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Todd Gilchrist editor John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Harvey Keitel reunited at the TCM Classic Film festival on Thursday for a 30th anniversary screening of Quentin Tarantino‘s “Pulp Fiction” to reflect on the film’s impact on their careers — and upon the medium itself. “It changed cinema, so it’s almost hard to have it sink in,” observed Uma Thurman, who joined Samuel L.

A reframing of the Gen-X hit film is in the works as a series at Peacock from original screenplay writer Helen Childress (Spanish Princess, Good Girls), who will also executive produce.

conversation with TheWrap that the Academy did not have the equivalent of a shareholders meeting and should more regularly consider member proposals. In his statement in response on Tuesday, Shamberg continued to slam the declining relevance of the Oscars in the 21st century and the show’s declining ratings over the last decade (March’s 94th Academy Awards rebounded 69% from an all-time low in 2020).“Academy management needs to be held accountable to the members.

In a tentative ruling issued on Monday, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge said he is inclined to grant a request by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for summary judgment against producer Michael Shamberg’s lawsuit challenging the group’s interpretation of its bylaws.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired Gator and the Egg, an undercover buddy cop movie that becomes another streamer film made possible by the Covid pandemic. Amazon has set Tricia Brock to direct the script by BenDavid Grabinski. Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg are producing. This one is being fast tracked to shoot late summer, sources said.

Producer Michael Shamberg’s lawsuit against the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences and its governing board will go forward, as Judge H. Jay Ford of the Los Angeles County Superior Court this morning said he will overrule the Academy’s demurrer in the case.

Having declined a proposed bylaws revision requiring an annual membership survey—which led to a still-pending lawsuit by producer Michael Shamberg—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday sent its members an 18-point questionnaire that touched on several hot-button issues, including streaming, the Academy’s inclusion initiative, and the quality of the last Oscar show.

Editors’ Note: Michael Shamberg is a tenured film and TV producer whose credits include Contagion, Get Shorty, The Big Chill, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, Pulp Fiction, A Fish Called Wanda and many others.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorIn a little-noticed court filing last week, producer Michael Shamberg amended his existing complaint against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, arguing that Academy governors improperly deprived members of rights in June by restricting their ability to propose bylaws changes.Shamberg had earlier sued the Academy and its governing board, asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to compel a vote on his own proposed bylaws amendments.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorIn court last month, lawyers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences contended that the group’s bylaws in no way required a vote on revisions that had been proposed by member-producer Michael Shamberg, who asked for an aggressive social media program and an annual membership survey.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterVeteran film producer Michael Shamberg sued the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Monday, as he steps up his campaign to prod the organization to boost its social media presence.Shamberg, 75, has been publicly decrying the Academy’s slide into irrelevance with younger viewers for several months.An Academy member since 1981, Shamberg also has been working to try to get the Academy’s board to heed his warnings.

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