Showbiz Sandbox 382: Safety On Hollywood Sets Thrust Into Spotlight
October 3, 2017
When the star of a popular television series was involved in a car accident after a 14-hour day of production it prompted an investigation into the safety of the show’s performers. It also called attention to the simmering issue in Hollywood over on-set safety, which in recent weeks has included the death of a stunt person arguably not trained for the stunt they tackled and the possible murder of a location scout.
In the United States last summer’s box office might have been down, but popcorn sales are up. That’s not enough to keep independent movie theater owners happy. They’re suing the chain Landmark on antitrust grounds. Coincidentally, Landmark sued Regal over the very same issue a few years ago.
Meanwhile, an audit conducted by the MPAA of Chinese revealed that movie theater operators in the country are consistently underreporting ticket sales costing the studios millions of dollars in grosses. Fixing the problem can be a long political process.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news how Hulu is outbidding Netflix on library content, the reboot of “American Idol” rounds out its judges panel and the big lawsuit between two TV ratings aggregators.
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comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 1, 2017
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-october-1-2017-300528848.html
Hollywood Finds Chinese Cinemas Fudging Box-Office Figures
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-busts-chinese-cinema-plot-to-fake-box-office-figures-1507025987
Popcorn Boom Points to ‘Third Golden Age’ for America’s Favorite Snack
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/29/popcorn-boom-americas-favorite-snack
Mark Cuban’s Landmark Theatres Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/mark-cubans-landmark-theatres-hit-antitrust-lawsuit-1043579
Minority Investors Quit Wanda’s Legendary (Report)
http://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/minority-investors-quit-wanda-legendary-report-1202574150/
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan – BookFilter
http://bookfilter.com/2017/08/02/manhattan-beach/
Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn
http://bookfilter.com/2017/04/19/dunbar/
E-book Sales Up in in May, for First Time in Two Years
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/74913-e-book-sales-rise-in-may-for-first-time-in-two-years.html
Nielsen Looks for Injunction Against ComScore Over TV Ratings
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/nielsen-looks-injunction-comscore-tv-ratings-1042231
Sales of Bill O’Reilly’s Latest ‘Killing’ Book Down Significantly
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/74909-o-reilly-s-killing-england-sales-down-55-from-last-book.html
Netflix and Escobar Family in Bitter Trademark Dispute Over ‘Narcos’
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/netflix-escobar-family-bitter-trademark-dispute-narcos-1041614
Alamo Drafthouse in Crisis: Allegations of Sexual Assault and Harassment Mount
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alamo-drafthouse-crisis-allegations-sexual-assault-harassment-mount-1043207
Ain’t It Cool News Contributors Step Down Amid Sexual Assault Controversy
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/aint-it-cool-news-harry-knowles-eric-vespe-quint-sexual-assault-1202569990/
Harry Knowles Takes Leave From Ain’t It Cool News Amid Sexual Assault Accusations
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/harry-knowles-takes-leave-from-aint-it-cool-news-amid-sexual-assault-accusations-1202574130/
Female-Led ‘Nice Guys’ TV Reboot in the Works at Fox
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/female-nice-guys-tv-reboot-1044053
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Prequel From Ryan Murphy Scores Two-Season Order at Netflix
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/one-flew-cuckoos-nest-prequel-ryan-murphy-scores-two-season-order-at-netflix-1036041
‘Watchmen’ Pilot From Damon Lindelof Ordered by HBO
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/watchmen-pilotdamon-lindelof-1202564946/
Jamie Lee Curtis Returning to ‘Halloween’ Franchise
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jamie-lee-curtis-returning-halloween-franchise-1039687
Linda Hamilton Set to Return to ‘Terminator’ Franchise (Exclusive)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/linda-hamilton-set-return-terminator-franchise-1040948
‘Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit: Judge Tosses Harry Shearer, Fraud Claim From Profits Case
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/spinal-tap-lawsuit-judge-tosses-harry-shearer-fraud-claim-profits-case-1044332
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-breast-cancer-1202575492/
SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Ends After a Year
http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/sag-aftra-videogame-strike-ends-1202570263/
Sean Penn Sets First TV Series: a Hulu Space Drama
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sean-penn-star-hulus-beau-willimon-space-drama-1041275
Dick Wolf Drama ‘F.B.I.’ in the Works at CBS
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dick-wolf-cbs-1202564708/
‘Will & Grace’ Library Lands at Hulu in Big SVOD Deal
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/will-grace-library-lands-at-hulu-big-svod-deal-1041617
Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie Join Judges Panel for ABC’s ‘American Idol’
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/29/entertainment/american-idol-abc-judges-luke-bryan/index.html
Top 10 Most-Produced High School Plays and Musicals of 2016–2017 Revealed
http://www.playbill.com/article/top-10-most-produced-high-school-plays-and-musicals-of-20162017-revealed
The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2017-18 Season
http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/09/21/the-top-10-most-produced-plays-of-the-2017-18-season/
Investor Demands Answers From Shuttered ‘Great Comet’
http://nypost.com/2017/09/21/investor-demands-answers-from-shuttered-great-comet/
‘Riverdale’ Star in Late-Night Car Crash After Working 16-Hour Day
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-star-late-night-car-crash-working-16-hour-day-1041899
‘Riverdale’ Car Crash Shines Spotlight on Decadeslong Safety Issues
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riverdale-car-crash-shines-spotlight-decades-long-safety-issues-1042351
S.I. Newhouse Jr., Who Turned Condé Nast Into a Magazine Powerhouse, Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/obituaries/si-newhouse-dead.html
Hugh Hefner, Who Built the Playboy Empire and Embodied It, Dies at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html
Tom Petty, a Mainstay of Rock With the Heartbreakers, Dies at 66
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/arts/music/tom-petty-dead.html
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