One of the producers, a dog- and cat-owning vegan, explains that the dog is absolutely still alive, that the individual dog trainer is being investigated, and that he thinks (of course) the video editing was “fake news” – a publicity stunt for PETA and TMZ.
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The Movies, TV Shows, And Theatre That Won Awards For Casting
At the Artios Awards, casting directors on both coasts were wondering if the long-requested casting director Oscar might join the Academy Awards soon.
Indie Movie Theatres Are Somehow Having A Cultural Revival
Frankly, it’s a bit surprising, but here’s the deal: “From themed weddings to live-streamed operas and interactive movie nights, indie theatres are reinventing themselves as the new entertainment hubs on the high street – eating into the market share of the multiplex giants and in-home rivals such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.”
The Tiny Movie Company That Has Skyrocketed To Success
A24 is “a relatively tiny entertainment company that has somehow carved out a spot for itself at Hollywood’s upper end while also remaining a resolute outsider” – and it has a bizarre list of movies to its credit: Spring Breakers, Witch, Room, Ex Machina, and 2016’s Moonlight.
Former AFTRA Retirement Fund Exec Arrested For Stealing $3.4 Million
Wow: “The U.S. Dept. of Justice alleged that [Enrico] Rubano and [Shivanand] Maharaj allegedly used companies they owned or controlled to submit invoices to the AFTRA Retirement Fund for information technology services that they did not perform. The scam resulted in Rubano and Maharaj taking about $3.4 million from the scheme from 2009 to 2015.”
What’s It Like To Be Set On Fire For Art?
Stuntwomen reveal all, or at least what they can say to the NYT without losing work: “Your mind has to overcome your body. If I’m standing on a building and I have to do a high fall, every part of my brain says, ‘Don’t do this.’ But then they say ‘Action!’ and my body goes into autopilot. You override something that’s not natural for human beings.”
A Movie About Three Black Women – Mathematicians, No Less – Is Outselling Ben Affleck And Martin Scorsese
“The success of Hidden Figures comes as debates over racial diversity and gender pay equity dominate Hollywood. And its stars have pointed to the film as proof that movies helmed by black women are not inherent commercial risks.”
The Great Unbundling Marches On (The Internet Is Comin’ For Ya, TV)
We know all too well how the Internet has upended the business models of The music business and especially the print media. Yet television has come out relatively unscathed so far, argues Ben Thompson, because the Internet hadn’t yet taken over all five of the functions TV serves in people’s lives. But it’s about to.
Claim: Brexit Is A Huge Gift To Hollywood
“For American producers, Christmas came early,” says Adrian Wootton, head of the British Film Commission and Film London, who says he has seen a “record number” of inquiries from the U.S. “Suddenly [shooting in the U.K.] became about 20 percent cheaper.”
Binge-Watching TV Has Some Downsides
“Binge TV is entering a new phase in which the makers of your shows, in particular at places like Netflix and Amazon, are betting that the satisfaction of gorging on eight to 10 episodes, batch-released, will be enough to glue you to your phone, laptop or, if you’re feeling fancy, your actual television. The joy is in the completion. Neither attention to quality nor narrative structure matter, necessarily. They drop it. You stream it.”