#Colorado GOP fears it’s ceding ground to Democrats

#Colorado GOP fears it’s ceding ground to Democrats

Republican worries are growing that Colorado is slipping further into the hands of Democrats after recent defeats and close calls in the most conservative parts of the state. The latest blow to the GOP in the Centennial State came this week when Republicans lost the mayoral race in Colorado Springs, marking the first time in…

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#Cannes: 42’s Josh Varney and Ben Pugh on U.S.-U.K. Production Relations and the Writers Strike

#Cannes: 42’s Josh Varney and Ben Pugh on U.S.-U.K. Production Relations and the Writers Strike

Five years ago, 42, the British management and production company that counts Nicolas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes among its clients, made its way across the pond. Modeled on U.S. outfits like Entertainment 360 and Anonymous Content, 42 jumped into the crowded territory of American producer-managers, with a Beverly Hills-based office headed by co-founder and manager…

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#Cannes: Streamers and Theatrical – Better Together?

#Cannes: Streamers and Theatrical – Better Together?

Has the war between streaming and theatrical reached détente? After years defined by no quarter battling over releases, exclusive windows and global rights for the most in-demand independent films — battles fought most fiercely in Cannes — theatrical distributors and online platforms have put down their arms and started to work together. Martin Scorsese’s hotly-anticipated…

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#National security adviser: Biden ‘has expressed confidence’ at G7 that US won’t default

#National security adviser: Biden ‘has expressed confidence’ at G7 that US won’t default

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that while the debt limit talks have been a subject of interest at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, President Biden has “expressed confidence” to world leaders in avoiding a default.  “It is definitely a subject of interest,” Sullivan told reporters during a Saturday morning press conference in Japan. “Here at…

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#Cannes: The 5 Best Books About the Festival

#Cannes: The 5 Best Books About the Festival

No book could ever fully capture the beautiful, ugly, inexplicable madness that is the Cannes Film Festival — but that hasn’t stopped a handful from trying. Here are THR’s executive editor (awards) and resident film-book bibliophile’s picks for the five best. 1. Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook, by Roger Ebert (1987)…

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