News Briefs

  1. Home
  2. News
  3. Articles | Series
Displaying 4271 - 4280 of 6780
  • Friday, Jul. 7, 2017
Emma Stone says male co-stars have helped her get equal pay
In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, actress Emma Stone arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Emma Stone says that male co-stars have taken pay cuts to ensure she received equal pay on films.

Speaking to tennis great Billie Jean King in an interview published Thursday in Out Magazine , Stone said the gesture to match has impacted what she's able to ask for in the future.

The Oscar-winner portrays King in the upcoming film "Battle of the Sexes" about the 1973 match against Bobby Riggs.

Stone has spoken about the gender pay gap in Hollywood before, as have big screen stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

Her experience is not universal, though. Stone's co-star Andrea Riseborough said that she has not had the same experience and has been paid less than male co-stars even when she's asked for a raise.

 

  • Friday, Jul. 7, 2017
HPA seeks applicants for 2nd year of Young Entertainment Professionals program
LOS ANGELES -- 

On the heels of last year’s successful launch of the Young Entertainment Professionals Program (YEP), the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has announced the second year of the YEP program. YEP 2017 seeks passionate and driven applicants open to mentorship and to developing lasting relationships with industry leaders and other young professionals. The HPA’s YEP program provides a framework for young professionals to network and learn from peers and mentors. YEPs selected for the yearlong program will participate in signature HPA events, including the HPA Tech Retreat and HPA Awards, as well as exclusive and high-powered mentoring events. 

The program is open to men and women between 21 and 35 years of age currently working in the media content creation industry. There are no educational requirements, and applicants do not have to be members of the HPA, and there is no fee associated with the program or application.

Seth Hallen, More

  • Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017
QVC parent buying HSN as shopping shifts online
This photo shows a sign outside of the headquarters of the Home Shopping Network on Thursday, July 6, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
By Damian J. Troise
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

QVC's parent company is taking control of the Home Shopping Network for about $2.6 billion in stock to create what they say will be the third-largest e-commerce company in the United States.

The companies long known as bases for home shopping on TV had been dealing with sluggish sales as Amazon dominates online. Both had long moved beyond cable channels and were trying to refashion themselves for younger shoppers buying more on their mobile phones.

"They're a little bit late to the dance of the online arena, but are catching up now," said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail research consulting firm.

The combination will help give QVC and HSN the scale they need to take on more established online competitors. A key focus will have to be offering unique, exclusive products at a compelling value. Otherwise, he said, competitors including Amazon and Walmart will be tough to beat online.

Liberty More

  • Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017
Director Franco Zeffirelli gets museum featuring life's work
Pippo Zeffirelli, center, son of director Franco Zeffirelli, poses with Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Kusnirovich, and American investor Govind Friedland during the presentation of the Franco Zeffirelli International Centre for the Performing Arts at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
MILAN (AP) -- 

Director Franco Zeffirelli's art works and personal library have been moved from his Roman villa to his native Florence to fill a museum honoring his life's work.

The museum and performing arts center will display around 500 sketches of production sets that Zeffirelli made during his vast career, make available his 10,000-volume library and incorporate artistic activities.

His son, Pippo Zeffirelli, said at a presentation Thursday in Rome "the project was born from the maestro's desire to leave all his artistic treasures" intact and accessible. Zeffirelli was expected to attend, but his son said he was feeling unwell because of a heat wave.

The film, TV and opera director, who is 94, also will be honored at La Scala with a revival of his 1963 production of "Aida."

 

  • Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017
State asks full court to review "Making a Murderer" ruling
In this March 3, 2006, file photo, Brendan Dassey, is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom in Manitowoc, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- 

State attorneys have asked a full federal appellate court to review a ruling overturning the conviction of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary.

Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in 2007 after he told detectives he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill Teresa Halbach.

A federal judge overturned Dassey's conviction in 2016, ruling investigators took advantage of his young age and cognitive disabilities to coerce the confession. A three-judge panel from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed in June.

State attorneys filed a motion with the 7th Circuit on Wednesday asking all 12 of the court's judges to review the case. The court rarely grants such reviews but the state argued the panel's decision upends long-accepted police interrogation techniques.

 

  • Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2017
Daniel Dae Kim: Contract dispute behind "Hawaii Five-0" exit
In this June 12, 2016, file photo, Daniel Dae Kim arrives at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Daniel Dae Kim said his decision to leave "Hawaii Five-O" stemmed from a contract dispute.

