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Netflix Buys African Territories On Sundance Hit ‘Farewell Amor’

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Netflix Buys African Territories On Sundance Hit ‘Farewell Amor’ EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has picked up African rights to Farewell Amor, Tanzanian writer-director Ekwa Msangi’s feature debut that was well received at Sundance this year. The pact will see Netflix carry the movie across the entirety of the African continent, releasing shortly after the film’s U.S. theatrical roll out via IFC Films in December. It will […] Go to Source

Brit National Treasure Captain Tom Moore To Be Subject Of Movie From ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ & ‘ Finding Your Feet’ Producers

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Brit National Treasure Captain Tom Moore To Be Subject Of Movie From ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ & ‘ Finding Your Feet’ Producers UK companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured the sought-after rights to British national treasure and World War II hero Captain Tom Moore’s inspirational story. The former British Army Captain raised £39M ($50M) for the National Health Service by walking laps of his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the […] Go to Source

‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ Knocks Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Pentagon Spending As U.S. Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths

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‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ Knocks Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Pentagon Spending As U.S. Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths The United States reached a grim milestone Tuesday as the nation reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah put  President Donald Trump in the hot seat for his lackluster, if not detrimental, response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Almost no one is  doing worse than the United States with a number of COVID-19 cases […] Go to Source

Near Record Heat, Winds On The Way For L.A. As Bobcat Fire Rages On

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Near Record Heat, Winds On The Way For L.A. As Bobcat Fire Rages On Tuesday marked the first day of fall and also the official start of fire season in Los Angeles. But while fall seems far way, fire season is already well underway. As of 8 p.m., the Bobcat Fire had scorched over 112,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest and was just 17% contained. That containment number […] Go to Source

Tom Cruise And Doug Liman Set Liftoff Date With Space X, Space Shuttle Almanac Reveals

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Tom Cruise And Doug Liman Set Liftoff Date With Space X, Space Shuttle Almanac Reveals Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman’s may head into space in for their film in October 2021, images from the Space Shuttle Almanac reveal. On Monday the Twitter for the Space Shuttle Almanac shared a photo of spacecrafts and countries set to launch from in the next three years. While the chart may seem like […] Go to Source

News & Documentary Emmys: PBS & ‘POV’ Lead On Night 2; Pubcaster Tops CNN For Overall Count – Update

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News & Documentary Emmys: PBS & ‘POV’ Lead On Night 2; Pubcaster Tops CNN For Overall Count – Update UPDATED, 7:11 PM: PBS and its veteran series POV were the big winners on Night 2 of the first multi-ceremony News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Tuesday, which spotlight the documentarties. The pubcaster took five trophies including four for POV. See the full list of Night 2 winners here. HBO was second with three wins […] Go to Source

‘WandaVision’ Trailer Racks Up Massive Traffic In 24 Hours Post-Emmys

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‘WandaVision’ Trailer Racks Up Massive Traffic In 24 Hours Post-Emmys EXCLUSIVE: Audiences didn’t watch the Primetime Emmys on Sunday, which sank to a new low of 6.1M viewers, but there was something that kept their eyes glued in the 24 hours following the awards show: the trailer for Disney+/Marvel’s WandaVision. We hear that the trailer in the 24 hours following its Emmy broadcast netted a […] Go to Source

Donald Trump Says It’s A “Beautiful Sight” To See Police Throw Reporter To The Ground

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Donald Trump Says It’s A “Beautiful Sight” To See Police Throw Reporter To The Ground Donald Trump again mocked MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for the moment when he was struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests in June, and told a rally crowd that it was a “beautiful sight” when police targeted an unidentified reporter and “threw him aside like he was a bag of popcorn.” Speaking at a […] Go to Source

Teddi Mellencamp Confirms ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Exit On Instagram: “It Feels Like A Breakup”

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Teddi Mellencamp Confirms ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Exit On Instagram: “It Feels Like A Breakup” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp has confirmed her exit from the Bravo show. The Housewife addressed the news in an Instagram video on Tuesday. “I recently found out that my contract as a Housewife is not being renewed. Of course I could give you the standard response of ‘we both came to […] Go to Source

L.A. County Coronavirus Update: Los Angeles’s COVID-19 Numbers Now Below State Threshold For Reopening, With One Catch

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L.A. County Coronavirus Update: Los Angeles’s COVID-19 Numbers Now Below State Threshold For Reopening, With One Catch Los Angeles County health officials confirmed on Tuesday the county meets the criteria to move into a less-restrictive phase of the California’s economic-reopening roadmap. But there’s a catch. The county must maintain those numbers for two consecutive weeks before the state will move it out of the most-restrictive “purple” tier and into the slightly less […] Go to Source

Open Road’s Liam Neeson Action-Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Going Wide This Fall, A Week Later

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Open Road’s Liam Neeson Action-Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Going Wide This Fall, A Week Later EXCLUSIVE: Good news, movie theaters. Open Road Films’ Liam Neeson action-thriller Honest Thief, which was set to go wide, is going really wide now at 2,000 theaters. However, you’ll have to wait a week later than anticipated. The movie from Ozark co-creator and producer Mark Williams, which was set to open on Oct. 9 will […] Go to Source

MPTF Country Home Residents Have Gone Five-Plus Months Without A New COVID-19 Infection; Katzenbergs Donate $455,000 In Matching Funds

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MPTF Country Home Residents Have Gone Five-Plus Months Without A New COVID-19 Infection; Katzenbergs Donate $455,000 In Matching Funds EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s nursing home in Woodland Hills was hit hard by the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic. Seventeen residents were infected between March 31 and April 12, and six died. Since then, however, the home has seen a remarkable comeback in its battle against COVID-19: Not a […] Go to Source

