IDA Appoints Documentary Veteran Rick Perez New Executive Director

Kit Harington is spending time in the Big Apple to be with his family!

CD Projekt Red has announced a new Game Director for Cyberpunk 2077, to allow for their ‘parallel AAA development’ strategy.Previous Cyberpunk 2077 Director Adam Badowski is also the studio head of CD Projekt Red (CDPR), and will be retaining the latter role in order to focus on leadership duties.

Patrisse Cullors, one of the cofounders of Black Lives Matter, said today that she’s resigning as the executive director of the organization to focus on a book and television deal.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Title is developing an adaptation of Bad Luck Bridesmaid: A Novel, the upcoming book about Zoey Marks, the cursed bridesmaid that no engagement can survive, into a movie. Alison Rose Greenberg penned the book and will also adapt the screenplay. St. Martin’s Griffin will publish the book in January 2022.

Having served as White’s second-in-command since 2010 and as the union’s general counsel since 2006, Crabtree-Ireland’s promotion was confirmed in a special meeting of the SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors, which approved with 64.8% of the vote. “It is an honor to accept this position and I look forward to continuing to work with members, the National Board, local boards, officers and staff in this new role,” Crabtree-Ireland said in a statement.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterSAG-AFTRA made it official on Wednesday, appointing longtime general counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as the group’s new national executive director.Crabtree-Ireland takes over for David White, who announced on May 14 that he was stepping down after 12 years on the job.Crabtree-Ireland has served as the organization’s general counsel for 15 years, and for the last seven years has also been the chief operating officer.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will be SAG-AFTRA’s next national executive director and chief negotiator, succeeding David White when he steps down from the post on June 21. The promotion of Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s longtime second-in-command, was approved today at a special meeting of the national board of directors, which also approved his new three-year contract. His promotion was approved by 64.82% of the board members, with 35.18% opposed.

against cancel culture, insisting it is “disrespecting” audiences — and responsible for a rise in “unfunny” entertainment.The 56-year-old comedian told Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” Monday that the real fear of getting canceled has made people become “safe.”“And when everyone gets safe and nobody tries anything, things get boring,” he told the New York station’s Angela Yee and DJ Envy.“I see a lot of unfunny comedians, I see unfunny TV shows, I see unfunny awards shows, I see unfunny movies

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, titled 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video US.The 30-minute film is available to watch in full for the first time since its initial release on the BBC back in 1969 through Amazon’s Coda Collection.“Last seen more than 50 years ago, and having aired just once on TV, this intimate documentary – captured over a five-day period – shows a day in the life of John and Yoko while Lennon was still a member of The Beatles,

NEW YORK -- Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”On Monday, Poets & Writers announced that the 61-year-old Phillips has won the Jackson Prize, which in previous years has gone to Elizabeth Alexander, Claudia Rankine and current U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo, among others.

David P. White will be stepping down later this spring from his role as National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator for the entertainment media industry’s largest union after a 12 year run, SAG-AFTRA announced on Friday.“David has been an invaluable advocate for our members and deserves immense credit for SAG-AFTRA’s success over the past decade,” SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement.

David White is stepping down as SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief contract negotiator. He’ll be staying on at the union until later this spring.

Well, well, well. What do we have here? Ruby Rose gave her Instagram followers a little glimpse into how she spent her day on May 11, and it involved some adorable PDA with a handsome dude. Ruby’s new photo shows none other than Riverdale star Rob Raco, 31, giving her a huge kiss on the cheek. Ruby, 35, has THE biggest smile on her face as Rob wraps his arm around her shoulders.

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has named filmmaker Richard Ray Perez as its executive director, taking over for the outgoing Simon Kilmurry. Kilmurry announced in November he would be stepping down in mid-2021 after serving with the IDA since 2015.

NEW YORK -- Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died.

Billboard on Saturday that the singer behind hits such as Personality, Lawdy Miss Clawdy and Stagger Lee died at a New Rochelle, New York elder care facility on May 3. 'Lloyd’s music crossed many boundaries and carried him to all corners of the world,' Price said.

Little Richard in 1993 convinced him to join the Oldies circuit. Not that Price needed to work – Elvis Presley, Little Richard and the Beatles all had recorded Lawdy Miss Clawdy while Stagger Lee and Personality feature regularly on film and television soundtracks.

Lloyd Price, best known as the early rock 'n roll icon behind hits like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Personality" and the semi-forbidden "Stagger Lee," is dead at age 88. Price's wife, Jacqueline Price, confirmed to the Associated press that he died on Monday at a long-term care favility in New Rochelle, New York, due to complications from diabetes.

Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ‘n’ roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Personality and the controversial Stagger Lee, has died at the age of 88. Price died on Monday at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes, his wife, Jacqueline Price, told The Associated Press on Saturday.