The Shanghai International Film Festival, due to have taken place in June, has been postponed, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Organizers said on Wednesday that they were unable to go ahead as planned with the 23rd edition of the A-list festival, which was to have run June 13-23. 9 more words
via Shanghai Film Festival Is Postponed, Due to Coronavirus — Variety
NBA players are taking all the training tips they learned from years of experience to mobile devices around the world. The union that represents NBA players has signed a global partnership with Famer, a mobile sports coaching and mentoring platform that in the coming months will enable the athletes and their trainers to share custom…
via NBA Players Becoming Virtual Coaches With Famer Deal (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
Michel Piccoli, the French screen star known for roles in Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt,” has died. He was 94. The actor’s family confirmed his death last week to AFP and Le Figaro on Monday. 19 more words
via Michel Piccoli, French ‘Contempt’ Actor, Dies at 94 — Variety
Hungary, the second-biggest destination for film and TV shoots in Europe, is set to unlock investment for the expansion of Mafilm Studios as part of the government’s program to get the economy moving again post COVID-19 lockdowns. 21 more words
via Hungary Expands Production Space as Post-Virus Shoots Set Plans — Variety
In the early moments of the annual game to lure advertisers to the Super Bowl, ViacomCBS is first and long. Signing 60 to 70 automakers, snack manufacturers and tech marketers to sponsor the biggest TV event of the year is never an easy task. 13 more words
Taylor Swift is furious… a furious strummer. That much was clear from Sunday’s airing of ABC’s “Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert,” which had as its centerpiece a four-song acoustic segment that took up half the prime-time hour. 19 more words
via Taylor Swift’s Acoustic Side Commands Center Stage in ‘City of Lover’ Special — Variety
Marc Maron paid an emotional tribute to Lynn Shelton, his late girlfriend and creative collaborator who died Saturday from an unidentified blood disorder at the age of 54. 33 more words
via Marc Maron Pays Emotional Tribute to Lynn Shelton — Variety
David Arquette will reprise his role as Sheriff Dewey Riley in the upcoming “Scream” reboot. “I am thrilled to be playing Dewey again and to reunite with my ‘Scream’ family, old and new,” Arquette said. 24 more words
via David Arquette Will Return as Sheriff Dewey Riley in ‘Scream’ Reboot — Variety
The most cynical read of “The Not Too Late Show With Elmo,” one of the few original series launching HBO Max, is that it’s a canny way to capitalize on new streaming service’s deep IP pockets for one of their biggest target demos while roping buzzy stars into the kind of silliness that they might…
via ‘The Not Too Late Show With Elmo’ on HBO Max: TV Review — Variety
Even though the coronavirus shutdown began just three weeks before the end of the quarter, Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s revenues dropped 20% to $199.9 million compared with last year, according to results released Monday. 23 more words
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