Movies and TV Shows

I met Janice Burgess early in my career when I was head writer on GULLAH GULLAH ISLAND and she was assigned to be our Executive in Charge of Production. This is the person the network sends to the set to make sure the money is not going to waste.

Janice swept in with her acid-tongued wit, flowing Hermes scarves and omnipresent cigarettes. Instead of an overseer, she became a friend. She recognized my magic before I did and made sure I was in the room and under consideration for many of the shows that came my way including LITTLE BILL and TAINA. Janice created THE BACKYARDIGANS and guided countless other shows for Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, Disney and Apple TV. Her script/story critiques were astute, clear and constructive - and I really thank her for that.

Janice, Maria Perez-Brown and I developed shows together, gossiped together and oh, how we laughed! I will miss my dear friend. RIP. Oh, how we laughed…

Amazing and horrific footage. Definitely not easy to watch, but worth seeing.

Brian Beneker, a script coordinator on the show who claims "heterosexual, white men need 'extra' qualifications" to be hired on the network's shows, is represented by a conservative group founded by Trump administration alum Stephen Miller.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cbs-studios-paramount-reverse-discrimination-lawsuit-racial-quotas-1235842493/

Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist. Coming exclusively to movie theaters Memorial Day Weekend.

We could be getting a supersized Rebel Moon marathon

https://www.gamesradar.com/rebel-moon-directors-cuts-same-day-netflix-release/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=total-film&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

A man from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., had an almost impossible final wish when he knew he was at the end of his life. The movie buff said he would like to see the film Dune: Part Two, which was set to be released on March 1, before he died.

"Denis Villeneuve and his wife Tanya, who is a producer, said, 'OK, we could get him to come to Los Angeles.'

Realizing that the man would not be able to go to the premiere, Villeneuve decided to send the movie directly to the municipality of Saguenay. Villeneuve's assistant flew down to Quebec with the filmmaker's laptop.

The screening took place more than a month and a half before its worldwide release.

Too weak, the film buff fell asleep before the end of the movie and died later.

"[Villeneuve and Lapointe] said, 'It's for him, it's for that man that we make films, it's for the guy who said before he died, I want to see that film,'" she said.

The filmmaker shared the news on the first day of filming.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-legacy-gets-title-change-james-gunn-1235838713/

YouTube description: From director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2, The Exorcist: The Beginning) comes The Strangers: Chapter 1. Madelaine Petsch (TV’s “Riverdale”) stars as a young woman on a road trip with her fiancé. But when they stop at a remote vacation rental in the woods, they become the prey of a vicious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason, and must use courage and cunning to survive one long, terrifying night.

Release date: May 17th

Additional info: 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' serves as the third film in The Strangers film series created by Bryan Bertino, it is the first installment of a new trilogy of standalone sequel films. Chapter 1 will follow a similar premise to the original release, before continuing from there and expanding the story-arc for the main characters. Though initially marketed as a reboot of the franchise, it has since been clarified that the films will take place in the same continuity as the first two installments

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