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  • Friday, Jun. 28, 2024
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from "Fernwood Tonight" and "Roseanne," dies at 80
Martin Mull participates in "The Cool Kids" panel during the Fox Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday, June 28, 2024. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including "Roseanne" and "Arrested Development," has died, his daughter said Friday.

Mull's daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father died at home on Thursday after "a valiant fight against a long illness."

Mull, who was also a guitarist and painter, came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood Tonight."

"He was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable and also for doing Red Roof Inn commercials," Maggie Mull said in an Instagram post. "He would find that joke funny. He was never not funny. My dad will be deeply missed by his wife and daughter, by his friends and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and—the sign of a More

  • Friday, Jun. 28, 2024
Tool's Alex Richanbach to direct, produce "Single at the Wedding"
Alex Richanbach (photo by Mandee Johnson)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Director, writer and producer Alex Richanbach, who’s on the commercialmaking/branded content roster at production house Tool, will direct and produce the rom-com feature film Single at the Wedding through his Something Something Pictures for New Line.

Anne Sundell wrote the script on spec from an original idea and developed the film alongside Richanbach. Nikki Ramey and Paulina Sussman will oversee the project for New Line Cinema.

The film introduces us to Allie, the last single person in her group of friends. Allie makes it her mission to find love at her best friend’s wedding with the help of a list of available men, but it turns out she has competition in the form of the groom’s perfect sister.
 
Richanbach began his career at Funny or Die as a writer/director/producer. His debut feature film We Are Young was released by FOD in 2013. Following Funny Or Die, Richanbach directed the Netflix feature film, More

  • Friday, Jun. 28, 2024
Tony Hale, Sheryl Lee Ralph to announce 76th Emmy Awards nominations on July 17
Sheryl Lee Ralph (photo by Larry Barnard@Brotherjunior)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Television Academy has announced that the nominations for the 76th Emmy® Awards will be presented by Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph at a ceremony slated for Wednesday, July 17, at 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT. The ceremony will stream live from the historic El Capitan Theatre on Emmys.com/nominations.

Television Academy chair Cris Abrego will join Hale and Ralph at the nominations ceremony. “While this year has been marked by significant challenges for our industry and its workforce, there has been an abundance of remarkable programs, extraordinary performances and impactful storytelling,” said Abrego. “Great television relies on the contributions of so many, and we are delighted to have Tony and Sheryl help us acknowledge excellence across our field as we embark on a season of tremendous celebration.”

Three-time Emmy Award-winning actor, producer and author Hale is best known for his role as “Gary Walsh” in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning More

  • Thursday, Jun. 27, 2024
Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time
An Amazon Prime truck is seen on April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Amazon hits a stock market valuation of $2 trillion for the first time on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.(AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant's stock past that threshold.

Shares in Amazon.com Inc. finished the day up almost 4%, giving the Seattle-based company a stock market valuation of $2.01 trillion. Its stock has gained 52% in the past 12 months, partly driven by enthusiasm for the company's investments in artificial intelligence.

Amazon now joins Google's parent Alphabet, software behemoth Microsoft, iPhone maker Apple and chip maker Nvidia among companies with valuations of at least $2 trillion.

Last week, Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia's chips are used to power many AI applications and its valuation has soared as a result.

Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the focus has been on business-focused products, More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2024
Bill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
Actor Bill Cobbs, a cast member in "Get Low," arrives at the premiere of the film in Beverly Hills, Calif., July 27, 2010. Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at his home in Inland Empire, Calif. He was 90. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90.

Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist Chuck I. Jones said. Natural causes is the likely cause of death, Jones said.

A Cleveland native, Cobbs acted in such films as "The Hudsucker Proxy," "The Bodyguard" and "Night at the Museum." He made his first big-screen appearance in a fleeting role in 1974's "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." He became a lifelong actor with some 200 film and TV credits. The lion share of those came in his 50s, 60s, and 70s, as filmmakers and TV producers turned to him again and again to imbue small but pivotal parts with a wizened and worn soulfulness.

Cobbs appeared on television shows including "The Sopranos," "The West Wing," "Sesame Street" and "Good Times." He was Whitney Houston's manager in "The More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2024
Suzanne Ayello joins McCann NY as managing partner to lead L'Oréal's U.S. business
Suzanne Ayello
NEW YORK -- 

Suzanne Ayello has joined McCann New York as managing partner to lead the L’Oréal U.S. business. Reporting into Charlotte Franceries, global business leader for L’Oréal and McCann Paris presidente, and working into Amber Guild, CEO of McCann NY, Ayello will leverage her extensive experience in the beauty category on behalf of L’Oréal’s suite of brands. 

