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Hollywood Strikes-When Shows Will Return

Here’s when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending

by ANDREW DALTON Associated Press September 25, 2023

A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may be over soon

Arts & Entertainment

U.K. police investigating sexual assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press September 25, 2023

Known for his unbridled and risqué standup routines, Brand was a major UK star in the early 2000s.

Arts & Entertainment, Business

Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

by ANDREW DALTON Associated Press September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

The Writers Guild of America said in an email to member that the deal was ‘exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.’

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News

David McCallum, star of ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

by BOB THOMAS Associated Press September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

The actor became a teen heartthrob in the hit series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ where he played the good looking, enigmatic and intellectual character Illya Kuryakin.

Arts & Entertainment, Business

Contract deal brings tears of joy to Hollywood writers, and relief to a city scarred by strikes

by Christi Carras Los Angeles Times (TNS) September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

The Writers Guild of America released an official statement to its members calling the tentative agreement ‘exceptional.’

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News

Rare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated sell for $262,500

by Associated Press September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

The handwritten seating assignments and the circular April 14th-dated stamp match those found on other known authentic tickets.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Art students illustrate Portland Symphony’s season-opening concert

by Megan Gray September 25, 2023September 28, 2023

The orchestra’s performance of ‘Paintings at an Exhibition’ will be accompanied by projections of work made in a collaboration with Maine College of Art & Design.