Fran Drescher may have injected some Buddhism into SAG-AFTRA’s online meeting today on the new tentative agreement with the studios, but there was almost nothing monastic about the guild president’s opinion of critics of the November 8th deal. “I just want you to know that nobody was thrown under …
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust product. …
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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 2 finale of Loki. The Season 2 finale of Loki wove together more than a decade of character development for Tom Hiddleston’s titular character. As the episodes title indicates, the God of Mischief finally fulfills his glorious purpose by taking on …
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‘Quicksand‘s FLX Gets New CEO Joshua Mehr has been named CEO of FLX, the Swedish producer behind Netflix’s series Quicksand. Pontus Edgren, who part-owns the company alongside founder and Creative Director Felix Herngren and majority shareholder SF Studios, is stepping down as CEO. According to a press release, Edgren has …
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Documentary’s gatekeepers are playing it awfully safe lately, in the estimation of Orwa Nyrabia, artistic director of the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, the world’s largest documentary film festival. In conversation with Deadline before the start of the 36th edition of the festival, Nyrabia assessed the landscape of nonfiction film, finding streaming …
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Less than 48 hours before SAG-AFTRA members begin voting on ratifying the new deal between the guild and the studios, the actors guild has released an extensive summary of the potential three-year contract. Read SAG-AFTRA’s summary of its 2023 Tentative Agreement in full below, or click here to download the …
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The Palestine Film Institute is planning to hold a “Stand Up For Palestine” rally on Monday at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, the world’s biggest nonfiction film festival. The demonstration is set for 2 p.m. local time outside the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, one of the main hubs of IDFA. The …
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Spoiler warning: Showtime‘s The Circus launched eight years ago with a title that suggested politics infused with a bit of crazy spectacle, but it ended tonight with anxiety, angst and even a sense of dread for what’s ahead. The docuseries wrapped up after an eventful week: Donald Trump testifying in …
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With SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract, our industry’s biggest stars, previously forbidden from participating in the promotion of movies distributed and made by struck studios and streamers, are finally joining the party. The timing couldn’t have been better for Poland’s EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, …
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James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, this time with the former president offering a critique of each of his rivals as they participated in the most recent Republican debate. Tonight’s cold-open sketch — which had the five rivals freezing in place as Trump walked on …
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Robert Butler, a television director for the pilot shows for Star Trek, Batman, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, has died. He was 95. Butler’s family announced that the Emmy award-winning director died on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles. Graduating from UCLA where he majored in English, Butler started his career …
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A thick fog hung over Torun, Poland, this evening as the 31st edition of the city’s EnergaCamerimage Film Festival cruised into gear with a lengthy opening ceremony at the stylish Jordanki Culture Centre. As always at Camerimage, proceedings on the eve began with a series of speeches from local politicians …
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