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Issue Date: 04/04/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Editor Robert Komatsu Teams With Writers-Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck To Tell “Freaky Tales”
Having made its world premiere at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Freaky Tales–from writers-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden–hits theaters nationwide today (4/4) as a Lionsgate release. The feature marks a reunion for Boden, Fleck and editor Robert Komatsu, ACE. Their prior collaboration was the limited series Mrs. America (FX Networks), which dramatized the battle
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“MobLand” Marks Reunion For Tom Hardy and Director Guy Ritchie
Tom Hardy has collected troves of knowledge and skill throughout his journey as an actor, forming a megastar career. But any education he received from director Guy Ritchie during their time on the 2008 “RocknRolla” film was gained from afar. “I didn’t have very much to do with him … the first time I worked
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Trump Extends TikTok Deadline Another 75 Days, Continues To Look For A Deal
President Donald Trump on Friday said he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. Congress had mandated that the platform be divested from China by Jan. 19
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JPC and SAG-AFTRA agree to additional extension of negotiations on Commercials Contracts
In order to facilitate the continuation of productive negotiations, SAG-AFTRA and The Joint Policy Committee have agreed to an additional extension of the 2022 Commercials Contracts. The agreements, which were previously extended to expire at 11:59 p.m. PT, April 4, will now expire April 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT. The extension includes all waivers under
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FilmLA report finds substantial decline in stage shoot numbers
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, has published new data tracking sound stage-based film production in Greater Los Angeles. The seventh edition of FilmLA’s Sound Stage Production Report is based on aggregated data sourced from 17 participating studios in Greater Los Angeles. Combined, these studios
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Sphere Studios announces 2 new experiences in production: “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” and “From The Edge”
Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) has announced two new projects–“The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” and “From The Edge”–currently in production from Sphere Studios. Both productions are part of The Sphere ExperienceTM, Sphere’s slate of original immersive content. The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is set to open on August 28, 2025, and From The
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U.K. police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault
British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault. Brand
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