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It seems relevant that some Biden Democrats this week were unfurling New Deal rhetoric that placed Franklin Roosevelt as a folk hero. They were spinning off hypothetical budgets accordingly. The post-depression Roosevelt model had to cope with a financial collapse far greater than that of today (minus a pandemic). This in turn yielded solutions that were then thought of as bizarre, such as the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and its cultural offshoots, like the FTP (Federal Theater Project) and the FWT (Federal Writers Program). These were designed to give starving writers and actors something to do while dams and bridges were being built. … [Read more...] about Peter Bart: Donald Trump’s Exit Stirs Hollywood Optimism, But Biz May Still Require Some Federal Therapy

DANIEL KALUUYA: Ryan [Coogler] introduced us and I always really respect Ryan’s view on people, point blank, in and out of the industry. So, I sat down with Shaka and, for me, you can see where someone’s at, in terms of the reasons why they do it. If their reasons are aligned, and it’s about something more than just themselves, it’s usually more likely to produce a story that’s likely to elevate, to resonate. But also, it’s kind of an instinct, I don’t really consciously think about it. It’s just like, “Oh, this makes sense.” And I don’t question why it makes sense. Things rarely, in the world we live in, they rarely make sense. But Shaka’s an incredible person. He really cares and is really collaborative, and really has the vision at the same time. So, it was a joy to work with Shaka. I feel very blessed. … [Read more...] about Daniel Kaluuya On Playing Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton In ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’: “The Biggest Version Of Me Had To Show Up”

DC: That came later. They had nobody in mind. They got the scripts and maybe a month or two [passed] . . . I hadn’t heard from them, and then I got a call from a woman who’s still in the business. She said, “Listen, we’re getting to the time now when we’re going to be making our pickups, and I want to get in touch with you and tell you before you talk to anyone else that I liked your script a lot. It was really, really good.” And I said, “Great, when do we get started?” And she said, “Let me think about this for a while, because I’m not sure this is something we still want to do. I’m not getting the feeling we may do this for a certainty. But I want to tell you as one human being to another, I really liked what you did.” So I knew I was dead. [Laughs] … [Read more...] about Exclusive Excerpt: ‘The Sopranos Sessions’ Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show

Few predicted the show would make it past one season.Chase acknowledged he wasn’t sure anyone would understand or take to The Sopranos when it debuted, which Falco backed up, recalling what he said to her soon after shooting began: “No one’s ever gonna watch this thing.” Falco says Gandolfini was equally taken aback. When news of the show’s second-season renewal was announced, she recalled him saying to her, with a sigh, “Well, I guess we gotta do it again.” Weiner, who joined the show as a writer and producer for its fifth season, said he had to remind Chase that the show was successful even that far into its run: “I said, ‘David, it’s everywhere! This is a cultural event!’ But there was an underdog mentality.” … [Read more...] about ‘Sopranos’ Cast And Creators Reunion: 5 Things We Learned

We’re still waiting on numbers from Warner Bros for Wonder Woman 1984‘s fifth weekend, but it’s expected to make between $1.6M-$1.7M, for a running total around $37M. Today is the last day the movie will be on HBO Max for a while with exhibition getting an additional 31 day exclusive run of the picture before it goes into a normal windowing home entertainment ancillary period. … [Read more...] about ‘The Marksman’ Stays On Target As No. 1 In Pandemic As Major Studios Pull Product From Q1