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  • Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
Screen Actors Guild Awards taps first host: Kristen Bell
In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Kristen Bell arrives at the 2017 Patron of the Artists Awards at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will have a host for the first time next year.

Executive producer Kathy Connell said Monday that actress Kristen Bell will preside over the 24th annual ceremony in January.

Bell said in a statement that she's "a little nervous" about being the show's first host but glad she'll be in the company of her acting colleagues. The SAG Awards recognize outstanding performances in TV and film as chosen by members of the actors' union.

Connell said the awards committee wanted to "capture the cultural mood" of change by breaking with its own tradition and having a host for its gala show. The 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held Jan. 21, 2018, and broadcast live on TBS and TNT.

  • Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
Director Bryan Singer departs Queen biopic mid-production
This Dec. 2, 2013 file photo shows Bryan Singer at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" at the Dolby Theatre. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Director Bryan Singer has left the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the middle of production.

A representative for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. says Monday that Singer is no longer the director of the film.

The Hollywood Reporter reported Monday that Singer failed to show up to the London set on a number of occasions. Actor Rami Malek who stars as Freddie Mercury in the film complained to the studio about Singer's unprofessionalism on behalf of the cast.

Studio representatives declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding Singer's departure or future plans for the film, which is currently slated for a Dec. 2018 release.

Singer, 52, is best known for directing the "X-Men" films and "The Usual Suspects." Representatives for Singer did not immediately respond to request for comment.

  • Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
Wes Anderson's "Isle of Dogs" to open Berlin film festival
Wes Anderson
BERLIN (AP) -- 

This winter's Berlin International Film Festival will open with a world premiere of Wes Anderson's new animated film, "Isle of Dogs."

Festival organizers said Monday that Anderson's movie will open the event's 68th edition on Feb. 15. It features the voices of Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Tilda Swinton among others.

"Isle of Dogs" is set for release in U.S. movie theaters in March and internationally in April. It will be the first animated film to open the Berlin festival, and the fourth movie Anderson has presented in the event's competition. Most recently, he brought "The Grand Budapest Hotel" to Berlin in 2014.

German director Tom Tykwer will head the jury at the festival, which runs until Feb. 25. Other movies and jurors haven't yet been announced.

  • Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017
DGA unveils winners of 23rd Annual Student Film Awards
Thomas Schlamme, president of the DGA, said that the Guild's Student Film Awards program "is an important part of our efforts encouraging greater inclusion in the entertainment industry."
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Directors Guild of America has announced the winners of the 2017 DGA Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino and Women directors. The awards are designed to honor, encourage and bring attention to exceptional diverse directors in film schools and select universities across the country.
 
“We’re honored to shine a spotlight on these talented new filmmakers through the DGA Student Film Awards, and we congratulate this year’s exceptional recipients,” said Thomas Schlamme, DGA president. “Now in its 23rd year, this program is an important part of our efforts encouraging greater inclusion in the entertainment industry, and we’re proud that a number of our past winners have gone on to find success as film and television directors. We look forward to seeing what’s next for this talented group.”
 
The 2017 winners, selected by blue ribbon DGA member panels, are:
 
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  • Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017
Curt Doty launches “Vertical Storytelling” agency Vertuoso
Curt Doty
LOS ANGELES -- 

Entertainment branding and marketing veteran Curt Doty has launched Vertuoso, a creative and production agency specifically focused on “Vertical Storytelling” (think Snapchat). Vertuoso will work with studios, networks, brands, agencies, and media companies to collaborate on creating and optimizing their video campaigns--promotional campaigns for movies and TV shows, and advertising campaigns for brands and services--by taking advantage of the latest consumer behaviors in their consumption of social video. The new company is based in LA, New York and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Doty, who has long specialized in integrated marketing, multi-channel storytelling, branding, identity, and user experience, will serve as CEO of Vertuoso. Prior to launching Vertuoso and his consultancy CurtDoty.co in 2014, Doty held creative executive positions within Weber Shandwick (sr. VP), Universal Pictures (VP, Creative Services), Trailer Park (president, Advanced More

  • Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
ADG Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Moffitt, Murakami, Kline, Newberry
Scenic artist John Moffitt
LOS ANGELES -- 

Scenic artist John Moffitt, Emmy®-winning and Oscar®-nominated set designer James J. Murakami and sr. illustrator Martin Kline join production designer Norm Newberry as recipients of the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) Lifetime Achievement Award. They will be honored at the 22nd Annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.

