Popular Twitch streamer xQc is leaving the platform for a lucrative new deal with a rival, marking the biggest exodus yet from the Amazon-owned site.
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EXCLUSIVE: Gersh on Monday announced their signing of Gabriella A. Moses, the up-and-coming filmmaker whose debut feature Boca Chica is set to world premiere in International Narrative Competition at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
An indie coming-of-age drama set in the Dominican Republic, Boca Chica follows Desi (Scarlet Camilo), a 12-year-old who spends her days dreaming of becoming a famous singer, finding her goal threatened by lies, the ever-presence of child prostitution, and looming, sinister betrayal from those who should protect her most.
A Dominican-Guyanese American writer and director on a mission to share stories with underrepresented protagonists that test viewers’ perceptions of identity and their imaginations, Moses’ work has received support from the Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Lab, the Tribeca Film Institute’s All Access Lab and Creators Market, IFP/The Gotham’s No Borders Film Market and the Los Cabos Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund programs.
The Brooklyn-based artist, who graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, has participated in workshops including the Sundance Screenwriter’s Intensive, the NYWIFT “From Script to Pre-Production” Workshop, Tribeca and Chanel Through Her Lens, the AT&T Untold Stories program and the annual Black List Screenwriters Lab, most recently being selected for the inaugural WScripted Cannes Screenplay List, the LALIFF & Netflix Inclusion Fellowship and The Black List Latinx List.
Moses’ El Timbre De Tu Voz won the Fresh Voices screenplay competition’s prize for Best Drama screenplay, also there claiming the Diversity & Inclusion and Culture & Heritage Awards.
The multi-hyphenate, who has also written and directed the shorts Sin Raíces, Milk,
Popular Twitch streamer xQc is leaving the platform for a lucrative new deal with a rival, marking the biggest exodus yet from the Amazon-owned site.
It's official; Kourtney Kardashian is expecting a baby with husband Travis Barker.The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star officially broke the news last night, June 16, during a Blink 182 gig as she held up a sign saying ‘Travis I’m Pregnant’ while her husband was on stage playing drums for the band. Although it’s not clear if Travis already knew, he appeared shocked by the news and immediately rushed off stage to give Kourtney a kiss as she showed off her baby bump in an all black outfit.
Travis Barker with news of their pregnancy by holding up a sign during a Blink-182 concert.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality TV star, who married the Blink-182 drummer last year, held up a large placard that read: “Travis, I’m pregnant”.Kardashian confirmed the news to her followers on Instagram later by sharing a video of the surprise reveal, which happened at Blink-182’s concert at LA’s BMO Stadium last night (June 16).Blink bassist and singer Mark Hoppus is heard saying in clips posted online: “Let’s hear it for Travis, someone’s having a baby.” Elsewhere, videos show Barker jumping down off stage to embrace his wife.The moment Kourtney Kardashian announced she’s pregnant at her husband, Travis Barker’s concert in Los Angeles American Reality TV Star, Kourtney Kardashian and her musician husband, Travis Barker, are expecting their first child together. pic.twitter.com/sMZQqwL41S— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) June 17, 2023Kardashian shares three children with her ex-partner Scott Disick, while Barker shares two children with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler.The news follows a similar recent public romantic outing.
UPDATED, Day 46: After visiting many, many picket lines over the last month, we’ve learned that lots of pickets signs are reused for conservation purposes. And to that we say — screw the recycling. Bring on more of those sweet corporate burns!
EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm on Friday announced its signing of Umbrelic Entertainment, the L.A. and Detroit-based film finance and production company founded and operated by Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz. Umbrelic will be repped within Paradigm’s Content Group department by Nick LoPiccolo and Babacar Diene.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award-winning actor Matthew Rhys has signed with CAA.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Emmy Award-nominated, author, director, and Jeopardy! co-host Mayim Bialik for representation.
Kim and Khloe Kardashian took a trip to Barbie land on Monday during a fun-filled day with their kiddos. The reality stars shared a handful of pink-washed snaps from inside the World of Barbie immersive experience in Santa Monica, California, with their daughters, Chicago, True, as well as their nieces, Dream and Stormi.«Thank you for the most fun experience for our girls,» Kim wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing a photo of 5-year-old Chicago posing atop a unicorn inside one of the life-size toy box replicas. Khloe also got in on the fun, smiling alongside the kids in another life-size box and Barbie's iconic camper van.
New York rapper-producer Cash Cobain has signed Giant Music, a new label venture from veteran industry exec Irving Azoff. To celebrate the deal, he’s shared a new track titled “Slizzy God” — a bouncy, 90-second jam that’s free of the sample drill flips he’s best known for but tips its hat to popular source material in the lyrics nevertheless.
