Month: July 2020

MTV The nominees for the 2020 MTV VMAs were unveiled Thursday, with Lady Gaga and defending artist of the year Ariana Grande topping the list with nine VMA noms apiece. Following the two singers are The Weeknd and Billy Eilish, bringing in six nominations each. All four are up for the show’s marquee video of the year prize. Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, … Continue reading MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande Lead Way; New Categories Nod To COVID Quarantine Continue Reading →

Courtesy of LMGI EXCLUSIVE: FIlmmaking icon Spike Lee will be honored by the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) with the Trailblazer Award at the 7th Annual LMGI Awards. The virtual awards show is set for October 24 at 2pm PT and will be hosted by Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two, Shadowhunters). The news of Lee’s award was announced by LMGI … Continue reading Spike Lee To Receive Trailblazer Award At 7th Annual LMGI Awards Continue Reading →

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP EXCLUSIVE: Annapurna Pictures has won an auction and landed the rights to Rachel Yoder’s upcoming debut novel Nightbitch. The novel will be developed as a star vehicle for six-time Oscar nominated actress Amy Adams. The author will adapt the novel and will be executive producer alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Sammy Scher for Annapurna. Adams and Stacy O’Neil will produce … Continue reading Amy Adams, Annapurna Pictures Team On Adaptation Of Rachel Yoder Novel ‘Nightbitch’ Continue Reading →

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File Apple demolished Wall Street forecasts in its fiscal third quarter, delivering revenue of $59.7 billion and earnings per diluted share of $2.58 billion. Analysts’ consensus was for revenue of $52.25 billion, which would have been a slight dip from the same quarter a year earlier. Earnings per share were expected to come … Continue reading Apple Q3 Results Blitz Forecasts As Tech Giant Sets 4-For-1 Stock Split Continue Reading →

Clockwise from upper left: Ann Marie Pace, Aqsa Altaf, Hao Zheng, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, Moxie Peng and Jessica Mendez SiqueirosCourtesy of Disney EXCLUSIVE: As diversity becomes more of a staple rather than a trend in Hollywood, Disney is stepping up to the plate to amplify underrepresented voices with the inaugural Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator program. Filmmakers Aqsa Altaf, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, Jessica … Continue reading Disney Launchpad Unveils Directors For Inaugural Shorts Incubator Program Continue Reading →

Disney EXCLUSIVE: Less than a week after Empire co-creator Danny Strong and longtime director and executive producer Sanaa Hamri reunited on a Taraji P. Henson-led spinoff of the hip hop drama, the duo is back together again for a dramedy on being young, Arab and female in today’s America. Penned by Dina Shihabi and Rolla Selbak and in development at the Disney-owned Freeform, Ya Bint focuses on a trio of … Continue reading Arab American Dramedy ‘Ya Bint’ From Sanaa Hamri & Danny Strong In Development At Freeform; ‘Jack Ryan’s Dina Shihabi To Star, Co-EP & Write With Rolla Selbak Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have moved the release date of the forthcoming Words On Bathroom Walls. The feature based on Julia Walton’s YA novel will now open nationwide in theaters August 21, pushing its debut from the originally slated date of August 7. The companies have also dropped a clip of the film. Directed by Thor Freudenthal (Carnival Row, Percy Jackson: … Continue reading LD Entertainment And Roadside Attractions Shift Theatrical Release Date For ‘Words On Bathroom Walls’, Release First Clip Continue Reading →

Courtesy of Grant Spanier In a competitive situation, WME has signed Jamie Dolan and Adam Faze, founders of the production banner Must B Nice, in all areas. The recently launched Must B Nice is known for pandemic-set narrative anthology series podcast Day By Day featuring Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Julia Fox (Uncut … Continue reading WME Signs Must B Nice Founders Jamie Dolan And Adam Faze Continue Reading →

Apple+; Amazon As traditional entertainment companies grapple with the upheaval and uncertainty of COVID-19, tech giants Apple and Amazon are profiting handsomely during the pandemic. The tech giants on Thursday reported blockbuster results for the second quarter, the same April-to-June period that paralyzed legacy media companies. Speaking to Wall Street analysts about the numbers during separate earnings conference … Continue reading Apple, Amazon Shrug Off Streaming Production Halt In Comments To Wall Street Continue Reading →

Samsung posted 8.15 trillion won in second quarter operating profit, with its semiconductor business contributing 5.43 trillion won of that.   Samsung Electronics has posted 8.15 trillion won in operating profit and 53 trillion won in sales for the second quarter of 2020, the company said on Thursday. It is a rise of 23.5% and … Continue reading Samsung Q2 profits strong thanks to memory Continue Reading →