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Gov. Phil Murphy Visits Hollywood to Tubthump New Jersey Production Tax Credits: ‘Our Incentives Are as Competitive as Any in the World’
Gov. Phil Murphy has made TV and film a top priority for New Jersey ever since he took the helm of the Garden State in 2018. This week, Murphy made a West Coast swing to talk artificial intelligence with firms in the Bay Area and to talk new business with studios in Hollywood. Murphy’s targeted …
7-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Art meets action: how Emily Blunt became Britain’s biggest Hollywood star
The oh-so-British star embraces the mainstream without embarrassment – but accolades have come her way anyway
7-min read - EntertainmentIndiewire
Tessa Thompson Helpline Volunteer One-Hander ‘The Listener’ Is a Character Drama So Quiet It Cuts Through the Noise
The Steve Buscemi-directed movie isn’t splashy enough to generate a lot of “buzz” — it’s more thoughtful than that.
5-min read - BusinessVariety
Hipgnosis Drama Continues: Blackstone Bids $1.5 Billion for Troubled Music Fund, Topping Concord
The already-complicated battle over control of Hipgnosis Songs Fund grew even more so on Saturday, as the private equity firm Blackstone bid $1.5 billion to the troubled fund — which includes the rights to catalogs by Neil Young, Shakira, Blondie, Journey, Lindsey Buckingham and others — pushing aside Concord’s $1.4 offer made earlier in the week. Blackstone already owns …
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
The True Story Behind ‘Under the Bridge’: What Happened to Reena Virk?
How does a fight between a group of teenagers result in murder? Hulu’s new true-crime series “Under the Bridge,” based on the late Rebecca Godfrey’s non-fiction book, portrays the before and after of 14-year-old Reena Virk’s brutal murder. The first two episodes, released on April 17, show the timeline of events leading up to Virk’s …
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Howie Schwab Dies: Star Of ESPN’s ‘Stump The Schwab’ Was 63
Howie Schwab, a longtime ESPN producer and star of the ESPN trivia show Stump the Schwab, died today at 63, according to his family. No cause or location was given. Schwab began at ESPN in 1987 and worked there through 2013. He was a producer on multiple ESPN shows, but was best known as the …
1-min read - EntertainmentThe Wrap
‘Civil War’ Holds Narrow Box Office Lead Over ‘Abigail’ With $11 Million
A24's dystopian film holds decently against Universal's horror remake The post ‘Civil War’ Holds Narrow Box Office Lead Over ‘Abigail’ With $11 Million appeared first on TheWrap.
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