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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: County Could Reopen More Widely In October, Says L.A. Health Director

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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: County Could Reopen More Widely In October, Says L.A. Health Director Los Angeles County could reopening more widely sometime in October, the county’s public health director said on Wednesday. But, warned Barbara Ferrer, post-Labor Day numbers could potentially thwart that move. L.A. county is in the most restrictive, or “purple,” level of California’s four-tier virus-tracking roadmap. The county already has a low enough seven-day average testing […] Go to Source
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Channel 4 Adapts Swedish Crime Thriller From Eagle Eye Drama & Former Viacom Comms Chief Matt Baker; PBS Takes U.S. Rights

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Channel 4 Adapts Swedish Crime Thriller From Eagle Eye Drama & Former Viacom Comms Chief Matt Baker; PBS Takes U.S. Rights Channel 4 has ordered an adaptation of Swedish crime thriller Before We Die from Eagle Eye Drama to be written by fledgling TV writer Matt Baker – best known in industry circles as Viacom’s former international communications chief. The Bristol-set series will star Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey), Vincent Regan (Troy) and Patrick Gibson (The […] Go to Source
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How To Watch Night 3 Of The Creative Arts Emmy Awards Online & On TV

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How To Watch Night 3 Of The Creative Arts Emmy Awards Online & On TV UPDATED with latest: This week’s socially distanced Creative Arts Emmy Awards continues Wednesday with the third of four virtual ceremonies to be livestreamed on the Emmys website over consecutive nights. The digital-only ceremonies, an Emmys first, will be followed by a 90-minute ceremony to air live Saturday night on FXX. Nailed It! host and Emmy […] Go to Source
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Donald Trump Contradicts CDC Director On Vaccine Availability, Mask Wearing

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Donald Trump Contradicts CDC Director On Vaccine Availability, Mask Wearing Donald Trump added even more confusion to the administration’s COVID-19 effort when he contradicted statements made just hours earlier by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At a press conference on Wednesday, Trump insisted that Dr. Robert Redfield “made a mistake” when he told a Senate committee that a COVID-19 vaccine […] Go to Source
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‘Normal People’ Producer Element Pictures Beefs Up TV Team With Hire Of Pulse Films’ Lucas Ochoa & Silverprint’s Michael Dawson

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‘Normal People’ Producer Element Pictures Beefs Up TV Team With Hire Of Pulse Films’ Lucas Ochoa & Silverprint’s Michael Dawson Element Pictures, the production company behind Hulu and BBC drama Normal People, is ramping up its television activities with the hire of two executives. It has hired former Pulse Films exec Lucas Ochoa, who was Chief Creative Officer of its scripted division and Silverprint Pictures’ Michael Dawson. They will be based in London and will […] Go to Source
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George & Amal Clooney Pledge To Monitor Trial Of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Protagonist Paul Rusesabagina

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George & Amal Clooney Pledge To Monitor Trial Of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Protagonist Paul Rusesabagina Through the Clooney Foundation for Justice and the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, George and Amal Clooney have made a pledge to closely monitor the upcoming trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda, as part of CFJ’s TrialWatch initiative. Rusesabagina’s actions to save lives during the Rwandan genocide were dramatized in the 2004 film […] Go to Source
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PVOD For Top Studio Films Is “Failed Experiment”, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond Declares

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PVOD For Top Studio Films Is “Failed Experiment”, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond Declares Imax CEO Rich Gelfond rejects the popular notion that premium video on demand is the future for blockbuster movie releases. “PVOD is a failed experiment,” Gelfond said during an online appearance Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference. “The numbers haven’t worked in a pandemic, so how would they work in a non-pandemic?” Results from […] Go to Source
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Christopher Scott Ellis Dies: ‘Street Outlaws’ Mechanic Was 39

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Christopher Scott Ellis Dies: ‘Street Outlaws’ Mechanic Was 39 Christopher Scott Ellis, a mechanic known for appearing in Discovery’s Street Outlaws has died. Ellis, who was also known as “Kentucky” on the street racing show, was 39. Ellis passed away at his Oklahoma home on Wednesday Sept. 9, an obituary from a Kentucky funeral home confirms. TMZ reported that the TV mechanic died of […] Go to Source
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Emmy Predictions 2020: Do Brian Cox And Jeremy Strong Split The ‘Succession’ Vote In Lead Actor Drama Series And Who Benefits?

