Posts by Nathan Pine
Trump Fires His Fake Lawyer Press Secretary After Just Five Days
“Look the bottom line is, it’s not very newsworthy that the liberal media badgers a conservative politician. What was newsworthy is that I actually pushed back against it,” Harris said to Fox’s Mikenzie Frost. “She actually started by criticizing the way that press gaggle was being conducted. That’s not the role of a journalist, and…
Read MoreGregg Araki’s New Movie Adds 12 To Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Araki has rounded out a stacked cast for his next film, the dark comedy The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization, with 12 additions, sources tell Deadline. They are: Kal Penn, Michael Chiklis, David Koechner, Nat Faxon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Steve Guttenberg, Colleen Camp, Giovanni Ribisi, Judy Greer, Margaret Cho, Lulu Wilson, and Charlie Bushnell.…
Read MoreBBC Studios’ Boss Says Streaming Is The Future But Linear Still Pays
Marcus Arthur tells Deadline about walking a tightrope in a streaming-first world where linear remains a big money-spinner. Arthur is running a huge and complicated business. Having been upped from CEO of channels group UKTV to chief exec of global channels and streaming at BBC Studios, he faces a sizable challenge. Positioning the commercial arm…
Read MoreDBS remains analysts’ pick ahead of Q3 earnings after Singapore banks’ share slump
Still, the lending environment remains ‘favourable’; calls on OCBC and UOB are mixed [SINGAPORE] Analysts remain upbeat on DBS , even after a sell-off in the trio of local banks led to more than US$22 billion in market value being shed last week alone. The slump began on Oct 7, after Citi downgraded its call…
Read MoreNetflix Shakeup Analysis: Peter Rice In For Bela Bajaria & What’s Next
Call it the six-year itch — amid a sliding stock price and slowing engagement growth, Ted Sarandos has made a change, replacing Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, a 10-year Netflix veteran, with Peter Rice. The Netflix co-CEO made a similar move in September 2020, when he replaced Head of English-language series Cindy Holland, an 18-year…
Read MoreViolet & Xaden Have Been Cast In Prime Video’s ‘Fourth Wing’ TV Show
Lightning strikes as Prime Video has found its leading stars for the upcoming TV series Fourth Wing, the small-screen adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling novel of the same name, from showrunner and EP Meredith Averill. Esther McGregor (We Were Liars, Babygirl) has been cast as Violet Sorrengail, and Emilio Sakraya (Those About To Die, Warrior…
Read MoreComcast Gave $7.5 Million To Help Fund Trump’s White House Ballroom
Comcast gave $7.5 million to help Donald Trump fund a new White House ballroom, but the donation was well below that of an array of other contributions from major tech companies like Apple and Amazon, according to a new report. The Washington Post obtained a list of all major donors to the project. The White…
Read MoreTrump Calls Off Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Backlash
“Those requests are improper, and this Court should deny Plaintiff’s motion to compel. Plaintiff’s arguments to the contrary fail to convince,” the president’s deputy assistant and deputy counsel, Joshua Hoyt, wrote in the document. Beatty sued Trump late last year over his attempts to take over the center, add his name, and shut it down…
Read MoreThessaloniki Film Festival Sets 2026 Works In Progress Titles
EXCLUSIVE: Eleven titles from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region have been selected to take part in the 2026 Agora Works in Progress sessions at the 2026 Thessaloniki Film Festival. Thessaloniki’s Agora Works in Progress focuses on films in the post-production stage that have a connection to the Mediterranean region and Southeastern Europe. During the…
Read MoreAMPAS To Attend Tokyo Film Festival; Program Includes Special Talk Session With Bill Kramer & Toho CEO Hiro Matsuoka
This year’s Tokyo International Film Festival will host ‘Academy in Tokyo’, a special program welcoming top executives from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Academy CEO Bill Kramer, President Lynette Howell Taylor, and Chief Membership, Impact and Industry Officer Meredith Shea will visit Japan for the program. On October 28, the three…
Read MoreSally Rooney Not Selling Books In UK Amid Palestine Action Support
Sally Rooney‘s publisher has pulled her books from UK shelves amid the country’s banning of a pro-Palestinian group. The Normal People and Conversations with Friends author recently explained that she and publisher Faber & Faber agreed they “can no longer supply” her work in the United Kingdom, as it could “constitute a serious criminal offence”…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Prop. 45 aims to speed construction projects. Opponents say data centers will benefit
When a county judge put the brakes on what would be the largest data center in California, ruling the whole project needed extensive environmental review, Kristian Salgado was relieved. The community organizer lives in Imperial County, where the nearly 1-million-square-foot facility was proposed. The rural county near the Mexico border struggles with bad air pollution…
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