Showbiz Sandbox 449: Staying Up Late In Cannes
May 20, 2019
Stories about women empowerment and a growing discontent among the middle or working class have taken center stage at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A spotlight has also been given to diversity with the 2019 program filled with titles by filmmakers from all over the world, as well as a number of women, including the first female African director. Some selections from legendary filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar and Terrence Malick are being hailed as masterpieces, despite any dissenting minority.
Keep in mind we are only half-way through the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which is always a marathon, more than a sprint. Attendees watch hundreds of movies across more than four different categories and, as of this year, the press no longer gets to see the films ahead of their premiere. We discuss what that means for the filmmakers and why journalists may be losing sleep over the new protocol.
Meanwhile, it seems that some talent agencies have begun to sign the Writers Guild of America’s new code of conduct contract, albeit none of them are firms that package television shows or are even in the Association of Talent Agents. Are the agencies going to crack or are writers beginning to realize that maybe agents aren’t as important as they once were.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including Disney takes full control of Hulu, the entertainment industry continues to work out how or whether to shoot their productions in Georgia and ITV cancels the Jeremy Kyle Show after one of its guests commits suicide.
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Comscore Box Office Rankings
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Fox Searchlight Nabs Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’
https://variety.com/2019/film/global/terrence-malick-fox-searchlight-a-hidden-life-cannes-1203220828/
Cannes Rings Changes at Press Screenings
https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-rings-changes-at-press-screenings/5139268.article
Why Are Hollywood’s Biggest Studios and Stars Silent on Georgia’s New Abortion Law?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-are-hollywoods-biggest-studios-stars-silent-georgias-new-abortion-law-1211109
Disney to Assume Full Operational Control of Hulu
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-assume-full-operational-control-hulu-1210446
ITV Axes Jeremy Kyle Show After Death of Participant
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/15/itv-axes-jeremy-kyle-show-after-death-of-participant
Gavin Polone: This Is the Beginning of the End of TV Agents
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gavin-polone-is-beginning-end-tv-agents-1209517
Verve May Break Agency Ranks and Sign Writers Guild “Code of Conduct
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/verve-may-break-agency-ranks-sign-writers-guild-code-conduct-1210625
Verve Signed WGA Code Of Conduct
Verve Signs WGA’s Code Of Conduct, A First Crack In Agencies’ Solidarity
‘Walking Dead’ Lawsuit: AMC Accuses CAA Of Ripping Off Frank Darabont In Hefty Packaging Deal
‘Walking Dead’ Lawsuit: AMC Accuses CAA Of Ripping Off Frank Darabont In Hefty Packaging Deal
Herman Wouk, Author of ‘The Caine Mutiny’ and ‘The Winds of War,’ Dies at 103
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/herman-wouk-dead-caine-mutiny-winds-war-author-was-103-1089474
Comic Tim Conway Dies At 85
Tim Conway, Comedian and ‘Carol Burnett Show’ Star, Dies at 85
I.M. Pei, Master Architect Whose Buildings Dazzled the World, Dies at 102
Doris Day, Legendary Actress, Dies at 97
Doris Day, Legendary Actress, Dies at 97
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