This year, Saturday Night Live, the iconic NBC sketch comedy show, is celebrating its 49th birthday. To mark the occasion, they've shared a blast from the past: the original opening credits from 1975. The show, then called 'Saturday Night', debuted on October 11, 1975, with a killer lineup including
First Look Media, the parent company of the well-known Topic Studios, has a new chief operating officer (COO). Ian Stratford has been promoted to this role. His job will be to oversee operations, corporate development, finance, and legal matters for all of First Look Media's projects in the entertai
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and famous actor Dennis Quaid recently spoke at the Texas Senate Finance Committee. They pushed for more money for the state's film industry. The current plan is to use $200 million by next year. Sheridan said this money lets him film shows like Yellowstone and La
Erin Lee Carr has carved out a unique niche for herself in the world of true-crime documentaries. With a background that includes growing up with a journalist father who struggled with addiction, Carr has a personal understanding of people whose lives have taken unexpected turns. She's directed and
Imagine finding yourself locked in a World War II submarine. Not literally, but virtually, thanks to the Apple Vision Pro headset. The first scripted film, "Submerged," for this mixed reality device is a intense 17-minute experience. Created by Oscar-winning director Edward Berger, the film feels mo
Before his latest holiday comedy hits the screens, Bobby Farrelly has signed on for a new project. The film, inspired by true events and written by Aaron and Will Eisenberg, will be a family vacation comedy. Titled Sporkinfeesten, it's a story about finding your roots. Amazon MGM Studios has picked
Tom Ortenberg, the founder of Briarcliff Entertainment, has built a career out of distributing controversial films. His latest acquisition, The Apprentice, is a movie about Donald Trump's early business days. Despite the film's controversial subject matter, Ortenberg saw its potential and decided to
Filmmakers behind 'The Apprentice' have found a creative way to drum up interest in their new movie. They hired a plane to fly a promotional banner over a Donald Trump rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, just before the former president was set to speak. This move came despite Trump's campaign sending a
Ali Abbasi, the director of the upcoming film "The Apprentice," is excited for former President Donald Trump to watch his new biopic. The movie, which premiered at Cannes earlier this year, will hit theaters on October 11. Although Abbasi hasn't directly communicated with Trump, he hopes the former
Roeg Sutherland, the co-head of CAA Media Finance, recently shared his thoughts on the state of the independent film sector after last year’s strikes. Speaking at the Zurich Film Festival, Sutherland emphasized that the key issue right now is finding the right projects and intellectual property (IP)
