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A 12-year-old boy in Iowa turned tragedy into triumph. After August’s wild wind storm known as a derecho, Tommy Rhomberg has crafted more than 200 baseball bats, which he sold to raise money for victims of the storm, from fallen branches.

The Writers Guild of America West sent a note on Friday to its estimated 10,000 members telling them to not work on upcoming projects from producersRandall Emmett and George Furla amid a dispute with the union. The WGAW claims that the producers' companies,Emmett Furla Oasis Films (EFO) and Pumped, LLC, owe compensation to four writers who worked on a television series pitch entitledPump.

Also Read: 'Extraction' Executive Producer David Guillod Arrested Again After New Sexual Assault AccusationDuring the walk, Doe said that they came upon a park that was “darker and more secluded” than any other part of the walk.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The selections for the 2020 Disability List were unveiled Thursday night at the Media Access Awards.The Black List teamed with Easterseals Disability Services, the Writers Guild of America Writers with Disabilities Committee and Media Access Awards for the annual curated list of the most promising unproduced scripts featuring at least one lead character with a disability.

Also Read: CAA Asks Judge to Force End to Writers Guild Boycott as Talks StallBut the two major agencies that have filed injunctions this week with District Judge Andre Birotte say that WGA is no longer negotiating in good faith and are harming their business interests by holding out on signing a franchise agreement while they lose clients to UTA and other agencies that have already signed.“The Guilds’ recent conduct erases any plausible deniability that what motivates their group boycott is an

David Robb Labor EditorWME followed CAA’s lead Wednesday, asking a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that would force the Writers Guild to drop its group boycott against the agency.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners have inked Indian actor Adarsh Gourav, who stars in the upcoming Netflix movie White Tiger opposite Priyanka Chopra Jones.In the movie directed by Ramjn Bahrani, Gourav plays Balram, a poor driver who yearns to break free from servitude to his rich masters and rise to the top of the heap (watch the trailer below).Gourav was born in the steel city of Jamshedpur and spent his formative

With talks between Creative Artists Agency and the Writers Guild of America once again at a standstill, CAA has filed an injunction request to a federal judge in an effort to force the guild to drop their 19-month-long boycott over packaging fees and affiliate production studios.The request was sent to District Judge Andre Birotte, who earlier this year dismissed key charges in the WGA’s lawsuit against CAA and WME claiming the agencies were violating federal labor law by taking packaging fees,

David Robb Labor EditorUPDATED with WGA response: CAA has asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that would force the WGA East and WGA West to drop their group boycott against the agency. The move comes just two months after CAA said that it thought it had a deal with the guilds to end their long-running legal battle over packaging fees and its affiliation with wipp, its corporately related production entity.

East Kilbride has decked the malls to help spread a little festive cheer – although Santa and his elves will sadly not be dropping by his grotto this year due to the COVID pandemic. There is no doubt it has been a difficult year for communities everywhere, including East Kilbride, but as we head into the festive season, EK, East Kilbride is looking to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to the town.

Janet W. Lee Vice TV has announced that its new series, “While the Rest of Us Die: Secrets of America’s Shadow Government,” will premiere on Nov.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Producers Guild of America has shifted some of its key dates for the upcoming 32nd annual Producers Guild of America Awards, which will remain on March 24 in a virtual format.The awards season has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the Academy Awards being pushed back to April 25 with an eligibility period through the end of February.The PGA selected the producers of “1917” in January for the Darryl F.

NEW YORK -- PEN America has announced the winners of a new award, supported by a grant from the estate of the late Madeleine L'Engle, for participants in the literary and human rights organization's Prison Writing Mentorship Program.The honor is called the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship, named for the author of the classic “A Wrinkle In Time” and for the late educator and Black Panther leader Ahmad Rahman, whom L'Engle befriended while he was in prison.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWarner Bros. Television Group president and chief marketing officer Lisa Gregorian is leaving the studio at the end of the year, Variety has learned exclusively.“Lisa shared that she feels this is the right time for her to leave Warner Bros., her professional home for more than 30 years,” said Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia’s studios and networks group.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVFormer top NBCUniversal TV executive Chris McCumber has joined Blumhouse Television as president, overseeing all aspects of the company’s television business.Jeremy Gold, who became solo Blumhouse TV president last month, following the exit of fellow co-president Marci Wiseman, will segue to a new position as president of production for Blumhouse Television, reporting to McCumber.McCumber left NBCUniversal in September after a 19-year tenure, most recently