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Former Legendary Exec Deborah Kaufmann Joins Sipur Studios as Global Content Chief
Culturevariety4d ago

Former Legendary Exec Deborah Kaufmann Joins Sipur Studios as Global Content Chief

Former Legendary Entertainment exec Deborah Kaufmann has joined Sipur Studios as its new chief of global content. The position is new for the studio, which recently added former Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone as part of its management team as chair. At Sipur, Kaufmann will handle development projects, as well as finding IP for the […]

Fangoria Studios Boards Luke Barnett’s ‘Goodbye, Monster’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Culturevariety5d ago

Fangoria Studios Boards Luke Barnett’s ‘Goodbye, Monster’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Fangoria Studios has partnered with filmmaker-actor Luke Barnett on the upcoming horror short “Goodbye, Monster,” starring Barnett and Kue Lawrence with voice performances by Patton Oswalt and Tina Majorino. The film marks one of the first projects from the studio’s expanding slate of original genre projects. The horror short is written and directed by Barnett. […]

Quentin's death sparks tensions across France
Politicsle-figaroFrance 247d ago2 sources

Quentin's death sparks tensions across France

France 24's Gavin Lee is joined by Antoine Marie, a researcher in political psychology at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po in Paris. He’s been analysing the case in Lyon and the protests linked to Quentin Derangue, as well as the broader patterns of political polarisation and their potential links to the escalation of political violence. Antoine joins us in the studio to unpack what could become a defining issue ahead of France’s local council elections.

Sony Pictures Classics Carries Stanley Kramer’s Legacy to the Global Stage (Guest Column)
Culturevariety2d ago

Sony Pictures Classics Carries Stanley Kramer’s Legacy to the Global Stage (Guest Column)

Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage. The studio’s trademarks include international cinema that interrogates state power (“Persepolis,” “I’m Still Here”); character-driven dramas centered on identity (“All […]

‘Interview’ Hack, Clinton Scandals, “WTF” Email To Brad Pitt & More Analyzed In New Book Co-Written By Ex-Sony CEO Michael Lynton
Culturedeadline4d ago

‘Interview’ Hack, Clinton Scandals, “WTF” Email To Brad Pitt & More Analyzed In New Book Co-Written By Ex-Sony CEO Michael Lynton

Michael Lynton, former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, says the nightmarish 2014 hack of the studio’s computer systems can be traced directly to his childhood yearning to “fit in with the cool kids.” In the new book, From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You, published Tuesday by Avid Reader Press/Simon […]

Warner Bros. Is Testing Larry Ellison's Pain Barrier
Businessadvisor-perspectives6d ago

Warner Bros. Is Testing Larry Ellison's Pain Barrier

A tweak here, a twiddle there, and now possibly a 3% sweetener on the price. It’s all progress. But the billionaire Ellison family has yet to make an offer for Warner Bros Discovery Inc. that clearly beats the studio’s December deal with Netflix Inc.