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  • Friday, May. 5, 2017
Diane Keaton to receive AFI Life Achievement Award 
In this Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, Diane Keaton arrives at the 13th Annual Gala in the Garden at the Hammer Museum, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Diane Keaton will receive the American Film Institute's highest honor next month.

AFI announced Friday that Keaton will accept its 45th Life Achievement Award during a gala tribute in Los Angeles on June 8.

The starry dinner ceremony will air as a special on TNT later in June.

The 71-year-old Keaton won an Academy Award for playing the title character in "Annie Hall" and has three other lead actress Oscar nominations.

Previous recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award include George Lucas, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks and Jane Fonda.

  • Thursday, May. 4, 2017
Queen Latifah stars in movie about Flint water crisis 
In this April 6, 2017, file photo, Queen Latifah speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
By Rob Gillies
TORONTO (AP) -- 

Queen Latifah is hoping that her role in a movie about the Flint water crisis will bring more attention to what she calls one of the great American tragedies of this century.

Latifah said Thursday during filming in Toronto that American officials including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder acted for too long like the water crisis did not exist and that someone should be in jail for it.

Flint's water was tainted with lead for at least 18 months, starting in spring 2014. While under the control of state-appointed financial managers, the city of nearly 100,000 tapped the Flint River as its water source while a new pipeline was being built to Lake Huron. But the river water wasn't treated to reduce corrosion, allowing lead from old pipes and other fixtures to leach into the drinking water.

"There were a bunch of people who knew about it and then didn't do anything," Latifah said between takes.

The movie follows the story of women from More

  • Thursday, May. 4, 2017
Proteges, mentors set for inaugural DGA TV director mentorship program
In this Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 file photo, Paris Barclay attends the LA Premiere Screening of “Sons Of Anarchy” at at TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Directors Guild of America has announced the participants for a newly launched TV director mentorship and professional development program for members. Part of the DGA’s Director Development Initiative, the new program builds upon the Guild’s expanded talent development lineup and push for industry inclusion.
 
“With television directing jobs on the rise and more industry employers heeding the call for director diversity – our members have told us that they are seeking career development resources to help set them up for success,” said DGA president Paris Barclay. “And the DGA has the best resources in the world – a deep well of talent made up of seasoned TV directors who are dedicated and eager to give back to their Guild and share their years of expert experience with the next generation. That was the driving force behind this new mentorship program and initiatives which are designed to equip early-career directors and members More

  • Thursday, May. 4, 2017
Young director Shephard makes a bit of history with her film debut 
In this April 21, 2017 file photo, Quinn Shephard attends the Chanel Tribeca Film Festival Women's Filmmaker Luncheon in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
By John Carucci
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Overcoming the hurdle of being a woman director in Hollywood is tough enough, but trying to do it a few years removed from high school is an even more daunting task.

So it was to be expected that Quinn Shephard - just 22 years old - was filled with nervous energy as she prepared to screen her feature film debut, "Blame," at a major film festival premiere amid cameras, lights and celebrities recently.

"It's like when you're going up on a roller coaster, and you chose to be on it," Shephard said last week. "You're excited that you're on it, but you're also terrified. That's kind of how I feel."

Shephard's journey to the Tribeca Film Festival - where she became the youngest woman director to debut a feature film, according to organizers - was untraditional. She started writing the film when she was 15, put college on hold to work on her movie, and used money set aside for college to fund her film. Even casting one of her main stars, More

  • Wednesday, May. 3, 2017
"Handmaid's Tale" wins 2nd season as Hulu unveils live-TV option 
This image released by Hulu shows Elisabeth Moss as Offred in a scene from "The Handmaid's Tale." The series has won a second season from Hulu. (George Kraychyk/Hulu via AP)
By Frazier Moore, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Just a week after its premiere, "The Handmaid's Tale" has won a second season from Hulu , which is bringing aboard Alec Baldwin for an upcoming drama series about events that led to the 9/11 attacks.

The subscription service also on Wednesday announced the launch of an optional upgrade that delivers multiple channels of live programming along with streaming content.

This live-TV option provides live and on-demand programming from more than 50 sports, news, entertainment and kids' channels, including shows from the four major broadcast networks, along with Hulu's existing streaming library. The monthly plan costs $39.99, which includes Hulu's standard $7.99 commercial service. The no-commercials plan costs an additional $4 per month.

"Hulu can now be your primary source of television - live or on demand," said Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins.

Among newly acquired off-network series: NBC's "This Is Us," this season's reigning freshman More

  • Wednesday, May. 3, 2017
ANA accepting entries for Multicultural Excellence Awards
ANA CEO Bob Liodice
NEW YORK -- 

The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) is now accepting entries for its annual Multicultural Excellence Awards.

