David Matalon Dies: TriStar Pictures Co-Founder & Longtime Regency CEO Who Produced ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Was 82

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…

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Chris Pratt Shares Rare Family Photo With All 4 Kids

Chris 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…

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YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban

YouTube 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…

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Guillermo Del Toro To Receive BFI Fellowship

Guillermo 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”.…

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Stocks to watch: Far East Group, UltraGreen.ai, Infinity Development

Stocks 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…

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Leslie Odom Jr. To Adapt Rolling Stone Article About Sammy Davis Jr.’s Ties To Church Of Satan Into Horror Movie

Leslie 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…

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‘Prime Minister,’ Starring New Zealand’s Dynamic Former Leader Jacinda Ardern, Prepares For Ballot Of Oscar Doc Branch Voters

‘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…

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China can still meet US soybean pledge, traders say

China 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…

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Diddy Insists Ted Sarandos Inflicting “Corporate Retribution” Against Him With Netflix’s ‘Reckoning’ Docuseries; Lawsuit Against Streamer & 50 Cent Could Come “Shortly”

Diddy 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…

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Jennifer Millar Jumps From Paradigm to Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Bringing Longtime Client Sydney Sweeney With Her

Jennifer 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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