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The film and TV production drought plaguing the U.S. entertainment industry appears to be “here to stay,” according to a sobering new report by ProdPro. The tracking company found that production in the United States was down about 40% in…

Gathered around a table stacked with battery-operated candles inside plastic cups, Hollywood crew members traded memories of their late colleagues and vented about their working conditions. When a property assistant posed the question, “How many of you have had a…

Strictly Ballroom was the defining hit of the Australian film industry in the 1990s. Its striking visual aesthetic and feel-good story propelled it to an unexpected $21.7 million at the box office, carving out an enduring place in the national psyche…

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a new camera that works by emulating how human vision works, and it’s not what you might think. If anyone told you that someone had developed a camera that mimics the way…

When you cross actress and first time director Rebel Wilson, you better expect a Rebel yell. She has just dropped a video post, hammering by name some of the backers of her directorial debut Deb, who she claims prevented the…

The New Zealand Film Commission has paid former boss David Strong well over half a million dollars in leave and severance payments after just nine months in the role. Strong’s paid leave period Read on @NZ Herald (PAYWALLED)…

Police officer Bryan Ward and forensic toxicologist Dr Helen Poulsen love the show, and love getting to smile knowingly – but not always spill the beans – when their insider knowledge of their biz helps them spot a detail that’s…

“Deadloch,” an Amazon original comedy drama series from Australia, has been given the green light for a second season The first season saw two very different female detectives thrown together to solve the murder of a man and was set…