Film Facility In Upstate New York Struggles, Transfers Title For $1 A plan to bring a touch of Hollywood to upstate New York has run aground. Related New York Appoints Acting AG After Eric Schneiderman Exit SUNY Polytechnic Institute is transferring ownership of its Film Hub facili..

(Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Bae Of The Day: Apryl Jones Apryl Jones is steady minding her children and her checks! The one time fixture on Love and Hip Hop Hollyweird turned the short span recognition into her own wine business (Apryl Wines) and has contracts with everyone from shoe di..

B&E Productions Nabs Film Rights to Ron Leibman’s Novel ‘Big Law’ – Film Briefs Filmmaker Mike Smith’s B&E Productions has obtained the film and television rights to Big Law, a legal thriller novel from Ron Leibman. The book, which was released January of last year via Penguin Group LLC, centers..

Lantern Capital Execs Meet With Weinstein Co. Employees In Los Angeles The Lantern Capital co-founders met for the first time today with the Weinstein Co. staff as the private equity firm moves closer to acquiring the studio’s film and television assets. Related Anonymous Content Ta..

Latest Screen Queen Saoirse Ronan Promises Heady Sexual Politics In ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’ It’s a given of the movie business that there will be a queen somewhere in the mix. Lately, we’ve seen a tilt toward Victoria, broad-minded and firm, as in Victoria & Abdul and The Young Victoria. Earlier,..

Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Used “Deceptive Tactics” Against Victims, Says New Class Action Suit Attorneys for Harvey Weinstein “used deceptive tactics” to get a hold of video footage that purportedly showed the now much accused producer sexually harassing a woman he later is alleged to have rape..

Hulu Unveils Sweeping Reorganization: Chief Content Officer Joel Stillerman, Two More Execs Out Hulu has announced a sweeping reorganization today that displaced Chief Content Officer Joel Stillerman and two other executives in a broad realignment of its business. As the streaming service positi..

Filmmaker Deon Taylor Signs With WME; Endeavor Content Strategic Partner In Hidden Empire Film Group Shingle EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Deon Taylor, the writer, director, producer whose recently completed thriller Intruder was acquired for wide release in a world rights deal with Sony Screen Gems..

Jim Meenaghan To Co-Head UTA Independent Film Group With Rena Ronson Jim Meenaghan will join Rena Ronson as co-head of UTA Independent Film Group. Meenaghan is a nine-year agency vet who currently heads the Motion Picture Business Affairs Group, which is overseen by UTA co-president David Kramer..