ADG Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to outstanding individuals in each of the guild’s four crafts: Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; and Set Designers, Model Makers and Previs Artists. Previous recipients include production designers Rene Lagler (2017), Patrizia von Brandenstein (2016) and Jim Bissell (2015); set designers Cate Bangs (2017), William J. Newmon, II (2016) and John P. Bruce (2015); matte artist Harrison Ellenshaw (2016) and sr. illustrator Camille Abbott (2015 More

  • Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017
Sundance plans to raise awareness, address sexual misconduct
In this Jan. 31, 2015 file photo, John Cooper, director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival, addresses the audience during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper says the 2018 festival will take steps to address the sexual misconduct crisis and boost awareness for both staff and attendees.

Cooper says they plan to publicly share a code of conduct previously only seen by staff and volunteers. The festival also plans to host multiple panels about sexual misconduct and misuse of power.

Two allegations of assault against Harvey Weinstein occurred during Sundance, including actress Rose McGowan's rape allegation from 1997. Representatives for Weinstein have denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.

Festival staff always works with local law enforcement and private hotel security teams in advance of the festival in an effort to create a positive and safe environment for everyone. This year Cooper says they will be "stepping up."

  • Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017
Heather Graham turns Hollywood sexism complaint into film
Actress Heather Graham takes part in the Women in Film Speaker Series' "Sexual and Gender Abuse in the Workplace" panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- 

Heather Graham says she was so frustrated by sexism and Hollywood and the dearth of female perspectives onscreen that she made a movie about it.

She thought showing her experiences onscreen would be the only way to be heard in a system that favored the powerful and silenced the powerless. But that was before the flood of sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against Harvey Weinstein and other Hollywood power players.

"My only recourse was writing and directing a movie about it because I thought it wouldn't change, but now it is," Graham said Tuesday. "I really hope that it changes in a meaningful way."

Graham told guests at Women in Film's sexual harassment panel Tuesday that she was inspired to share her own experiences with Weinstein after so many women came forward. She said she met with Weinstein in the early 2000s to discuss possible film roles when he implied that she could have her pick if she had sex with him.

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  • Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017
ESPN eliminating 150 production, tech jobs in latest cuts
This Sept. 16, 2013, file photo shows the ESPN logo prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Cincinnati. ESPN says it is eliminating 150 studio and production employees as the sports broadcasting giant continues to shift its focus to a more digital future. The company says the layoffs, which were announced Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2017, in a memo to employees, don't include on-air talent and will have a minimal impact on the network's signature SportsCenter news program. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
By Pat Eaton-Robb, Sports Writer
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- 

ESPN is eliminating 150 production and technical employees as the sports broadcasting giant continues to shift its focus to a more digital future.

The company says the layoffs, which were announced Wednesday morning in a memo to employees, don't include on-air talent and will have a minimal impact on the network's signature SportsCenter news program.

"The majority of the jobs eliminated are in studio production, digital content, and technology and they generally reflect decisions to do less in certain instances and re-direct resources," ESPN president John Skipper wrote in memo. "We will continue to invest in ways which will best position us to serve the modern sports fan and support the success of our business."

The 38-year-old network has been squeezed by rising fees to broadcast live events. ESPN also has lost about 10 million subscribers during the past six years, based on estimates by Nielsen Media Research.

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  • Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017
Gary Oldman named recipient of Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylist Guild’s Distinguished Artisan Award
Gary Oldman (photo by Sarah Dunn)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Academy® Award-nominated legendary actor Gary Oldman will receive this year’s Distinguished Artisan Award at the 5th Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) celebrating his prolific acting career and the plethora of characters he embraces. The black-tie awards gala, honoring both make-up artists and hair stylists outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, returns to the NOVO in L.A. Live on Saturday, February 24, 2018. 

Susan Cabral-Ebert, president of IATSE Local 706, stated, “Gary is known as a chameleon, an actor who changes his appearance, his voice, everything about himself from film to film. He has worked with the finest artisans in the world, he collaborates with the team and probably knows more about make-up and hair than any other actor. When you consider the hundreds and hundreds of hours he has spent allowing us to transform him, we are delighted to More

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