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Emmy Predictions 2020: Do Brian Cox And Jeremy Strong Split The ‘Succession’ Vote In Lead Actor Drama Series And Who Benefits? A returning champ vs. another past winner sets up the possibility of a repeat victor for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, but there are a couple of veterans in the mix who have 13 acting Emmy nods between them and no win, so sentiment could be a factor. There’s also a brilliant Scottish-born star […] Go to Source
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Reveals State’s Biggest Wildfire Has Doubled In Size In Just One Week

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Reveals State’s Biggest Wildfire Has Doubled In Size In Just One Week California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke on Wednesday about the state of the state’s myriad emergencies, including the coronavirus pandemic and the historic fires burning over much of the region. But Newsom began with an even larger disaster, emphasizing that, “Average temperatures in the summer months have increased 3 degrees” over the past three decades. “That […] Go to Source
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‘The Prom’ Co-Writer Bob Martin Signs With Verve

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‘The Prom’ Co-Writer Bob Martin Signs With Verve EXCLUSIVE: Bob Martin, co-writer of the Tony Award-nominated book for Broadway’s The Prom and the upcoming Netflix film adaptation, has signed with Verve for representation in all areas. Martin, who won a Tony for co-writing (with Don McKellar) the book for Broadway’s The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), has a slate of big-ticket projects coming up, including […] Go to Source
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Pete Hammond’s Emmy Predictions 2020: Jennifer Aniston And Laura Linney In A Photo Finish For Lead Drama Series Actress But Could Both Be Upset?

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Pete Hammond’s Emmy Predictions 2020: Jennifer Aniston And Laura Linney In A Photo Finish For Lead Drama Series Actress But Could Both Be Upset? This may be the toughest overall competition of any Emmy category this year. In fact, in a year where Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Mandy Moore, and many others weren’t nominated, you might be right to get the feeling that the contest for Lead Actress In A Drama Series is going to be brutal. […] Go to Source
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UTA Signs ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Screenwriter Linda Woolverton

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UTA Signs ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Screenwriter Linda Woolverton EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed award-winning writer and producer Linda Woolverton for worldwide representation in all areas. She was previously with WME. Woolverton made her animated feature writing debut with Disney’s critically acclaimed and celebrated 1991 animated feature Beauty and the Beast. The feature made history as the first full-length animated movie ever to be nominated […] Go to Source
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Ayesha Curry Launches Sweet July Productions; Inks First-Look Deal With eOne

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Ayesha Curry Launches Sweet July Productions; Inks First-Look Deal With eOne EXCLUSIVE: New York Times best-selling cookbook author, host, and lifestyle influencer Ayesha Curry has announced her new television and film production company, Sweet July Productions, which has entered a first-look deal for unscripted television with eOne. In addition, the newly formed company has hired Tiffany Nicholson-Horton to serve as the Executive Vice President and Head […] Go to Source
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‘America’s Got Talent’ And ‘Big Brother’ Outpace Donald Trump Town Hall In Tuesday Ratings

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‘America’s Got Talent’ And ‘Big Brother’ Outpace Donald Trump Town Hall In Tuesday Ratings The semifinals of America’s Got Talent and a special edition of Big Brother topped ABC’s telecast of the Donald Trump town hall special The President and the People: A 20/20 Special Event on Tuesday night. The NBC reality talent competition held steady, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.71 million viewers, while Big Brother […] Go to Source
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Christopher Nolan Heads To Movie Theater In Irvine In Support Of Exhibition Biz – And It Wasn’t ‘Tenet’

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Christopher Nolan Heads To Movie Theater In Irvine In Support Of Exhibition Biz – And It Wasn’t ‘Tenet’ Being a champion of exhibition, and the first tentpole filmmaker to get movie theaters up and running with Tenet, it should come as no surprise to hear that the movie’s filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his wife, producer Emma Thomas, headed to the multiplex recently in Irvine CA, showing their full support for theaters. In fact, […] Go to Source
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Boris Johnson strikes deal with Tory rebels over Brexit bill

