Posts by Nathan Pine
David Matalon Dies: TriStar Pictures Co-Founder & Longtime Regency CEO Who Produced ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Was 82
David Matalon, a longtime film executive and indie film producer who co-founded and ran TriStar Pictures, led Regency Enterprises for a dozen years and was EVP at Columbia Pictures International, died Monday of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home, Searchlight Pictures said. He was 82. Born on July 5, 1943, Matalon produced or exec-produced…
Read MoreJoJo Siwa Shares She’s “Not in the Clear” After Ovarian Cyst Emergency
Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.…
Read MoreChris Pratt Shares Rare Family Photo With All 4 Kids
Chris Pratt is the guardian of his own little galaxy. The Marvel star shared a Thanksgiving snap all dressed up with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger and their daughters Lyla, 5, and Eloise, 3, as well as their son Ford, 13 months, and his son Jack, 12, whom he shares with ex-wife Anna Faris. Although the kids’ faces were covered with…
Read MoreYouTube says it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban
The Australian ban is being closely watched by other jurisdictions considering similar age-based measures [SYDNEY] Google’s YouTube said that it will obey Australia’s world-leading ban on social media accounts for children under 16, a capitulation which means all the most popular platforms with young users have agreed to comply after campaigning against the law. Google…
Read MoreGuillermo Del Toro To Receive BFI Fellowship
The UK’s lead organization for film, the British Film Institute, is honouring filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with its highest accolade, a BFI Fellowship. The award “recognises his extraordinary contribution to film and the distinctive artistry that runs through his work across animation and live action, and as a Mexican filmmaker, in both Spanish and English”.…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Far East Group, UltraGreen.ai, Infinity Development
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Dec 3): Far East Group : The company on Tuesday announced that its dormant, 93.88 per cent indirectly owned subsidiary Far East Enterprise (Penang) will be undergoing a members’ voluntary winding up. The subsidiary was incorporated in Malaysia, and…
Read MoreLeslie Odom Jr. To Adapt Rolling Stone Article About Sammy Davis Jr.’s Ties To Church Of Satan Into Horror Movie
EXCLUSIVE: Tony and Grammy Award-winning, 3x Emmy and 2x Oscar-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, Leslie Odom, Jr., is set adapt the August 2024 Rolling Stone article “Dance With the Devil” by Alex Bhattacharji. Odom will also star in the horror feature. Odom acquired the screen rights to the article which explores Sammy Davis Jr.’s unlikely connection to Anton…
Read MoreNeed To Sleep on the Plane? These Are the Best On-The-Go Eye Masks, According To Sleepy Reviewers
Traveling can be stressful, especially when you’re going from timezone to timezone and catching redeyes after redeyes. While it would be great if our bodies could naturally fall asleep by sheer force of will, that’s not always how it works. Whether it’s the sound or the light of our surroundings, we need something that blocks it all. …
Read More‘Prime Minister,’ Starring New Zealand’s Dynamic Former Leader Jacinda Ardern, Prepares For Ballot Of Oscar Doc Branch Voters
Who was the biggest star at the 2025 edition of Sundance? Jennifer Lopez, perhaps? Oscar winners Olivia Colman, Daniel Kaluuya? Maybe Sarah Jessica Parker, Rose Byrne or singer-actor Sara Bareilles. Based on the gaga reaction of crowds on the street and at screenings, I would argue a star of the political world attracted the most…
Read MoreChina can still meet US soybean pledge, traders say
[BEIJING] China is expected to step up US soybean purchases to meet a pledge to buy at least 12 million tonnes by the end of the year, according to multiple traders, underscoring a wider market hope that, at least in agriculture, a fragile trade truce can hold. State-owned importers including Cofco will take more shipments…
Read MoreDiddy Insists Ted Sarandos Inflicting “Corporate Retribution” Against Him With Netflix’s ‘Reckoning’ Docuseries; Lawsuit Against Streamer & 50 Cent Could Come “Shortly”
It turns out that the heavy behind the scenes in the Sean Combs: The Reckoning saga isn’t Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, but Netflix boss Ted Sarandos, at least according to Diddy and his lawyers. “Netflix chose Mr. Jackson as producer to punish Mr. Combs for refusing to play by its rules,” claims the December 1…
Read MoreJennifer Millar Jumps From Paradigm to Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Bringing Longtime Client Sydney Sweeney With Her
After a combined 26 years as an agent and partner at Paradigm Talent Agency and, before that, Abrams Artists Agency, Jennifer Millar is pivoting to management. She’s joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners, we’ve learned, and is bringing one of the industry’s biggest stars, longtime client Sydney Sweeney, with her. Millar has played a pivotal role in…
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