Alex Gibney, Raney Aronson-Rath And More To be Honored At DOC NYC

Alex Gibney, Raney Aronson-Rath And More To be Honored At DOC NYC

EXCLUSIVE: DOC NYC has announced a distinguished group of honorees for its upcoming 13th edition, set to unspool in New York this November. The annual Visionaries Tribute, to be held on the festival’s opening day at Gotham Hall in Manhattan, will see Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and filmmaker-sound recordist JT Takagi honored with Lifetime Achievement…

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‘Seasons’: Jack Reynor Joins Amazon Horror Film

‘Seasons’: Jack Reynor Joins Amazon Horror Film

After starring in Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Jack Reynor has found his next horror vehicle in Seasons, Drew Hancock’s film for Amazon MGM Studios, where he’ll star opposite Lily James, Deadline can confirm. Fka My Wife and I Bought a Ranch, Seasons is based on a viral horror short story by Matt & Harrison Query, which first appeared on Reddit…

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Emmy Host Mariska Hargitay Shares Scoops On Her Primetime Gig

Emmy Host Mariska Hargitay Shares Scoops On Her Primetime Gig

Pretty soon TV viewers will see Mariska Hargitay in a role she’s never played before, and it’s one-night-only – host of the Primetime Emmy Awards. You might not immediately think of her as a comedian, but then neither does she, she tells Deadline. This fall, Hargitay returns for an astounding 28th season as Det. (now…

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ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Dies At 93

ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Dies At 93

Bill Rasmussen, a visionary who founded ESPN in 1979 with his son Scott as the world’s first 24-hour sports television network, died Tuesday at 93 of the effects of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Florida. Rasmussen revealed in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a degenerative disease, in 2014. Shrugging off skeptics,…

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Elevation Pictures: Laurie May Exits As Co-President

Elevation Pictures: Laurie May Exits As Co-President

Laurie May is stepping down as co-President of Canadian indie distribution company, Elevation Pictures. Founded in 2013 during the Toronto International Film Festival by Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman, Elevation Pictures has handled the Canadian release of such movies as Oscar winning The Imitation Game, Room, Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once and the recent A24…

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Brian Hickerson Was With Hayden Panettiere When She Died: Police Report

Brian Hickerson Was With Hayden Panettiere When She Died: Police Report

Brian Hickerson was on the scene during Hayden Panettiere‘s shocking death.  A police incident report obtained by NBC News Aug. 18 confirmed that Brian—Hayden’s on and off boyfriend—and his brother Zach Hickerson were inside the South Carolina apartment complex where the actress went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 16. Additionally, per the report, there was a “bag…

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Forget Black – Chocolate Brown Is the Neutral Taking Over Fall

Forget Black – Chocolate Brown Is the Neutral Taking Over Fall

The E! Insider Shop editors and writers search the internet to find the best products out there. We interview expert sources, comb through customer reviews, and use our own personal experiences to make shopping easier for our readers. As an editorial team, we independently create content and determine coverage based on research, reporting and what…

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CAA Hires Sophie Crowther To Expand UK-Based Creators Team

CAA Hires Sophie Crowther To Expand UK-Based Creators Team

EXCLUSIVE: Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has hired Sophie Crowther to join the agency’s creators team in London. She from Billion Dollar Boy, where she built the company’s talent partnerships team and helped found and launch FiveTwoNine, a creator-focused brand and platform. In total, she has 12 years’ experience in the field. Prior to Billion Dollar…

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‘Weight To Date’ Reality Series Set At Netflix From IPC

‘Weight To Date’ Reality Series Set At Netflix From IPC

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is exploring the world of dating following extreme weight loss in its latest non-scripted order. Deadline understands the streamer has greenlit Weight To Date from The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC). The deal came only a few weeks after Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, who are now co-CEOs of the company, exited Sony Pictures…

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