In a Facebook post, the actor said he and CBS were unable to agree on contract terms, so he made the "difficult choice" to exit the series.

Kim, who played Chin Ho Kelly on the crime drama reboot, said the "path to equality is rarely easy," without elaborating. He was traveling Wednesday and unavailable, a spokeswoman said.

The departures from the show of Kim and Grace Park, who played Kono Kalakaua, were reported last week. Both had been with the show since it debuted in 2010 with Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan as, respectively, lawmen Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams.

"Daniel and Grace have been important and valued members of 'Hawaii Five-0' for seven seasons," CBS said in a statement Wednesday.  "We did not want to lose them and tried very hard to keep them with offers for large and significant salary increases."

The More

  • Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2017
John Singleton's "Snowfall" tells birth of crack cocaine in L.A.
This image released by FX shows Malcolm Mays as Kevin, from left, Damson Idris as Franklin Saint and Isaiah John as Leon on FX’s new series “Snowfall.” The first season premieres Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Mark Davis/FX via AP)
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
ATLANTA (AP) -- 

Filmmaker John Singleton says a recent drive through a section of south Los Angeles helped inspire his new FX television series "Snowfall."

The Oscar-nominated writer-director says seeing security bars on every window and huge metal gates surrounding each home reminded him about when residents in the area first took measures to guard their house to prevent home invasions during the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic.

"Snowfall' tells the story of how crack cocaine was birthed in the L.A. inner city in 1983. The first season premieres Wednesday on FX at 10 p.m. EDT.

Singleton says crack cocaine caused a negative ripple effect that's still ongoing problem.

 

  • Monday, Jul. 3, 2017
L.A. jury finds man guilty of killing movie executive
This file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows the late 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)
By Christopher Weber
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A jury found Monday that a drug dealer crushed the skull of a movie studio executive who had been having an affair with his wife, burying him in a shallow desert grave that would go undiscovered for two years, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury rejected first- or second-degree murder but convicted John Creech, 44, of voluntary manslaughter for the beating death of Gavin Smith, 57, a 20th Century Fox distribution executive, five years ago.

Smith's wife, Lisa Smith, cried in court when she heard the not-guilty murder verdicts before the manslaughter verdict was read.

Smith also played basketball at UCLA under John Wooden on the 1975 team that brought the legendary coach his 10th and final title in the last year of his career.  Prosecutors displayed a picture of him in his uniform during their closing argument.

Prosecutors said Creech killed Smith because Smith was having an affair with Creech's More

  • Monday, Jul. 3, 2017
Portugal nixes claim director Terry Gilliam's film harmed convent
In this file photo dated Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, movie director Terry Gilliam arrives for the screening of his movie 'The Zero Theorem' at the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, FILE)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- 

Portuguese authorities have rejected a television program's claims that one of the country's most cherished historic monuments was damaged during the shooting of a film by director and former Monty Python star Terry Gilliam.

The General-Directorate for Heritage says an investigation has found that the 12th-century Convent of Christ suffered only "insignificant" damage during a recent location shoot for "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote."  The report published Monday said a program by public broadcaster RTP alleging wider damage "lacked rigor and revealed a lack of scientific knowledge."

Gilliam has previously called the allegations "ignorant nonsense."

The convent was a stronghold of the Knights Templar, a Christian military order founded in 1119, and is classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

 

  • Sunday, Jul. 2, 2017
Facebook drone could one day provide global internet access
In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017, photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Facebook Communities Summit, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) -- 

A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has quietly completed a test flight in Arizona after an earlier attempt ended with a crash landing.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's long-term plan for the drone, called Aquila, is to have it and others provide internet access to 4 billion people around the world who are currently in the dark.

"When Aquila is ready, it will be a fleet of solar-powered planes that will beam internet connectivity across the world," he wrote Thursday on Facebook.

The drone's second flight was completed in May at Yuma Proving Ground, The Yuma Sun reported (http://bit.ly/2tzuWhB ).

The drone flew with more sensors, new spoilers and a horizontal propeller stopping system to help it better land after the crash in December. It was in the air for an hour and 46 minutes and elevated 3,000 feet (910 meters).

The More

MySHOOT Company Profiles

About SHOOT

The Trusted Source For News, Information, Industry Trends, New ScreenWork, and The People Behind the Work in Film, TV, Commercial, Entertainment Production & Post Since 1960.

Today's Date:
© 1990-2024 DCA Business Media LLC. All rights reserved.
SHOOT and SHOOTonline are registered trademarks of DCA Business Media LLC.