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  • Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024
Shakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, deliver remarks during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 22, 2024. The shake-up of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday, March 13, 2024 with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Garcia's departure as chairman is coming a week after the district's administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half the salary. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, file)
By Mike Schneider
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney.

Martin Garcia's departure as chairman of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is coming a week after the district's administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half his district's $400,000 salary.

Martin didn't respond to an email seeking comment on Wednesday.

In an email, DeSantis' communications director, Bryan Griffin, thanked Garcia for "successfully navigating" the transition of the district from a governing body controlled by Disney supporters to the current iteration controlled by DeSantis appointees.

Garcia "developed a new district focused on transparency and the elimination of More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minor
Director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his film, "Based on a True Story," in Krakow, Poland, on May 2, 2018. A woman has sued director Polanski, alleging he raped her in his home when she was a minor in 1973. The woman aired the allegations, which the 90-year-old Polanski has denied, in a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A woman has sued director Roman Polanski, alleging he raped her in his home when she was a minor in 1973.

The woman aired the allegations, which the 90-year-old Polanski has denied, in a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, on Tuesday.

The account is similar to the still-unresolved Los Angeles criminal sexual assault case that prompted Polanski in 1978 to flee to Europe, where he has remained since.

The woman who filed the civil lawsuit said she went to dinner with Polanski, who knew she was under 18, in 1973, months after she had met him at a party. She said Polanski gave her tequila shots at his home beforehand and at the restaurant.

She said she became groggy, and Polanski drove her home. She next remembers lying next to him in his bed.

"He told her that he wanted to have sex with her," the lawsuit says. "Plaintiff, though groggy, told Defendant 'No.' She told him, 'Please don't do this.' He ignored her More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Oscars international broadcast cuts "20 Days in Mariupol" win, sparking criticism in Ukraine
Raney Aronson-Rath, from left, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden accept the award for best documentary feature film for "20 Days in Mariupol" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
By Hanna Arhirova & Mallika Sen
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- 

The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov's "20 Days in Mariupol."

The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS' "Frontline," is a harrowing first-person account set in the Ukrainian port city during the early days of Russia's invasion in 2022.

Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne, the exclusive broadcaster of the Oscars in the country, published a statement of indignation on Monday.

"Our team was shocked and deeply disappointed when we did not see the category for Best Feature Documentary in the international version, where 20 Days in Mariupol was justly awarded," said Lukian Halkin, executive producer of the Suspilne Kultura TV channel.

According to Disney, the official international licensing agent for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Merman director Paul Middleditch's feature film "Uproar" set for U.S. release
Paul Middleditch
NEW YORK -- 

Paul Middleditch’s fifth feature film, the dramatic comedy Uproar, received a standing ovation at the recent Toronto Film Festival and will be opening in theaters across the U.S. on Friday (3/15). Starring Julian Dennison, who was the lead in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), the highest-grossing New Zealand film in history, Uproar is a rousing coming-of-age story about Josh Waaka, an awkward young New Zealander of mixed Maori and English parentage, played by Dennison, who comes into his own during protests against apartheid and racism in the 1980s. The film costars Minnie Driver as Josh’s mom and Rhys Darby as his teacher. Praised by critics and audiences, Uproar garnered a rare rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Loosely based on Middleditch’s experience growing up in New Zealand as a self-described outsider with self-esteem issues, and a high school rugby player, Uproar highlights the intersection More

  • Monday, Mar. 11, 2024
Fight between Disney and DeSantis appointees over district control gets a July court hearing
Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2021. Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, called the takeover a success, despite an exodus of workers, ongoing litigation and accusations of cronyism by the new leadership. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
By Mike Schneider
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees over control of Walt Disney World's government won't be decided until at least this summer, provided the two sides don't reach a settlement beforehand.

A hearing over whether the state court case should move forward or be decided without the need for a full trial was set last week for July 25 in Orlando.

Disney claims the Republican governor and his appointees took over the district, which provides government services like planning and firefighting at Disney World, in retaliation for the company opposing Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.

The 2022 law banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades and was championed by DeSantis, who had used Disney as a punching bag in speeches on the campaign trail until he suspended his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination earlier this year.

