Hump Day News Update

Happy Hump Day! Unfortunately, we have to start things off with more bad news about a production being affected by COVID-19, just one single day after the unions and management came to a new agreement re: COVID protocols, incoporating the advent of vaccinatons that weren’t available last September when the original agreement was signed. This time, it’s Ryan Murphy‘s American Horror Story that’s been affected, as it had to pause production for a […]

This was a pretty exciting week for those who have been following production and how things have slowly geared up and reopened under COVID-19 protocols over the past year, because it certainly seems like production is close to back to where it was before COVID shut it all down last March. Four major productions, including three anticipated sequels, began this week with some of the filmmakers and studios sharing the […]

So let’s see what’s going on in the middle of the week? After decrying Netflix in the past, suggesting that it may be hurting cinema and that the streamer network’s movies shouldn’t be eligible for Oscars, Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg seems to have changed his mind. This past week, Spielberg’s Amblin Partners signed a deal to make movies for the leading streaming service. Spielberg had made the derogatory statements towards Netflix two years ago, but […]

Batten down the hatches, because today is gonna be a big-time hump day full of industry news! First some good news for those in L.A. reading this who were disappointed to hear a few months back about the closing of a number of Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters, rather than reopening after all movie theaters in the county were closed down due to the Covid pandemic. It looks like AMC is nearing a […]