Posts by Nathan Pine
Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Wicked: For Good’, ‘Sinners’, ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ In Film Hunt
EXCLUSIVE: The Costume Designers Guild on Friday dressed up the nominations for its 28th CDGAs, with titles on the movie side ranging from such big hits as Wicked: For Good, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Weapons and F1 to specialty fare including Hamnet, Hedda and Bugonia. Also in the mix are the likes of Frankenstein, Tron: Ares, the upcoming…
Read More‘Exodus,’ Oscar Contender About Two Women Released From Long Prison Terms, Asks “What Comes After Freedom?”
The Oscar-contending short documentary Exodus, directed by Nimco Sheikhaden, follows two women “endlessly plagued by their past, even as they fiercely seek to rebuild their future.” The women — Trinity Copeland and Assia Serrano – were both incarcerated in New York state for more than 20 years between them for crimes indelibly linked to abuse…
Read MoreInternational Insider: Red Sea Wraps; Par Gets Hostile; New Boss At Channel 4
Good afternoon Insiders, Christmas is close but it’s not quite here yet, and we still have plenty to write about. Read on. And sign up here. Red Sea Wraps Violeta Sophia for Deadline Hollywood isn’t their North Star: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival wrapped last night, bringing the buzzy event’s fifth edition to a…
Read MoreIn Depth: China bad-debt managers’ bet on bank stocks could backfire
A NEW player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major banks: the “Big Four” state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) created to clean up the bad debts of four state-owned commercial lenders. The balance sheets of the “Big Four” are now glowing with profits — thanks not to their core task, but to a surge…
Read MoreZendaya’s Rue Faces A New Kingpin In ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Footage Teased Alongside ‘House Of The Dragon’ & ‘Lanterns’ In HBO’s 2026 Slate Promo — Watch
HBO Max has teased what audiences have to look forward to in 2026 with a promo that debuts never-before-seen footage from some of its most highly anticipated new and returning series including Euphoria Season 3, House of the Dragon Season 3, and Lanterns. “A few years after high school, I don’t know if life was…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Breaks Down in Tears Over Eras Tour Vienna Terror Plot, Dance Class Stabbing
Taylor Met With Southport Attack Survivors, Families of the Victims In the first episode of The End of an Era, Taylor Swift addressed the cancellation of her Aug. 2024 concerts in Vienna, Austria, after they were targeted in a terror plot. (Two men were arrested in connection to the planned attack.) “We’ve had a series…
Read MoreFremantle Bosses To Keynote Series Mania As ‘Normal People’ Producer Turns 25
Fremantle bosses Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati will keynote this year’s Series Mania as the Got Talent and Normal People super-indie turns 25. The pair will discuss “strategic objectives shaping the future of storytelling and offer an insight into how Fremantle is redefining what it means to create, distribute, and monetize premium multi-genre IP.” They…
Read MoreA U.S.-Saudi Partnership Cannot Be Built on Denial | Opinion
At the recent invitation of President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Washington expecting a victory lap. His visit was engineered to signal a renewed closeness between the United States and Saudi Arabia, with discussions about defense guarantees, nuclear cooperation and strategic alignment. But at the height of this carefully managed…
Read MoreHow Rebel Wilson’s Directorial Debut ‘The Deb’ Descended Into Legal Chaos, Devastating Cast & Crew
When Rebel Wilson yelled cut for the final time on her directorial debut The Deb in late 2023, there were joyous scenes among the film’s Australian cast and crew. Revelers huddled to sing Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” at the top of their lungs and cried happy tears. At the center of the crowd stood…
Read MoreParamount & Legendary’s ‘Street Fighter’ Teaser Drops At Game Awards
Buzz is building for Paramount Pictures and Legendary’s Street Fighter. A teaser of the video game adaptation starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, 50 Cent, Jason Momoa and wrestlers Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, has dropped at the Game Awards, and a helluva lot of action is on display. Set in 1993 and helmed by director…
Read MoreWhy Corporate America Needs More Veteran CEOs | Opinion
The American economy is bursting with innovation from Silicon Valley startups reshaping entire industries to biotech labs rewriting what’s possible in medicine. But amid all this creation, one thing is in short supply: leaders who can guide organizations through a real crisis and keep teams aligned when the stakes are highest. Every company hires for…
Read MoreLumière Awards: François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Leads Nominations; Jodie Foster Up For Best Actress & Natalie Portman Animation Also In Running
Lumière Awards: François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Leads Nominations; Jodie Foster Up For Best Actress & Natalie Portman Animation Also In Running François Ozon’s Albert Camus adaptation The Stranger leads the nominations for France’s Lumière Awards which were announced on Friday. The feature, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, is nominated in six categories…
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