Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Salma Hayek and Alejandro G. Iñárritu are among the names who have joined forces to form Sifonóforo, the Audiovisual Emergency Fund, in a response to fund the problems faced by below-the-line film workers in Mexico. 18 more words
YouTube has removed multiple videos whose creators said they were donating ad revenue to Black Lives Matter and other racial-justice causes — but who were trying to game the system. 27 more words
via YouTube Pulls Black Lives Matter Fundraising Videos That Encourage ‘Fake Engagement’ — Variety
Inner Circle’s “Bad Boys” — the unmistakable theme to the TV show “Cops,” which was pulled off the Paramount Network this week after more than 30 years on the air — amounts to a major novelty hit, but one with a long and interesting history behind it (as is so often the case with novelty…
Tom Hanks’ war drama “Greyhound” will make its global debut on July 10, exclusively on the seven-month-old platform Apple TV Plus. Thursday’s announcement came a month after Apple TV Plus bought worldwide rights from Sony Pictures to “Greyhound” following a bidding war for the movie, which was previously set for a Father’s Day theatrical release.…
via Tom Hanks War Drama ‘Greyhound’ Set for July 10 Debut on Apple TV Plus — Variety
It’s all water under the bridge, apparently: Chris Cox is coming back to Facebook as chief product officer, after his sudden departure in March 2019 over an apparent dispute with his boss, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, over strategy. 22 more words
via Chris Cox Returns as Facebook Product Chief a Year After Disagreement With Zuckerberg — Variety
“Watchmen” stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau and Jovan Adepo join creatives Damon Lindelof, Nicole Kassell and Stephen Williams will participate in an exclusive Q&A interview moderated by Variety’s Adam B. 14 more words
via ‘Watchmen’s’ Cast and Creative Team to Come Together for a Q&A in Variety Streaming Room — Variety
Twitter said Thursday that it removed more than 170,000 accounts tied to a Chinese influence operation that spread misinformation favorable to the Beijing regime about Hong Kong and coronavirus. 33 more words
via Twitter Removes More Than 170,000 Accounts Tied to Chinese Misinformation Operation — Variety
In today’s film news roundup, a directors’s cut of “Everest” has been scheduled for release, “John Lewis: Good Trouble” has been set for international sales, RightsTrade hires Bill Lischak, Gerard Butler’s “Greenland” is scheduled and Alejandro Jodorowsky’s latest film gets a release. 17 more words
via Film News Roundup: Director’s Cut of ‘Everest’ Documentary Scheduled for 2021 Release — Variety
Black filmmaker Tommy Oliver could not just sit back and watch the rallies for George Floyd. As a filmmaker, he knew the importance of his platform and the power of the media. 27 more words
via How Filmmaker Tommy Oliver Captured Hollywood’s Massive Black Lives Matters Protest — Variety
“Gone With the Wind” zipped to the top of Amazon’s best-sellers sales chart for TV and movies, a day after WarnerMedia’s HBO Max pulled the movie for “racist depictions.” Amazon bases its rankings on sales data. 23 more words
via ‘Gone With the Wind’ Hits No. 1 on Amazon Best-Sellers Chart After HBO Max Drops Movie — Variety
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