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Netflix Dominates Annie Award Nominations

Nominations have been announced for the 50th annual Annie Awards, which honor special achievements by animated filmmakers. This year, Netflix garnered the lion’s share of nominations, with a total of 50 in the feature and series categories. Leading the pack is Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, which earned nine nominations on the heels of its Golden…

Channing Tatum Hopes to Modernize Ghost After He Acquires the Rights to Remake the Classic Romance Fantasy Film

Channing Tatum is interested in remaking the classic romantic fantasy film, Ghost, and updating the new version for modern audiences. During a new interview with Vanity Fair, the actor-producer revealed that his production company, Free Association, has acquired the rights to the acclaimed 1990 movie, and he’s trying to develop a remake. “We actually have…

Renowned ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Billy Elliot’ Cinematographer Brian Tufano Dies at Age 83

BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Brian Tufano, who shot such acclaimed movies as Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and Billy Elliot, has died at the age of 83. The renowned British filmmaker’s agents at McKinney Macartney Management confirmed the news to Deadline. In an obituary on his agent’s website, Tufano was described as the “cinematographers’ cinematographer,” whose work will endure…

Slash for Stash–Not Cash: Larroquette Confirms ‘Texas Chain Saw’ Weed Deal

In an interview with Parade magazine, actor revealed he was indeed paid in marijuana for his role in narrating the prologue to the 1974 slasher film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The deal had been rumored for years but not confirmed until now. As Larroquette put it, director Tobe Hooper “gave me some marijuana or a…

Yellow Magic Orchestra aka YMO’s Yukihiro Takahashi Died At 70

A renowned Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi, a drummer and vocalist representing Japan and a member of the legendary band “Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO)” that caused a techno boom in the 1980s, has passed away, he was 70. He has been suffering from intermittent headaches since the early summer of 2020, and an MRI examination in August…

Amanda Seyfried and Evan Rachel Wood Workshopping a ‘Thelma & Louise’ Musical Adaptation For the Stage

Amanda Seyfried is in early development of workshopping a musical stage adaptation of the hit 1991 crime comedy drama film, Thelma & Louise. Fellow movie actress Evan Rachel Wood has also recently joined the musical workshop. Seyfried even missed the Golden Globe s ceremony in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night, during which she won her…

From Death to Resurrection: Mel Gibson Reportedly at Work on ‘The Passion of the Christ’ Sequel

Mel Gibson is reportedly ready to begin filming a sequel to his 2004 hit The Passion of the Christ. Titled The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, the new film would focus on the three days after the crucifixion, culminating on Easter Sunday, when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead. According to published…

“Flash” Actor Ezra Miller To Accept Plea Deal in Vermont Burglary

Is Ezra Miller on track to become Hollywood’s new enfant terrible? The Flash actor is due in a Vermont court on Friday where they—Miller prefers to use nongendered pronouns—are expected to accept a plea deal to avoid jail time related to a break-in on May 1 of last year. Miller had originally pleaded not guilty…

Producers Guild of America Announces Nominations for 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards

Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced nominations in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The biggest award of the night, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, has…

Netflix Will Begin Streaming SAG Awards Live in 2024 as Guild Announces Surprising 2023 Nominees

The Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards will begin streaming live on Netflix worldwide next year, after the guild and streamer signed a new multi-year partnership. Netflix announced the deal today, as SAG also presented the nominees for this year’s ceremony. While discussing the new partnership, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said: “We are…

Rumors Swirl About Sale of WWE to Saudi Arabian Investors

The sports world is wrestling with rumors that Vince McMahon is selling WWE to Saudi Arabian investors—but it’s unclear exactly what’s happening in the ring. News about the reputed sale were first circulated by Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net and Steve Muelhausen of DAZN, but the original tweet by Muehlhausen has since been deleted. That tweet…