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☆ Lin-Manuel Miranda's first songbook is out, from 'In the Heights' to 'Hamilton' and 'Encanto'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

So even for Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, his first songbook, containing 27 songs from “Hamilton,” “Encanto,” “In the Heights” and more, was a big deal. At the event, his nephew Alejandro performed “Dos Oruguitas” (from “Encanto”) on the piano, and was joined by his own teacher for “You’ll Be Back” (from “Hamilton”). You grew up with musical theater and piano lessons — how does it feel to have your own songbook? And it really was a teacher who brought me out of just writing songs about girls in the back of the classroom. That’s a really fun thing about the whole process: When you’re there early enough, your songs can really be a part of a give-and-take.

☆ 'The Rings of Power' appears to be struggling to connect with younger viewers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon's "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" may have struggled to attract young viewers. 71% of the show's audience is 35 years or older in the US, according to Nielsen's latest streaming data from Thursday, which measured through the show's fourth episode. Google Trends data shows that searches for "House of the Dragon" have greatly outpaced "The Rings of Power" over the last month. Julia Alexander, director of strategy at Parrot Analytics, tweeted recently that "The Rings of Power" is "a hit, except it feels like it's not." The two-episode premiere of "The Rings of Power" was watched by 12.6 million viewers in the US in its first three days.

☆ 'She Said' debuts at New York Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“She Said,” based on the book on the New York Times investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct, made its premiere at the 2022 New York Film Festival on Oct. 13. In 2020, the former movie producer was convicted of rape in a New York trial. “She Said” recounts the 2017 New York Times investigation that exposed decades of sexual abuse by Weinstein. Zoe Kazan plays Times journalist Jodi Kantor and Carey Mulligan is investigative reporter Megan Twohey. Also in attendance at the premiere was Ashley Judd, who participated on the record for the Times’ exposé.

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis says her transgender daughter has faced death threats
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jamie Lee Curtis is opening up about the struggles her daughter and other members of the transgender community face on a daily basis. There are people that want to annihilate her, and people like her.”Curtis’ 26-year-old daughter, Ruby Guest, whom she shares with husband Christopher Guest, publicly came out as transgender in 2020. That is terrifying.”Referring to herself in the third person, she continued, “So Jamie Lee Curtis is scared, and you should be too.”The “Knives Out” star ended her response by encouraging people to speak out against transphobia. “Jamie Lee Curtis has a voice, and she’s trying to use it, and you should too,” she said. Curtis said there were “tears involved” after her daughter came out to her.

☆ 'She Said' movie highlights the women who took on Harvey Weinstein
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The movie is based on the 2019 book of the same name about the New York Times investigation into claims of sexual misconduct by Weinstein, then one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. After the Times story broke, some 100 women came forward with accusations of sexual misconduct by Weinstein. The reporting fueled the #MeToo movement, with women around the world calling out sexual harassment. Weinstein, who has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone, was sentenced in New York in March 2020 to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault involving two women. Weinstein is currently on trial in California on additional charges of sexual misconduct.

☆ 'The Rock' takes over Times Square for Black Adam premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Venezuelans in the town of Las Tejerias, in the country's Aragua state waited amid a rising death toll as rescuers searched for the more than 50 missing persons who were swept away on Saturday by devastating floods following heavy rain.

☆ Sam Mendes' 'Empire of Light' a love letter to movies and his mother
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Director Sam Mendes attends the premiere of 'Empire of Light' during the BFI London Film Festival in London, Britain, October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes celebrates cinema and the families we choose and that choose us with his new film "Empire of Light", a star-studded drama he wrote, directed and produced. A love story set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, "Empire of Light" stars Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Toby Jones as workers in a local movie theatre, the 'Empire'. So it is a love letter to her and to the courage of people struggling with mental illness," the director, 57, told Reuters at the movie's London Film Festival premiere on Wednesday. "Empire of Light" is released in U.S. cinemas on Dec. 9 and globally in early 2023.

☆ 14 top private equity firms investing in sports, as a swell of funding enters the sector and helps teams, leagues, and stadiums build businesses beyond game day
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Colin Salao | Claire Atkinson | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Private equity firms are investing more in sports teams, leagues, and other ancillary businesses. From Apollo to Sixth Street, here are 14 private equity firms betting on sports. A few factors are drawing private equity firms to the sector. And sports betting has hastily altered the landscape, opening a new sector for media, leagues, teams, and other businesses to tap. Below are 14 private equity firms — listed alphabetically by company — that have made prominent investments in sports through 2022.

