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Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management Express Interest In Buying Paramount For $26 Billion
Sony Pictures and the private equity firm Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion, according to a person familiar with the details. Sony would be the majority shareholder and Apollo would have a minority stake, according to the person, who...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke Share Their Running Joke About "Wildcat," Delve Into Life and Imagination of Flannery O'Connor
Ethan Hawke and his daughter Maya Hawke have a running joke about their Flannery O'Connor movie. "Wildcat," which Ethan directed and Maya stars in as O'Connor, was made with complete sincerity. It's a deeply creative investigation into the Southern Catholic novelist and short story writer behind "A...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Grand Clios Bestowed Upon Work Hailing From 15 Countries
The Clio Awards revealed and honored the 2024 Grand Clio winners at an awards ceremony hosted by actress, comedian, and writer Andrea Savage. True to the global nature of the competition, Grand-winning entries hailed from 15 countries, including Australia, Spain, Colombia, Canada, Japan, Uruguay,...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Mel Brooks, Quinta Brunson To Receive Special Peabody Honors
Mel Brooks, the award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and director whose career has spanned over seven decades, will receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award. And Quinta Brunson, the award-winning writer, producer, actor, and comedian, has been named recipient of the Peabody Trailblazer Award...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Shortlisting Jury Members Selected For Cannes Lions
Cannes Lions has announced the lineup of global experts from across the creative industries who will shortlist world-class creative work this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from June 17-21...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
Review: Director Michael Showalter's "The Idea of You"
In the warmly charming rom-com "The Idea of You," Anne Hathaway plays a 40-year-old divorcee and Silver Lake art gallery owner who, after taking her teenage daughter to Coachella, becomes romantically involved with a 24-year-old heartthrob in the boy band August Moon. They first meet after she...
Thursday, May. 2, 2024
DC/DOX Documentary Fest Unveils Its Full Slate of Films
The DC/DOX documentary film festival in the nation’s capital has announced the full slate of films for its second edition. In addition to the previously announced Signature Screenings of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Every Little Thing, Look Into My Eyes , and Luther: Never Too Much , DC/...
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024
Durable Goods Signs Director Lionel Coleman For U.S. Commercial Representation
Durable Goods has signed director Lionel Coleman for commercial representation in the U.S. market. From narrative to docu-style ads, sports to visual lifestyle, Coleman’s commercial portfolio spans such brands as Adidas, Ford, Gatorade, Huggies, Kia, Nike, Power Bar, Red Cross, and Walmart. An...
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024
Director Joan Bosch Lands First U.S. Representation, Joins Sibling Films
Sibling Films--part of the New York and L.A.-based brand studio and production company Sibling Rivalry--has added Joan Bosch to its directorial roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. This marks the first representation in the American market for the Catalan writer/...
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024
Craig Elimeliah Named Chief Creative Officer At Code and Theory
Craig Elimeliah has been appointed chief creative officer at Code and Theory, a technology-led creative agency. The Stagwell shop maintains a staff of 50 percent engineers and 50 percent creatives. Elimeliah is the latest hire for Code and Theory which last month brought Raj Bhatia on board as...