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Georgia Bill Tinkering With Production Tax Credits Dies On Last Day Of Legislative Session
Georgia’s legislative session is a wrap, burying with it a tortured bill on state film and television production tax credits — to the relief of Hollywood, indie producers and Georgia sound stage owners. “Georgia is open for business and continues as a premier destination for film and television production. After much study and debate, the …
4 min read - EntertainmentVariety
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: A Deep Dive Into the Featured Artists and Samples — From Shaboozey to ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” and More
“They don’t, don’t know how hard I had to fight for this,” sings Beyoncé on “Ameriican Requiem,” the harmony-laden opener on her eighth album “Cowboy Carter.” Anyone keyed into the promotional cycle leading up to its release knows this well. A few weeks back, Beyoncé revealed that she came up with the concept for the …
6 min read - EntertainmentThe Canadian Press
The irony of Steve Martin's life isn't lost on him
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new chapter as a banjo player, a father and, a comedy act, once again, with Martin Short. It’s such a confounding string of chapters that Martin has typically only approached his life piecemeal or schizophrenicall
7 min read - EntertainmentThe Canadian Press
In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars
There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans. As actors have known since the early days of cinema, the star is the one with their character’s name in the title, even if in this case they never actually, technically, came to set. “They are the stars of the movie,” Hall told The Associated Press. “We’re the scale.” Or, as Stevens put it: “We’re just the side show.” The film, in theaters ev
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Francis Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Screened For First Time Today For Distributors At CityWalk IMAX
EXCLUSIVE: Some 20 years after it took root in the imagination of Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis screened this morning for the very first time. Held at the Universal CityWalk IMAX Theater, the epic film screened for buyers, and had every distributor in attendance. Also in tow were family friends and filmmakers, a list that included …
6 min read - EntertainmentThe Daily Beast
Ewan McGregor and His Mustache Debuts in ‘Gentleman in Moscow’
Paramount+The first thing you need to know about A Gentleman in Moscow is that its titular Moscow-based gentleman, played by Ewan McGregor, goes by several names. His full title is officially “Count Alexander Rostov.” Occasionally, he’s called “the Count.” Sometimes, he’s just called “Alexander.” And, in the premiere of the Showtime adaptation based on Amor Towles’ novel of the same name, you’ll also hear friends call him “Sasha,” a nickname for the name Alexander in Russia.In fact, Alexander is
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Beyoncé Enlists Daughter Rumi Carter for ‘Protector’ Track on ‘Cowboy Carter’
Beyoncé called in many artists to feature on her new album “Cowboy Carter,” spanning country icons like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to up-and-comers including Tanner Adell and Shaboozey. But she also made it a family affair, enlisting her daughter Rumi Carter to appear on one of the record’s songs. At the start of “Protector,” …
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