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Academy Board Approves “Standards Of Conduct” For Members: Read The Letter

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said earlier today that it would tackle Hollywood’s widespread sexual harassment and abuse. It seems the group moved fast on that promise as the board of governors released an approved “Standards of Conduct” for their members to uphold. A letter sent to AMPAS members from Academy CEO Dawn Hudson (read it below) drew out a statement of values via a link only seen by members. This comes in the wake of the flood of sexual… Read

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Disney-Fox: What Happens To FBC, Will Disney Become OTT Powerhouse & How Will Teams & Cultures Mesh If Deal Makes

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In what would be one of the most cataclysmic shakeups to ever happen to a traditional media company, 21st Century Fox is on the brink of selling the bulk of its assets — worth some $68 billion — to Disney. The Murdochs would take the remaining assets — Fox Broadcasting Co., Fox News and sports cable networks FS1 and FS2 — and form a smaller TV company. Negotiations have progressed, with a deal expected to be announced as early as next Wednesday. It would then take about a… Read

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Stephen Colbert Mocks Dem Senators’ Sudden Pile-On To Get Al Franken Out Of Office

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Stephen Colbert addressed the cacophony of Democratic senators calling for Sen. Al Franken to step down after more women accused him of trying to force a kiss or grabbing them during a photo op. Franken’s camp says he’s going to make an announcement on Thursday but has not decided whether he will step down — but that did not stop Colbert from calling him the “former” senator. Among today’s allegations was a former congressional aide who said Franken tried to force a kiss… Read

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‘The Post’ Review: Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks Excel In Spielberg’s Urgent And Timely Newspaper Drama

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Let’s just cut right to the chase: Steven Spielberg has crafted yet another masterpiece with The Post, and it fits right in line as the third part of what I will label a trilogy of his recent films about the right people coming along at just the right time to do the right thing. With the precision of a surgeon, Spielberg zeroes in on those significant moments that become greater than any one of us but are possible because of one of us. There was Lincoln, then Bridge of Spi… Read

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APA Names Jackie Knobbe & Max Burgos Co-heads Of Comedy

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President and CEO of APA, Jim Gosnell announced today that APA partner and senior vice president of comedy Jackie Knobbe and talent/comedy agent Max Burgos will co-head the agency's comedy touring department. Knobbe and Burgos step into the role which was previously held by Mike Berkowitz, who served as APA's head of comedy since 2011. He is set to depart APA after his contract expires at the end of the year. "Jackie and Max are two of the best agents in the business,"… Read

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Dexter Fletcher Replaces Bryan Singer On ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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Fox has replaced Bryan Singer on Bohemian Rhapsody with Dexter Fletcher, the director of the films Eddie the Eagle and Wild Bill. Fletcher will resume production next week. There are about two weeks left on the film, unless Fletcher decides to reshoot scenes. The filmmaker will then oversee postproduction as Fox hopes to keep the film on track for December 2018. It will be a good warm-up for Fletcher, who’s also attached to direct the biopic on Elton John. Singer was… Read

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Ridley Scott’s ‘All The Money In The World’ Moves To Christmas Day

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EXCLUSIVE: Sony has shifted the opening of the Ridley Scott-directed Getty Kidnap thriller All The Money In The World from December 22 to Christmas Day. The film was moved because December 25 is the biggest moviegoing day, and the extra three days creates a bit of space from the Hugh Jackman-starrer The Greatest Showman, which moved to December 20. Ridley Scott pulled off the unprecedented move of reshooting all the scenes with J Paul Getty, excising Kevin Spacey and… Read

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‘America’s Got Talent’s Mel B. Joins WME

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Mel B. (a.k.a Melanie Brown), who currently serves as a judge on NBC’s America's Got Talent, has signed with WME for agency representation. Perhaps best known as Scary Spice, who made up one-fifth of the international girl group sensation, Spice Girls, Mel B. has made a name for herself hosting a number of reality competition shows including The X Factor UK, Lip Sync Battle UK, and The Voice Kids Australia. In addition, she was the host of Oxygen’s weight loss show Dance Y… Read

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‘The Crown’ Season 2 & ‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 4 Review: Rule Britannia, Again

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The death of Christine Keeler at age 75 on December 4 is both a 20th century footnote now and a poignant reminder of the sweep of history sought in Netflix’s The Crown. Although rarely seen on screen, the woman at the heart of the Profumo affair scandal that pulled back the veil on the British upper classes in 1963 is a big part of the December 8-launching second season of the Elizabeth II-chronicling series created by Peter Morgan. Along with the excellent-as0always… Read

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Tribal Backers Of ‘Wind River’ Make Final Awards Pitch

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While reports have The New York Times chasing down Harvey Weinstein's former company for unpaid advertising, the one film with Oscar potential that shook loose from TWC had the credit in good standing to purchase a full page in the newspaper tomorrow. Acacia, which is being bankrolled by the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Nation bought the ad for Wind River, the Taylor Sheridan-directed thriller that explores the rape and exploitation of indigenous women on tribal reservations. The… Read

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‘It’ Star Jack Dylan Grazer Joins DC Superhero Film ‘Shazam!’

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EXCLUSIVE: Following a breakout performance in New Line’s box office record-breaker It, Jack Dylan Grazer has been added to the cast of the studio’s DC Comic film, Shazam!. The young actor joins Zachary Levi, who was tapped for the title role, and Asher Angel, who will play Billy Batson, the teen who is able to transform into an adult superhero by uttering the phrase “Shazam.” David F. Sandberg is on board to direct from a script by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke. Grazer… Read

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L.A. Wildfire Near Getty Center At 475 Acres; Bel-Air Evacuations Ordered, State Of Emergency Declared, 405 Reopened

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3RD UPDATE, 4:08 PM: The Skirball Fire has grown to 475 acres and was 5% contained by 3 PM, Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy Chief Chuck Butler said this afternoon in the latest update on the fire. Officials say four homes have been destroyed and 11 damaged in the blaze that began just before 5 AM in the Sepulveda Pass. Winds seem to be cooperating with the brush fire, with more than 500 firefighers now on the scene. The 405 Freeway, earlier shut down, is open in both… Read

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