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Issue Date: 12/28/2018 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Netflix Earns Entertainer of the Year Mantle
After a year like this, Netflix shows no signs of chilling.
The dominant online video streamer started 2018 with almost 118 million subscribers, went on to win its first feature-film Oscar, briefly surpassed Disney as the most valuable U.S. media company, lured the likes of superstar show...
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Can Entertainment Expire Due To Outdated Attitudes?
They are fighting, yes, but the fight crackles with the enticing electricity that only Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn could deliver. He is storming out the door. She is throwing his golf clubs after him. The music is jaunty. He is charmingly irritated.
Then: He strides up to her, throws...
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Netflix's "Bird Box" Strikes Responsive Chord, Bucks Holiday Trend
For so long, movies around the holidays have been merry and bright. Lately, more and more seem murderous and designed to fright.
Take this winter, where, of course, sugary options abounded, such as "Mary Poppins Returns" on the big screen and "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding" on TV...
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Dallas and North Texas Fests' Picks For Year's Top Films: "Black Panther," "Roma," "A Quiet Place"
The heads of prominent Dallas and North Texas Film Festivals announced their selections for the Top Ten Films of 2018 with Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place taking the top three spots among films released in 2018....
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Atomic Fiction Brings New VFX Methodology To "Welcome to Marwen"
Atomic Fiction (which was acquired by Deluxe Entertainment in July and then made part of Method Studios) handled the lion’s share of VFX shots for Welcome to Marwen (Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures) which is based on the true story of Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell), who, after...
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"The Voice" Finale, NFL Spur NBC's Ratings Victory; Nielsen Week In Review
The 16-year-old charmer who conquered “The Voice” with her old-school country touch helped boost NBC to a weekly ratings win.
Nearly 10 million viewers watched Chevel Shepherd win the singing contest, making it last week’s most popular entertainment show. Shepherd, of Farmington, New...
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Kevin Spacey asks to skip Massachusetts court appearance
Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are asking a judge to allow the actor to skip his arraignment on sexual assault charges in a Massachusetts courthouse next month.
The Boston Globe reports that Spacey's attorneys have filed a motion asking to excuse his presence at a Jan. 7 hearing in Nantucket...
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Aretha Franklin to be honored with tribute show next month
The Queen of Soul will get a royal tribute from Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Kelly Clarkson and more next month.
The Recording Academy and music mogul Clive Davis will put on the special concert — "Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen Of Soul" — on Jan. 13 at the Shrine Auditorium in...
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Street Talk for December 28, 2018
Marie-Josée Huot has been hired as a producer in the advertising department of Rodeo FX, which maintains studios in Montreal, Los Angeles, Quebec City and Munich. Bringing more than 25 years of experience in high-end postproduction, Huot has worked with clients...
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Rep Report for December 28, 2018
DP Sara Deane has joined Innovative Artists for representation in commercials. She has worked with brands such as Vogue, Coppel, H&M, and Selfridges....Also securing spot representation via Innovative Artists is production designer ...
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