CAA Signs Kimberlé Crenshaw, Cofounder And Executive Director Of The African American Policy Forum

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International is launching international sales during Toronto on action-thriller The Father, which will star Donnie Yen (Mulan) in the lead role alongside Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Frank Grillo (Captain America: Civil War).Described as an ode to the revered action movies of the ‘80s, The Father is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston and charts the struggle of middle-class Hong Kong immigrant John Chung (Yen) making

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“One Night in Miami” is one of those dramas with a hooky, irresistible meeting-of-the-minds premise that places four legends in a single room, all so that we can sit back and watch the verbal-philosophical fireworks fly. The movie takes place on Feb.

In some ways, the entirety of the film industry discourse revolves around Warner Bros. over the next month.

Jackie Ormes.Ormes gift is unique in many ways. Through her art, she became “the first” in several opportunities.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Sam Humphrey, the New Zealand-born actor, has signed with Los Angeles-based management company Key Talent.Humphrey is most known for his role as Tom Thumb in the box office smash The Greatest Showman.

Taylor Swift albums after a delivery issue saw them being handed over to one of the singer’s fans.The singer provided a welcome boost to independent record stores in the US last week by sending autographed copies of her latest album ‘Folklore‘ to a selection of stores.But Tom Smith, the manager of Green Bay’s Exclusive Co, almost lost the shipment after the CDs were dropped off by a courier on Saturday morning and handed to a fan who signed for the delivery.He told the Today show, “I walk up,

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne has died aged 34.

In a well-produced virtual ceremony that ran little more than an hour and paired presenters from the worlds of showbiz and public service, the African-American Film Critics Association handed out its second annual TV honors on Saturday morning, not coincidentally right in the homestretch of Emmy voting. Indeed, 2020 Emmy-nominated AAFCA honorees included Sterling K.

close ties with Donald Trump and the role he played in determining coverage of Trump, as well as the role his media company played in making hush-money payments to women who have said they’ve had affairs with Trump.

Taylor Swift surprised a number of independent record stores in the US yesterday (August 20) by shipping them signed CD copies of her recent album ‘Folklore’.Released last month, ‘Folklore’ features collaborations with Bon Iver and The National‘s Aaron Dessner and last week enjoyed a third consecutive week at the top of the UK albums chart.A number of independent record stores in the US reported receiving limited shipments of ‘Folklore’ CDs yesterday, all of which had been signed by Swift

Jake Kanter International TV EditorFremantle enjoyed something of a drama boom last year. Buoyed by hits including American Gods and The New Pope, the global producer’s drama revenue climbed 36% to €414M ($494M) in 2019.Then the pandemic hit.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: British fashion entrepreneur Conna Walker has signed with WME.The self-made House of CB and Mistress Rocks CEO got her start in the fashion industry at 17 years-old. Ten years later, Walker’s  House of CB brand has established more than 40 retail stores in the United States, U.K.

coronavirus.Paul Redding will embark on the challenge in September, and hopes to raise £200,000, which will be split between the PRS Foundation (UK) and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (USA).The fundraising page (which has already received nearly £30,000 in donations), says that Beggars themselves will donate £1,000 for every mile that Redding swims, and an extra £25,000 if he completes the challenge and makes it to France.The Beggars Group encompasses the labels 4AD, Matador, XL and Rough

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Madison Pettis, who next will be seen starring in Netflix’s upcoming American Pie reboot, Girls’ Rules, has signed with CAA.Pettis most recently starred as Natasha ‘Tosh’ Bennett in Five Points, Facebook Watch’s first fully scripted drama series produced by Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street and Indigenous Media, which ran for two seasons.Pettis first became known at the age of 8 through her breakout role in Disney’s hit family feature The Game Plan,

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKirk McDonald. a top executive at WarnerMedia’s Xandr ad-tech unit, was named the new CEO of North American operations of WPP’s large GroupM media-buying firm, marking the latest in a string of top advertising leaders to leave the AT&T media operation.GroupM is one of the largest and most influential media-buying operations in the industry, managing about $17.6 billion in media billings across the U.S.