The power of Taylor Swift compels you. And it’s also worked its ways on producer Jason Blum, who cast out his The Exorcist: Believer to an earlier October release date
Continue reading »AMC Networks Begins Rollout Of Cheaper, Ad-Supported Tier Of Flagship Streamer AMC+
Following through on plans first announced last spring, AMC Networks said this evening it has officially begun rolling out a cheaper, ad-supported tier of flagship streaming service AMC+. The $5-a-month
Continue reading »SAG-AFTRA Chief Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Overseas, Will Be Back For Monday’s AMPTP Talks
Everybody who needs to be in the room when SAG-AFTRA and the studios sit down for talks next week will be. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the actors union’s national executive director and
Continue reading »Senate Confirms Gen Charles Brown As Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff
The Senate has confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the United States’ next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a months-long hold of hundreds of military promotions
Continue reading »Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Scribes Celebrate New Deal While Showing Solidarity With SAG-AFTRA
This is Day 76 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The morning after the WGA strike was called to an end, the SAG-AFTRA picket lines thinned out at Warner Bros. Discovery and
Continue reading »Former CAA Agent Norris Brooks Pivots To Management At Echo Lake
EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising rep Norris Brooks has pivoted from agenting to literary management, having departed CAA to join Echo Lake Entertainment, where she will continue to represent comedians, writers, directors, producers
Continue reading »U.S. Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rebound 0.2% In August
After reporting a sharp pullback in new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday unexpectedly showing a modest rebound
Continue reading »Are Net Zero Emissions Still in Play?
On Tuesday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released an update to its 2021 Net Zero Roadmap. As with all things related to climate change, there is good news and bad
Continue reading »Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged But Forecasts Higher Rates For Longer
In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The Fed said it decided to maintain the target range
Continue reading »UAW To Strike At More Big Three Plants, If No Serious Progress In Talks By Friday Noon
The United Auto Workers or UAW union, which has been striking at key plants of General Motors, Ford Motor, and Chrysler parent Stellantis, now plans to step up their actions,
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