“Expecting Amy,” a new docu-series on HBO Max, opens with its subject, the comedian Amy Schumer, weeping happy tears in a self-shot video. She’s trying to distract herself from the massive personal upheaval soon to be wrought by her pregnancy — or trying to compound her sudden joy — by doing something touristy and cute;…

via Amy Schumer’s HBO Max Docu-Series ‘Expecting Amy’: TV Review — Variety

A new U.K. theater fund spearheaded by “1917” director Sam Mendes has been created with the support of Netflix, and the backing of Steven Spielberg and Armando Iannucci. 32 more words

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A car from the 1979 show “The Dukes of Hazzard” with a Confederate flag painted on the top of it will continue to be displayed at an auto museum in Illinois. 27 more words

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Bill Field, who played a vintage Wurlitzer organ nearly every weekend for 52 years at Old Town Music Hall, the L.A. area’s longest running film revival house, has died at age 80. 25 more words

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For American consumers, Netflix’s value proposition has escalated during the coronavirus pandemic — and the question for the No. 1 subscription streamer is when, not if, it’s going to next raise prices. 25 more words

via Would You Pay More for Netflix? Growing Number of Its U.S. Subscribers Are OK With Higher Prices — Variety

Based on CNN reporter Jake Tapper’s nonfiction book of the same name, Rod Lurie’s new film “The Outpost” recreates the Battle of Kamdesh – a bloody 2009 showdown in Afghanistan between 53 U.S. 24 more words

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Carl Reiner amassed many accolades during his eight decades in showbiz, from nine Emmys and a Grammy to the Mark Twain Prize to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 26 more words

via Carl Reiner’s Last Day: Producer George Shapiro Remembers the Comedy Legend — Variety

The owner of the Washington Redskins said Friday that the NFL team had launched a review of its name, after years of resisting entreaties to do so. 31 more words

via Washington Redskins Launch Review of Team Name After Years of Controversy — Variety

Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13” celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 30. With the help of post house Digital Domain, the 1995 film depicted a 1970 space mission that turned into a fight for survival after an oxygen tank exploded in the service module. 18 more words

via As ‘Apollo 13’ Turns 25, VFX Pros Look Back on Creating Key Scenes on the Ron Howard Film — Variety

Although the public part of this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival — the key event for the film business in Central and Eastern Europe — was canceled, the festival is pressing ahead with its industry section, Eastern Promises, which runs July 6-8 in an online format. 11 more words

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