Joe Biden Gets Formal POTUS Endorsement From Cindy McCain; Republican Sen. John McCain Ran Against Ex-VP & Obama In 2008

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Joe Biden Gets Formal POTUS Endorsement From Cindy McCain; Republican Sen. John McCain Ran Against Ex-VP & Obama In 2008 Joe Biden said Tuesday that Cindy McCain will officially endorse him in his bid to toss President Donald Trump out of the White House. “Maybe I shouldn’t say it but I’m about to go on one of these Zooms with John McCain’s wife, who is first time ever is endorsing me because of what [Trump] […] Go to Source

‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Season 18 Return On Par With 2019 Premiere, Leads Syndication Pack

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‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Season 18 Return On Par With 2019 Premiere, Leads Syndication Pack The Ellen DeGeneres Show drew solid ratings in its Season 18 premiere Monday, in which DeGeneres addressed allegations of a toxic workplace that had emerged over the summer. The series opener earned a 1.9 rating and 6 share among Households, improving its lead-in 1.2/4 by +58% in rating and 50% in share, and steady vs […] Go to Source

Audie Murphy Limited Series In Works From ‘Price Of Glory’, ‘Bleacher Bums’ Producers

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Audie Murphy Limited Series In Works From ‘Price Of Glory’, ‘Bleacher Bums’ Producers EXCLUSIVE: Arthur E. Friedman and Steven Jay Rubin are developing a limited series that will explore the life of actor, Congressional Medal of Honor winner and World War II hero Audie Murphy. Friedman (Price of Glory, Beyond the Sea) and Rubin (Bleacher Bums, Silent Night) have acquired rights to the 1959 Murphy biography No Name […] Go to Source

Follow new Covid restrictions or risk a second lockdown, Johnson warns

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Follow new Covid restrictions or risk a second lockdown, Johnson warns PM says he is prepared for harsher restrictions, if new measures do not cut down virus’ spreadCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has warned the weary British public to summon their resolve for a tough winter ahead, as he refused to rule out a second national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Speaking in a televised address after announcing new rules across England he appeared to suggest “freedom-loving” Britons will be to blame if more draconian restrictions are applied. Continue reading... Go to Source

NBCUniversal Promotes Janine Jones-Clark To EVP, Inclusion – Talent & Content For Film, TV & Streaming

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NBCUniversal Promotes Janine Jones-Clark To EVP, Inclusion – Talent & Content For Film, TV & Streaming NBCUniversal has elevated Janine Jones-Clark to EVP, , Inclusion – Talent & Content, NBCUniversal Film, Television and Streaming. Jones-Clark was most recently Head of Inclusion – Talent and Content for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). Jones-Clark’s role will expand to include diversity efforts for NBCUniversal’s TV divisions, Universal Studio Group, which is comprised of Universal […] Go to Source

WME Agent Brent Smith Suspended For “Behavioral Issues”

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WME Agent Brent Smith Suspended For “Behavioral Issues” EXCLUSIVE: WME has suspended agent Brent Smith for “behavioral issues,” pending an investigation, sources said. This just happened today, and the agency isn’t commenting. Smith is a top agent in the music and hip hop space, with clients that include Drake, Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris. An attempt to reach Smith for comment […] Go to Source

Millie Bobby Brown & Harry Bradbeer On Crafting A Modern Superheroine In The Victorian-Era ‘Enola Holmes’ – Interview

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Millie Bobby Brown & Harry Bradbeer On Crafting A Modern Superheroine In The Victorian-Era ‘Enola Holmes’ – Interview EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Springer’s book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, posits a simple idea: rather than re-tread the ground of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories for the thousandth time, what if Sherlock had a little sister whose adventures captured the spirit of the classic detective’s investigations from the perspective of a character beaten down by […] Go to Source

‘The Inheritance Games’: Grainne Godfree To Write & Executive Produce YA TV Series In Works At Amazon

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‘The Inheritance Games’: Grainne Godfree To Write & Executive Produce YA TV Series In Works At Amazon EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, DC veteran scribe Grainne Godfree (Legends of Tomorrow) has been tapped to write and executive produce a TV series based on Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ recently released YA novel, the first in a two-book series, which is in development at Amazon. The project hails from Sony Pictures TV and Josh Berman’s […] Go to Source

ABC News’ ‘World News Tonight” Tops 2019-20 Season In Viewership And Most Prized Demographics

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ABC News’ ‘World News Tonight” Tops 2019-20 Season In Viewership And Most Prized Demographics ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir topped all the networks in evening news viewership for the season that ended last week, and also won the key 25-54 and 18-49 demographic. The network said that it was the first time in 24 years that it had won in total viewers and the key demo […] Go to Source

Spike Lee-Directed ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Heading To Universal PCG For International

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Spike Lee-Directed ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Heading To Universal PCG For International EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures Content Group is set to land international rights to Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia following the film playing opening night at this year’s TIFF. HBO has domestic rights to the project, which is a filmed version of the acclaimed Broadway show, and is set to release stateside on October 17. Universal […] Go to Source

‘Triage’: Parisa Fitz-Henley Cast As the Lead Of ABC Medical Drama Pilot

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‘Triage’: Parisa Fitz-Henley Cast As the Lead Of ABC Medical Drama Pilot EXCLUSIVE: Midnight, Texas alumna Parisa Fitz-Henley is set to headline Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from longtime Criminal Minds showrunner Erica Messer, Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu and writer David Cornue. Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows a pioneering surgeon, Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley), over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of […] Go to Source
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