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  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024
Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company's remaining hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World to a separate state court challenge.

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee said in his decision that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Republican governor, the secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and DeSantis' appointees to the Disney World governing district. The separate lawsuit is still pending in state court in Orlando.

Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that transferred control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly opposing the state's so-called don't say gay law. That 2022 law banned classroom lessons on More

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024
Leo Premutico
NEW YORK -- 

Leo Premutico, whose work as a creative leader has won awards for its use of music at advertising competitions around the world, has been named chairperson of the 2024 AMP Awards for Music & Sound. 

Premutico will be tasked with helping assemble the AMP Awards Curatorial Committee, which will review the finalists in each category to ensure they meet the competition’s criteria. He’ll also lead the committee’s deliberations, which results in the naming of one category winner as the Ryan Barkan Best in Show honoree.

Premutico founded Johannes Leonardo with his partner, fellow co-founder and creative chairman Jan Jacobs, in 2007, after successful stints at agencies in New York, London and his native Australia. From helping engineer a major perception turnaround for Volkswagen to repositioning Adidas into a challenger of the status quo to resuscitating the heritage brands of Kraft Heinz, Johannes Leonardo has been at the forefront of More

  • Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
Annette Bening
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- 

Five-time Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will receive the award on Friday, February 16, at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to her acclaimed performance in this year’s Nyad, directed by Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.

“This is the first award added to our slate in twenty years,” said Santa Barbara International Film Festival executive director Roger Durling. “It is made to honor an artist who is greatly admired and who has demonstrated an incomparable commitment to film and its craft. Ms. Bening has not only displayed all of those qualities, but is considered by us to be a friend of the film festival. It feels fitting that this award--named after the home of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival--is first given to her.”

Bening is a celebrated More

  • Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, left, and quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrate after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The television audiences for the NFL playoffs and last Sunday's conference championship games are the highest on record going back to 1988.

According to the league and Nielsen, the first three weekends of the postseason averaged 38.5 million viewers on television and digital platforms, a 9% increase over last year.

The Kansas City Chiefs' 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens averaged 55.47 million on CBS, making it the most-watched AFC championship game ever. The previous mark was 54.85 million when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Jets to advance to the Super Bowl in the 2010 season.

The audience peaked at 64.02 million. It was also CBS' most-watched non-Super Bowl program since the 1994 Winter Olympics in primetime on Feb. 25, 1994.

The San Francisco 49ers' 34-31 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions on Fox averaged 56.69 million, the most-watched NFC championship game since 2012. It is also the fourth-watched non More

  • Monday, Jan. 29, 2024
Italian actress Sandra Milo poses during a photocall for the film "Un nemico che ti vuole bene" during the 71st Locarno International Film Festival, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Locarno, Switzerland. Sandra Milo, an icon of Italian cinema who played a key role in Federico Fellini’s 8½ and later became his muse, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, her family said. She was 90. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP, File)
ROME (AP) -- 

Sandra Milo, an icon of Italian cinema who played a key role in Federico Fellini's "8½" and later became his muse, died Monday, her family said. She was 90.

Milo, noted for her distinctive high-pitched voice, died in her sleep at home in Rome, surrounded by her family and beloved dogs Jim and Lady, according to a statement from the family carried by state-run RAI television.

"Ciao Diva!" the Venice Biennale posted on social media, calling Milo an "unforgettable and versatile" actor both in comedy and drama.

Born Elena Salvatrice Greco, Milo had her break in Roberto Rossellini's 1959 film "Il generale Della Rovere (General Della Rovere)." She went onto star with some of the greats of Italy's post-war film industry, including Alberto Sordi and Marcello Mastroianni, with whom she appeared in the Oscar-winning "8½."

Milo played Carla, the mistress to Mastroianni's film director Guido.

