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Jill Goldsmith
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Jill joined Deadline in June 2019 after working as a New York-based contributor. She follows corporate finance, deals and publicly traded companies in media and entertainment, film financing, and New York film and TV production. She was previously contributing editor at Current covering public media, and has worked at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Dow Jones. She’s reported from New York and Europe and her stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Broadcasting & Cable, Adweek, Slate, Reuters and The Art Newspaper.
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Lionsgate Studios Yonkers Owner Great Point Buys Big Broadway Set Designer Hudson Scenic
Robert Halmi’s Great Point Studios has acquired Hudson Scenic, a Tony-nominated builder of set designs, custom fabrication and automation services for theater, film, TV and theme parks with credits ranging from Hamilton, Hadestown, Aladdin and The Lion King to the Times Square Ball.
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Charge Against Giuliani Backslapper Reduced To Misdemeanor; Rudy Calls Video “Deceptive”
A hoarse and angry Rudy Giuliani decried the downgrading of charges to misdemeanors in the Staten Island slapping incident, saying he felt as if “a boulder hit me” at the supermarket. Video showing the suspect backslapping Giuliani is “a little deceptive,” the 78-year-old former Trump lawyer said.
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A24’s ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Makes A Splash – Specialty Box Office
The big screen debut of Marcel The Shell With Shoes On opened at $170K on six screens in New York and LA, the highest PSA of the weekend at $28,267 for the iconic lonely snail voiced by Jenny Slate.
The mock documentary about the loveable anthropomorphic mollusk hails from distributor A24, a distributor that manages…
Major Hollywood Companies Vow To Cover Travel For Employees Seeking Abortions In Wake Of SCOTUS Ruling
UPDATED with Range Media Partners, APA, more: As reaction to the Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights in America sweeps the nation, Hollywood studios are focusing on the protection of employees’ access to health benefits, including travel. As of yet, they haven’t opined on the controversial decision by the…
Greg Laemmle Wants More Reviews Of Indie Films To Speed Arthouse Revival – Specialty Preview
A24 is going animated whimsical with Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Neon opens Beba, Cohen Media Group presents Apples, IFC Midnight Flux Gourmet and Abramorama a documentary The Human Trial in limited release at arthouse cinemas.
These venues have been doing a bit better, slowly luring Covid-spooked key older demos…
Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Rights In Landmark Opinion
Weeks after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion threatened to roll back Roe v. Wade, a final decision Friday morning did just that, with a majority of justices casting votes to return authority over abortion rights to individual states.
The ruling reverses 50 years of precedent from the landmark 1973 case that gave…
Twitter, Activision Blizzard Boost First-Half Media M&A, But Big Entertainment Deals Face Slowdown, PwC Says In Outlook
Media and telecom M&A activity was lively in the first half of 2022 with deals for the 12 months ending May 15 totaling 1,014, up 28% year-on-year, with a record total value $469 billion. The tally was inflated by Elon Musk's high-profile $44 billion bid for Twitter and Microsoft's planned $68 billion acquisition of Ac…
Rupert Murdoch And Fourth Wife Jerry Hall Divorcing – Report
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall, his fourth wife, are said to be divorcing, according to a report in the New York Times citing two people familiar with the situation.
Bryce Tom, a spokesperson for Murdoch, declined to comment.
The couple married in London in 2016. Media mogul divorces raise the question of potential…
‘Good Girl Jane’ Director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz On Tribeca Festival Win, Teenage Alienation And Mentor Joachim Trier
Sarah Elizabeth Mintz moved back to New York this month after a seven-year stint in Los Angeles while she was working out Good Girl Jane, her debut feature that just landed with a splash, winning Best Narrative Film at the Tribeca Festival as well as Best Performance for star Rain Spencer.
In a conversation with…
Warner Music Group CEO Stephen Cooper To Step Down Next Year
Warner Music Group said Wednesday that it has begun planning for the succession of chief executive Stephen Cooper and expects to announce a new CEO by the end of 2023.
Cooper, 75, who has held the post since 2011, will continue to serve as CEO and director until his replacement is appointed. WMG’ board will look…
Comfort With Moviegoing Hits Highest Point Since Covid, NRG Poll Finds
As of Sunday, 88% of moviegoers were "very or somewhat comfortable" going to the movies, up a percentage point from a week ago and hitting a new high, according to the latest data from NRG released by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
That compares to 65% in January at the height of the Omicron…
Spike Lee, John Legend, Al Sharpton Dissect Racism In America As Doc ‘Loudmouth’ Closes Out Tribeca Festival
Loudmouth's first images are of New York City in the 1980s, startling footage of frothing racism from Howard Beach to Bensonhurst back when Rev. Al Sharpton rose to prominence as an organizer, orator and agitator.
The film by Josh Alexander follows the rise of sometime controversial founder of the National Action…
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