There were 17 Disney World and Universal Studios employees among 281 suspects arrested during a human trafficking and child sexual predators enforcement operation, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press conference Friday that the joint operation, which took place over seven days, focused on nabbing predators who prey…
Tom Skerritt, the actor known for his roles in “Alien,” “Top Gun” and TV’s “Picket Fences,” has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “We are heartbroken by his loss,” the family said. “While the world knew Tom…
The entertainment economy in Hollywood is struggling as studios lose jobs to industry consolidation and film producers look outside California. Akiko Fujita has more. Source link
Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting the movie studios behind “The Godfather” and the “Harry Potter” films into a media colossus rebranded as Skydance. The merger also brings together the news outlets CBS News and CNN, major cable networks such as Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TBS and TNT…
It’s been a huge year at the box office. But two of Hollywood’s biggest hits came with the smallest expectations: “Obsession” and “Backrooms,” horror films directed by YouTube creators on tiny budgets, which each grossed hundreds of millions of dollars – prompting studios to search for other social media-savvy talent. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with…
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” released in July, has grossed nearly a billion dollars in the U.S. alone, which, heading into fall, has Matt Belloni and others in Hollywood experiencing an unusual emotion: mild optimism. “I think we’ve had a successful year at the box office a), because there are more movies; then b) I think…
The 64th New York Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious cinema events, opens Friday with the first of more than 70 fiction features and documentaries making their world or U.S. premieres, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, and Godzilla. This year’s festival, which runs through October 12,…
Brenden Theaters typically sees a surge in sales during the summer, before business at the regional movie chain drops off sharply in the fall. This year, it’s trying a new strategy to even out revenue: using a prediction market. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based company, which has seven locations across four states, is joining the growing…
A group of U.S. states has reached a deal with Paramount Skydance that addresses antitrust concerns over the media and entertainment company’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal with a coalition of 12 state attorneys general clears the way for Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, to complete its purchase of…
As a young girl taking out a box containing toy soldiers from her dad’s dresser drawer, Elizabeth Connolly was just curious, not trying to unearth a little-known piece of history. “I would go in and I would play with them, and I would set them all up on the floor,” she said. But tucked in…
