caliente from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” franchise dies at 44
Drag performer Bianca Castro-Arabejo, who was known as reality television star Jiggly Caliente on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” died Sunday at age 44, days after her family reported hospitalization for a serious infection. Castro-Arabejo, who became a judge on “Drag Race Philippines” in 2022, scrapped plans to appear on the upcoming season after a recent hospitalization
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Tech Industry Tried To Curtail AI’s Pervasive Bias. Now Trump Wants To End Those “Woke AI” Efforts
After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products. In the White House and the Republican-led Congress, “woke AI” has replaced harmful algorithmic discrimination as a problem that needs fixing. Past efforts to “advance equity” in AI development and
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