Fellini later cast her alongside his More

  • Monday, Jan. 29, 2024
VES executive director Nancy Ward
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has selected the State of Texas for its newest regional Section. The VES Board of Directors formally authorized the Section’s creation at its January 2024 Board meeting. The VES Texas Section joins the dynamic worldwide community, which has Sections in Australia, San Francisco’s Bay Area, France, Georgia (U.S.), Germany, India, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Oregon, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington state. Now in its 27th year, the Society is thriving with almost 5,000 members in more than 45 countries worldwide.

“We are thrilled to welcome our newest Visual Effects Society Section in the State of Texas,” said Nancy Ward, VES executive director. “The Society’s presence gets stronger every year--due in large part to our local leadership who gather and connect our members around the world. Our determination to reach all corners of the globe and to all of the disciplines across the VFX spectrum More

  • Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024
This is a display of TurboTax on display in a Costco Warehouse in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services as “free” unless they are free for all customers, or if eligibility is clearly disclosed. In an opinion and final order, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by running ads claiming consumers could file their taxes for free using TurboTax — when in fact many taxpayers did not qualify for such free offerings. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services as "free" unless they are free for all customers, or if eligibility is clearly disclosed.

In an opinion and final order issued Monday, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by running ads claiming consumers could file their taxes for free using

TurboTax though many people did not qualify for such free offerings.

"The character of the past violations is egregious," reads the FTC commissioners' opinion, which details Intuit ads across TV, radio and online over the years. "Intuit blanketed the country with deceptive ads to taxpayers across multiple media channels."

In addition to prohibiting Intuit from marketing its products or services as free unless there's actually no cost for everyone, the FTC's order requires Intuit to disclose what percentage of consumers are eligible and note if a majority of More

  • Friday, Jan. 26, 2024
Annette Bening (photo by Jon Rou)
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 

Oscar-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the prestigious Distinguished Artisan Award at the 11th annual Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 18. The event will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. 
 
Bening, known for her captivating performances in films such as "American Beauty" and "The Kids Are All Right," has been a trailblazer in the entertainment industry for over three decades. She is a Tony® Award and five-time Academy Award® nominee, and two-time Golden Globe®, and Screen Actors Guild® Award winner. Her most recent Academy Award nomination for her role in "Nyad,” directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, has solidified her place as one of the most respected, hard-working, and talented actresses in the industry.

"Annette Bening brings fascinating characters to life on the screen with each stunning performance and has won the More

  • Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Colman Domingo arrives at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Colman Domingo, fresh off his Oscar nomination, has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" to play the pop star's domineering father, Joe Jackson.

Lionsgate announced Thursday that Domingo has been cast in Antoine Fuqua's currently-in-production film. On Tuesday, Domingo was nominated for best actor by the Academy Awards for his performance as the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in "Rustin."

Joe Jackson, who died in 2018, was the controversial patriarch of the musical family, launching the Jackson 5 and the solo careers of Michael and Janet. But he was also an alienating manager and abusive father whose children, later in life, distanced themselves from him.

Newcomer Jaafar Jackson, nephew to Michael Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the film produced by Graham King ("Bohemian Rhapsody"). The film is being made with involvement of the Michael Jackson estate.

"I'm excited to be a part of a film that More

  • Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
J.J. Abrams
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 

J.J. Abrams will receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Filmmaker of the Year honor at the 60th CAS Awards on Saturday, Mar, 2, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

“It is our honor to bestow the 2024 CAS Filmmaker Award to esteemed multi-hyphenate, J.J. Abrams,” said CAS president Peter Kurland. “Recognized for his exceptional contributions to the media landscape, Abrams' innovative storytelling from television to feature films captivates audiences worldwide. His mastery of music and sound, coupled with a keen understanding of the human experience, makes him a truly deserving recipient. We honor Abrams for his unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of filmmaking and his ability to create immersive and resonant cinematic experiences.”

“I am honored beyond words to be receiving this year’s Filmmaker Award from the Cinema Audio Society,” said Abrams. “This is a group of artists and technicians I admire enormously, feel More

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