Movie Directors Over 40 Battle Hollywood Ageism, Study Finds

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFrylock, Meatwad and Master Shake are getting a new look from Hollywood.WarnerMedia’s Adult Swim plans to turn three of its most venerable properties into films that will debut first in a 90-day window via video-on-demand and Blu-ray and DVD before debuting on the streaming-video hub HBO Max and the outlet’s namesake cable outlet.  ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “Metalocalypse” and “The Venture Bros.” are three of the network’s best-known series.“Leveraging the power

hopped on Twitter late Tuesday night — a rare occurrence for the historically discreet star — to join a conversation happening on social media about the state of the screen business.His succinct hot take is currently being disputed, however, due to confusion over his use of the word “canceled.” The 37-year-old actor and director, also known as rapper Childish Gambino in the music world, launched his career in Hollywood as a writer for shows such as “Community” and “30 Rock.” He has since gone on

There are serious problems that people experience every day. And then there are Hollywood problems.

Oprah Winfrey has interviewed quite possibly every major celebrity. After her explosive interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Oprah recently sat down for interaction with Elliot Page.

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Increasingly diverse audiences in the U.S. prefer diverse film content.

This past week I happily immersed myself in the latest book by protean film critic/biographer/sometime novelist David Thomson, A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors. Even as he approaches 80, the author of the invaluable Biographical Dictionary of Film editions is able to find fresh things to say about such cinematic imperishables as Hitchcock, Welles, Lang, Renoir, Bunuel, Hawks, Godard and Nicholas Ray.

Jonas recently joined actor Kabir Bedi in a virtual chat as she launched his new memoir, Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life Of An Actor. While Kabir himself has been an Indian actor who also starred in Hollywood films, the duo had a rather interesting exchange on their experiences in Hollywood.

“Happy Birthday to my sweetest lil’ Tia Giana [Johnson],” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted to Instagram on Sunday (Apr. 18.) “Loving, kind, tenacious and tough (like your mama;) and my greatest joy is being your daddy.

Mark Wahlberg is hard at work!

After many weeks of scrutinising why Regé-Jean Page is adamant about not returning to Bridgerton, we have another update. The on-screen Duke reportedly isn’t returning to the period drama because he didn’t like what the producers had planned for his character, the Duke of Hastings.

The percentage of top-grossing films that featured female protagonists “dropped dramatically” last year, down from 40% in 2019 to just 29% in 2020 – a decline of more than 27%, according to the latest study from Dr. Martha Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University.

The beloved Los Angeles-based movie theater chains ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres are now permanently closed and will no longer reopen amid the pandemic.