Actors Fund Changes Name to Entertainment Community Fund
Courtesy of Jenny Anderson After 140 years, the Actors Fund is getting a new name. The charitable organization will rebrand itself as the...
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Film and TV Crews Can Take Off Masks Under Updated COVID Rules
Courtesy of Cybelle Codish Film and TV workers will finally be able to take off their masks, as the entertainment unions and the studios...
U.K. Relaxes COVID Production Protocols: Social Distancing Optional, Buffets Are Back
Cheyne Gateley/Variety Intelligence Platform The British Film Commission (BFC) has issued new guidance on COVID production protocols and...
AMC Theatres and Warner Bros. Agree to Shorten Theatrical Window
In the company's quarterly earnings call, AMC announced it will accept bitcoin payments for tickets and concessions Michael Buckner for...
Chloe Trayner Named Artistic Director of True/False Documentary Fest
Chloe Trayner has been named artistic director of the Ragtag Film Society, a 23-year-old non-profit that runs the preeminent...
ViacomCBS Delays Return to Offices Until October, Bob Bakish Details Vaccination Requirements
AP ViacomCBS president and CEO Bob Bakish sent employees a memo Wednesday detailing the company’s concerns over the Delta variant of...
New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says
Courtesy of Rebecca Rubin After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City...
England to Begin Easing Lockdown From March 8, Cinemas to Reopen in May
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Courtesy of Sky News) UPDATED: As case rates plummet and vaccinations continue rapidly, England will begin...
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network Sets July Digital Debut; Linear Launch Pushed to 2022
Magnolia Network's launch marks an inversion of its original plans, as a result of the pandemic. The app, which features workshops led by...
#PayUpHollywood Survey: Support Staffers Hit Hard By the Pandemic
Colleen Hayes/NBC Being a Hollywood assistant has always been a tough gig, but the COVID-19 pandemic has only made it tougher on the...
Denzel Washington’s ‘The Little Things’ Leads Box Office Despite HBO Max Debut
Courtesy of Warner Bros./Nicola Goode Would audiences pay to see a new movie on the big screen if they could watch the same title at home...
SAG-AFTRA, Producers Guild, JPC Lift Recommendation to Pause SoCal Production Amid Pandemic
zef art - stock.adobe.com SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their...
‘In the Same Breath’ Review: Nanfu Wang’s Disquieting Look at the Early Days of COVID in Wuhan
The director's personal and anecdotal approach to documentary illuminates the pandemic from the ground up. In the Same Breath (Courtesy...
AT&T Q4: HBO Max Activations Double to 17.2 Million, Warner Bros. Revenue Declines 21%
Wonder Woman 1984 (Courtesy of Warner Bros) AT&T said the release of “Wonder Woman 1984” helped HBO Max double activations — to 17.2...
Hollywood Elite in COVID-19 Vaccine Scramble: ‘It’s the Hunger Games Out There’
AP As coronavirus vaccines trickle out across the country and new infections and deaths rise at alarming rates in cities like Los...
AMC Raises $917 Million to Weather ‘Dark Coronavirus-Impacted Winter’
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety AMC Theatres, the world’s largest cinema chain, has raised $917 million in new equity and debt...
Instead of Playing Blockbusters, This Movie Theater Reopened as COVID-19 Vaccine Site
Stone Theaters (Courtesy of Dale Coleman) Stone Theatres, a small cinema chain with locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, has...
U.K. Broadcaster ITV Suspends Production of ‘Coronation Street’ But ‘Emmerdale’ to Resume
Coronation Street (Courtesy of ITV) The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted production on U.K. broadcaster ITV’s long-running popular...
Los Angeles Film and TV Permits Plunged in December as COVID Surged
Courtesy of Tyler Perry Studios Film permit applications in the city and county of Los Angeles declined steeply in December, dropping...
Sundance Film Festival Unveils Plans for Socially Distanced 2021 Edition
Courtesy of Arthur Mola/Invision/AP The next edition of Sundance Film Festival will take place in Park City, Utah — and New York, and...
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