GAGA FOR THE GALA? OSCAR RATINGS RISE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS

ABC reports that 29.6 million viewers tuned into the Oscars, scoring a 7.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That makes it TV’s most watched entertainment telecast in two years, and the first rise in viewership since Ellen DeGeneres hosted in 2014.  It’s also up in total viewers versus last year’s 26.5 million—an all-time low for … Read moreGAGA FOR THE GALA? OSCAR RATINGS RISE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS

NEWS ROUNDUP WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 2019

DEVELOPING.. ????? ??????.. Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, with plans for Barr to submit to Congress soon after a summary of Mueller’s confidential report, according to people familiar with the plans… The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday … Read moreNEWS ROUNDUP WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 2019

SPIDER-VERSE OpenColorIO GOES OPEN SOURCE!

Sony Pictures Imageworks has made the color management tool OpenColorIO—which was used to create the recent hit animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse—available to the open source community.  The tool has now become the second software project of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a Linux Foundation-owned open source association. MORE.. “We want to contribute OpenColorIO … Read moreSPIDER-VERSE OpenColorIO GOES OPEN SOURCE!

The CREEP finished production and is ready for the show #Creepshow

Special effects EXPERT Greg Nicotero has posted on Instragram that the first episode of the upcoming horror anthology series “Creepshow” has finished production and in the process he’s released a look at the new version of The Creep from the series The six-episode season will feature a variety of writers, with one episode being based … Read moreThe CREEP finished production and is ready for the show #Creepshow

Kevin Smith expands on the Howard the Duck series coming to HULU

More.. the CLERKS director and constant warrior against Bill Maher stated, “The times we’re living in deserve an orator who can identify all the quacks in the system – a straight-shooter who won’t leave us holding the bill. Thanks to Marvel & Hulu, I get to do fowl things to one of my all-time favorite … Read moreKevin Smith expands on the Howard the Duck series coming to HULU