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Nov82025 by cineverseNo Comments

WGA Names John August and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel to Lead Negotiating Committee

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By Gene Maddaus According To The variety Here’s something that will be interesting to screenwriters. John August, the co-host of the “Scriptnotes” podcast, has been named a co-chair of the negotiating committee for the Writers Guild of America. The other co-chair is Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, the showrunner of the Netflix series “Survival of the Thickest.” The WGA is set to begin bargaining next spring for the first time since the five-month writers strike in 2023. The current deal expires on May 1, 2026. As in 2023, the chief negotiator for the writers will be Ellen Stutzman, who is also the executive director of WGA West. She will be negotiating with Greg Hessinger, the new president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. August and Sanchez-Wit...

Aug252025 by cineverseNo Comments

Ali Atshani Wins Best Film Award at the 9th Hollywood Diversity Film Festival for My Little Moon

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by cineversedaily Los Angeles – In a remarkable achievement for Iranian cinema on the international stage, acclaimed filmmaker Ali Atshani has been honored with the Best Film Award at the 9th Hollywood Diversity Film Festival for his highly praised feature My Little Moon. The closing ceremony of this prestigious festival took place on August 24th in North Hollywood, California, bringing together filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals from around the world to celebrate cinematic diversity and artistic excellence. During the ceremony, Ali Atshani was formally presented with the Best Film Award, recognizing My Little Moon as one of the most outstanding works showcased at this year’s event. The film has been widely commended for its powerful storytelling, strong performances, an...

Feb122025 by cineverseNo Comments

Pro-Palestine Protestors Call For ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Boycott at Los Angeles Premiere

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety Several dozen pro-Palestine protestors gathered Tuesday outside the Hollywood premiere of “Captain America: Brave New World” and called for a boycott of the film over its inclusion of the Israeli superhero Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka Sabra, played by Shira Haas. Protestors held signs that read “Sabra has got to go,” “Disney supports genocide,” “Boycott ‘Captain America'” and “Pray 4 Princess Jasmine.” They chanted phrases such as “Free, free, free Palestine” and “Disney, Disney you can’t hide.” The inclusion of Sabra, who was a Mossad agent in the comics, sparked controversy among Palestinian fans in 2022. Marvel soon released a statement assuring that it is taking a “new approach” to the character for “Brave New Wo...

Sep252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Lady Gaga Announces ‘Joker 2’ Album ‘Harlequin’ With 13 Songs

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By Jazz Tangcay, Jem Aswad According To The variety looks like there will be two Lady Gaga albums in the coming months. The singer, who announced that she will be dropping the first single from her forthcoming seventh studio album next month, just announced “Harlequin,” a soundtrack album titled to the forthcoming film “Joker :Folie et Deux,” in which she stars with Joaquin Phoenix. “Harlequin” will be released on Sept. 27 and feature 13 songs. In the lead up to the announcement, Gaga teased fans with posts to Instagram “I’m ready for my interview,” read one post, while another said: “Don’t tell me what to wear.” A third post, which was accompanied by the lone plucking of an acoustic guitar, read: “No duct tape. No mission.” She also teased the album earlier this we...

Aug262024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Returns to No. 1 in Fifth Weekend as ‘The Crow’ Bombs and ‘Blink Twice’ Stumbles

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety After a blip that allowed another film to sell some tickets, “Deadpool & Wolverine” returned to the top of box office charts in its fifth weekend of release. Marvel’s superhero adventure towered over the (albeit anemic) competition as two newcomers, “The Crow” and “Blink Twice,” misfired in their debuts. Director Zoe Kravitz’s twisted thriller “Blink Twice” led among new releases but faltered in fourth place with $7.3 million from 3,067 theaters. Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s R-rated reboot of “The Crow,” starring Bill Skarsgård as a murdered musician who is resurrected to avenge the deaths of himself and his fiancée, bombed with $4.6 million from 2,752 theaters to open in eighth place. Critics were fonder of “Blink Twice” compared to “The ...

Jul62024 by cineverseNo Comments

Luminate Streaming Ratings: ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Family Affair’ and ‘Worst Roommate Ever’ Drive Holiday Week Viewing

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By Cynthia Littleton According To The Daily) FX’s “The Bear” served up more than 1.2 billion minutes watched during its first full week in release on Hulu while Eddie Murphy’s return to form in Netflix’s “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” grabbed a big crowd in its first 48 hours of release, according to Luminate‘s streaming originals ratings for the week of June 28-July 4. Other strong performers for the seven-day frame that ended with the Independence Day holiday included Netflix original film “Family Affair,” Amazon Prime Video’s documentary “I Am: Celine Dion” and Tubi slasher pic “Bloodline Killer.” Among streaming original series, Netflix’s “Worst Roommate Ever” got Season 2 off to a strong start and its British sci-fi import “Supacell” impressed in its first week....

Jun202024 by cineverseNo Comments

Alicia Vikander on Working With an Unrecognizable Jude Law in ‘Firebrand’ and Why It’s Taken 10 Years to Reunite on Screen With Husband Michael Fassbender in ‘Hope’

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By Marc Malkin According To The Daily) King Henry VIII is most associated with ordering the killings of two of his wives while he had his marriages to another three annulled. Usually forgotten or rarely mentioned is sixth and final spouse Catherine Parr. But Alicia Vikander is hoping her portrayal of Parr in the new drama “Firebrand” will bring more attention to the royal widow. “I must confess, I almost felt a bit embarrassed when I was sent the script because I think if I knew anything, it was probably more about the wives that didn’t make it,” the Oscar winner tells me on a new episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “I was, in one way, sad. But then I realized speaking to other people, it seemed like that was the general feel for most, that we have the least ...