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Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesOriginal“Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) Written by: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Lee and Willmott won the Oscar for adapted screenplay for 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” and their examination of PTSD and the aftermath of the fallen from Vietnam in “Da 5 Bloods,” encompassing the final performance of Chadwick Boseman, was deeply felt.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesEach year, Variety celebrates heroes in the military space, from the troops on active duty to veterans who have thrown their lives on the line in service of our country.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesFrom his work on the iconic, Golden Globe-winning 1980s cop drama “Hill Street Blues” to creating such TV series as “NYPD Blue,” “Deadwood” and “Luck,” four-time Emmy Award-winning David Milich has been an iconic figure in the biz. Milch is battling Alzheimer’s, a ravaging brain disease for which there is no cure.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesFounded 25 years ago, the CAA Foundation was the first philanthropic arm of a major Hollywood talent agency, created with the pointed mission of leveraging the power and reach of high-profile individuals in the entertainment, media and sports industries to bring about positive systemic change.“It started in 1995 with a very specific idea about what our company should stand for,” says CAA president Richard Lovett, who helped create the foundation.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIt was 2003 and Maria Shriver had begun her tenure as first lady of California when her father, Sargent Shriver — U.S. ambassador to France, 1972 vice presidential candidate and the first director and co-founder of the Peace Corps — was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a ravaging brain disease that, according to statistics procured from the Alzheimer’s Assn., affects some 5.8 million Americans and 50 million individuals globalwide.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesBy her own admission, Christine Vachon is not a nostalgic person. This would normally make a conversation about the 25th anniversary of her pioneering independent film company Killer Films a challenge but, luckily, recent events have changed her perspective.Vachon attended September’s Venice Intl.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThe 43rd iteration of the Mill Valley Film Festival may not look as it has in previous years due to COVID-19 with many of its sections navigating online, but that in no way detracts from what the fest, running Oct. 8-18, will and already has accomplished on the artistic front.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThough born and raised in Haifa, Israel, filmmaker Amos Gitai (“Kadosh,” “Rabin: The Last Day”) had never heard of Fattoush, a popular restaurant-cum-club located in the port city.“I discovered this club through one of the actresses from one of my previous films.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesSeven years after the release of her 2013 debut feature “Palo Alto,” which was nominated for the Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival, Gia Coppola is back with her sophomore drama, “Mainstream.” The film, which centers on a trio of young, fledgling Angelenos—Maya Hawke, Andrew Garfield and Nat Wolff—who rise to Internet fame, world premieres Saturday as part of Venice’s Horizons section.For Coppola, who holds Italian citizenship, the film, which also

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesRowan Blanchard was about six months into her Vancouver-based shoot for Season 2 of TNT’s dystopian thriller “Snowpiercer” when COVID-19 struck North America.“We were so close to finishing. They had two episodes left on Season 2 and they immediately sent everyone home,” says Rowan’s mother, Elizabeth Blanchard.The sudden pivot from working nonstop to a complete shutdown of the biz came as somewhat of an emotional shock to Rowan.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIn 2011, Byron Lane was working the midnight to 7 a.m.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThe coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy, dramatically changing the way entertainment lawyers have conducted their business in Hollywood, New York and everywhere in between since March.Power lunches at the Palm have been replaced with marathon Zoom calls and negotiating contracts has gone from in-person meetings in Manhattan skyscrapers to FaceTime sessions from at-home offices and kitchens with children scurrying around.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThe 1970s were a pivotal period in both American and global pop culture. It was the decade that witnessed the birth of the “American New Wave,” with helmers including Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola establishing a new filmmaking vernacular and making their indelible marks on cinematic history.