Kamala Harris sat down with radio host Charlamagne tha God for a wide-ranging town hall aimed in particular at reaching Black male voters, amid some polls that suggest Donald Trump has made inroads with what traditionally has been a solid part of the Democratic coalition. The last three weeks of the…

Paramount Global's board has approved new grants of restricted stock valued at $3 million for each of its co-CEOs, Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins. Cheeks, CEO of CBS; McCarthy, CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks; and Robbins, CEO of Paramount…

The venue that hosts Hollywood’s glitziest event, The Oscars, has been sold to Jebs Hollywood Entertainment, an investment group that includes Battlefield Earth producer Elie Samaha, former Sony Pictures Entertainment president Jeff Sagansky and a member of the UAE ruling family. Also, very important…

Japanese media giant Toho is acquiring Gkids, the North American distributor of prestige animated films like the Oscar-winning The Boy and the Heron. Gkids will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Toho International. Gkids Founder Eric Beckman will remain as CEO…

The Donald Trump presidential campaign’s use of clips from Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Oscar-nominated Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket has polarized those close to the pic indeed, with the late filmmaker’s daughter Vivian Kubrick declaring “Trump has my blessing” to the pic’s star Matthew Modine blasting…

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Patric, known for his roles in features such as The Lost Boys, The Beast, After Dark My Sweet and Rush, has signed with More/Medavoy Management. Patric can currently be seen in Cineverse’s horror film Terrifier 3, which opened strong at the box office this past weekend. In the film…

It’s been many months since SAG-AFTRA and the major video game companies sat down for in-person bargaining talks on a new contract. That’s about to change. The actors union, which launched a strike in late July against several companies, said today that it will resume negotiation for its Interactive…

Donald Trump canceled a planned interview with CNBC, according to one of the network’s hosts, Joe Kernen of Squawk Box. “Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said on the show this morning. He said that they also had offered an interview to Vice President Kamala Harris and “she’s not…

EXCLUSIVE: Following her Emmy nomination for her work on the final season of Netflix’s The Crown, writer Meriel Sheibani-Clare has taken on U.S. representation and signed with Artists First. Sheibani-Clare began writing for the hit series The Crown in its fourth season. Her episode "Ritz," co-written…

Donald Trump defended his decision to turn a town-hall event Monday night into an unusual, nearly 40-minute listening session of his favorite songs from his campaign’s music playlist. The event was interrupted by two medical emergencies in the crowd, something that is not entirely uncommon at…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List has named the six projects chosen for the 2024 Writers Lab. Now in its 11th year, the project provides creative mentorship and professional support to up-and-coming feature writers as they further develop their works during a weeklong workshop in Ojai, Calif. The…

Amazon plans to expand advertising on Prime Video to Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands and New Zealand in 2025. Executives announced the move Tuesday at the annual Amazon Ads “Unboxed” event in Austin, TX, which showcases new products and initiatives. In January 2024, Prime Video introduced…