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 Issue Date: 05/07/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Disney Adds 1.4 Million New Streaming Subscribers In Strong Second Quarter
Disney posted solid profits and revenue in the second quarter as its domestic theme parks thrived and the company added well over a million subscribers to its streaming service. The company also boosted its profit expectations for the year, sending shares up 11% Wednesday. Disney also announced that it will build a seventh theme park
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Nevada high court weighs public access to secretive legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire
Nevada’s high court is weighing whether to open up courtroom access and unseal records in the secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies. The case has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, with most documents under seal. But reporting by The New York
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Director Leilani Croucher Lands Her First U.S. Representation, Joins RSA Films
RSA Films has added Australian-born filmmaker Leilani Croucher to its roster for her first commercial and branded content representation in the U.S. Croucher’s distinctive style combines bold, colorful visuals with culturally sharp storytelling as seen in her Cannes Lion-winning Berlei bras’ “Boob Balls” (via The Monkeys) and McDonald’s “#TheOriginalMouthful”(via DDB); the first features disembodied breasts
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The Reids Expand Their Anonymous Content Representation To The U.S. Market
The Reids, the directorial duo comprised of brothers Will and Ed Reid, have expanded their relationship with production company Anonymous Content for their first career U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded entertainment and music videos. Last year, the South East London-born and bred duo joined Anonymous for representation in the U.K. and Amsterdam and quickly went
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Director Shiraz Joins Lord Danger For U.S. Representation
Production house Lord Danger, a key part of the Monstera Group of creative companies, has added mono-monikered director Shiraz to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. His visual acumen and “skate-punk” aesthetic are a large part of why his music video collaborations with hip-hop artist bbno$ have scored tens
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Review: Director/Co-Writer Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides”
Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides” is less than two hours long and yet contains nearly a quarter-century of time’s relentless march forward. Few films course with history the way it does in the Chinese master’s latest, an epic collage that spans 21 years. Jia undertook the film during the pandemic, assembling a mix of
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Review: Writer-Director Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship”
Craig Waterman is a suburban dad in middle age who favors extremely puffy jackets, yearns to see the new Marvel movie and is so uncool that he lobbies his town to have speed bumps installed. Naturally, he has no friends. That changes one day when a misdirected package arrives in the mail and he trots
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Former Model Takes The Stand In Harvey Weinstein’s Retrial
Days into Harvey Weinstein ‘s first sexual assault trial in 2020, prosecutors privately spoke for the first time with a former model who alleged that he had forced oral sex on her. But that jury was never told about Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola’s claim. Prosecutors have said they still were investigating the allegation when Weinstein, a
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Jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs trial to be finalized on Friday
The jury in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will be finalized on Friday, two days later than expected. Judge Arun Subramanian granted a request by lawyers Wednesday for extra time to decide who they will eliminate from a list of 45 finalists to be on the jury. It’s the last
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Actor Michael Pitt charged with sex abuse, assault of ex-girlfriend in New York
Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber at his New York City home, according to a grand jury indictment. Pitt, 44, whose lawyers denied the allegations, was
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Issue Date: 05/07/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
DWA Presents Ultimate Events, May 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special)
Over the past few years, we have adapted together; now, our ships are coming in. Comparatively, we may go less often, stay closer to home, and spend more time phoning things in … but new days are growing heavy with promise. In our refined order, learning opportunities beckon, inviting us to build and fortify relationships,
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