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Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2024
Ron Howard Discusses The Allure of Documentaries, How They Inform His Scripted Work
Director-producer Ron Howard has notably diversified into the documentary realm with such work as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week--The Touring Years (2016), Pavarotti (2019) and We Feed People (2022), which spotlighted renowned chief José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen which evolved...
Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2024
With "Rust" Trial Looming For Alec Baldwin, He and Wife Announce TLC Family Reality Series
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are the next family set to star in their own reality series. The actor and producer, who has seven kids under age 10 with his wife, announced the TLC reality show about their life as a party of nine. "The Baldwins," the show's working title, is set to release in...
Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2024
Cultivate.Media Signs Todd Kapostasy For U.S. Spot Representation
Director Todd Kapostasy has signed with bicoastal Cultivate.Media--the commercial and content production company overseen by managing director/executive producer Mark Thomas and EP Stuart Wilson--for exclusive U.S. spot representation. Kapostasy’s projects range from commercials and branded content...
Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
LOBO Expands Live-Action Division Via Strategic Partnership With Surreal Hotel Arts
Creative production studio LOBO has entered into a strategic partnership with Surreal Hotel Arts. The arrangement further enhances LOBO’s new live-action division and expands its roster of directors. News of the collaboration comes just weeks after LOBO formally launched its live-action division...
Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
As Docuseries EP/Narrator, Idris Elba Helps Uncover The WWII Soldiers Of Color Who Got "Erased"
One of Idris Elba's grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn't know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. "That part of my family's history has been erased somewhat," says Elba. That helped fuel the actor's push to narrate and executive produce the four-part National Geographic...
Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
Park Pictures Signs Director Leo Aguirre
Park Pictures has added filmmaker Leo Aguirre to its roster for U.S. representation. Aguirre is a multi-hyphenate talent who utilizes his diverse experience as a writer, photographer, cinematographer, and editor to his advantage as a director. Aguirre is a first-generation Mexican-American born and...
Sunday, Jun. 2, 2024
"Garfield" Tops A Slow Weekend Box Office
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony's "The Garfield Movie," Warner Bros.' " Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga " and a slew of holdovers. Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in...
Friday, May. 31, 2024
Hill Holliday Expands Creative Department
Integrated strategy, creative and media agency Hill Holliday has expanded its creative department with the addition of four new creative directors--Jim English, Scott Padden, Danny Murphy and Alexandra Ebright--as well as two new executive vice president roles, with Dave Weist appointed EVP, head...
Thursday, May. 30, 2024
OpenAI's Altman Sidesteps Questions About Governance, Johansson Voice Controversy At UN AI Summit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency's annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology. But Altman spent part of his virtual appearance fending off thorny...
Thursday, May. 30, 2024
"Star Trek" Actor George Takei Is Determined To Keep Sharing His Japanese American Story
The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, labeled enemies during World War II is an historical experience that has traumatized, and galvanized, the Japanese American community over the decades. For George Takei, who portrayed Hikaru Sulu aboard the USS Enterprise in the "...