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Boris Johnson strikes deal with Tory rebels over Brexit bill PM agrees to give MPs a vote before breaching withdrawal agreement, but that is unlikely to satisfy BrusselsBoris Johnson has brokered a compromise with Conservative rebels to give MPs a vote on when to invoke controversial powers in a new bill which would breach the EU withdrawal agreement.In a joint statement with Bob Neill, the chair of the justice select committee who tabled an amendment to the bill, No 10 said it had reached an agreement with him and Damian Green, chair of the One Nation caucus of Tory MPs – many of whom had threatened to rebel on the bill. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Ursula von der Leyen says Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU

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Ursula von der Leyen says Poland's 'LGBT-free zones' have no place in EU In her first ‘state of union’ speech, European commission president delivers criticism of Polish ruling partyThe head of the European commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said Poland’s “LGBT free zones” are “humanity-free zones” that have no place in the European Union in her strongest criticism yet of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party.In a wide-ranging 77-minute speech spanning from coronavirus to the climate emergency, Von der Leyen pledged to build “a union of equality” and criticised European member states that watered down EU foreign policy messages on human rights. Continue reading... Go to Source
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UK Covid testing system has ‘huge problems’, admits Boris Johnson

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UK Covid testing system has 'huge problems', admits Boris Johnson As country hits highest number of cases since May, PM warns death rate set to rise in coming weeksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has said the Covid-19 testing system currently “has huge problems” during a sometimes downbeat appearance before an influential committee of MPs, as new figures showed nearly 4,000 UK cases in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning, the highest daily total since early May.With the number of people admitted to hospital in England with coronavirus also reaching the highest level since the start of July, Johnson warned that the Covid death rate was set to start rising in the coming weeks. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Belarus charges opposition leader with ‘undermining national security’

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Belarus charges opposition leader with 'undermining national security' Maria Kolesnikova could face up to five years in prison as president cracks down on oppositionBelarusian authorities have charged the opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova with “actions aimed at undermining national security”, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.The charge, announced by the country’s investigative committee, is the latest move in a crackdown on opposition leaders by the embattled president, Alexander Lukashenko, who has lost legitimacy among much of the population but retains the support of law enforcement agencies. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Dominic Cummings: Met refuses to look into reports of second Durham trip

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Dominic Cummings: Met refuses to look into reports of second Durham trip Force declines to examine lockdown allegations, saying it will not investigate Covid breaches retrospectivelyThe Metropolitan police has refused to help clarify whether Dominic Cummings made a second trip to Durham during lockdown at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.Deputy commissioner Sir Stephen House said he understood “the passion” the behaviour of Boris Johnson’s chief adviser provoked, but he insisted the Met was sticking to its decision not to retrospectively investigate breaches of the Covid regulations. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Robin Roberts & ESPN Films Team On Documentary On WNBA Star-Turned-Activist Maya Moore

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Robin Roberts & ESPN Films Team On Documentary On WNBA Star-Turned-Activist Maya Moore Robin Roberts and ESPN Films have teamed on a documentary about WNBA star-turned activist Maya Moore and her years-long fight to free a man from prison for a crime he did not commit. The untitled documentary project, produced in partnership with Roberts’ Rock’n Robin Productions, will explore Moore’s unwavering faith; her connection with Jonathan Irons, […] Go to Source
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CBS Studios Inks International First-Look Deal With Stampede Ventures, Adapting Ragnar Jónasson’s ‘The Darkness’

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CBS Studios Inks International First-Look Deal With Stampede Ventures, Adapting Ragnar Jónasson’s ‘The Darkness’ EXCLUSIVE: CBS Studios has struck a global first-look deal with Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures International and has set its first project – an adaptation of Ragnar Jónasson’s best-selling Nordic noir book The Darkness. The two companies will work together to source, acquire and develop premium scripted content for the international market that is creatively anchored […] Go to Source
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Big Ten Calls An Audible, Plans To Start Football Season In October

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Big Ten Calls An Audible, Plans To Start Football Season In October After deciding last month to push the 2020 football season to next spring, the Big Ten has reversed course and will start play on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. As COVID-19 surged across the country over the summer, to particularly notable effect on college campuses, the Pac-12 and Big Ten opted out of […] Go to Source
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Fox News Media Trims Staff Amid Business Restructuring

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Fox News Media Trims Staff Amid Business Restructuring Fox News Media said that it was restructuring some of its divisions, with a reduction of its workforce by less than 3%. “As Fox News Media has evolved into a streamlined multi-platform organization, we are realigning several functions and restructuring various divisions in order to position all of our businesses for ongoing success,” the network […] Go to Source
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