SAG-AFTRA details failed negotiations with AMPTP

SAG-AFTRA has outlined some of the key issues — health care, residuals and artificial intelligence — that were on the table with the AMPTP. The recent decision for SAG-AFTRA to strike came as a result of failed negotiations with the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), resulting in – coupled with the ongoing … Read more

To Return to Innocence From the Other Side: Christian Petzold on Afire | Interviews

This was, for me, the start of “Afire,” thinking to myself, “What happened there?” The Americans, the French, and the Swedish—like Ingmar Bergman, with “Summer with Monika”—all have summer movies, which are so important. In summer movies, there’s no state, no parents, no school, no factory. We have a break in life and, in this … Read more

Michael Cera wanted to quit acting after sudden Superbad fame

Michael Cera wanting to quit acting after achieving sudden fame following the worldwide success of Superbad and Juno. While Michael Cera wasn’t a complete unknown thanks to his role in Arrested Developmentthe actor achieved a new degree of fame in 2007 with the release of Super bad and Juno. Unfortunately, the increased attention wasn’t what … Read more

Matt Damon was going to take acting break before Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer star Matt Damon told his wife that he would take a break from acting… unless Christopher Nolan came calling. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is absolutely packed with stars, including Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and more. This leads me to believe that there’s only one response when the director comes calling … Read more

Peacock Price Increase Announced

NBCUniversal has announced peacock‘s first price increase since the streaming platform launched in the summer of 2020. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the price hike will take effect in one month’s time on Thursday, Aug. 17. The price of Peacock’s Premium tier will raise by $1, bringing it to $5.99 per month. Meanwhile, the price of … Read more

‘Stranger Things’ Haunted House Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

For some 30 years, ‘Halloween Horror Nights” have been an annual tradition at the Universal Studios theme parks. The event’s trademark is a series of haunted houses themed to iconic horror movies and TV shows. And this year, the centerpiece is a new haunted house tied to everyone’s favorite, terrifying nostalgia show: Netflix’s Stranger Things. … Read more