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Business Biden-Trump Debate Puts Added Pressure On CNN Moderators Jake Tapper & Dana Bash To Meet The Moment

When asked recently what he thought should be the first question at CNN’s Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate on Thursday, ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a succinct answer: “Who won the last election?” The moment speaks to how unusual this debate will be — and the challenge for the network’s moderators.

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‘The Lost Richard Lewis Interview’ Will Screen Via YouTube On Late Comedian’s Birthday

A new documentary that captures comedian Richard Lewis holding court at Greenblatt’s Delicatessen in Hollywood is set for release on Saturday, June 29. Filmmaker/Documentarian Gregg Barson conducted the Lewis interview for his 2011 documentary, Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis. Barson…

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‘Flight Risk’ Trailer: Pilot Mark Wahlberg Soars Over Alaskan Wilderness In Mel Gibson’s Lionsgate Thriller

On Thursday, Lionsgate unveiled the first trailer for Flight Risk, the suspense thriller teaming Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg with Oscar-winning filmmaker Mel Gibson. Marking Gibson’s first outing behind the camera since the Academy Award-nominated war drama Hacksaw Ridge for the same studio, the…

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Netflix Unveils Expanded Albuquerque Studios, Says Hub’s Generated $900M For New Mexico Production

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos cut the ribbon on a major expansion of Netflix Studios Albuquerque and said the facility has racked up nearly $900 million in total investment in New Mexico production since 2019. The company launched the hub in 2018, marking its first purchase of a production studio…

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Richard Schwartz To Head Television For Alfonso Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj London-Based Banner

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Schwartz has joined Alfonso Cuaron’s Esperanto Filmoj as Head of Television. The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Y Tu Mama Tambien, Gravity and Roma has leaned into television, and Schwartz will spearhead development and marketing efforts for the slate. This comes as the company prepares…

Kinky Friedman Dies: Musician, Writer, Satirist & Former TX Gubernatorial Candidate Was 79

Kinky Friedman — the Texas-raised musician, writer, satirist, dog lover, gubernatorial candidate and overall provocateur — died after a battle with Parkinson’s on Thursday at his Echo Hill Ranch in TX, according to a post on his X account. He was 79. To say Friedman was larger-than-life was an…

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Fox Writers Incubator Names 2024 Fellows

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment has selected four Fellows for the 2024 Fox Writers Incubator, an initiative designed to nurture diverse and creative voices, as well as provide support to four writers of all genres, including comedy, drama and animation. Ava Anderson, Jon Lazar, Ronald Metellus and Kirsten…

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C. Thomas Howell & Michelle Hurd Join Romantic Western ‘Where The Wind Blows’

EXCLUSIVE: C. Thomas Howell (SEAL Team) and Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard) have signed on to star alongside Trevor Donovan and Ashley Elaine in Where the Wind Blows, a romantic Western based on the USA Today bestselling novel by Caroline Fyffe. Shooting this summer in Montana, the film follows…

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Ricky Gervais Announces ‘Mortality’ Tour, Plans For New Netflix Special

Comedian Ricky Gervais on Thursday announced “Ricky Gervais: Mortality”,” a tour he’ll head out on later this year, which will run through the end of 2025 and culminate in a new special for Netflix. The special will be Gervais’ fourth for the streamer, on the heels of Armageddon, Humanity and SuperN…

Out In Hollywood Releases 2024 Out Loud List Of Unproduced TV Pilot Scripts By Queer Writers

Queer advocacy group Out In Hollywood has released its fourth annual list of unproduced queer-focused television pilot scripts of the past year. "Anti-trans, anti-drag, and anti-queer legislation are sadly on the rise, and we believe that by normalizing audiences' understanding of people different…

Silicon Valley Drama Series From Jonathan Glatzer Greenlit At AMC

The murky world of Silicon Valley is to be the backdrop for AMC's latest original. Jonathan Glatzer, who has written on series including Succession and Better Call Saul, is writing the untitled series, which has been handed a series order. The series is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley…

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Gersh Names Endeavor’s Catherine Benoit Masraff Head Of Human Resources, Promotes Kenji Shishido To Agent

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh announced on Thursday that Catherine Benoit Masraff has been hired as Head of Human Resources. The agency has also promoted Kenji Shishido to the role of agent in the Below the Line/Production department, as well as nine others to coordinator in various departments. Promotees to…

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White House Correspondents’ Association Protests After CNN Limits In-Studio Print Pool Access During Duration Of Biden-Trump Debate

The White House Correspondents’ Association is urging CNN to allow at least one print pool reporter inside the studio for the duration of tonight’s presidential debate, after the network rejected previous requests. When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debate at CNN’s studios in…