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 Issue Date: 04/24/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
“Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Creators Pirouette To Ballet In “Étoile”
Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show “Étoile” – Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fame — are betting yes. Or, shall we say “oui” – the show is split between New York and Paris as
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Sex Assault Accuser’s Roommate Testifies At Harvey Weinstein Retrial
Hovering in the doorway of her roommate’s bedroom one evening in July 2006, TV production assistant Miriam Haley said Harvey Weinstein — her boss — had forcibly performed oral sex on her, her then-roommate testified Thursday at the ex-movie mogul’s retrial. “I said, ‘Miriam, that sounds like rape. I think you should call a lawyer,'”
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Pulse Adds Director Keith McCarthy To Its Global Roster
Multi award-winning director Keith McCarthy has joined the global roster at Pulse Films. With a background in screenwriting, McCarthy has a deep understanding of structure, pacing, comedic and emotional tone–skills that underpin everything he directs from stylized 30-second spots to longer-form narrative campaigns. His work has earned recognition from BAFTA, Cannes Lions, D&AD, and the
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Mikko Lehtinen Joins The Board Of Directors For Commercials and Branded Content
Director Mikko Lehtinen has joined The Board of Directors for exclusive U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. Brandon Tapp, executive producer at The Board of Directors, said of Lehtinen, “His work immediately caught our eye with its refined aesthetic and effortlessly global perspective–cinematic, elevated, and unconstrained by genre or geography. With a sharp visual
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Review: Director Isaiah Saxon’s “The Legend of Ochi”
“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid. Something tactile, something fantastical and, maybe, something a little dangerous — the kind of movie you knew you probably weren’t
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“SNL” to close out its 50th season with Scarlett Johansson and Bad Bunny
“Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest. NBC announced the lineup for its final three shows on Thursday, with Johansson and Bad Bunny headlining the May 17 show. The final show has in recent years gotten lots of attention for its
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Pastor calls for “full Target boycott” over DEI concerns
The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day “fast” boycott of Target stores over the retail chain’s commitment to diversity initiatives is now calling for that effort to continue as a “full Target boycott.” The Rev. Jamal Bryant said this week that the Minneapolis-based retailer has not met all of the boycott
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Pentagram New York tops winners in TDC71 Competition
Creative innovation and extraordinary craft were on full display in the global winners in the TDC71 Competition, announced by the Type Directors Club. This year’s global jury awarded a total of 170 TDC71 Certificates of Typographic Excellence–104 in Communication Design, 37 in Type Design, and 29 in Lettering–to entrants from 26 countries. Leading the way
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Nintendo Switch 2 preorders see “overwhelming” demand, frustrations for hopeful buyers
U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued amid high demand. Scores of consumers hoping to be among the first to own Nintendo’s latest gaming console — which is set to officially launch June 5 — jumped online to try and snag a
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Issue Date: 04/24/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
Technology Futurist Elav Horwitz, EVP and Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & Solutions at WPP, To Chair Future Now Executive Jury; Future-Forward Agency and Brand Leaders Join the Panel
New York Festivals Advertising Awards proudly announces technology trailblazer Elav Horwitz as Chair of the esteemed 2025 Future Now Executive Jury, joined by a panel of forward-thinking agency and brand leaders. The NYF Advertising Awards has assembled a distinguished panel of creative technology leaders to judge the 2024 Future Now categories as well as Creativity
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$1K+ Per Mile Is a Nice Way to Say ‘F*** Cancer!’
After a record breaking fundraising year in 2024 the Fireflies tour is looking for new riders to join the battle to fight cancer in 2025. The Fireflies West is a purpose driven cycling community whose mission is to ride bikes, to raise money, to find cures for cancer. Over the years, the Fireflies have built
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LOS YORK Drives Cummins 2027 X15 “Forever Rising” Campaign
The pioneering independent creative studio LOS YORK collaborated with the Young & Laramore agency on an epic campaign for the new Cummins X15 industrial diesel engine. The centerpiece of this initiative is a hero :30 spot highlighting performance details with sumptuous close-ups of the new Cummins engine. These images are accompanied by a custom-built long-haul
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DWA Presents Ultimate Events, April 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special)
Across this month’s full slate of alluring extracurricular activities, everyone open to new experiences has worlds to gain. Current and future leaders spanning all industries are going all in: Curtains will soon draw back and stages will illuminate. Scan the possibilities, pick your shots, and remember Anthony Bourdain’s wisdom: “The journey changes you; it should
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