Ouster Rumors and a Tense Phone Call: Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy’s Final Weeks at Warners

George Cheeks May Be Poised for Expanded TV Role at Skydance Post Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger. Paramount TV media chair George Cheeks, whose domain has included all of CBS in addition to the Paramount cable networks, is said to be in line for an expanded oversight at the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity (which will be named “Skydance,” the company revealed Friday). Skydance would not comment, but Cheeks has been seen […].

Michael De Luca & Pamela Abdy: When They Are Leaving Warner Bros & What’s Next For Them. Warner Bros’ Motion Picture Chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy’s last day will be next Tuesday, which is essentially day one of Skydance, the new Paramount Warner Bros merger. The move ends months of speculation as to whether the duo would make the jump to the new merger given the down box office year […].

‘Digger’: How Its Big Twist Saves the Movie From Being a Complete Disaster (Opinion). SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Digger,” in theaters now via Warner Bros. When does a bad movie become a fascinating watch? So often the kiss of death for a feature is boredom; that feeling you’ve seen the same story many times before, the actors are checked out, there’s no visual panache. That’s […].

Venice Prize-Winner ‘NAZA’ Brings Explosive Gaza Exposé to U.S. Theaters – Specialty Preview. NAZA, written and directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, has started its U.S. run, playing at the IFC Center in New York since Wednesday. That followed fast on a New York Film Festival screening last weekend and a Special Jury Prize at its Venice world premiere last month with a record 25-minute standing ovation […].

Selma Blair Announces ‘Hineni’ Doc About Antisemitism After She Was “Erased” Over Islamophobic Comments. More than two years later, Selma Blair is taking the fallout over her Islamophobic comments and channeling it into a documentary about antisemitism. On Thursday, the actress announced at the ADL State of the Arts Reception in New York City that she’s making a documentary entitled Hineni (Here I Am) to say what she “couldn’t […].

Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi. Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot's attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.