'I Care a Lot': Film Review | TIFF 2020

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIain Canning and Emile Sherman’s See-Saw Films has teamed up with three-time Australian Writers Guild award-winner Samantha Strauss to set up a joint venture production company. Picking Scabs will be based in Australia and develop projects for Strauss to write and produce with See-Saw Films in both Australia and worldwide.See-Saw and Strauss recently worked together on dark comedy series “The End,” which Strauss created and wrote.

Dave McNary Film ReporterDisney’s top theme parks executive is pleading with California officials to allow a reopening of Disneyland, which has been closed since March 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, made the request in a Tuesday investor presentation, contending that state officials should allow its signature theme park to begin operations again. He added that the theme park sector has not received equivalent treatment to other sectors of the state’s economy.“To our California government officials, particularly at the state level: I encourage you to treat theme parks like you would other sectors and help us reopen,” D’Amaro said.

Ciara welcomed her son Win Harrison two months ago when the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing.And this week the 34-year-old singer told Tamron Hall onThe Motherhood Juggle, that she focused on 'the positive moments' during her pregnancy.'I think my biggest mission or focal point was to try my best to always find the silver lining through it all,' she told Hall. Strong minded:Ciara welcomed her son Win Harrison two months ago when the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing.

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Bradley Cooper has tapped Carey Mulligan to play Felicia, the wife of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, in his upcoming Netflix musical drama Maestro. Mulligan joins Cooper's directorial follow-up to A Star Is Born.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAdds Brady, “During a year in which we are navigating both a global pandemic and the catastrophic effects of climate change, we felt it was an important time to release this film as it is educational, hopeful, and will resonate with audiences of all ages.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorLionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury said Tuesday that Schitt’s Creek, which pulled off an unprecedented sweep of the comedy categories at Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, will launch in U.S. broadcast syndication beginning September 28.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsCartoonist and Back to the Future DeLorean production designer Ron Cobb has died at the age of 83.Mark Hamil and Star Wars officially confirmed Cobb’s passing on Monday. He died of Lewy body dementia in Sydney, Australia.“We were saddened to learn of the passing of conceptual designer Ron Cobb, who designed one of the most memorable characters in the Mos Eisley cantina, Momaw Nadon.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorShudder, the streaming service focused on horror, thrillers and the supernatural, said Tuesday it has passed the 1 million subscriber mark.AMC Networks launched Shudder in 2015. The company has pursued a niche streaming strategy, a contrast with larger media rivals launching mass-audience services like HBO Max, Peacock and Disney+.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVExecutive Janine Jones-Clark has expanded her role at NBCUniversal.Jones-Clark has been named executive vice president, inclusion – talent and content, NBCUniversal film, television and streaming. In her new position, she will continue to oversee diversity, inclusion and equity strategies for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group under Donna Langley.

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci are getting close.

Kelly Clarkson opened up a little yesterday about how she is feeling as she goes through her divorce from Brandon Blackstock during the season two premiere of her talk show. She called it surprising, telling her virtual audience, per Entertainment Tonight, "I'm so glad I can still connect with all of you in my studio because, as you probably know, 2020 has brought a lot of change also to my personal life.

As a nervous teen, Kate Spencer couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor in a restaurant.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNBCUniversal has elevated Janine Jones-Clark to EVP, , Inclusion – Talent & Content, NBCUniversal Film, Television and Streaming.Jones-Clark was most recently Head of Inclusion – Talent and Content for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG).Jones-Clark’s role will expand to include diversity efforts for NBCUniversal’s TV divisions, Universal Studio Group, which is comprised of Universal Television, Universal Cable Productions and NBCUniversal International Studios, as well as NBCUniversal’s entertainment and streaming businesses, including Peacock, NBC, USA Network, SYFY, E!, Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids.

Death on the Nile – they weren't actually shooting it in Egypt.The Call Me By Your Name star has opened up about joining Kenneth Branagh's Christie-verse in the follow-up to 2017's Murder on the Orient Express, playing the role of Simon Doyle in the Nile-set murder mystery.Speaking to Total Film, Hammer admitted: "I'm still quite sore about being sold a false bill of goods that we were going to shoot this actually in Egypt."Then it moved to Morocco, and I was like, 'Hey, that's still cool'. And then it moved to Longcross [studios in Surrey], and I was like...

Years before he swung swords and rode dragons, Kit Harington was apparently playing with Polly Pockets!

Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold has opened up on completing the band’s surprise new album ‘Shore’ during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.The Seattle group released their fourth studio effort, the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Crack-Up’, earlier today (September 22) to coincide with the beginning of the autumnal equinox.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, DC veteran scribe Grainne Godfree (Legends of Tomorrow) has been tapped to write and executive produce a TV series based on Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ recently released YA novel, the first in a two-book series, which is in development at Amazon. The project hails from Sony Pictures TV and Josh Berman’s studio-based Osprey Productions, which landed the rights to the books in a competitive situation.

Ted Johnson ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir topped all the networks in evening news viewership for the season that ended last week, and also won the key 25-54 and 18-49 demographic.The network said that it was the first time in 24 years that it had won in total viewers and the key demo categories.All of the networks saw ratings gains in their evening newscasts, with a particular uptick at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.According to Nielsen data supplied by ABC News, World News Tonight grew 8% to an average of 9.39 million total viewers, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt was up 4% to 8.27 million, CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell increased 0.3% to 5.86 million.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: WME has suspended agent Brent Smith for “behavioral issues,” pending an investigation, sources said.This just happened today, and the agency isn’t commenting.Smith is a top agent in the music and hip hop space, with clients that include Drake, Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris.An attempt to reach Smith for comment has so far been unavailing.We will update when we know more.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsUp-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming seriesPandemic-proof vs.

Joe Utichi Editor, AwardsLineEXCLUSIVE: Nancy Springer’s book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, posits a simple idea: rather than re-tread the ground of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories for the thousandth time, what if Sherlock had a little sister whose adventures captured the spirit of the classic detective’s investigations from the perspective of a character beaten down by her young age and the gender norms of the Victorian era? It is the surprisingly rich recipe for a series of six books and, now, a motion picture adaptation by director Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve), starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) in the title role. The 16-year-old Brown also happens to be the film’s originating producer.