Cinema News: SAG-AFTRA moves to rein in controversial side deals

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August 15, 2023

SAG-AFTRA moves to rein in controversial side deals with independent producers

SAG-AFTRA is no longer going to approve interim agreements on productions that have a contract with the Writers Guild of America.

'I'm not going to make $1': The director of 'Sound of Freedom' breaks his silence

After weeks distancing himself from the controversy around his summer box-office sensation, Alejandro Monteverde finally tells "the whole story."

'It was about safety': Why the leaders on 'Below Deck Down Under' fired two castmates for misconduct

Nadine Rajabi, an executive producer on the series, and the yacht's leaders, Aesha Scott and Jason Chambers, explain the events that led to Luke Jones and Laura Bileskalne being fired.

'Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback' review: A closer look at the King's evolution

The documentary on Paramount+ looks at the 1968 TV special that reinvigorated Elvis Presley's career with interviews from the director and others about the making of the show.

CNN overhauls its program lineup with new shows for Abby Phillip, Chris Wallace and Christiane Amanpour

Phillip will join prime time while Amanpour and Wallace get new weekend shows. Phil Mattingly is named co-anchor of "CNN This Morning."

Video game voice actors say 'soul of the industry is on trial' with unregulated AI

As the actors' strike continues, voice actors hope for their own contract requiring consent and compensation for AI to reproduce their voice or likeness.

Clarence Avant, the 'Black Godfather' of the recording industry, dies at 92

Clarence Avant was a behind-the-scenes titan of managing, deal making and problem solving across the full spectrum of Black entertainment.

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