Drew Gillis

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James Foley, a director best known for his work on Glengarry Glen Ross and the Fifty Shades Of Grey sequels, has died, reports TheWrap. The director had been privately living with brain cancer for the past year and died peacefully in his sleep this week. Foley was 71 years old. In addition to Glengarry Glen Ross and the Fifty Shades sequels, Foley is remembered for his work with the film At Close Range and for directing episodes of Twin Peaks, Hannibal, House Of Cards, and Billions.

6 days ago | avclub.com | Drew Gillis

Back in 2022, David Mamet set out to make a movie about the JFK assassination with the implication that Chicago mobster Sam Giancana had something to do with it. By 2023, he was no longer directing Assassination, ceding those duties to Barry Levinson, but he was still going to write the film with Giancana’s grandnephew Nicholas Celozzi.

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R.I.P. James Foley, director of Glengarry Glen Ross and Fifty Shades DarkerThu, May 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM UTCJames Foley, a director best known for his work on Glengarry Glen Ross and the Fifty Shades Of Grey sequels, has died, reports TheWrap. The director had been privately living with brain cancer for the past year and died peacefully in his sleep this week. Foley was 71 years old.

6 days ago | avclub.com | Drew Gillis

Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery announced its plan to begin charging people $7.99 per month if they want to use a Max account that doesn’t belong to them. Netflix pioneered this money-squeezing initiative (as it is wont to do) a couple of years ago, so it was only a matter of time before the other streamers thought, “Hey, wait a minute, we can just do that too.” And while they certainly can do that too, it’s going to take Warner Bros.

6 days ago | avclub.com | Drew Gillis

On Monday, Smokey Robinson and his wife Frances Robinson became the subject of a lawsuit claiming their employees were the victims of rape, sexual crimes, gender based violence, a hostile work environment, and failure to pay them minimum wage. The allegations come from four Jane Does, all of whom worked as housekeepers between 2007 and 2024. While Smokey is the focus of the lawsuit, Frances is named because she allegedly knew what was happening and failed to protect the employees.