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New Mexico film industry up amid abortion fights elsewhere

New Mexico's film industry appears to be on the brink of a boom thanks to abortion law controversies in other states and ...

NBCUniversal to build state-of-the-art studio in New Mexico

NBCUniversal announced Friday it will build a state-of-the-art television and film studio in a warehouse district just north ...

Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

AMC to rethink Georgia filming if abortion law takes effect

The network behind a show that's become part of Georgia's pop-culture fiber says it will "reevaluate" its activity in the ...

A diminished 'Godzilla' still bests 'Rocketman,' 'Ma'

The latest iteration of the Godzilla franchise took over the top spot from "Aladdin" and roared louder than Elton John at the ...

Major Hollywood studios start to weigh in on heartbeat bill

Netflix blinked first and now other major Hollywood studios say they may reevaluate filming in Georgia if the state's ...

Ted Sarandos

Netflix will 'rethink' Georgia shoots if abortion law holds

Though major studios have so far remained quiet on Georgia's recently passed abortion law , Netflix on Tuesday said it will ...

Harvey Weinstein

Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits

A tentative deal has been reached to settle multiple lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by ...

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Netflix isn't absent at Cannes. It's everywhere.

If you're going to earnestly shout "Vive le cinema!" the Cannes Film Festival is the place to do it. That's what Quentin ...

Some Ohio legislators yell 'cut' to Hollywood tax deals

Lights, camera, cut? Some of Hollywood's biggest hit movies and equally big bombs have something in common: They were shot ...

Massoumeh Lahidji, Pedro Almodovar, Jake Coyle

In Cannes, making sure cinema isn't lost in translation

On one afternoon at the Cannes Film Festival last year, Massoumeh Lahidji could be seen on a rooftop terrace interpreting ...

Correction: Hollywood-Heartbeat Law story

In a story May 16 about the entertainment industry's reaction to Georgia's "heartbeat" law The Associated Press reported ...

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore on gender parity: 'I believe in quotas'

Julianne Moore said Wednesday that larger efforts are needed in order for the movie industry to reach gender parity, and that ...

Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year

Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release ...

Harvey Weinstein

Judge scales back Weinstein suit, allows sex-traffic claim

A lawsuit seeking to represent any woman with a claim against Harvey Weinstein can proceed on sex-trafficking grounds, a ...

Woody Allen

Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal

Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged ...

Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse

A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has been ...

25 years later, TCM still abides (so movie lovers pray)

There is always an asteroid, real or imagined, bearing down on Turner Classic Movies . Fears that something might befall the ...

Cathleen Taff

From Disney to Netflix, the big takeaways from CinemaCon

The movie industry has returned to their day jobs Friday after four days of schmoozing, deal-making and watching movie ...

Luis Saint Amant

Disney presents a united front with Fox at CinemaCon

It's not uncommon for Hollywood studios to show a sizzle reel to kick off a CinemaCon presentation, but Wednesday afternoon ...

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano leads protest of Georgia abortion ban

Actress Alyssa Milano has joined several Georgia-based TV and film industry workers in protesting a "heartbeat" abortion ban ...