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This Week's MPN Video Podcast: AI Is Changing Film Forever: Interviews From the Venice Film Festival
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (328+ words) Media Play News Podcasts This compilation featuring five voices at the Venice Film Festival explores how AI and immersive technology are reshaping storytelling — from Hollywood veterans to the tech platforms powering what comes next. Rob Minkoff (director/producer, The Lion…...
U.S. Supreme Court Orders California-Led State Coalition and WGA to Respond to Montana, Iowa Motion That Paramount-WBD Merger Antitrust Lawsuit is Politically Motivated
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) The United States Supreme Court Sept. 9 ordered the state of California, 11 other states and the Writers Guild of America to respond by Sept. 25 to a motion filed by the Republican attorney generals of Montana and Iowa alleging that the defendants…...
U.S. Supreme Court Orders California, 11 States, WGA to Repond to Montana, Iowa Motion That Paramount/WBD Merger Antitrust Lawsuit in Politically Motivated
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (461+ words) The United States Supreme Court Sept. 9 ordered the state of California, 11 other states and the Writers Guild of America to respond by Sept. 25 to a motion filed by the Republican attorney generals of Montana and Iowa alleging that the defendants…...
'Toy Story 5' Secures Third Consecutive No.1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 9
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (200+ words) Media Play News Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 remained No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart through, through Sept. 2. The rest of the top four remains unchanged for the week, with Focus Features' supernatural horror…...
Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Begins Streaming on Peacock Oct. 9
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (263+ words) Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi drama Disclosure Day begins streaming exclusively on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform on Oct. 9. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo, the Universal Pictures’ movie generated $241.3 million at the global box office, including $116.6 million…...
'Mandalorian and Grogu' Shoots to No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (229+ words) Disney-owned Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined sales of all disc formats, and the dedicated sales chart for Blu-ray formats the week ended Aug. 29. HD formats accounted for…...
HBO Documentary 'Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie' Starts Streaming on HBO Max Sept. 23
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (356+ words) The HBO Original documentary Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie starts streaming on HBO Max Sept. 23, a day after its debut on HBO. The film, directed by Irene Taylor and narrated and produced by Marlee Matlin, explores the life, fame…...
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Fastest Theatrical Release to Top $900 Million Domestic Box Office; Surpasses $2.4 Billion Globally
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (452+ words) Sony/Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day generated $3.9 million on Sept. 4 across 3,600 screens to top $923.6 million domestically after 36 days in release. It is now the fastest film in history to surpass $900 million and only the second film ever to do…...
'Toy Story 5' Continues Reign Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 2
1+ week, 4+ day ago (394+ words) Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 remained No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart through, through Sept. 2. The rest of the top four remains unchanged this week, with Focus Features’ supernatural horror film Obsession holding at…...
Iowa Attorney General Says She's Taking California to U.S. Supreme Court Over Paramount/WBD Antitrust Case
2+ week, 4+ day ago (597+ words) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says she is taking the state of California to the U.S. Supreme Court over it and 11 other states’ antitrust lawsuit against Paramount’s $110.8 billion acquistion of Warner Bros. Discovery. Bird, in an op-ed in The Daily Wire,…...