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Convicted "Rust" Armorer Requests A New Trial In Fatal Shooting Of Cinematographer By Alec Baldwin
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust," court...
Director Jay Larson Signs With Supply&Demand
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
Bicoastal production company Supply&Demand has brought Jay Larson aboard its directorial roster, marking the start of his commercialmaking career. Larson is a hybrid talent with chops as a...
WW7 Adds Directing Duo Jams and Bash For Commercials, Branded Content
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
World War Seven (WW7) has added Jamaal Parham and Bashan Aquart, known as the directing duo Jams and Bash, to its roster of directorial talent for U.S. representation spanning commercials and...
Kristen Cavallo To Retire From Ad Industry
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) announced that Kristen Cavallo will be retiring as global CEO of MullenLowe this spring and will remain available to the company in an advisory capacity until 2025....
Frida Kahlo's Own Words Are Used To Tell Her Story In Director Carla Gutiérrez's Documentary
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo's personal writings are used to help tell the story of her life in a new documentary, "Frida."
Filmmaker Carla...
Steven Mnuchin's Interest In TikTok and Distressed NY Bank Echoes His Pre-Trump Investment Playbook
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
It seems like a bizarre mishmash: A former Trump cabinet official is saying he wants to buy TikTok just days after leading a group that pumped $1 billion into a beaten-down bank. But it all...
Elaine Cox Joins Saatchi & Saatchi As Exec Creative Director
- Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
Saatchi & Saatchi has hired Elaine Cox as executive creative director. The advertising veteran will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to chief creative officer Jason Schragger.
Cox...
"Kung Fu Panda 4" Tops Box Office For 2nd Consecutive Weekend
- Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024
"Kung Fu Panda 4" stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according...
TikTok Creators Say U.S. Ban Would Hurt Countless People and Businesses
- Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024
Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job.
Then he started...
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- Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 11:30am
David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday. He was 68. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home...