Jason Blum Donates $10 Million to Alma Mater Vassar College

The Locarno Film Festival has announced the full line-up and juries for its 75th edition, which is due to unfold August 3-13.

In addition, the studio has promoted Jon Romano, who joined Blumhouse in 2019, to SVP of physical production and will oversee production on all theatrical and streaming films, reporting to Niedenthal. “I’m thrilled that Lisa Niedenthal will be heading our combined physical production team.

EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse is centralizing their physical production groups across film and television into one department, led by Lisa Niedenthal, a four-year TV vet for the studio. Jon Romano, who joined Blumhouse in 2019, has been upped to SVP Physical Production and will oversee production for all feature projects, both theatrical and streaming, reporting to Niedenthal.

Sony Music says the removal of three Michael Jackson songs from streaming services has nothing to do with their controversial authenticity.

Chelsea Handler is calling out her old high school over political disagreements.

Jordan Moreau Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, making history as the first Black woman to serve as a Justice. But the historic moment comes at a fraught time for the Court and the United States, as many Americans are still furious and reeling after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour. The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.

The Closer. He then went on to say that the place should be named the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. When TMZ subsequently caught up with Anthony Anderson after the event, the black-ish alum shared positive thoughts and commended the decision: Dave Chappelle’s The Closer hit streaming back in October and, shortly after its release, celebrities and LGBTQ+ organizations like GLAAD spoke out in opposition of it.

This is one summer camp you want to avoid.

Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, and past Oscar nominees producer Jason Blum and director Jason Reitman are among first-time members elected to the Board Of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as AMPAS announced its new 2022-2023 Board today.

has been germinating within me my whole life. I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think because monsters represent ‘the other’ and as gay kid I felt a powerful sense of kinship with those characters who were different, outlawed, or forbidden,” Logan said.

this year’s honorary Oscar recipients, a job that usually falls to the new board in one of its first meetings.Elected to the Board for the first time:Marlee Matlin, Actors BranchRichard Hicks, Casting Directors BranchDion Beebe, Cinematographers BranchJason Reitman, Directors BranchChris Hegedus, Documentary BranchNancy Richardson, Film Editors BranchMegan Colligan, Marketing and Public Relations BranchJason Blum, Producers BranchMissy Parker, Production Design BranchMarlon West, Short Films and Feature Animation BranchPeter Devlin, Sound BranchPaul Debevec, Visual Effects Branch Incumbent governors reelected to the Board:Ruth E. Carter, Costume Designers BranchDonna Gigliotti, Executives BranchHoward Berger, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists BranchEric Roth, Writers BranchReturning to the Board after a hiatus:Charles Fox, Music Branch

Clayton Davis The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2022-2023 year.Elected to the board for the first time are Oscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin, cinematographer Dion Beebe, director Jason Reitman, producer Jason Blum, casting director Richard Hicks and more. In addition, four incumbents were re-elected to the board, including Ruth E. Carter (costume designers), Donna Gigliotti (executives), Howard Berger (makeup artists and hairstylists) and Eric Roth (writers).

What’s better than a slasher film? How about a slasher film set at a camp? The multiple entries in the “Friday the 13th” franchise and the cult following of the “Sleepaway Camp” series would suggest that it is a surefire way to get eyes on screens. The upcoming film “They/Them” however, looks to throw an interesting cultural molotov cocktail into this tried and true premise.

Selome Hailu Blumhouse Television has acquired the rights to Paula Hawkins’ 2022 novella “Blind Spot,” Variety has learned exclusively. Blumhouse and Paper Pictures will develop the thriller as a streaming movie, with a search for talent currently underway.“Blind Spot” follows Edie, Jake and Ryan, friends with an unbreakable bond. Since childhood, it’s been the three of them against the world.

original story is a brief one. But Derrickson, along with screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, had the idea to fuse Hill’s horror story with Derrickson’s own emotional experience growing up in North Vancouver in 1978 when he was about the age of Penny (Madeleine McGraw), Finney’s flinty 12-year-old sister whose own supernatural gifts may help her locate her brother.Derrickson went so far as to base many of the film’s characters off real life people he knew as a kid.

Blumhouse founder Jason Blum has said he would have no trouble convincing Robert Englund to reprise his iconic role as Freddy Krueger in a new A Nightmare On Elm Street film if he wanted to – despite the actor having previously indicated such a return would be unlikely.“I could make him come back,” Blum told Screen Rant in a new interview published yesterday (June 20). “I could get anyone back.

Carson Burton Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse, will make a $10 million gift to Vassar College to supplement the college’s financial aid funds, Vassar president Elizabeth Bradley disclosed Tuesday.The donation from Blum, who graduated from the college in 1991 and has served on its Board of Trustees since 2015, is the largest gift ever given to the college by a male alum. It is also the lead gift for Vassar’s upcoming fundraising campaign, which will launch this fall.“As we prepare to launch the largest campaign in Vassar’s history, Jason Blum’s gift for financial aid is catalytic and will have a positive impact on innumerable lives of Vassar students for years to come,” Bradley said.Blum, who majored in drama at the college, said his gift reflected his gratitude for the role his Vassar education played in shaping his career.“The courses I took, friends I made and the other activities I was involved in while at Vassar fueled my critical thinking skills and made me more curious about the world,” Blum said.He added: “I want to help ensure that Vassar is able to continue its commitment to admit students with the desire to succeed without regard to whether or not they can pay.”Blumhouse is a prolific production company that pioneered a new model of studio-caliber filmmaking through micro-budget films.

The theater building at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. was to be officially named in a ceremony tonight after one of the school’s most famous graduates: Dave Chappelle.

Jonathan Bailey and Rege-Jean Page have reunited!