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Movie theaters closed. Broadway went dark. Concert venues fell silent. But 2020 still led to some special projects in entertainment and arts. Here are some of our picks for the best of the year. There are 12 stories.

Deadline hears that the WGA and CAA have reached an agreement that will bring writers back into the agency fold. “CAA and the WGA have concluded and signed a franchise agreement confirming CAA can resume representing

There are many reasons 2020 has been hard: the pandemic, political animosity, economic collapse. Amidst all that, the passings of prominent figures have cut deeper. And the list of those we’ve lost in the past 12 months seems to include a disproportionate number of greats, people this world needs

As Sundance director Tabitha Jackson’s reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie US film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC

“The fact that Wiseman’s half-century-long project is a series of cinéma-vérité documentaries about American institutions,” writes Mark Binelli in The New York Times, “their titles often reading like generic brand labels — High School, Hospital

Anita Hill, chair of The Hollywood Commission, is praising the entertainment industry for embracing its role as a “world influencer” in advancing diversity and inclusion, but says that Hollywood can and must do better. “To its credit, the

Mid-December is usually a launching pad for yuletide-fueled holiday blockbusters. That isn’t the case this year as Hollywood and theater owners grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and a virtual nine-month standstill in moviegoing

Hosted by Trixie Mattel and Katya, the Streamys streamed live on YouTube. To celebrate its decade of honoring the best in online video, the show featured appearances by past winners, who handed out Streamys Creator Honors to

Time, Garrett Bradley’s portrait of the impact of a Black family torn apart by a questionably long prison sentence, scored a field-leading six nominations for the 14th Cinema Eye Honors, the documentary-celebrating organization

Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians’ pension fund told participants on Thursday that they will submit a second application to the US Treasury Department to reduce benefits to prevent the Fund’s insolvency within the next 20 years.