• Spielberg Wants Streaming Movies Out of the Oscars

    Spielberg Wants Streaming Movies Out of the Oscars

    With the Oscars merely a week behind us, it makes me wonder what will the next Academy Awards will have in store for us. Top of mind is that Steven Spielberg is suggesting that streaming movies shouldn’t win Oscars. It’s not clear why he doesn’t think they should be nominated, but it’s being reported that…

  • Black-ish Actor Marsai Martin Signs First-Look Deal with Universal

    Black-ish Actor Marsai Martin Signs First-Look Deal with Universal

    Black-ish actor Marsai Martin and her production company (Genius Productions) have signed a first-look production deal with Universal. Marsai Martin will develop scripted projects for Universal alongside Joshua and Carol Martin (her parents) and Prince Baggett, the head of creative. Martin is only 14 years old, which makes her the youngest person to get a…

  • Saintel Daily: A Week In Review – March 2, 2019

    Saintel Daily: A Week In Review – March 2, 2019

    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Technology It looks like Huawei’s financial chief Meng Wanzhou will be heading to the United States eventually, in order to face fraud charges. Canada’s Department of Justice has issued an Authority to Proceed measure which would mean that Meng would be extradited. A British Columbia Supreme Court will set the date…