Author: Michael

U.K. Secretary of Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy says she’s “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of ITV’s media & entertainment unit due to “public interest considerations.” These include the “need for free expression of opinion in news media,” the “need for a sufficient plurality of views in news media in each market” and the need for “a sufficient plurality of persons with control of the media enterprises.” It also includes “the need for the availability throughout the United Kingdom of a wide range of broadcasting, on-demand programs or both.” “Having considered the anticipated merger, I…

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Tom Rhys Harries chats with ET’s Cassie DiLaura at the ‘Clayface’ premiere in Los Angeles. Tom opens up about the hours he spent in the makeup chair for this new DC horror film, and reveals the hardest part about wearing his facial prosthetics on set. ‘Clayface’ hits theaters on Oct. 23. More from Entertainment Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtXPiqI2cLorKaPrfpKc4g?sub_confirmation=1 Exclusives from #EntertainmentTonight : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

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Al Pacino will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award at the 33rd annual Actor Awards in February, SAG-AFTRA announced on Thursday. Over his near-60-year career, Pacino has won an Academy Award, two Tonys, two Emmys and two Actor Awards. His previous lifetime-achievement honors include an AFI Life Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award.   He has been nominated for three Actor Awards for his TV performances in “Angels in America,” “You Don’t Know Jack” and “Phil Spector,” winning for the first two. His only individual Actor Award nomination for a film performance…

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You’ll get to visit “Wildwood” even sooner now. Following its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival last weekend, LAIKA and Fathom Entertainment have announced nationwide fan first premium format screenings of the film in more than 100 participating theatrical locations for Oct. 19. This will give audiences exclusive early access to the film ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on Oct. 23. These screenings will be offered in select large formats “subject to availability at participating locations,” according to the official release. Each screening will also feature a special pre-recorded welcome from “Wildwood” director (and LAIKA CEO) Travis…

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