Box office is big news this week, not so much for its totals as for its totemic significance. Throngs will greet Top Gun: Maverick, but will kids join the grownups to see a nearly 60 year-old actor starring in a sequel to a 36 year-old hit? At the other end of the audience spectrum, will seniors conquer their torpor to catch the new Downton and even lure their kids – the movie is dubiously titled Downton Abbey: A New Era to motivate the youth quadrant.
Peter Bart: Disney’s Storytelling Genius Does Not Extend To Its Own Corporate Narrative
12.05.2022 - 22:45 / deadline.com
For a brand that touts its genius at “storytelling,” the Magic Kingdom faces ever-growing problems in telling its own story.
Symbolically, Disney has just broken ground on what it portrays as a “storyliving community” of 1,700 new “storytelling homes” in the desert town of Rancho Mirage, CA. “We are story tellers at heart,” its publicity release reminds us.
Yet the announcement comes at a moment when the “Disney story” itself is getting bruised by politicians, employees call for walk-outs and the state of Florida is bent on annexing areas long accepted as part of the Disney domain. Even drought-stricken Rancho Mirage is balking over the story-tellers’ looming water demands.
Inevitably, Disney’s publicity chief has now been fired after a stormy three month tour of duty. Prior to joining Disney, Geoff Morrell had managed to represent BP Petroleum through its oil spills and Defense Secretary Robert Gates through Mideast wars only to find Disney an over-the-top challenge.
His defenders might ask: Is the craft of public relations a viable profession for anyone at this moment? Corporate PR gurus used to be secure if they kept their CEOs happy. To that end, Disney’s publicists would hang with “imagineers” to promote theme park rides and cruise ships. Today, however, they find themselves defining positions on abortion or “Don’t Say Gay” or other cultural issues they sense are “no win” situations.
Labeled a “woke” corporation, the world’s biggest entertainment company is even struggling with Republican lawmakers for the right to extend copyright protection for Mickey Mouse, twice granted since 1984.
Historically, Disney has displayed great talent in fending off the crusading culture warriors, even when Walt himself went out on a limb
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perezhilton.com
19.05.2022 / 03:23
Groomsman Dead, Bride & Groom Seriously Injured After Awful Car Accident On Way To Wedding Reception
A groomsman died in an awful highway accident after the car that had been carrying him and the newlywed couple to their reception was struck by a truck.
thefader.com
19.05.2022 / 00:53
Look At Me: XXXTENTACION
The first trailer for Look At Me: XXXTENTACION, the long-awaited documentary on the late rapper XXXTENTACION, has debuted ahead of its arrival on Hulu later this month. The film will be available to stream on Hulu on May 26.
deadline.com
18.05.2022 / 12:55
Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis; Beta Cinema Sales; NENT Rebrand; Channel 4 Entertainment Pilots; Doc Fest – Global Briefs
Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis
deadline.com
17.05.2022 / 18:53
Paradigm Signs ‘The Machinist’ And ‘Clickbait’ Filmmaker Brad Anderson
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Anderson, the multi-hyphenate behind the iconic Christian Bale thriller The Machinist, has signed with Paradigm for representation.
deadline.com
13.05.2022 / 20:37
Bart & Fleming: Why ‘The Godfather’ Series Is An Offer To Refuse For One Of Us; The Battle Between Truth & Storytelling In ‘The Offer’ & ‘Winning Time’
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business.
usmagazine.com
10.05.2022 / 22:21
Hannah Gosselin Teases Her College Plans While Celebrating Her 18th Birthday: ‘I’m Finally an Adult!’
All grown up. Over a decade after the world first met her on Jon & Kate Plus 8, Hannah Gosselin is now celebrating turning 18 — and the launch of her new business — with a party in Miami, Florida.
deadline.com
10.05.2022 / 20:41
Charissa Gilmore Upped To SVP Corporate Communications For Disney General Entertainment
Charissa Gilmore, a Disney veteran of more than 30 years, has been promoted to SVP of Corporate Communications for Disney General Entertainment. This is a title bump for Gilmore who has been leading corporate communications for the unit and will continue to report to Peter Rice, chairman of General Entertainment for The Walt Disney Company.
us.hola.com
10.05.2022 / 04:05
Marc Anthony’s big surprise for his girlfriend Nadia Ferreira’s 23rd birthday
Marc Anthony knows how to make a girl feel special. The legendary singer’s girlfriend Nadia Ferreira is celebrating her 23rd birthday tomorrow, May 10th, and yesterday they headed to Florida on a private jet to start the festivities.
justjared.com
10.05.2022 / 00:23
An Expert Claims Kim Kardashian May Have Been Given A 'Fake' Lock of Marilyn Monroe's Hair
An expert is making some new claims about a gift Kim Kardashian received leading up to her appearance at the 2022 Met Gala.
variety.com
06.05.2022 / 20:55
Kim Kardashian Wore Second Marilyn Monroe Dress After Met Gala, This One From 1962 Golden Globes
Zack Sharf Kim Kardashian broke the internet once again at the 2022 Met Gala, where she wore the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe had while singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962.
deadline.com
05.05.2022 / 21:19
‘The Crown’s Peter Morgan Spotlights Russian Oligarchs In World Premiere Of New Play, Tom Hollander To Star
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Morgan, creator of award-winning The Crown, has shifted focus from royals to zoom in on Russian oligarchs as the topic of his new stage play Patriots. It has been fast-tracked to have its world premiere at London’s Almeida Theatre in July with Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) cast to portray Boris Berezovsky, a one-time ally of Vladimir Putin.
foxnews.com
04.05.2022 / 20:29
Kim Kardashian gifted lock of Marilyn Monroe's hair by Ripley's before Met Gala 2022
Kim Kardashian received a special surprise before borrowing Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the 2022 Met Gala. The 41-year-old was gifted a lock of the late star’s hair by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Orlando, Florida, before appearing at the annual benefit in New York City.The museum allowed the SKIMS founder to borrow Monroe’s famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress, which she wore for John F.
justjared.com
03.05.2022 / 19:55
Kim Kardashian Was Originally Denied Use of Marilyn Monroe's Dress - Find Out What Happened
Kim Kardashian almost didn’t get a chance to wear Marilyn Monroe‘s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala because museum officials originally denied her request.
nme.com
03.05.2022 / 10:37
New Bad Bunny album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ is arriving this Friday
Bad Bunny has revealed his fourth studio album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, will be released this coming Friday (May 6).The announcement follows on from Bad Bunny’s unique reveal of the album’s title last month, when he announced ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ via a classified car advert. The ad, which was posted under his real name of Benito A. Martinez Ocasio, listed the 2019 Bugatti Chiron 110 for $3.5million (£2.7m) and left a phone number.When fans dialed the number in the listing, a voicemail played a snippet of an unreleased track and a text message was then sent.
etonline.com
03.05.2022 / 07:09
Kim Kardashian Says She Lost 16 lbs to Fit in Marilyn Monroe's Dress for Met Gala
Kim Kardashian put in some serious work to make her 2022 Met Gala moment happen. The reality TV star told that she lost 16 pounds to fit into the famous dress. The idea first came to Kardashian at least year's gala and was something she was considering if she had not donned the now infamous Balenciaga t-shirt dress in September.«The idea really came to me after the gala in September last year.