Author: Madiha Ahmed

City Controller Ron Galperin released updated figures on Monday showing Los Angeles has regained 16,000 jobs but is still down a total of 252,000 jobs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data also indicated that the entertainment industry has been hit much worse than other sectors in the region. Originally released last month, Galperin’s “COVID-19 Job Losses … Continue reading Employment In Arts, Entertainment And Recreation Plummeted By 39 Percent In Los Angeles In April, Says Report From City Controller Continue Reading →

The Batman director and Felicity co-creator Matt Reeves has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. The rich pact had quietly closed months ago, and is now being confirmed. Under the overall agreement, Reeves will develop new television programming for all platforms via his 6th & Idaho production company: streaming services, including HBO Max; broadcast, premium and basic cable networks. … Continue reading Matt Reeves Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group Continue Reading →

“I think Season 1 really only scratched the surface of what was possible. We keep talking with Jon [Favreau] and [production designer] Andrew Jones about what could be possible with this technology, and it’s very exciting. We certainly have not reached our limits, even after shooting Season 2.” — Richard Bluff   Disney+  To craft an epic … Continue reading The Art Of Craft: VFX Supervisor Richard Bluff On The Game-Changing Innovations Behind ‘The Mandalorian’ Continue Reading →

If both your parents were famous and beguiling filmmakers, at some point you have to make a choice between turning your back on lineage to become a teacher or lawyer or something completely non-showbiz, or just embracing your genealogy and accepting the struggle to emerge from two very imposing shadows. For Mathieu Demy there was never any … Continue reading Todd McCarthy: Mathieu Demy Has Films (And TV) In His Blood Continue Reading →

Gravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights Machine, a documentary about the rise of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning from I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead filmmaker Justin Krook. Set for an on-demand release on September 8, the James Maclurcan and Luke Mazzaferro-written film travels from Japan, Germany, America, Australia, and the United Nations in Geneva featuring inventors, engineers … Continue reading Gravitas Acquires ‘Machine’ Documentary; Lionsgate Releases ‘The Swing of Things’ Trailer; Fox Soul Picks Up ‘Unpacked with Hari Williams’ – News Briefs Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: British-American actress Riann Steele, on the cusp of her American television breakthrough, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The signing comes on the heels of NBC last week giving a series order to sci-fi drama Debris, which marks Steele’s first U.S. series regular role. Steele is the female lead opposite Jonathan Tucker in Debris, from writer J.H. Wyman, Legendary Television … Continue reading ‘Debris’ Star Riann Steele Signs With UTA Continue Reading →

Robin Thede predicted the end of the world in her HBO sketch comedy A Black Lady Sketch Show. One of the first sketches in the six-part series, which launched in August 2019, features Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson and Gabrielle Dennis, dealing with “The Event,” which runs through the series. “When I brought that idea into our writers … Continue reading ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’: Robin Thede On Predicting The Apocalypse & Finding New Writing Talent For Season 2 Continue Reading →

BBC One has commissioned Fremantle labels Thames and Naked to adapt Korean music mystery game show I Can See Your Voice after Fox took the show to series in the U.S. in February. The British broadcaster has ordered an eight-part series of the International Emmy-nominated format from CJ ENM. It has echoes of The Masked Singer, another Korean show, which … Continue reading BBC Follows Fox In Adapting Korean Singing Game Show ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Continue Reading →

Oscar-winning film composer Ennio Morricone, who died Monday at 91, scored more than 400 movies and TV shows, as well as more than 100 classical pieces. The legendary orchestrator’s score for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), one of his successful collaborations with director Sergio Leone, is considered one of film’s most influential soundtracks. In 2016 he won … Continue reading Ennio Morricone: Seven Timeless Film Compositions – Photo Gallery & Video Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: It’s an end of an era for Days of Our Lives. Kristian Alfonso, one of the daytime drama’s most recognizable and longest-tenured stars, is leaving the NBC series, which she first joined in 1983. “I feel blessed and honored to have been invited into people’s homes for over three decades. However, it is now time for me to write … Continue reading Kristian Alfonso Exits ‘Days Of Our Lives’ After 37 Years Continue Reading →