Roku is cooking up a pair of new original non-scripted series. The streamer has ordered sushi competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master and The Cupcake Guys from Michael Strahan. Moritmoto’s Sushi Master, which is the first-ever cooking competition series focused on the art of sushi-making, is hosted by Lyrica Okano (Marvel’s Runaways). The six-part series will … Read more
Mike Schank, a musician who was featured prominently in American Movie, the cult 1999 documentary that won a big prize at the Sundance Film Festival, has died. He was 53. His close friend, Jackie Bogenberger, told the Associated Press that Schank died October 13 after a months-long battle with cancer. Several big-name actors and filmmaker … Read more
NewFest said Thursday that HBO’s upcoming Mama’s Boy, the documentary about the life of Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, will be the opening-night film for the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The fest, which also announced its full lineup, kicks off its 34th edition October 13. Laurent Bouzereau’s Mama’s Boy explores Black’s childhood roots, … Read more
DocuSign (DOCU) reported July-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates amid lowered expectations. The company’s outlook came in mixed, but DOCU stock surged on the news. X The San Francisco-based software maker said DocuSign earnings for its fiscal second quarter came in at 44 cents a share, down 6% from a year earlier, but ahead … Read more
No documentary has ever won the Oscar for Best Picture. In fact no documentary has ever been nominated. If ever there was an opportunity to change that statistic, at least in terms of a nomination it could be the remarkable, emotional, and uplifting Good Night Oppy which transcends the genre to become a richly rewarding cinematic experience, kind of … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Winter State Entertainment has wrapped production on Kitty to Cooperstown—a new feature doc on MLB great Jim “Kitty” Kaat, who just this past Sunday was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame. The film will explore the 83-year-old’s life via exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage, examining his legacy in light of his 25 years as … Read more