Peter Bart: Hollywood Can’t Rebound Until Herd Immunity, But So Far Herd Of Abusers Gaming The Vaccine System

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystThe cutting edge of production technology is getting cornered by the video game business instead of the usual Hollywood companies.North Carolina-based Epic Games, creator of the global phenomenon “Fortnite,” is making a name for itself out West by providing its Unreal Engine software to TV and film productions looking to shoot with a new set of tools loosely known as virtual production.

Time's Up on Saturday wrote in a blog post that there should be "no comeback" for Brett Ratner in Hollywood. In response to reports that Ratner is planning a biopic of R&B duo Milli Vanilli, Time's Up president and CEO Tina Tchen released a statement that read, "TIME’S UP was born out of the national reckoning on workplace sexual harassment.

released a statement arguing that there should be “no comeback” for director-producer Brett Ratner in Hollywood.The movement, which was founded in 2018 in response to multiple accusations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein and other prominent Hollywood figures, as well as a wider culture of sexual assault and abuse highlighted by #MeToo, issued the statement following the news that Ratner was planning a biopic of R&B duo Milli Vanilli.Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen wrote: “TIME’S

Now here’s a bit of news that’s sure to be controversial. Until recently, it seemed like director Brett Ratner was in Hollywood jail, stemming from the accusations of sexual harassment that several actresses levied against him.

Now that we’re entering Year 2 of our pandemic purgatory, here’s at least one positive takeaway: We’re coming to terms with our past — our movie past, that is. Two films circa 1951 and 1966 represent a personal case in point. Miracle In Milan (1951) starts with a lost baby and an operatic cop, but it’s touching and absurdist. Lawrence of Arabia (1966) delivers an empathetic protagonist with a Trumpian addiction to violence that seems relevant.

The first trailer for Demi Lovato‘s upcoming docuseries, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil, reveals terrifying details about her 2018 overdose. Doctors feared that the “Confident” singer, then 25, wouldn’t survive after she suffered three strokes and a heart attack during the ordeal. “I had crossed a line that I had never crossed before… I snapped,” Demi shares in the trailer. “My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes [to live].”

LOS ANGELES -- Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery.A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking part remotely via Zoom, was held Thursday morning at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Reynolds' cremated remains were placed in a grave next to a lake nearly 2 1/2 years after his death.A temporary headstone simply reading “Burt Reynolds” now marks the site, but a bronze or stone bust of him is being commissioned, with hopes that it can

LOS ANGELES — Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery. A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking part remotely via Zoom, was held Thursday morning at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Reynolds' cremated remains were placed in a grave next to a lake nearly 2 1/2 years after his death.

They fill the mailbox daily – the tightly packaged screeners that arrive like welcome anachronisms, some bearing familiar titles (Mank, Soul) but most as strangers (Wolfwalkers, Athlete A). Their sheer abundance reminds us of the creative energy out there; the “out there,” however, seems lost in the mist. “We need festivals and parties and hype,” observes Nick Jarecki, whose fast-paced thriller Crisis opens in March, searching for hype (he won the Kodak Auteur Award).

Another actor has accused Joss Whedon of fostering a hostile work environment. An all-too familiar face in this saga…

Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have dropped by 77% and 44% over the past month, respectively, said LA County Health Officials on Monday. That’s great news for the country’s hardest-hit region. The question remains, however, if new variants of the virus will create another surge.

Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest actor attached to star in Borderlands.

Two-time Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis has come aboard the Eli Roth-directed adaptation of the bestselling videogame Borderlands, joining Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart.

Also Read: 'Halloween Kills' Teaser: Jamie Lee Curtis Can't Escape Michael Myers (Video)The latest draft of the “Borderlands” screenplay is by Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”). Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing through their Arad Productions banner, with Erik Feig also producing through PICTURESTART.“Borderlands” is based on the PC and console trilogy from Gearbox Software and publisher 2K.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterJamie Lee Curtis has signed to Lionsgate’s “Borderlands,” joining Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart in the adaptation of the popular video game from director Eli Roth.

Prior to Sunday's Super Bowl, President Joe Biden sat down forhis firsttelevision network interview since taking office. Speaking with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell, Biden heavily discussed the novel coronavirus pandemic and how his administration is working to tackle it.

CBS News aired another excerpt of Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Joe Biden as part of the Super Bowl pre-game, and the president was asked whether he could go to vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer and tell them, “We need more production.”