In a release late Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his Regional Stay-at-Home order would go into effect on Saturday at 12:59 p.m. PT. The triggering metric for the order would be when a region of the state […]
Warner Brothers is plotting a sweeping response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered movie theaters around the country. After announcing that Wonder Woman 1984 will go to HBO Max as well as theaters December 25 […]
Hollywood is adjusting its filming protocols amid the rise in COVID-19 cases. The new protocols, which were laid out in a November 19 “side letter” and went into effect two days ago, mandate that producers must notify the unions of both […]
Judging by the $14 million box office tally for The Croods: A New Age over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend span, the theatrical movie business will rebound, in the view of National CineMedia CEO Tom Lesinski. Speaking Tuesday at the Bank […]
“Hollywood has repeatedly written its own obituary,” writes Brook Barnes in The New York Times. “It died when Star Wars (1977) and Superman (1978) turned movies into toy advertisements. The 1980s (VCRs), the 1990s (the rise of […]
The British government on Wednesday formally announced the creation of a Global Screen Fund aimed at partially replacing Creative Europe’s MEDIA funding following the completion of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year. […]
“Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles have advised FilmLA that filming will not be restricted to the hours between 5 a.m. / 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., as previously announced,” said FilmLA in a statement. “Filmmakers are highly encouraged to stay […]
The 2020 International Emmy Awards, honoring the best in global television, were handed out in an online ceremony November 23. Glenda Jackson won best actress for Elizabeth is Missing, while Netflix’s Dehli Crime and Nobody’s Looking […]
In a major sign of confidence in the future of theatrical moviegoing, Cineworld Group, the world’s second largest exhibitor and owner of Regal in the US, has secured significant additional liquidity that will help ensure its future […]
“Herb” Solow, who as an executive at Desilu Productions took Gene Roddenberry’s original pitch for Star Trek and also held exec posts at several showbiz companies, has died. He was 88. Among the many Hollywood jobs in his long list were […]
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