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- Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 11:30am
In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't leave. McNair was black. Years later, McNair was... 
The Directors Network Adds Tamir Moscovici To Its Directorial Roster
- Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020
Director Tamir Moscovici has joined talent agency The Directors Network for commercials and branded content in the U.S. His credits as of late span such brands as: McDonald’s McCafe for agency...
Ridley Scott Creative Group, Outernet Team On Development/Production Platform For Immersive Content
- Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020
Outernet Global, a high-capacity network of immersive media spaces in global city centers with the first due to open in London in December 2020, is entering into a major partnership with the...
Review: Director Chris Sanders' "Call of the Wild" Features A CGI Canine
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
Does the dog movie have any new tricks? Do we want it to?
For the most part, we want our dog movies like our pooches: comforting, obedient and slightly slobbery. "The Call of the Wild," the...
Quiet TV Week Topped By "NCIS"; Nielsen Week In Review
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
Two long-running television competitions, "American Idol" and "Survivor," debuted new seasons this past week but it was another old reliable that beat them both.
"NCIS," where star Mark...
Review: Director Autumn de Wilde's "Emma"
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
There's beauty to spare in the new screen adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma," from its palatial country estates with their art-filled galleries and manicured lawns, to the exquisitely detailed...
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- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 9:15pm
Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Adam McKay comedy "Don't Look Up" for Netflix. The streaming giant on Wednesday announced that it acquired the the project. McKay, who wrote the script, will direct the film about two low-level astronomers who go... -
- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 5:00pm
Burger King is breaking the mold in its new advertising campaign. The burger chain is portraying its Whopper covered in mold in print and TV ads running in Europe and the U.S. The message: Burger King is removing artificial preservatives from its... 
Bong Discusses Haves, Have-Nots In "Parasite"; TV Adaptation Of Film May Be In Offing At HBO
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
Oscar-winning "Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho said Wednesday the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning" to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel...
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- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 10:30am
Third Wheel, a Chicago-based video production company, has rebranded under the name Hike Creative. Video production is still the main focus of the company, started in 2012 by Chicago producer Megan St. John, but with the new name comes a honed-in...