Author: Madiha Ahmed

The major companies and Hollywood’s unions are close to finalizing terms for restarting film and TV production. “Return-to-work discussions are ongoing with the studios and the other unions and guilds,” Teamsters Local 399 said in the latest message to its members. “At this time we are still trying to finalize some of the remaining issues, however we … Continue reading Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Says Industry Talks “Getting Closer” To Finalizing Remaining Issues For Safe Return To Work Continue Reading →

Democrats will intersperse their lineup of speakers and musical acts at this week’s convention with four entertainment figures who long have been active in party politics: Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Longoria will appear on Monday, Ross on Tuesday, Washington on Wednesday and Louis-Dreyfus on Thursday. Monday’s lineup includes Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Ohio … Continue reading Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington And Julia Louis-Dreyfus Added To Convention Lineup Continue Reading →

In Ready Player Two fanboy news, Penguin Random House Audio has set Wil Wheaton to narrate the sequel novel by Ernest Cline. The first of which Steven Spielberg turned into a Warner Bros film. Wheaton’s the Star Trek: Next Generation and Big Bang Theory actor. The audiobook will publish simultaneously with the hardcover and ebook editions on November 24, 2020. The audiobook for Ready Player … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’s Wil Wheaton To Narrate Ernest Cline’s ‘Ready Player Two’ Audiobook Continue Reading →

Chinese entertainment giant Maoyan, the country’s leading online ticketing provider, has posted its interim financials for the first half of a pandemic-disrupted 2020, with the company swinging to a loss of RMB 430.7M ($62M), compared with a profit of RMB 257.4M ($37M) in the same period last year. Revenue took a drastic tumble from RMB 1,984.6M … Continue reading Chinese Ticketing Giant Maoyan Swings To Loss For First Half Of 2020 After Pandemic Disruption Continue Reading →

Vice EXCLUSIVE: Vice Studios has hired Alex Moore, the CEO of the two-time Oscar-winning company Grain Media, to the newly-created role of vice-president of non-fiction in the UK. Based in London, Moore will build Vice Studios’ slate across factual, factual entertainment, formats, documentaries, and features. He reports to UK creative director Yonni Usiskin. During his five-year tenure … Continue reading Vice Studios Names Grain Media CEO Alex Moore As Its VP Of Non-Fiction In The UK Continue Reading →

Emmy-nominated filmmaker Nanfu Wang is unusual for someone of her generation in China—she’s got a sibling. She was born in 1985 in the midst of China’s one child policy, which limited women to having a single baby. The only exception was for people in rural areas, like Wang’s parents, who were permitted to have a second child … Continue reading “No One Wanted Her”: China’s Shocking Tale Of Abandoned Babies, Forced Abortions Told In Emmy-Nominated ‘One Child Nation’ Continue Reading →

HGTV has picked up a second season of its hit home makeover competition series, Rock the Block. The renewal follows solid ratings for the series, which drew more than 20.3 million total viewers in its first season. The six-episode season 2 is slated to premiere in early 2021. In season two, four pairs of HGTV’s top renovation … Continue reading ‘Rock The Block’ Renewed For Season 2 By HGTV Continue Reading →

Happy Birthday, Rumer Willis! The eldest of the Willis sisters turned 32 yesterday, Aug. 16, and celebrated in calming cottagecore style with puff sleeve dresses, a rustic and cozy reading nook, and some frolicking in a nearby forest with family. What topped it all off were the loving birthday wishes — and photos — shared by … Continue reading Demi Moore and Scout Willis Share Loving Birthday Wishes For Rumer Willis and a Sultry Vintage Photo Continue Reading →

The creators behind the Showtime comedy Black Monday won’t have a hard time finding inspiration for Season 3. Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 22% in a single day. To this day, no one knows who caused it … Continue reading ‘Black Monday’s Don Cheadle On Potential Season 3 & “Supercharged” Moment In History – Contenders TV Continue Reading →

At first glance, HBO’s We’re Here can be categorized as a makeover show that aligns with the 1995 cult classic To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Three drag queens come into a small town, teach cisgender people how to be more fabulous, and then leave knowing that they have taught a lesson of acceptance. Although all of that … Continue reading ‘We’re Here’s Shangela, Bob The Drag Queen & Eureka O’Hara Bring Authenticity To The Diversity Of The Queer Community – Contenders TV Continue Reading →