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“[Reading through] SAG-AFTRA's tentative deal with the studios, I was somewhat startled to see that the union, pending membership approval, had left open the door to “synthetic” actors—i.e., fully A.I.-generated digital performers, not based on or performed by identifiable human actors.”

UNTITLED DAVID FINCHER CLIFF BOOTH FILM (2026) Streaming: December 23, 2026 Netflix #CliffBooth whentostream.com/david-finche...

God bless every overweight actor who says no to Ozempic. It’s just Alfred Molina, but God bless him.

Script by S Craig Zahler Matthew McConaughey leads the cast

At first glance I thought that was Matt Damon’s eye

“…is suspected to have sickened more than 500 people and killed more than 130—counts that suggest to experts that it has been spreading largely undetected in the region…”

“Enterprise software giant Intuit is letting 17% of its staff go…”

not sure if anyone is here at Bluesky. when I visit the site all is calm, unchanging; I have not had a single new follower in many months; exchanges are always interesting & intelligent but relatively few. Bluesky exudes the air of an upscale mall, beautifully maintained, hushed.

Happy 3rd Birthday to our darling Elinor 🎉🎂🎈🥳🎊 Mom and Dad love you more than anything in this world ❤️ Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our sweet girl!! And special thanks to Grandma Maryann for gifting Elinor the most fun party 💝

“…this visually striking location and reminiscent of Cary Grant being chased by a cropduster in North by Northwest. This just might be the single finest scene Gray ever has staged. I was on the edge of my seat.” - Pete Hammond, @deadline.com

Let Na Hong-jin cook

"One of the biggest names in movie marketing is stepping away from the trailers game and laying off staff."

Kristoffer Borgli's THE DRAMA is a really strong work. The editing and writing is tight. It doesn't lean on any dramatic devices (no soapbox monologues here!). It's a straight shot, no chaser. The comedy is bruising (figuratively and literally), while the "drama" is bleak. Brisk, brutal and bold. 👍🏽👍🏽

"That doesn’t mean Bluesky is going to die. But it does mean that the site isn’t ever going to replace peak-Twitter. Nothing will." - @davekarpf.bsky.social

“CPS leaders say losses will be capped at four teachers per elementary school and six teachers per high school. Additionally, more than 120 assistant principals could be cut…”

Pam Grier rippin’ heaters in JACKIE BROWN appreciation post

Is he bringing El Chacal with him?

"LinkedIn is planning to cut 5% of its workforce..."

Been looking forward to this one for a minute!!

“Officials are racing to trace the close contacts of more than two dozen people who disembarked from the cruise ship in the middle of its excursion—before they knew they’d been exposed to a deadly disease—including Americans…”

“The Way of the Mandalore is an ancient religion followed by especially observant Mandalorians whose beliefs demand they never take off their helmets — which makes it really hard to eat cheddar ranch tots…” - @mattsinger.bsky.social

"TikTok is essential part of any major motion picture’s marketing push. Last year alone, an average of 6.5 million posts about film and TV were shared daily on the platform." #TikTok #FilmTok #MovieTok

In her happy place 🤌🏽🍝🍟

“The total number of filming days for reality TV shows totaled 463 from January to March, down 33.7% compared with the fourth quarter of last year”

“Disney has gamified the dashboard with "milestones" for employees to unlock, including "streaks" based on how many consecutive workdays staffers use Cursor or Claude.”

Wrote about TROOP BEVERLY HILLS, a film for which Shelley Long should have 8 million awards, for @brightwalldarkroom.com lol!!!!!

"83% of all shoppers say they have discovered a new product on #TikTok Shop, and 70% have discovered a new brand."

Today Elinor learned that one of the houses from L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is in our neighborhood

CUBS

Nike to cut around 1,400 jobs in efficiency push reut.rs/3QGO3Ch

"...could affect nearly 9,000 workers as the company trims headcount, revamps pay, and redirects resources toward its massive AI infrastructure buildout."

“The vote clears away one of the final barriers to a $111 billion acquisition that would concentrate ownership of two major movie studios and a global news network, CNN, under the leadership of the tech scion David Ellison.”

James Gray hive rise!!

"At a time when we are fighting for equity and investment in our neighborhoods, it is appalling to see the CTA unilaterally discard a workforce that has been on the front lines of transit safety"

"The company is planning further layoffs in the second half of the year..."