Ayello joins McCann after more than a decade at Grey, where she served as partner, leading iconic global brands including Gillette Venus, Gillette, MassMutual and IHG Hotels & Resorts. Ayello brings more than 25 years of expertise in transforming brands and businesses through innovative brand experiences. Throughout her career, she’s worked at top agencies including 360i and Saatchi & Saatchi for brands across beauty, CPG, health, and retail sectors.  

“Suzanne has a proven track record of driving meaningful work for a diverse range of clients, and I’ve seen this first-hand. Her More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2024
AICP honors longtime general counsel Robert L. Sacks with the Jay B. Eisenstat Award
Matt Miller (from left), Tabitha Mason-Elliott and Robert L. Sacks
NEW YORK -- 

Robert L. Sacks, Esq., partner in the law firm of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP and AICP’s long-serving general counsel, was presented with the Jay B. Eisenstat Award in recognition of his many years of service to the association and to the larger commercial production and postproduction industry. The presentation took place during the AICP Awards’ gala ceremony honoring the winners of its three awards competitions, which was held at The Museum of Modern Art on June 6. 

The Eisenstat Award, the AICP’s highest honor, was created in 1990 and is named for one of the founders of the association. The award, said AICP president and CEO Matt Miller, is given in recognition and appreciation for outstanding service to the industry and to the AICP. Recipients, he added, “have contributed to the creation and evolution of AICP in their own special ways.” 

Tabitha Mason-Elliott, partner at BARK BARK and chairperson of AICP’s National Board, is in More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2024
afterhrs. launches photography division; Annie Henley named executive integrated producer
Annie Henley
LOS ANGELES -- 

Content studio afterhrs. has launched a photography division that will showcase artists who lens the role of culture in art and advertising. To manage this roster of exclusive artists, the studio has appointed Annie Henley to serve as its executive integrated producer. Henley’s qualifications for this new gig are derived from her experience as both an integrated art producer and as well as photographic agent. Her roles have been pivotal in curating artists for integrated campaigns for global brands such as Google, Meta, Pepsi, Gatorade, BASF, and Pfizer. 

The photographic artists in residence at afterhrs. are:

  • Jason Al Taan (he/his) who began his career as assistant and apprentice to legendary fashion photographer David Lachapelle. His immediately recognizable voice blends the voyeurism of modern art photographers like Gregory Crewdsen with the democratic accessibility of classic pop and fashion creators. 
  • Nick Walker (he/ More
  • Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2024
Director Megan Stowe joins ONE at Optimus
Megan Stowe
CHICAGO -- 

ONE at Optimus has added LGBTQIA+ commercial/TV/film director Megan Stowe to its talent roster. 

An alum of SHOOT’s 2023 New Directors Showcase, Stowe has a body of work which spans LGBTQIA+ storytelling, documentary filmmaking, and commercial directing. Stowe is described by ONE at Optimus executive producer and head of production Dave Buehrle as “an empathetic, story-driven director with a talent for capturing people in an authentic way on screen. I love her passion for work that uplifts unique and underrepresented voices.” 

Stowe has garnered assorted accolades throughout her career including Gold Telly Awards, shortlist distinction for a Clio Award in Film Craft (Direction), a People’s Voice Webby Award and multiple Mid-America Emmys presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She was also honored as one of The Verywell Mind’s 25 Health Champions, alongside influential figures like Selena Gomez, Brené More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2024
Lily Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, 485 others invited to join film academy
This combination of photos shows actors, top row from left, Jessica Alba, Ericka Alexander, Obba Babatunde, Stephanie Beatriz, Danielle Brooks and Tia Carrere, second row from left, Jason Clarke, Kate Del Castillo, Gang Dong-won, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller and Greta Lee, and bottom row from left, Kate Mara, Catherine O'Hara, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Fiona Shaw, Koji Yakusho and Teo Yoo, who are among the artists invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (AP Photo)
By Lindsey Bahr

Actors Lily Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine O'Hara and filmmakers Cord Jefferson, Boots Riley and "RRR" director S.S. Rajamouli are among the lucky few who have been invited to join the film academy.

In total 487 artists, including actors, directors, costume designers, publicists and executives received invitations this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. Those who accept will be able to vote in the Oscars race.

Should all invited in the 2024 class say yes, the academy will have 9,934 voting members and the makeup would be 35% women, 20% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities and 20% international.

The invitees include 19 Oscar-winners, like best documentary recipient Mstyslav Chernov ("20 Days in Mariupol") and "Anatomy of a Fall" filmmaker Justine Triet, as well as 71 nominees including Sandra Hüller, "The Color Purple's" Danielle Brooks, "Past Lives" filmmaker Celine Song More

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