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“Nightingale,” an action thriller set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has pulled the curtain back on its ensemble, casting “Special Ops: Lioness” and “1883” star LaMonica Garrett to lead the picture. Jason Patric, Andrew Howard and Daniel Bernhardt are also starring. The picture comes from producers Isaac Lewis and Andrew Lewis of […]

Intimacy coordinators have voted to join SAG-AFTRA, the union announced on Tuesday. The vote is the latest step in a five-year effort to professionalize the role of intimacy coordinators, who serve as liaisons between performers and the production during filming of sex scenes. The union did not reveal the number of intimacy coordinators who voted […]

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes major plot details from the finale of HBO’s “The Penguin,” now streaming on Max. It was a dark night on set. At a Q&A following a screening of “The Penguin” finale at the Saban Media Center on Nov. 10, Colin Farrell described the somber tone felt by the collective cast […]

Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli still has not decided whether he’ll mount a legal challenge to Skydance Media’s merger with Paramount Global. Gabelli is the founder, chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, which represents clients who own about 12.5% of the Class A voting shares of Paramount Global. That makes the firm and its clients the […]

It looks like the industry pivot back towards ads is paying off for streaming platformers, at least in the U. K. According to a report from U. K. ratings body Barb, Netflix and Disney+ both increased the number of homes with access to their ad tiers in the third financial quarter of 2024.

Shaking up holiday traditions in irreverently welcome ways, director Jerry Ciccoritti and writer Russell Hainline’s “Hot Frosty” redesigns the look and feel of the familiar snow-made showcase. Their story, centered on a wishful widow who magically transforms a snowman into a hunky rube, balances its sillier aspects with a touching sense of sincerity.