The former conservative media star and sore-loser Arizona candidate for governor and senator, who now heads the agency overseeing VOA, says Trump had directed her “to reduce the performance of its statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law.” - AP
“The film-makers set out to deliver a sensory bombardment that would mimic the experience of addiction. But they ended up doing much more, touching off serious debates about the free will of the addict, the line between compassionate observation and exploitative voyeurism, and the toxic siren call of the American Dream itself.” - BBC
“AMC Theatres has agreed to show pre-movie advertising before features begin as part of a new deal with National CineMedia, … the in-theater advertising company.” The commercials start on July 1. - The Hollywood Reporter
The proposal, sent to lawmakers by White House budget director and key policy architect Russell Vought, asks Congress to “rescind,” or repeal, $8.3 billion in foreign aid and more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports NPR and PBS. - Washington Post
“SIFF leadership has been addressing the need to cut expenses in an intensive way since the summer of 2024: reducing administrative costs and significantly scaling back on expenses relating to our annual Seattle International Film Festival." - Seattle Times
“GBH on Monday announced it laid off 45 employees, roughly 6% of its workforce. … Home to national programs like Frontline and Antiques Roadshow, GBH is one of the country's largest producers of content for public media.” Last month, the station eliminated nine jobs, after laid off 4% of its workforce last year. - WBUR (Boston)
“Senate Bill 22 … (will) allow the comptroller to deposit $300 million into a new Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Fund every two years until 2035. … Currently, the state provides $200 million every two years for film incentives.” - The Texas Tribune
After more than 1,600 episodes, Maron says he and his producer, Brendan McDonald, are “tired” and “burnt out” but “utterly satisfied with the work we’ve done.” Among the landmarks achieved by Maron’s WTF is his interview with Barack Obama, which arguably changed both podcasting and American political campaigning. - The Guardian
The bulk of them are across divisions of Disney Entertainment, including marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and development. Also affected are Disney’s corporate financial operations.
While Americans get news from social media, they often don’t see those sources as trustworthy. And while Democrats see most traditional news sources as trustworthy, the most trusted news sources among Republicans are generally acutely partisan ones such as Fox News and Newsmax. - Washington Post
Weirdly, Netflix bought Nouvelle Vague “and is likely to make the film its big awards play — an ode to a golden age of moviemaking that will probably only play in movie theaters for two weeks.” - Washington Post (MSN)
“After working in the space industry, has come to believe that we have learned nothing from history, that humans may be doomed to repeat the mistakes we made on Earth in space.” - The Guardian (UK)
“The point of all these actions is to chill speech,” Gomez told the small crowd. “We all need to understand what is happening and we need people to speak up and push back.” - Los Angeles Times
