‘Give Us This Day’ Filmmakers Talk The Overlooked High Crime In East St. Louis In New Docu Lying just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO is East St. Louis, Illinois, which has for some years held the tragic distinction as the city with the highest homicide rate per capita in the Uni..

Tom Brady To Write Seth Gordon-Directed Racial Injustice Feature Film ‘Tulia’ EXCLUSIVE; Tom Brady, a co-exec producer on AMC’s forthcoming horror drama NOS4A2, rather than the football player, has scored his latest feature film project. I hear that he is writing Tulia, the film based on book Tu..

NBA Star Stephen Curry Inks Film & TV Deal With Sony Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting in the game with NBA superstar Stephen Curry, signing the Golden State Warriors guard to a multi-year development and production deal covering film and TV. The pact is Sony’s biggest-ever media deal with ..

Elaine Chin Joins Exec Film Ranks At Participant Media Elaine Chin has been named SVP Narrative Film at Participant Media, having most recently served as VP Production-China at Walt Disney Studios. She will report to Jonathan King, Participant’s president of Narrative Film & Television, and help..

Google Parent Alphabet’s Earnings Beat Expectations Google parent Alphabet’s earnings surpassed analyst expectations in its first quarter. Related Earnings Season Puts Spotlight On Viacom, Facebook, Comcast And More The company reported earnings of $9.93 per share, topping Wall Str..

Avicii Family’s Statement: “So Grateful For Everyone Who Loved Tim’s Music” The family of superstar Swedish DJ Avicii, aka Tim Bergling, has released a statement on his death. Read it in full below. Related Avicii Remembered By Musicians, Hollywood & Others Around The World The EDM..

‘Disobedience’ Star Rachel Weisz On Film’s Depiction Of “Hidden, Secret Community” — Tribeca Studio Coming off a Foreign Language Oscar win for A Fantastic Woman, writer/director Sebastián Lelio is already back on the festival circuit in support of his latest project, Disobedience. Relate..

Joan Konner Dies: Award-Winning TV Producer, Columbia School Of Journalism Dean Was 87 Joan Konner, an award-winning producer, documentarian and trailblazing dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has died. She was 87. She died April 18 of leukemia in Manhattan. Relate..

CJ 4DPLEX & Cineworld Group Expand Pact To Boost Number Of 4DX Theaters – CinemaCon CJ 4DPLEX is expanding its partnership with Cineworld Group PLC, the world’s second-largest exhibitor, to add an additional 145 4DX screens across Cineworld theaters including 79 Regal Entertainment locations in ..