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the Tribeca Festival premiere of First Time Female Director, the Chelsea Peretti comedy in which he stars opposite Peretti, Megan Mullally, Blake Anderson and Megan Stalter, actor, comedian and writer Benito Skinner has signed with Range Media Partners for representation.
Netflix have risen by over 100 per cent since the streaming service began cracking down on password sharing.Earlier this year, the streaming service announced details of its password crackdown, making it impossible to use one account in several locations.The rule then came into force last month, with Netflix receiving major backlash from existing subscribers.Since then though, Netflix has experienced a large rise in sign-ups, with the days between May 25-28 – shortly after the May 23 announcement – becoming the platform’s four biggest days of new sign-ups in the United States since 2019, as Variety report.On those days, 73,000 new users signed up for Netflix, a 102 per cent increase on the previous 60 days.In a statement posted by Netflix last month, they explained of the rule: “Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in the United Kingdom.”The streaming giant said a Netflix account was “for use by one household” and those wanting to share theirs must pay £4.99 to do so.They continued to explain: “It’s why we continue to invest heavily in a wide variety of new films and TV programmes – so whatever your taste, mood or language and whoever you’re watching with, there’s always something satisfying to watch on Netflix.”Since the announcement of the account sharing fee, Netflix has begun receiving backlash. Unhappy customers took to social media to express their annoyance with the new rules that have been implemented.
EXCLUSIVE: Korean-American actor and artist Joseph Lee has signed with Anonymous Content.
Fresh and funky! From 3-D manicures to patterned polishes, Hollywood’s A-listers have a reputation for rocking out-of-the-box nail designs.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Pulsar Content and Have a Good One have unveiled an exclusive clip of “Marinette,” Virginie Verrier’s biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, ahead of its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. The film stars Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” and is based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book. A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..
In an open letter in support of the actress Amber Heard, Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux denounces “the vilification” and “ongoing online harassment” of the actress.
Nobel Prize-winning writer Annie Ernaux has signed an open letter in support of Amber Heard, decrying “the vilification” and “ongoing online harassment” of the actress.
Maren Morris features on the song ‘You All Over Me’, a ’vault’ track from Taylor Swift’s album Fearless. Taylor Swift last night surprised fans with guest star Maren Morris while performing in Chicago for her ‘The Eras Tour’. Morris appeared during the ‘surprise song’ section of the concert to duet with Swift on ‘You All Over Me’ - a song she features on.
Taylor Swift welcomed Maren Morris to the stage at her second ‘Eras’ tour show in Chicago last night (June 3) – watch them give a live debut to ‘You All Over Me’ below.Swift was playing the second of three gigs at Soldier Field last night (June 3), and during the customary ‘surprise’ segment of the show, played ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ track ‘You All Over Me’ live for the first time, with special guest Morris on hand to perform her parts from the track.Of the song’s origins and Morris’ part in it, Swift told the crowd: “When I was doing ‘Fearless’ as a re-record, I thought it would be so cool to have one of my favorite artists sing on one of the songs that was from the vault.“And we are so lucky Chicago, so incredibly lucky, because not only did that artist say yes, Maren Morris is actually here!”Watch the performance below.At her first Chicago show the previous night (June 2), Swift took a moment to address the start of Pride Month against a backdrop of increasing anti-LGBTQ legislation in the United States.“I’m looking out at tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully, and this is a safe space for you. This is a celebratory space for you,” Swift told the crowd, sat at her piano.
Taylor Swift took a moment during her ‘Eras’ show in Chicago to address the start of Pride Month against a backdrop of increasing anti-LGBTQ legislation in the United States.The singer has become a noted ally to the LGBTQ+ community throughout her career.“I’m looking out at tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully, and this is a safe space for you. This is a celebratory space for you,” Swift told the crowd, sat at her piano.
Taylor Swift’s ongoing ‘Eras Tour’ and fans that waited to scoop up last-minute tickets are having their patience rewarded.At the time of publication, the lowest price we found on Swift tix was $691 before fees on Vivid Seats.While that may seem like a hefty price tag, it’s virtually nothing compared to earlier in the week.As of Tuesday, May 30, ticket prices for the Taylor’s three-night residency started at a whopping $1297 before fees.Therefore, if you held out until the first night of the ‘Eras Tour,’ you may have just saved over $600.Think of it this way — you can score quite a few goodies at the merch table with those savings.Sometimes “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” as Taylor sings in the “Reputation” classic “Dress” really does pay off.Want to find out more about the three-day Swift extravaganza going down in the Second City this weekend?Here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Tuesday, May 30 for each of Taylor’s three Chicago concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.