☆ Disney pushes back several Marvel movie release dates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) announced on Tuesday it will be pushing back the release dates for numerous upcoming Marvel films including, "Blade," "Fantastic Four" and "Avengers: Secret Wars." Following "Blade" director Bassam Tariq's departure from the project in September due to scheduling conflicts, Marvel has decided to temporarily shut down production of the film to search for a new director. "Blade" is now slated to premiere on Sept. 6, 2024 instead of Nov. 3, 2023, which has impacted the rest of the studios' production scheduling. The Marvel Blade character who first appeared in comic book "The Tomb of Dracula," written by Marv Wolfman in 1973 eventually had his own storyline that was later adapted into the Wesley Snipes film trilogy which includes, "Blade," "Blade II" and "Blade Trinity.”Throughout the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse, stories have been intertwined and a significant delay from one film often impacts the slate for others. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Danielle Broadway; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Dwyane Wade explains how daughter Zaya keeps the 'hate out' of social media
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Drew Weisholtz | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

NBA great Dwyane Wade says he made a conscious decision to turn off the comments on daughter Zaya’s social media accounts. “Well, we have a 20-year-old, Zaire, who went through it a few years before Zaya, of jumping on social media and all of the negativity that comes with social media and the comments,” he told the 3rd hour of TODAY on Oct. 7. “And so once we got to Zaya, which is a whole different conversation that’s going on in the world and it’s way uglier,” he said. Dwyane Wade and his daughter Zaya arrive for the "Cheaper by the Dozen" Disney premiere in Hollywood, Calif., on March 16, 2022. And so we sat down with Zaya about being on social media.

☆ Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne attend the premiere of 'The Good Nurse' during the BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain, October 10, 2022. Based on a book of the same name, "The Good Nurse" centres around ICU nurse Amy Loughren who in 2003 helped uncover the murders committed by her colleague and friend Charles Cullen. And so it felt like a big responsibility," Chastain told Reuters at the movie's London Film Festival premiere on Monday. “The Good Nurse” is directed by Tobias Lindholm, writer of the Oscar-winning Danish film "Another Round", making his English-language feature debut. "The Good Nurse” starts streaming on Netflix on Oct. 26.

☆ ‘Game of Thrones’ ended with a thud. But ‘House of the Dragon’ has caught fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —HBO has created a kingdom of hits, with none as popular as “Game of Thrones.” But “Game of Thrones” ended with a thud in 2019 when critics and fans were unhappy with the fantasy epic’s ho-hum conclusion (Bran Stark on the Iron Throne? Create more “Game of Thrones,” of course. Enter “House of the Dragon,” a prequel that takes place almost 200 years before the events of its predecessor and focuses on the Targaryen family. To put that number into context, season seven of “Game of Thrones” averaged 32.7 million viewers per episode, and season 8, its final season, averaged 46 million viewers. (It doesn’t hurt that “Game of Thrones” is pretty much like watching sports, albeit with more dragons.)

☆ Jennifer Lawrence returns to indie roots with post-hiatus 'Causeway'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence plays a soldier struggling with PTSD and past trauma in "Causeway", an indie drama which also marks the Hollywood star’s debut as a producer. The film sees Lawrence's character, Lynsey, returning from Afghanistan with a debilitating brain injury sustained in an attack. Cast member Jennifer Lawrence attends the world premiere of "Causeway" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mark Blinch"So I felt adamant that I really, really want to make this. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Polestar confirms it will deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, has announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said Friday that it is still on track to deliver 50,000 vehicles in 2022 after its factory resumed full production following disruptions from Covid outbreaks in China. Polestar said it delivered 9,215 vehicles in the third quarter, bringing its total deliveries so far this year to about 30,400 vehicles. Polestar is a joint venture between Sweden's Volvo Cars and Geely, which has owned Volvo Cars since 2010. The Polestar 3 is expected to make its formal debut at an event in Copenhagen on Wednesday, with production beginning soon thereafter.

☆ Florence Pugh encounters conflict and constraint in ‘The Wonder’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Making her new psychological period thriller "The Wonder" was a lesson in reining in her spirit and holding her tongue, British star Florence Pugh says. Pugh plays English nurse Lib who travels to a remote Irish village in 1862 to "watch" a young fasting girl. "For me it's a conversation and a conflict about science versus religion, something that we're dealing with now, something that...it's a tale literally as old as time," Pugh told Reuters at the movie’s London Film Festival premiere on Friday. 1/4 Cast member Florence Pugh and director Sebastian Lelio attend the premiere of 'The Wonder' during the BFI London Film Festival in London, Britain, October 7, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hanna Rantala; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ ‘White Lotus’ teases more luxury and ‘very bad decisions’ in Season 2 trailer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“The White Lotus” is giving us a sneak peek at Season 2. “Whenever I stay at a White Lotus, I always have a memorable time. The trailer shows another luxury White Lotus Resort as drama and family dynamics come into play. Abraham, Imperioli and DiMarco play a family at odds with one another. The White Lotus Season 2 | Official Trailer | HBOWatch the trailer for the second season here.

☆ 'Jaw dropping' real-life drama inspired post-World War One movie 'Amsterdam'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (Reuters) - In the new movie "Amsterdam," Christian Bale, John David Washington and Margot Robbie play friends who are reunited years later and accused of murder. The film from Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell, which debuts in theaters on Friday, is inspired by the real-life story of a little-known plot to overthrow U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. Bale and Washington play wounded World War One soldiers who celebrated their postwar life in Amsterdam with their nurse, played by Margot Robbie. Director David O. Russell with cast members Rami Malek, Andrea Riseborough, Margot Robbie and Christian Bale attend the European premiere of the film "Amsterdam", in London, Britain September 21, 2022. De Niro said he believed the film had resonance with the current U.S. political climate.

