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		Issue Date: 12/30/2025 \| Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment SHOOT News of the Day Chevy Chase Is Under The Spotlight, Warts and All, In Director Marina Zenovich’s Documentary Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which airs Thursday on CNN. During their very first meeting, he Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/chevy-chase-is-under-the-spotlight-warts-and-all-in-director-marina-zenovichs-documentary/ Review: Writer-Director Charlie Polinger’s “The Plague” The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger’s stylish first feature, “The Plague.” The title of Polinger’s film might bring to mind Stephen King or recent global history, but “The Plague” is set entirely around the clear, chlorinated pools and shadowy hallways of a water polo camp, circa 2003. There, 12-year-old Ben (Everett Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/review-writer-director-charlie-polingers-the-plague/ Review: Writer-Director Zak Hilditch’s “We Bury the Dead” Movies that begin with a wedding often don’t bode well for the couple. Starting with the so-called happy ending can only really guarantee a reversal of fortune. In the case of “We Bury the Dead,” in theaters Friday, something cosmically catastrophic is coming: the accidental detonation of an experimental weapon that instantly wipes out some Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/article/review-writer-director-zak-hilditchs-we-bury-the-dead/ Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its AI efforts Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms. The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta closed the deal at more than $2 billion. Manus, Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/meta-buys-startup-manus-in-latest-move-to-advance-its-ai-efforts/ Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations from artists The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility, prompting the institution’s president to accuse the performers of making their decisions because of politics. The Cookers, a jazz supergroup that has performed together for nearly Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/kennedy-center-renaming-prompts-new-round-of-cancellations-from-artists/ France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney and their twins Ella and Alexander Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star of the “Ocean’s” series of heist movies and his family were announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/france-grants-citizenship-to-george-and-amal-clooney-and-their-twins-ella-and-alexander/ Hollywood stars Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo recognized in New Year’s honor’s list Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life. Elba, who starred as a drug dealer in “The Wire” and the president of the United Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_newsbriefs/hollywood-stars-idris-elba-cynthia-erivo-recognized-in-new-years-honors-list/ To view all SHOOT stories and features on SHOOTonline click here. Issue Date: 12/30/2025 \| Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment SPW News of the Day Nominations Announced For 13th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced the nominations for the 13th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, presented by L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty. Winners will be honored at the Valentine’s Day awards gala on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The announcement was made by Julie Socash, President Full Article Permalink: https://www.shootonline.com/spw/nominations-announced-for-13th-annual-muahs-guild-awards/ To view all stories on The SHOOT Publicity Wire click here. MySHOOT Company Profiles the now corporation Spittn Image Altered.LA Digital Domain charlieuniformtango Late Shift
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