You’d be hard-pressed to find a more beloved comedy series than The Office. Fans are endlessly watching reruns now that they’re playing on Comedy Central all the time, and they’ve also watched the series over and over again as one of the most popular library titles on Netflix. But The Office wasn’t always a hit. […]
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Hollywood Idol Rock Hudson Getting a Biopic from ‘Arrowverse’ Executive Producer Greg Berlanti
Right now, rock legend Freddie Mercury is making waves at the box office in the form of the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, telling the story about how his band Queen rose to fame and would make an impact on music for generations. More importantly, the film shines a light on Freddie Mercury’s sexuality, though the frontman […]
Saudi Arabia’s might as an oil producer is being tested
OIL TRADERS are inherently strong-stomached, but even for them October has been a woozy month. On October 3rd the price of Brent crude reached $ 86 a barrel, a four-year high. On October 23rd it slid to $ 76, on the news that demand might ebb, stockpiles rise and production increase. At the centre of […]
Saudi Arabia’s might as an oil producer is being tested
Will it be able to fill the gaps left by smaller producers?
Mailbag: Producer/Executive Producer Differences, Review Writing Process, Film Adaptations, Halloween Plans, Translated Interviews & More
On the October 19 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to answer reader e-mail in the Mail Bag. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the […]
A $10 billion marijuana producer just spun off its venture arm in the hopes it will become the ‘Google Ventures of cannabis’ (RIV)
Blair Gable/Reuters Canopy Growth, a $ 10 billion Canadian marijuana firm, is spinning off its venture-capital arm, which began trading at $ 18.44 per share Thursday morning Canopy Rivers makes minority investments in burgeoning marijuana companies as part of its goal to become the ‘Google Ventures of cannabis.’ Watch Canopy Growth trade in real time […]
Canadian cannabis producer Tilray is going bananas after its CEO appears on Cramer’s “Mad Money” (TLRY)
Tilray CEO Brenden Kennedy appeared on CNBC’s “Mad Money” Tuesday evening. He told Cramer alcohol and drug companies should be looking at the cannabis space and that Canada is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to full legalization of the drug. Tilray shares are up 41.55% ahead of Wednesday’s opening bell. Watch […]
‘The Conjuring’ Universe Producer James Wan Helped Direct Part of ‘The Nun’
While director James Wan has been quite busy at the helm of Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures, he’s also still in charge of shepherding the constantly growing horror universe of The Conjuring. But he took another role behind the scenes of the upcoming The Conjuring 2 spin-off The Nun. Director Corin Hardy revealed that James […]
‘The Happytime Murders’ Producer Ben Falcone Describes the Difficulties of a Puppet Movie Set [Set Visit Interview]
For our third and final interview from our visit to the set of The Happytime Murders, I bring you a discussion with producer/co-writer and Melissa McCarthy’s close collaborator Ben Falcone. In a roundtable interview, Falcone talked about how good the screenplay was on first read, the strange world-building of the movie, the difficulties in making an […]
Riverdale season two spoilers: Producer teases TRAGIC finale with chilling new image
Riverdale is just one episode away from wrapping up season two and with Jughead Jones’ (played by Cole Sprouse) fate hanging in the balance after he was horrifically beaten in the last instalment of the show, fans are convinced something terrible is about to happen in the grand finale. Amping up speculation that trouble is […]