It seems like a distant memory — taking refuge in the welcoming comfort of a movie theater. And now it may become even more distant. Key players at the studios are worried that summer openings may simply not happen; further, that scores of movie theaters may not survive the year. 7 more words

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The creative team and producers of Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play have donated $10,000 to the National Bailout Fund in support of Black Lives Matter, and have challenged others in the theater community to do likewise. 24 more words

via ‘Slave Play’ Team Pledges $10G To National Bailout Fund, Challenges Broadway Community — Deadline

Steve Priest, the bass player who co-founded the UK group Sweet that had hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen,” died today, his bandmates said without providing details. 23 more words

via Steve Priest Dies: Bassist Who Co-Founded Sweet Was 72 — Deadline

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled by an irate crowd at a memorial for George Floyd in Brooklyn Thursday after declining to call out police violence in the city the night before. 21 more words

via NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Heckled, Booed At George Floyd Memorial In Brooklyn — Deadline

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Harry Potter films, Star Wars, Avengers: Endgame – Abbey Road Studios has been a part of them all, staying at the center of the world’s culture since it first opened on Nov. 13 more words

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Kanye West has established a fund that will help with the education of George Floyd’s daughter, and will also assist with the legal fees for the families of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. 24 more words

via Kanye West Donates $2M To Families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor — Deadline

On June 3, Deadline published an article that included first-hand accounts of the protest that occurred in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on May 30. 31 more words

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While theater companies such as AMC may have staved off bankruptcy for the time being, it’s unclear what the simple act of going out to a movie will entail in the near future.

via Where does the film industry go after COVID-19? — The Millennial Source

Like most art forms, photography is where it is today because of previous artists who pushed it further along. Whether it’s a visual style, the inclusion of all races, genders, and sexualities, or pure innovation to the subject of photography, people are responsible for moving the envelope of photography. This is our first installment of […]

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“Moss is nothing short of phenomenal in ‘Shirley,’ filling out her performance with a steady flow of poisonously perfect wisecracks, putdowns and insults…”

via Josephine Decker Casts a Spell with Elisabeth Moss in ‘Shirley’ — Vague Visages