☆ Who will be the next James Bond? Producers mull choice as film franchise turns 60
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Omar Younis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I mean, if you look at the actors who portrayed Bond, it's very hard to pin down any common characteristic," he added. Sean Connery first played the fictional spy created by author Ian Fleming. "Thank goodness they cast Sean Connery originally because I think if it had not been him, who knows whether we'd still be here 60 years afterwards. And each one of the actors has transformed the series in a new direction, kept them fresh and relevant for the time." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Lisa Richwine; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Musical 'Matilda' opens London Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A musical version of childhood classic "Matilda" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with actors Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch the first of many stars expected to walk the event's red carpets over the next 12 days. "No Time to Die" actress Lynch swaps her 007 action stunts for a softer role as Matilda's kind teacher Miss Honey. It moves me every single time and I'm just grateful that this 'Matilda' is a musical." 1/5 Cast member Lashana Lynch attends the premiere of Matilda the Musical during the opening night gala at the BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska Read MoreOscar winner Thompson plays Miss Trunchbull in the film, directed by Matthew Warchus, who also developed and directed the theatre show.

☆ Netflix reportedly pitched a $250 million 'Marvel approach' to 'Lord of the Rings' TV shows, but it 'freaked out' the Tolkien estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix pitched the Tolkien estate on "Lord of the Rings" TV shows before Amazon landed the rights. It took a "Marvel approach" that "freaked out" the estate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO also pitched the estate on a TV series, THR reported, on essentially remaking the film trilogy. One source told THR that Netflix took a "Marvel approach, and that completely freaked out the estate." THR also reported that Netflix bid $250 million for the rights, which has been widely reported to be the number Amazon paid for the series.

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBenefits of bundlingFor consumers that buy many streaming services already, purchasing a bundle of them for a discount would be an instant money saver. For corporations, pushing together streaming services reduces the number of people who cancel each month, known in the industry as churn. But those companies also offer their own competing streaming services – The Roku Channel, Prime Video and Apple TV+, respectively – which could deter broader partnerships. Wireless companies already offer promotional pricing to streaming services as sign-up bonuses. From the standpoint of niche services, Peacock hasn't come to them with a coherent strategy, according to several people familiar with the talks.

☆ Cate Blanchett on film 'TÁR': 'We were standing on the edge of a cliff every day'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Acclaimed Australian actor Cate Blanchett says the themes of her new drama "TÁR" galvanised its cast and crew, making the film shoot “the most stimulating” she had ever been on. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a world-renowned gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose high-flying career comes tumbling down with an abuse scandal. Blanchett credited the film's writer and director Todd Field for drawing the best out of his cast with often unscripted, spur-of-the-moment ideas. "And I felt like I was having a hard time finding that language from other people.”1/3 The 79th Venice Film Festival - Premiere screening of the film "TAR" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy, September 1, 2022. Blanchett's performance has garnered early Oscar buzz after she won the best actress award at this year's Venice Film Festival, where "TÁR" had its world premiere.

Adobe's Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2023 add creative features that require no editing experience. Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 cost $100 each or bundled for $150. You can also upgrade from any previous version for $80 for either Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements, or both for $120. Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 & Premiere Elements 2023 For the 2023 version, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements have been optimized for faster performance, especially on Apple M1 computers. Improved performance on Apple M1 computersAdobe said Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2023 have faster launch times — up to 70% — on Macs that use Apple's M1 processor.

☆ Lions Gate focusing on spinning off studio business over Starz
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Actors and staff pose as they arrive for the world premiere of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" in Berlin, Germany, November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschSept 28 (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGFa.N) said on Wednesday it was focusing on spinning off its studio business first, even as it explores alternative options for its cable and streaming division, Starz. The company's film and TV studios have an extensive library, with hits such as "Hunger Games, "The Expendables" and "Mad Men". "As negotiations progress, we have increased our focus on the possibility of spinning our studio business, creating a number of financial and strategic benefits." Lionsgate also announced it would rebrand its international streaming service, Starzplay, to Lionsgate+ in 35 countries.

☆ Amazon's 'Rings of Power' isn't making as big of a splash as HBO's 'House of the Dragon' — and it shows the potential risks of dueling big-budget fantasy shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"The Rings of Power" has been hit with poor audience reactions, and online engagement is muted. 'House of the Dragon' is driving more sustained interest than 'The Rings of Power'The shows are airing at the same time; "Rings of Power" debuted four days after "House of the Dragon" did. HBOGoogle Trends shows that searches related to "House of the Dragon" spike with impressive consistency weekly after each episode, showing sustained interest. In the first weeks for their premiere episodes, "House of the Dragon" had 45% more piracy than "The Rings of Power," according to the piracy analytics company Muso. But the explosion in piracy for "House of the Dragon" between episodes one and two shows a growing demand.

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