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British Equity Backs Amendment Attempting To Stop Casting Directories Charge Out-Of-Work Actors Upfront Membership Fees
British actors union Equity has ramped up its public battle with casting directories like Spotlight by backing an amendment in parliament that it says would stop them charging upfront...
Berlin Film Festival Sets 2026 Dates
The Berlinale has announced that its 76th edition will take place from February 12 to 22, 2026, confirming dates that were widely expected by the film industry. The 2026...
Alexander Payne Announced As Jury President At 2025 Venice Film Festival
Alexander Payne has been announced as Jury President for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, running from August 27 to September 6. The director follows in the footsteps of recent...
Brenda Blethyn & Jessica Reynolds Leading Channel 4’s ‘A Woman Of Substance’ Remake
Channel 4 has cast the leads for its upcoming remake of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman Of Substance. Double Oscar-nominee Brenda Blethyn will play the older Emma Harte and...
‘Real Women Have Curves’ But The Musical Is Thin – Broadway Review
In the second act of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, opening tonight on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre, the women working in a hot, small, ramshackle...
French Giant Banijay Enters Race To Buy ITV
Banijay has been among the most acquisitive independent TV makers of recent years, and now reportedly has its sights on ITV. According to the FT, the French production and...
OutKast, Cyndi Lauper, The White Stripes & More Among 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 class of inductees, and it includes seminal hip-hop duo OutKast, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer Cyndi...
‘Last Week Tonight’ Drags RFK Jr., HHS Cuts & His “Dehumanizing” Comments About Autistic People: “In Way Over His Worm-Riddled Head”