DeSantis and his More

  • Monday, Mar. 11, 2024
Oscars get audience lift from "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," but ratings aren't lofty
Ryan Gosling performs the song "I'm Just Ken" from the movie "Barbie" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"Barbenheimer" brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings.

An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years.

But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during the pandemic, and is up just 4% from last year's estimated audience of 18.7 million, according to numbers released Monday by ABC.

The Academy experimented with scheduling this year's show an hour earlier, and for the first time in years had many nominations for huge hit movies that viewers had actually seen — "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."

The viewership peaked in the final half hour, when the audience saw Ryan Gosling perform "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie," saw Cillian Murphy win best actor, Christopher Nolan win best director for "Oppenheimer" and Al Pacino give the film the best picture Oscar in an odd presentation.

A major star, Emma Stone, also won More

  • Monday, Mar. 11, 2024
Katie Allen, PJ Pereira, Jaime Robinson elected to The One Club’s board of directors
Jaime Robinson
NEW YORK -- 

The One Club for Creativity has added three top industry leaders to its esteemed board of directors. Elected by a vote of The One Club membership to two-year terms are Katie Allen, VP, global brand creative, digital, Nike; PJ Pereira, co-founder, creative chairman, Pereira O’Dell, and CCO, Serviceplan Americas; and Jaime Robinson, o-founder, CCO, JOAN Creative.

Board member responsibilities include providing guidance on the club’s many career development, education, and diversity programs, connecting the club with advertising and design schools, and nominating top creatives to serve on juries for The One Show and ADC Annual Awards, both of which are currently open for entries.

”I hold an unwavering conviction that creativity is the driving force behind everything good in this world. The One Club not only embraces this shared belief, but also provides the foundation to confront the significant challenges our community encounters now and in More

  • Friday, Mar. 8, 2024
"Barbie," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Past Lives" and "The Holdovers" among Casting Society's Artios Award winners
Ava DuVernay (l) and Destiny Lilly at the 39th Artios Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (photo by Reza Allah-Bakhshi/Capture Imaging/courtesy of Casting Society)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theatre at the 39th Annual Artios Awards on Thursday (3/7), with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London. Feature film winners were Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, Past Lives, Barbie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, along with Memory and Summoning Sylvia.

Among the TV winners were The Bear, Succession, The Last of Us, Reservation Dogs and Beef.

Niecy Nash-Betts hosted the Los Angeles ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, the New York ceremony was hosted by Alex Edelman at the Edison Ballroom, and the London ceremony was hosted by Samantha Morton at the White City House. The star-studded award ceremonies hosted over 1,500 guests combining the three locations.

At the Los Angeles ceremony, acclaimed writer, More

  • Friday, Mar. 8, 2024
Duchess of Sussex, others on SXSW panel discuss issues affecting women and mothers
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Katie Couric and Brooke Shields, from left, take part in the keynote "Breaking Barrier, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen" on the first day of the South by Southwest Conference on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- 

A panel featuring Meghan the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women's Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues.

The panel was part of the annual SXSW (South by Southwest) being held through March 16 in Austin, Texas, and also included actor, model and author Brooke Shields, journalist Katie Couric and sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen.

SXSW showcases music, film and interactive media.

Meghan — responding to a report on how mothers are portrayed in the media — said the report found that working mothers are paid 62 cents to the dollar to what working fathers are paid.

The report was funded by the Archewell Foundation, a non-profit created by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

"There's a lot of work to be done in supporting women and moms," she said. "It's almost feeling punitive at a certain point when you're a mom More

  • Friday, Mar. 8, 2024
"Barbie" and "Ahsoka" take top honors at ICG Publicists Awards
Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie" (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- 

The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has unveiled and honored the winners of the 61st Annual ICG Publicists Awards at a Friday (3/8) luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. 

The Maxwell Weinberg Awards for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign and Television Publicity Campaign were awarded, respectively, to “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) and “Ahsoka” (Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+), presented by Melvin Robert (“Good Day LA,” “Extra”). Gabriela Gutentag (Unit Publicist) won the Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity, and Julia Neal (Paramount Pictures) won the Publicist of the Year Award, presented by Jay Ellis (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Insecure”).

The Motion Picture Showperson of the Year Award went to Local 600 publicists, who in 2023 created outstanding, creative and effective publicity along with Barbenheimer’s extraordinarily innovative and groundbreaking publicity strategy. ICG More

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