Posts by Nathan Pine
Map shows where 4th of July events have been canceled
Growing concerns over immigration raids have led several cities and communities across Los Angeles County to cancel or postpone their Fourth of July celebrations this year. Events that typically draw thousands of families, complete with fireworks shows, concerts, and parades have been scaled back or called off entirely out of an abundance of caution. In…
Read MoreToby Jones Talks UK Drama Sector’s “Existential” Crisis & Champions BBC
Acting star Toby Jones has suggested the UK drama sector is going through an existential crisis as its grapples with developments such as the rise of AI and competition from globals streamers as well as growing income barriers for entry into the creative industries. “There are various existential things affecting the industry at the moment,…
Read MoreAs GOP Looks To Pass Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Democrats Launch Effort To Mobilize Against It With “Organizing Summer”
As Senate Republicans work through a marathon session to pass Donald Trump‘s “One, Big Beautiful Bill,” Democrats are outlining plans for a summer of organizing against it and other policies. Events are being planned in battleground states with key Senate, House and gubernatorial races this November and in next year’s midterms. They will include organizing…
Read MoreFremantle Launches Global Originals Entertainment Label Under ‘Million Dollar Secret’ Co-Creator Nick Mather
EXCLUSIVE: The co-creator of Netflix smash Million Dollar Secret and the BBC’s Pointless is heading to Fremantle to oversee a new global entertainment label. Nick Mather is exiting Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse to run Fremantle Global Originals, which will act as a “standalone creative hub dedicated to the creation of original unscripted formats,” according to the…
Read MoreIran’s Supreme Leader challenges Trump
A fierce war of words has erupted between Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and U.S. President Donald Trump following recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. On his official X account, Khamenei accused Trump of “exaggerating in order to cover up and conceal the truth,” directly responding to Trump’s claim that the U.S. had “obliterated”…
Read More‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Producer Expectation Partners With Plegazoid; Prime Video Yorkshire Ripper Doc – Global Briefs
‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Producer Expectation Partners With Plegazoid Clarkson’s Farm producer Expectation is partnering with ex-Endemol creative chief David Flynn’s indie Plegazoid. Flynn will work closely with Expectation’s development team to create entertainment formats in the gameshow and reality space for networks and streamers in the UK, which will be co-produced with Plegazoid. Plegazoid, which launched…
Read MoreOn 40th Anniversary Of Live Aid, Bob Geldof Denounces “Thuggery” Of Trump, Vance, Musk As He Questions Why Charity Has Become “Almost An Embarrassment”
Bob Geldof didn’t mince words about those in charge across the pond as he celebrated 40 years of Live Aid. “The thuggery of Musk, and Vance and Trump, this confederacy of dunces, these abject fools,” he said at an event launching a set of BBC Live Aid shows late last week. Geldof was bemoaning how…
Read MoreCalifornia Wolf fire map, update as huge blaze sparks evacuations
Residents in the path of a wildfire in California have been urged to flee as officials order evacuations across the region. Dubbed the “Wolf” fire, the blaze is burning across some 1,165 acres in Riverside County. Evacuation orders are in place throughout the surrounding areas because of the “immediate threat to life,” according to the…
Read MoreStephen Frears & Christopher Hampton Talk ‘Wilder & Me’ & Ian Charleson Biopic As They Reunite For ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Screening & Career Awards
Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton stay they are struggling to get their previously announced adaptation of Jonathan Coe’s novel Mr Wilder & Me off the ground, but still hope to work together on the project. “We’d like to make it happen but it’s a difficult time for finding money,” Oscar-nominated The Queen director Frears said…
Read MoreCJ ENM Unveils Artificial Intelligence Strategy “Across Entire Content Value Chain” Featuring 100% AI-Generated Animation ‘Cat Biggie’
Korean powerhouse CJ ENM has unveiled a 100% artificial intelligence-generated animation and plans to expand to AI film and AI drama within the year. Cat Biggie was showcased alongside CJ’s first ever AI strategy at a Culture Talk in Seoul, Korea earlier. The non-verbal short-form animation is 100% AI-generated, according to the Parasite studio. The…
Read MoreSecrets About The Devil Wears Prada You’ll Find as Groundbreaking as Florals For Spring
Never has an actress felt so grateful not to be the lead. Because nearly two decades later, Tracie Thoms can still recall the terror she felt when Meryl Streep spoke those first intently hushed words at The Devil Wears Prada table read. “We could barely hear her,” said Thoms, cast as grad student Lily, the loyal, tell-it-like-it-is…
Read MoreBBC Sparks Storm Over Failure To Pull Plug On Glastonbury Act Bob Vylan’s “Appalling Hate Speech”
The BBC has been told that it must explain why it failed to pull the plug on Glastonbury act Bob Vylan after the band led chants of “death to the IDF” on Saturday. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those demanding answers from the BBC over its decision to live stream Bob Vylan’s set,…
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