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Tatiana Siegel A prominent Hollywood marketing and branding guru has raised eyebrows by telling staffers that they should refrain from working with anyone who is “posting against Israel.” Ashlee Margolis, founder of the Beverly Hills firm The A List, wrote an email to her staff about a new mandate to hit “pause on working with any celebrity or influencer or tastemaker posting against Israel.” The company, which is a fixture on red carpets and is at the forefront of brand integration with celebrities, works with such companies as CAA, UTA, Lede Company and Wolf Kasteler Public Relations. In the email, Margolis stressed that there was a distinction between what she deemed acceptable and unacceptable social media posts about the country and its current military operations in Gaza.

Paper Flowers,” based on the story of 22-year-old Shalin Shah, whose battle with cancer garnered viral attention in 2015. The film will premiere June 20 at the Dances With Films Festival at the TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood with two additional screenings taking place on June 26 at the London Indian Film Festival and the Birmingham Indian Film Festival.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Evangeline Lilly announced on Instagram that she has stepped away from Hollywood for the foreseeable future and “might return one day.” Lilly, best known for playing Kate Austen in ABC’s drama series “Lost,” re-shared a video recorded in 2006 in which she expressed her desire to be a “retired actress” by the next decade. “Ten years from now, where would I like to be? I am terrified to admit this to the rest of the acting world but ideally 10 years from now I’d like to be a retired actress and have a family,” Lilly said in the video.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Seriesmakers, twinning Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV fest, and European film-TV powerhouse Beta Group, is opening up its selection criteria to embrace directors of box office smashes or hits at festivals beyond “A” list events. Launching 2022 as a project-based mentorship program for film directors aiming to become TV series creators, Seriesmakers has fast consolidated as one of Europe’s top-notch training facilities. “Game of Thrones” producer-director Frank Doelger, “Babylon Berlin” producer Stefan Arndt, Ron Leshem (“Euphoria,” “No Man’s Land”) and “Narcos” creator Chris Brancato featured as speakers at its 2023-24 edition.

Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 90s, has died. She was 101.Paige died Sunday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home, longtime friend Stuart Lampert said Monday.Paige starred on Broadway with Jackie Cooper in the mystery-comedy, “Remains to be Seen” and appeared with John Raitt in the smash hit musical “The Pajama Game.”Her other films included a Hope comedy, “Bachelor in Paradise”; the Doris Day comedy “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” and “Follow the Boys.”In 2018, she added her voice to the #MeToo movement, alleging an assault when she was 22 by the late department-store heir Alfred Bloomingdale, who died in 1982.“I could feel his hands, not only on my breasts, but seemingly everywhere.

Murder with the Stars.” Craig Shoemaker penned the screenplay and will serve as a producer, with Jonathan Silverman set to direct and act in the movie. “This concept came to me several months ago, and I knew I was onto something unique and fun,” Shoemaker said. “Since then, the creative process has unfolded effortlessly with two old friends signing on, Jonathan Silverman and Jeff Franklin.

No one really expected this year’s Cannes Film Festival to replicate the stellar showing of last year at the Oscars where three official selections – Killers Of The Flower Moon, Anatomy Of A Fall, and The Zone Of Interest – took an unprecedented three of the ten slots for Best Picture and a total of 20 nominations and 3 wins between them. How many times can the French catch lightning in a bottle like that achievement? Who thought 2019 could be equaled or topped when Parasite became the first Palme d’Or winner to also take the Best Picture Oscar since Marty did it in 1955, and where Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (also an official selection that year) went on to ten nominations and two Oscar wins?

A new report has revealed the 10 most in-demand young movie stars in Hollywood right now.

Selena Kuznikov Since the #MeToo movement began gained momentum in Hollywood back in 2017, entertainment workers have voiced concerns about how to safely report harassment, bullying and workplace abuse. Now, the Hollywood Commission, the advocacy organization chaired by Anita Hill, has launched MyConnext, a secure, all-in-one online tool, resource center and reporting system for entertainment industry workers.

Saudi backed 3SIX9 Studios launched here in Cannes today with the promise of “bringing Hollywood to the Kingdom.” The new film and TV outfit has four co-founders and had four projects to talk about in Cannes.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent A new Saudi Arabian film studio with deep pockets and Hollywood connections is launching from the Cannes Film Festival with a slate of film and TV projects. The Los Angeled-based 3SIX9 Studios – announced at an event on a yacht in the bay of Cannes – is co-founded by actor and producer Daya Fernández, who serves as CEO; Inga V.

After weeks of deciding and enlisting help from fans, Peter Andre and his wife Emily MacDonagh announced that their baby girl - who arrived on April 2 - finally had a name. They revealed that the adorable newborn is called Arabella Rose - but seven weeks on and the Mysterious Girl singer has admitted he calls the tot something entirely different. In fact, he's even yet to call her Arabella at all! In his weekly column, the star also opened up on Princess' latest career venture, Ant McPartlin becoming a dad for the first time and his thoughts on King Charles' first official portrait...

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Alonzo, a two-time SAG Award winner known as one of the top action design professionals in Hollywood, is getting into producing at the action-focused production company Tremor House. His partner in the endeavor is longtime friend and collaborator Jonathan Spano, an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose film technology and stunt work have also earned him a SAG Award.

Several stars have left Hollywood behind for normal jobs despite having successful movie or TV careers.

A benefits cheat who was secretly filmed completing five kilometre runs when she claimed she could barely walk has been jailed for two years. Annette Bond has also been ordered to pay back nearly £70,000 she conned from taxpayers under proceeds of crime legislation.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Only Murders in the Building” dropped the first teaser for Season 4 on Tuesday and set its premiere date on Hulu. The reveal was made during Disney’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The new season of the popular comedy series will bow on August 27.

Mark Damon, a film producer, sales executive, and spaghetti Western actor, died at 91, representatives for the executive told Deadline.

Jack Dunn Technologists Todd Terrazas, Max Einhorn, Mike Gioia and Ian Eck have posed a challenge to nine up-and-coming filmmakers: create short films using generative AI in only 48 hours. The Cinema Synthetica filmmaking competition is the first of its kind, founded in hopes of demonstrating the potential of AI tools to influence the future of filmmaking. The completion is part of the AI on the Lot conference, a one-day summit to be held next week in downtown Los Angeles where Hollywood creatives can collaborate with those at the forefront of artificial intelligence.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Kii Muneyuki, a former head of production at Japan’s Toei, is launching K2 Pictures, a company that aims to upend Japanese filmmaking practices. Its debut slate, with films by Kore-eda Hirokazu, Iwai Shunji and Nishikawa Miwa, will be unveiled in Cannes next week. A key part of the new company’s strategy is the establishment of a film fund, K2P Film Fund I, that will invest in live action and animations productions.

Rita Moreno, who became the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award. There have been many actresses who have broken barriers, and have helped open doors by showing the industry that Latin Americans can play any role.