Now in its 17th year, the Multicultural Excellence Awards recognize outstanding multicultural advertising campaigns produced by marketers and their agencies. Winners will be announced during the 2017 ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference, November 5–7 in Miami Beach.

For a campaign to be eligible, it must have appeared between June 2016 and June 2017. Entries are open to ANA members and nonmember companies, or agencies and media companies submitting on behalf of their clients. Winners will be chosen based on the creativity of the campaign and relevancy to the targeted segment. The categories are:

  • African-American
  • Asian
  • Audio (Radio, Internet Radio, and Podcasts)
  • Digital, Social, and Mobile Media
  • Experiential Marketing
  • Hispanic
  • LGBT
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  • Tuesday, May. 2, 2017
"The Book of Henry" To Open L.A. Film Festival
Pictured (l-r) are Jaeden Lieberher as Henry, Jacob Tremblay as Peter, and Naomi Watts as Susan who star in Colin Trevorrow’s "The Book of Henry," a Focus Features release (photo by Alison Cohen Rosa/courtesy of Focus Features)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the LA Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced that the 2017 Festival’s opening night film will be the world premiere of Colin Trevorrow’s The Book of Henry written by Gregg Hurwitz and starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler and Dean Norris. A Focus Features presentation of a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment/Double Nickel Entertainment production, The Book of Henry tells the story of a single mother whose genius son’s plan to help a classmate with a dangerous secret takes shape in thrilling ways. Focus Features will release The Book of Henry on June 16.
 
“We are so happy to be opening the Festival with The Book of Henry, it’s a touching story about friendship, community and redefining family,” said Festival director Jennifer Cochis. “The Book of Henry embodies our mission via onscreen More

  • Tuesday, May. 2, 2017
Showtime to air Oliver Stone interviews with Vladimir Putin 
In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, file photo, Director Oliver Stone poses for photographers as he arrives for the screening of his movie "Snowden", at the Rome Film Festival, in Rome. Showtime said it will air a series of interviews between Stone and Russian President Vladimir Putin over four days in June 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Showtime is presenting four hours of director Oliver Stone interviewing Russian president Vladimir Putin on four consecutive nights in June.

The network announced Monday that "The Putin Interviews" will air first on June 12 at 9 p.m. Eastern, with three additional hour-long installments on the following nights. Showtime said Stone interviewed Putin more than a dozen times over the past two years, most recently in February.

Showtime is comparing the project to conversations held by British TV host David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1977.

Stone had also interviewed Putin for his documentary "Ukraine on Fire," which was said to take a sympathetic view of Russia's involvement in the conflict there.

  • Tuesday, May. 2, 2017
Assembly hires EP Oritte Bendory
Oritte Bendory
NEW YORK -- 

Oritte Bendory has joined NY-based production company Assembly as executive producer. Taking the helm at Assembly alongside EP Gloria Colangelo, Bendory will also serve as head of sales for MacGuffin, Assembly’s sister company which specializes in tabletop production.

She comes to Assembly following a six-year tenure as head of sales at GARTNER. Earlier she was a producer at Ogilvy & Mather and DDB/Uproar.
 
Assembly represents comedy, lifestyle, documentary, and visual storytellers including directors Christopher Bean, Samuel Bennetts, Ed Burns, Jeffrey Fleisig, Guillame de Fontenoy, Jörn Haagen, Gary McKendry, Mike Rowles, Bruce Van Dusen and Julian West. 

Directors Kevan Bean, Nick Fugelstad, and Marie Constantinsco comprise MacGuffin Film’s tabletop offering, with a state of the art facility in downtown Manhattan.

  • Monday, May. 1, 2017
Fox News co-president Bill Shine is out 
In this April 24, 2017 photo, Fox News co-president Bill Shine, right, leaves a New York restaurant with Rupert Murdoch, second from right, the executive chairman of 21st Century Fox. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Fox News Channel said Monday that co-president Bill Shine is out, the latest high-level departure at a network beset with charges of harassment and discrimination that have already claimed founding CEO Roger Ailes, leading personality Bill O'Reilly and a top financial executive.

Shine was not accused of any direct wrongdoing. But the longtime Ailes lieutenant was considered vulnerable because of claims that he looked the other way as charges of toxic workplace behavior piled up, with some believing that the network would never truly be able to move on without him and other Ailes loyalists.

His leadership experience learned at Ailes' feet was considered invaluable for the top-rated cable network, and Shine had been named co-president with Jack Abernethy upon Ailes' departure. Abernethy, who has spent much of his time at Fox working with Fox-owned broadcast stations and not the news channel, remains. Fox also said that it was promoting two More

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