Posts by Nathan Pine
Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s become central to the state’s identity and enviable economy. State lawmakers on Monday passed new safeguards around social media and artificial intelligence — and are poised…
Read MoreTrump Backs Federal Film & TV Tax Incentive
(Updated with Sen. Schiff tweet) With a swipe at Hollywood North, Donald Trump today officially threw his support behind a federal film and TV tax credit. “Hollywood is a Complete and Total Disaster!” the former Apprentice host posted Monday after a sit-down with good pal Jon Voight. “Despite the name, it is getting very little…
Read MoreTupac Shakur Murder Trial: Duane “Keffe D” Davis Found Guilty 30 Years After Fatal Shooting
“After Davis obtained a gun, he entered into a white Cadillac, along with Terrence Brown, DeAndre Smith and Orlando Anderson,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson told reporters at a press conference. “At some point in time, as they were in the white Cadillac, Davis took the gun that he had obtained and…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Frasers Property, Mapletree Industrial Trust, SingLand, Olam
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Sep 1): Frasers Property : The property developer, investor and operator on Monday said it acquired Cuppage Terrace – a cluster of 17 conservation shophouses in the Orchard Road area – for an agreed property value of S$175 million.…
Read MoreGal Gadot On Why She Wouldn’t Do Another ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie & Calls Out DC Studios For How They Handled Henry Cavill & Patty Jenkins Exits
Gal Gadot played Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s DC Universe, making her debut as Diana Prince in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The star would star in a standalone feature the following year with the release of Wonder Woman. Gadot would reprise her role in 2017’s Justice League and 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984.…
Read MoreKorea’s Finecut Picks Up Retro Gaming Feature ‘Guardians Of The Video Game’ Ahead Of TIFF Market
Korean sales agent Finecut has picked up international rights to retro gaming 3D animated feature Guardians Of The Video Game ahead of the inaugural TIFF Market. Based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name, the film is directed by leading Korean animation director Uhm Young-sik, whose credits include Running Man: Revengers; the animation segment…
Read MoreMarty Nadler Dead: Comic & Garry Marshall Collaborator On Sitcoms & Films Was 80
Marty Nadler, a comic and TV writer-producer who worked with Garry Marshall on the smash sitcoms Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and many of his movies, died August 26 in Margate, FL. He was 80. His son Charlie Nadler told Deadline through a rep that his father died of complications from myasthenia gravis, a…
Read MoreKelly Clarkson Says Goodbye To Daytime Talk Show Amid Tears, Her Kids & Kellyoke: “You Don’t Have To Attend The Negative Party You Were Invited To”
Kelly Clarkson said her last words on The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons, amid a full hour of Kellyoke, her kids, and gratitude. Clarkson opened her final show by saying it was a “bittersweet” day as an era came to a close. However, in true style of her syndicated talk show, the singer took…
Read MoreGetGo launches cross-border car rentals to Malaysia
Users can book vehicles through the app and pick them up from the nearest car park [SINGAPORE] Users of car-sharing platform GetGo will be able to rent vehicles to drive to Malaysia, with a new feature on its mobile app, the company said on Tuesday (Sep 1). This marks GetGo’s first foray into cross-border travel,…
Read MoreCoach Outlet’s Trendiest Bags Are Finally Under $250 for Labor Day
The best part of Labor Day sales? When that big investment piece we’ve been eyeing finally gets discounted. There are few better feelings than seeing up to 60% off a style we’ve had in our cart forever. If you’ve been ready to spend the big bucks on your next Coach bag… we’re so glad to…
Read More‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Reboot Dead At Disney+
A live-action reboot of the mid-90s animated television series Gargoyles is not moving forward at Disney+. It had previously been reported that a live-action reboot of the series from Annabelle writer Gary Dauberman and James Wan‘s Atomic Monster was in development at the streamer, but original series co-creator Greg Weisman told Comics Online in an interview that a live-action series is not…
Read MoreAMC Theatres Gets Into Distribution Business, Launches Leawood Films
AMC Theatres, the world’s largest exhibitor chain, is getting into the distribution business with a new label for small and mid-sized movies. The launch of the label, Leawood Films, comes at a time when many independent features, particularly those that have played major film festivals, are without homes. Leawood Films plans to handle those movies…
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