Bruce Mallen, Canadian Film Producer, Dies at 83

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPatreon just got a boatload of fresh funding — and the creator-monetization platform says it now has a valuation of $4 billion, more than tripling from its most recent raise in September 2020.The San Francisco-based company said it raised $155 Million in Series F financing led by new investor Tiger Global Management, with participation from Woodline Partners and existing investors Wellington Management, Lone Pine Capital, NEA, Glade Brook Capital and DFJ Growth.

Jimmy Fallon and Addison Rae caught backlash after performing dances on "The Tonight Show" without crediting the Black creators that came up with the routines.  The TikTok star appeared on the late-night show Friday to perform a series of eight dances that have been taking the popular social media site by storm.

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The Canadian Academy has announced its nominations for the ninth annual Canadian Screen Awards, honouring the best in Canadian film and television.

The Canadian Academy has announced its nominations for the ninth annual Canadian Screen Awards, honouring the best in Canadian film and television.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentHara Masato, a producer and executive who worked with Kurosawa Akira, Oshima Nagisa and other leading Japanese filmmakers in a seven-decade career, died on March 17 at age 89 of heart failure, distributor Asmik Ace announced Monday.Hara was the company’s first president, starting in 1998.

Former President Barack Obama‘s grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, has passed away at the age of 99.

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DC Films has a lot of catch-up to do behind Marvel. Still, now that the Snyderverse is seemingly officially behind them, and films like a rebooted “The Suicide Squad” are on the way, it seems like a new chapter is about to be written in its cinematic history.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Four Latin American women producers, each of them leading voices in their respective countries, found kinship and solidarity at the Sanfic Industry panel Women Film Producers: Expanding Gazes.They also realized that there were still many issues to resolve, especially gender parity in the entertainment sector.Hosted by Chile’s premier audiovisual industry event on March 25, the panel included Sanfic Industry Head and Storyboard Media producer Gabriela Sandoval of Chile

Jared Leto wears a bright blue puffer jacket while walking around town with a friend on Friday (March 19) in Milan, Italy.

Welcome to the Fenty palace! Rihanna dropped millions on a new mansion in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, March 16.

Rihanna is calling a new Beverly Hills mansion home.

Rihanna found a new home!

Natalie Oganesyan editorRaven Banner Entertainment announced it has completed production on Rue Morgue Magazine founder Rodrigo Gudiño’s “The Breach,” marking a reunion with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who serves as the film’s executive producer and co-producer of the score.Based on a book by horror novelist Nick Cutter (born Craig Davidson), with a screenplay co-penned by Cutter and Ian Weird, “The Breach” centers on John Hawkins, who is set to retire from his post as police chief of

are putting their Upper East Side digs on the market for $2.1 million. Producer and production manager Michael Bederman —  best known for “Spotlight,” which exposed the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in Boston, as reported by journalists — and Anna Gerb, known for “A Most Violent Year,” are selling a three-bedroom, two-bath unit on the 16th floor of 115 E.

Lady Gaga and Adam Driver are hard at work!