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Tuesday, May. 28, 2024
Richie Shazam Joins m ss ng p eces' Directorial Roster
Production company m ss ng p eces, a part of the Tribeca Enterprises family, has added Richie Shazam to its directorial roster. This marks Shazam’s first representation as a director in the advertising and branded content space. Shazam caught m ss ng p eces’ attention when Tribeca Studios produced...
Tuesday, May. 28, 2024
Digitas Promotes Resende To ECD, Hires Hathaway As SVP, Creative
Digitas has elevated Nat Resende to executive creative director, Chicago, and hired McKay Hathaway to serve as sr. VP, creative. They will report into Atit Shah, chief creative officer. Shah, Resende and Hathaway will team to further advance the agency’s creativity capability and leadership...
Tuesday, May. 28, 2024
Study Finds Hollywood Movies Rarely Reflect Climate Change Crisis; Researchers Hope To Change That
Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might. That's one of the takeaways from a new study conducted by researchers who set out to determine if today's Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis. The vast majority of movies failed the "climate reality...
Tuesday, May. 28, 2024
Republic Signs Director Andrew Ryan Shepherd
Republic, a production, editorial, and design collective headquartered in Uptown Dallas, has signed director Andrew Ryan Shepherd to its Republic Productions roster and will represent him in the U.S. for commercial and branded content motion work. Shepherd has cultivated strong bonds with clients...
Monday, May. 27, 2024
"Furiosa" Narrowly Tops "Garfield" For #1 Box Office Spot Over Memorial Day Weekend
Furiosa won the holiday box office over Garfield by a hair. It was a close race, but the wasteland warrior of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga " came out slightly ahead of the plump orange cat with an estimated $32 million in ticket sales over the four-day weekend according to studio estimates Monday. "...
Monday, May. 27, 2024
Report: Toyota Set To End Massive Olympic Sponsorship Deal
Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee after this year's Paris Olympics, according to reports in Japan. Toyota has a contract through the 2024 Paris Games, which was reported to be valued at $835 million when it was announced...
Monday, May. 27, 2024
FCC To Consider Rules For AI-Generated Political Ads On TV and Radio, But Can't Touch Streaming
The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced last week (5/22) a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads. If adopted by the five-person commission, the proposal would add a...
Sunday, May. 26, 2024
"Furiosa," "Garfield" Top Slowest Memorial Day Weekend Box Office In Decades
Movie theaters are looking more and more like a wasteland this summer. Neither " Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga " nor " The Garfield Movie " could save Memorial Day weekend, which is cruising towards a two-decade low. "Furiosa," the Mad Max prequel starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, claimed the...
Saturday, May. 25, 2024
Sean Baker Wins Palme d'Or At Cannes Film Festival For "Anora"
Sean Baker's "Anora," a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or. The win Saturday for "Anora" marked a coronation for Baker, the 53-year-old indie filmmaker of "The Florida...
Friday, May. 24, 2024
Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin Advances Toward Trial With New Court Ruling
A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," keeping the case on track for a trial this summer. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging Baldwin with one count...