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Sony Pictures TV’s Mallory Morehead Pritzl Joins Kovert Creative’s Entertainment PR Team

Kovert Creative has hired 15-years comms vet Mallory Morehead Pritzl. The former Sony Pictures Television Director of Corporate Communications will be working on Covert’s Entertainment PR Team in LA and will oversee communications for programming-focused clients including Jimm...

Deadline reports: Sony Pictures TV’s Mallory Morehead Pritzl Joins Kovert... — this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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John Kirby, Celebrity Acting Coach, Dies at 75

John Kirby, an actor and acting coach, died Wednesday, three years after being diagnosed with ALS. He was 75. The news was confirmed on Instagram by Nathan Nesbitt, Kirby’s acting studio manager and assistant of 22 years. “I am here to officially, with a broken heart, announce...

The big picture: John Kirby, Celebrity Acting Coach, Dies at 75 — could reshape the box office conversation.

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Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows: How the Music Came Together, From Meticulous Arrangements to Last-Minute Tweaks

It started with a text: “He said, ‘It’s time,’ so that’s all I needed to hear,” says Adam Blackstone, Jay-Z’s bassist and longtime collaborator. He’s discussing the first word he received about the string of shows the legendary rapper would be staging throughout the year, star...

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‘My Friend the Porn Star’ Review: German Documentary About Desire Is a Kooky, Kinky Delight

Featuring a cast of participants expressing gender in a wide variety of ways, this film from director-star Rosa Friedrich premiered at Karlovy Vary.

Hollywood Reporter reports: ‘My Friend the Porn Star’ Review: German Documentary... — this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Here’s Just How Top-Heavy Netflix Is Right Now

The top 100 shows and movies on the streamer accounted for more than 20 percent of views from January to June despite being less than 1 percent of available titles.

Bottom line from Hollywood Reporter: this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Everything We Know About ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 3 So Far

Another season of Disney’s television series adaptation of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians has come and gone, but Season 3 is close at hand. The series received a very early Season 3 renewal in March 2025, and some very key players have been cast for the third i...

Bottom line from Deadline: this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Liza Colon-Zayas Joins Hulu’s David Shore Legal Drama ‘Conviction’

EXCLUSIVE:  Liza Colón-Zayas, who is coming off her Emmy-winning gig on FX’s The Bear, has joined the cast of David Shore’s upcoming Hulu drama series Conviction. She joins the previously announced Elisabeth Moss, who leads the series and executive produces, as well as Jimmi S...

The big picture: Liza Colon-Zayas Joins Hulu’s David Shore Legal Drama... — may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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‘The Odyssey’ Box Office Shows Audiences Love IMAX 70mm as Much as Christopher Nolan Does

Of the film's $263.7 million worldwide gross in its opening weekend, $51.8 million came from IMAX, and $6.1 million specifically came from IMAX 70mm.

The big picture: ‘The Odyssey’ Box Office Shows Audiences Love IMAX... — is generating industry buzz.

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Variety Interview Studio Presented by Google TV Returns to San Diego

Variety’s Interview Studio will return to San Diego on July 24-25 in partnership with Google TV featuring  a lineup of in-depth interviews and conversations with leading talent and creators. “This event has become a defining fixture of the entertainment industry, uniting the c...

Bottom line from Variety: this is generating industry buzz.

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Chloe Fineman Finds Her First Post-‘Saturday Night Live’ Gig

The performer will play a reporter in ‘Myron Bolitar,’ a new series based on Harlan Coben’s books about an NBA star-turned-sports agent.

Hollywood Reporter reports: Chloe Fineman Finds Her First Post-‘Saturday Night Live’... — this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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‘Army Of Thieves’ Matthias Schweighöfer Latest To Join New Line’s ‘The Conjuring: First Communion’

EXCLUSIVE: Matthias Schweighöfer, the German actor known for the likes of Oppenheimer and Netflix’s Army of Thieves, is set for a role in New Line horror prequel The Conjuring: First Communion. No word on the role to be played by Schweighöfer. Most recently, we learned that Ga...

The big picture: ‘Army Of Thieves’ Matthias Schweighöfer Latest To Join... — could reshape the box office conversation.

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Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze Surf Back into Theaters for ‘Point Break’s’ 35th Anniversary – Film News in Brief

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze are surfing back to the big screen in celebration of “Point Break’s” 35th anniversary. A new 4k restoration will be released by Resurgence Media Group, Saga Arts and Fathom Entertainment. The film will hit theaters on Aug. 16 and 19. Surfer Matt...

The big picture: Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze Surf Back into... — may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Was the World Cup Final Halftime Show “Too American”? Rest of the World Seems to Think So: “Glib and Unsubtle”

The rule-breaking spectacle had Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira performing in front of billions. But did the showmanship just put more people off?

Hollywood Reporter reports: Was the World Cup Final Halftime Show “Too... — this is generating industry buzz.

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How Wife Katie Thurston’s Cancer Battle Changed Jeff Arcuri & Shaped His Debut Netflix Special – Comedy Means Business Podcast

For comedian Jeff Arcuri, 2025 brought an uncommon level of emotional upheaval, presenting stunning turns, high highs, and very low lows. By year’s end, Arcuri would record his first-ever comedy special, joining a prestigious shortlist of comics who have secured a Netflix deal...

