It took Major League Baseball owners 10 days to send an economic proposal to the players’ association. It took the union about 10 minutes to reject it. 30 more words

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The Tribeca Film Institute has suspended operations and enacted a small wave of layoffs amid ongoing coronavirus havoc, insiders familiar with the decision told Variety. TFI is a non-profit devoted to funding and education aspiring filmmakers, serving as an educational outfit alongside the annual Tribeca Film Festival. 10 more words

via Tribeca Film Institute Suspends Operations, Enacts Small Round of Layoffs (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety

The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a warning directed to Hollywood Hills residents after seeing an “increase in loud house parties” during the coronavirus pandemic. 31 more words

via Hollywood Hills Parties Getting Wilder During the Pandemic, LAPD Says — Variety

In today’s film news roundup, the Sundance supernatural film “Run Sweetheart Run” finds a home, Sundance programmer David Courier retires and “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” gets a week of free screenings. 26 more words

via Film News Roundup: Amazon Buys Ella Balinska Supernatural Film ‘Run Sweetheart Run’ — Variety

Paul Feig has reflected on the vitriolic response to his women-led “Ghostbusters” reboot, claiming it was similar to criticism faced by Hillary Clinton during her 2016 campaign for president. 29 more words

via ‘Ghostbusters’: All-Female Reboot a Victim of 2016’s ‘Anti-Hillary Movement,’ Says Director Paul Feig — Variety

The nation’s TV-news outlets have spent countless hours covering the coronavirus pandemic. On late Wednesday afternoon, for at least a little while, they will focus on something entirely different. 29 more words

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As the United States’ coronavirus death toll nears 100,000 victims, The New York Times listed 1,000 people’s names on its front page in Sunday’s edition. The newspaper’s first two pages appear as a sprawling list of obituaries that represent only 1% of the nearly 100,000 deaths. 11 more words

via New York Times Front Page Honors Coronavirus Victims as U.S. Death Toll Nears 100,000 — Variety

IFC’s horror movie “The Wretched” is leading the small weekend box office with an estimated $186,000 at 59 movie theaters. It drew a respectable $3,153 per theater average during the Friday-Sunday period. 26 more words

via Horror Movie ‘The Wretched’ Takes In $186,000 as Drive-In Theaters Gain Popularity — Variety

On Saturday, President Trump called for an investigation into an unfounded conspiracy theory about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and the death of a former employee. Trump’s two Saturday tweets followed earlier posts in May about the baseless theory that Scarborough was involved with the 2001 death of Lori Bolterstein Klausutis, who worked for him when…

via Trump Calls for Investigation Into Unproven Joe Scarborough Murder Conspiracy — Variety

The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as planned this fall, the region’s governor confirmed on Sunday. Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said the world’s longest-running film festival, which was due to take place Sept. 23 more words

via Venice Film Festival Still On for September, Venice Governor Confirms — Variety