NPR’s look at the dearth of films about women or featuring balanced ensembles, as only 7 films out of 617 in current release fit the bill, from
Frances Ha to
Before Midnight.
(NPR) A weekly summary of the entertainment industry’s major rep changes.
(SSN) A weekly summary of major corporate moves in entertainment and media.
(SSN) With Season 5 of the HBO hit atop this week’s DVD sales charts, a look at what keeps fans coming back for more as season 6 premieres this weekend.
(TDB) THR’s look at the financial models in play this summer as the networks go for original, first-run content in the face of viewer decreases and flat ad growth.
(THR) Regal theaters in five markets - Irvine, CA, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta and Philadelphia - will offer $50 perk packages for June 19 advanced screenings of the Brad Pitt vs. zombies film.
(DH) Sylvia Day’s
Entwined With You hits 134k in sales, followed by
The Da Vinci Code’s Dan Brown’s latest,
Inferno, and Stephen King’s
Joyland; on the lower sales end debuts are
American Gun and
Revenge Wears Prada.
(PW) The premiere marked the first US premiere of an Almodovar film that didn’t take place in NYC; the festival continues through June 23.
(DH) Discovery and Anthropic Productions are being sued by the surviving spouse of Terry Flanell who was killed when pyrotechnics being used for the opening sequence of
Brothers In Arms launched a rocket that fatally hit her at 150 mph.
(THRE) Vulture’s look at the departure of ten series that stuck chords with fans, from
Enlightened to
The Office.
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