Entertainment News Roundup: No swiping needed - film 'Fingernails' puts love to the test; Robbie Williams relives his highs and lows in new Netflix show and more
The union said it had presented a revised proposal on the use of artificial intelligence to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix, Walt Disney and other media companies. Striking US actors union says major issues still unresolved with studios Striking Hollywood actors and studios remain far apart on key issues and will meet on Tuesday, the actors union said late on Monday.
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No swiping needed - film 'Fingernails' puts love to the test
Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou's English-language debut imagines a world where dating apps are out and couples search for true love through fingernail samples and science. "Fingernails" stars Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White as Anna and Ryan, who have established their compatibility in the lab, and then reflect on their relationship three years later.
Robbie Williams relives his highs and lows in new Netflix show
British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams looks back at his life in a new Netflix documentary series that tracks his journey from a 16-year-old boy band member to a 49-year-old entertainer and father of four. In "Robbie Williams", filmed over several days and set inside his Los Angeles home, the "Angels" and "Rock DJ" singer is shown behind-the-scenes footage of himself, shot over several decades, for the first time. Watching the videos on his laptop, often in his bed, Williams shares his observations and emotions.
Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI and other issues, union says
Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending an 111-day strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said late Wednesday. The union said it had presented a revised proposal on the use of artificial intelligence to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix, Walt Disney and other media companies.
Striking US actors union says major issues still unresolved with studios
Striking Hollywood actors and studios remain far apart on key issues and will meet on Tuesday, the actors union said late on Monday. "While talks over the past week have been productive, we remain far apart on key issues, the union said in an update to its members.
After 100 years of innovating entertainment, Disney is at a crossroads
As Walt Disney turns 100, investors worry it's beginning to show its age. The share price dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company stumbles in the age of streaming. But adapting to the times is not a new challenge for Disney, rather it's been a point of survival throughout the company's history.
Meg Ryan returns to romantic comedies as star, writer and director
Meg Ryan, the actor who charmed audiences in "Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally" and "You've Got Mail," is returning to the big screen in a romantic comedy she also wrote, directed and produced. Eight years after her last Hollywood film, Ryan stars in "What Happens Later" as Willa, a woman who reunites with a former partner ("X-Files" star David Duchovny) when they are both snowed in at an airport.
Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-stars pay tribute to fallen cast mate
The five surviving co-stars of the hit 1990s television sitcom "Friends" paid tribute on Monday to their fallen cast mate, Matthew Perry, in a joint message lamenting his death two days earlier as an "unfathomable loss." In a brief statement published by People magazine, actors Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer spoke out publicly for the first time since news broke that Perry was found lifeless in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was 54.
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