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For the past five months, it’s been “eerily quiet” at Steiner Studios, a sprawling complex of soundstages in Brooklyn. When the Writers Guild of America ended its strike on Sept. 27, Doug Steiner, the chairman of the company, was hoping…

What comes after peak TV? What’s the next labor battle? Whose stories will still be told? THR asked four Hollywood players from different corners of the industry for their predictions on what a post-strike era might look like. The actors…

One night, I was speaking to a class of young film students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and there were many smart questions about first features, shorts, student films, music videos, commercials, etc… but, I particularly noticed…

A scarcity of roles for older women doesn’t faze actor Robyn Malcolm. She just writes her own. The result is After The Party about Penny, a woman whose world implodes when she accuses her husband Phil (Peter Mullan, Top Of…

It shouldn’t have come to this. After five meetings over 10 days between four of Hollywood’s top CEOs and the leaders of the Screen Actors Guild, it was supposed to be down to the wire for a deal.  Instead, SAG-AFTRA…

In the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, it can feel like a full-time job just keeping up with all of the new apps and features. While we’re very aware of the scarier elements of what AI could mean for the…

Hollywood star Naomi Watts has returned to Sydney during its transformation into the culture and arts capital of Australia for the world-renowned SXSW Festival descends on the city The actor will take part in a SXSW panel discussion at 1pm…

Even though there’s also an IMAX version of the movie doing the rounds, breakout sci-fi hit The Creator was shot on a sub-$4000 Sony FX3. Over the past decade, Hollywood blockbuster films have become accustomed to using expensive cameras built…

New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has been told the experimental treatment he is taking for blood cancer will eventually stop working. The actor, known for his work on films Jurassic Park and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, shared he was…

Australia’s state and federal governments are among the most supportive to the screen industry in the world, but directors on Aussie sets are among the most poorly paid. That was the view of Phillip Noyce, the famed director of Rabbit…