Deadline reports: How Wife Katie Thurston’s Cancer Battle Changed Jeff... — this could reshape the box office conversation.

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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey’s Records on Billboard Hot 100

The year’s biggest hit single, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” has racked up its 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — and has tied a record held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Langley’s song, which first topped the Hot 100 chart in February, ties Mariah Carey’s...

Why it matters: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Whitney Houston and... may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Journey’s Jonathan Cain Lays Into ‘Annoying, Bitter Old Man’ Bruce Springsteen: ‘Shut Up, Bruce… You Were Born in the USA, So Act Like It’

Longtime Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain believes rockers should keep their politics off-stage — but in interviews, he continues to be proud to trumpet his conservative beliefs. He used a podcast interview to blast a fellow 76-year-old, Bruce Springsteen, as an “annoying, bi...

Bottom line from Variety: this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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‘The Kissing Booth’ Duo Tackling YA Rom-Com ‘Son Of The Mob’ For Red Sage Studios & Sun Distribution

EXCLUSIVE: Red Sage Studios, the YA-focused company founded by former Amazon MGM Studios International head James Farrell, and Sun Distribution (Telefilms Group) have added an adaptation of the Gordon Korman novel Son of the Mob to their slate. Son of the Mob is a romantic com...

Bottom line from Deadline: this is generating industry buzz.

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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Limited Edition DC Comic Book, Experiential Space for Fans Planned for San Diego Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE)

“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” takes place in a comic book shop, so it’s only natural that the new HBO Max series would get its own, actual comic book. As “The Big Bang Theory” spinoff hits San Diego Comic-Con this week, the comic book — featuring cover art by DC Comics p...

Why it matters: ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Limited Edition... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger for 2 Weeks After Antitrust Lawsuit

A judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) while the states seek injunctive relief.

Why it matters: Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger for 2... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Chloe Fineman Among Four Cast in ‘Myron Bolitar’ Series at Netflix

Chloe Fineman has already found her first post-“SNL” gig, with a series regular role in the “Myron Bolitar” series currently in the works at Netflix. Fineman is one of three actors joining the show as a series regular, alongside both Jabari Banks (“Bel Air”) and Jamie McShane ...

Why it matters: Chloe Fineman Among Four Cast in ‘Myron Bolitar’... could reshape the box office conversation.

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‘Her Private Hell’ Review: More Like Our Public Anguish, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Ghastly Thriller Despises Its Audience

Starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton delivering lines at .25x speed, this neon-drowned endurance test is one of the most miserable theatrical viewing experiences in years.

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Ben Shapiro Praises ‘The Odyssey’ as a “Masterpiece” Despite Elliot Page Casting Criticism

“The broader theme of the movie is actually very much in line with many things that conservatives think," the right-wing influencer said in his review. "If you let Elliot Page kill that for you, I think you’re missing out on an incredible moviegoing experience."

Bottom line from Hollywood Reporter: this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Chloe Fineman Joins Netflix’s ‘Myron Bolitar’ Following ‘SNL’ Exit, Alongside Jabari Banks, Jamie McShane & Ben McKenzie

EXCLUSIVE: Following the announcement that Chloe Fineman was leaving NBC’s Saturday Night Live last week, she has already set up her next role. Fineman will star opposite Jabari Banks in his first major show since the conclusion of Peacock’s Bel-Air, and Jamie McShane (Task, W...

Why it matters: Chloe Fineman Joins Netflix’s ‘Myron Bolitar’ Following ‘SNL’... may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Kovert Creative Hires Mallory Morehead Pritzl

Mallory Morehead Pritzl has joined bi-coastal communications firm Kovert Creative on their entertainment PR team, Variety has learned. In her new role, Morehead Pritzl will oversee communications for programming-focused Kovert Creative clients like “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Amy Po...

Why it matters: Kovert Creative Hires Mallory Morehead Pritzl is generating industry buzz.

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Sony’s Mallory Morehead Pritzl Joins Kovert Creative to Work on Entertainment PR Team

Based in L.A., Morehead Pritzl will oversee comms for programming-focused clients ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, Paper Kite Prods. and SmartLess Media while working with Bloomberg Media and Spotify.

Bottom line from Hollywood Reporter: this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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David Zaslav’s Next Act: Summer Camp Owner

The Warner Bros. Discovery mogul is the stalking horse bidder for a well-known summer camp in Westchester County, New York that had filed for bankruptcy.

Why it matters: David Zaslav’s Next Act: Summer Camp Owner signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Sylvia Bugg Dies: PBS Programming Chief & Longtime Nonfiction TV Exec Was 55

Sylvia Bugg, PBS’ Chief Programming Executive and General Manager for General Audience Programming, who had a long career in public broadcasting and at Discovery Communications, has died. She was 55. PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Bugg died “unexpectedly this weekend” but did not p...

Deadline reports: Sylvia Bugg Dies: PBS Programming Chief & Longtime... — this is generating industry buzz.

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