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“60 Minutes” is ticking in more ways than its new leaders realize. When CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss named Nick Bilton to lead the venerable news magazine into its 59th season last week, she did so at a critical moment. Bilton, a former tech reporter turned screenwriter turned documentary film maker and producer, has no ongoing experience managing a large team of journalists or a television broadcast facility and will have to learn the ins and outs of the show on the fly, despite being under pressure to provide enough in-depth coverage for the show’s segment, which begins airing in…

Adam Marcus claimed Val Kilmer was the “worst human being” more than a year after he died from pneumonia. The director, who worked with the late Batman Forever star on the 2008 action thriller Conspiracy, criticized Kilmer in a now-deleted thread over the weekend. “#MicroIntellectMonday to the day you directed that guy. The guy who played Iceman and Doc Holliday (sic). You know it,” he wrote, along with a photo of himself and Kilmer, according to Entertainment Weekly. “This is me and the Putts working on the set of ‘Conspiracy,'” Marcus, 58, added. Director Adam Marcus (second from left in…

Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, has unveiled a lineup of almost 40 titles in the main program, premiering at the 60th edition of the event in the Czech spa town at the beginning of July. Och said, “One of the defining characteristics of the films in this year’s main program is the directors’ impressive effort to comprehend the diversity and complexity of the world through firsthand confrontation, and through a relentless search for the relationship between the artistic and the political, the intimate and the societal.” CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION“3 nedelje posle” (3 Weeks After)Director: Miroslav…

Page Six may receive compensation or receive an affiliate commission when you click or make a purchase on a link. Featured prices are subject to change. First, Mindy Kaling conquered high school with “Never Have I Ever,” then went on to college with “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” Now, the prolific television writer and producer is back with his take on what’s coming next. Created by Kaling, “Not Fit for Work” premieres today, June 2, on Hulu. According to Hulu, the comedy “follows five work-obsessed 20-somethings in Manhattan who strive for professional success and, if they have the time,…

Starz has named longtime Disney executive Jim Kapenstein as the company’s new chief legal and strategy officer. Mr. Kapenstein will join Startz next week and report to President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch, who announced the news on Monday. The company said Kapenstein will be “responsible for developing and leading the company’s business and legal strategic direction, including distribution, content acquisition, production, litigation, employment matters, and regulatory compliance.” He will also “play a central role in leading strategic corporate transactions, including M&A, while overseeing the company’s governance and broader public company responsibilities.” Kapenstein replaces former Stars General Counsel Audrey Lee and…

Iona Bell, the young British actress who will appear in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping later this year, has signed with Paradigm. Paradigm will work with Mark Jermyn Management, Bell’s long-time UK representative. Bell has landed the coveted role of Lou Lou in Lionsgate’s upcoming series, which is a sequel to 2023’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and also serves as a prequel to the 2012 original The Hunger Games. The film, directed by Francis Lawrence and scheduled for release on November 20th, features an all-star ensemble cast including Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Elle…

The Gotham Television Awards ceremony, held Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, was an important step as Hollywood inches closer to September’s Emmy Awards. Netflix led the way with 22 nominations heading into the night, but it was HBO Max that took home the most trophies with five. Netflix took home the silver award with three wins, followed by Hulu, making it the only other platform to win multiple awards. HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis” was the only show to win multiple awards. This suburban mystery won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Supporting Performance in a…

Dua Lipa said “I do” in words borrowed from Bianca Jagger’s playbook. The “Houdini” singer, 30, married actor Callum Turner, 36, on Sunday at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall. Rather than a traditional wedding dress, she opted for the skirt suit and statement hat made famous when she married Mick Jagger in Saint-Tropez in 1971. While Jagger chose Yves Saint Laurent, Ripa turned to Schiaparelli Haute Couture. Her custom ivory blazer, designed by Danielle Rosebery, featured a curved hem and gold bijou buttons with surrealist motifs (among them a Pegasus with eyes and wings), and was worn over a matching…

The former executive producer of “60 Minutes” took a moment Monday night to sound the alarm about what’s happening to the long-running news magazine and the people currently running CBS News under its newest executive producer. “CBS News and 60 Minutes are institutions, and partisans and ideologues should not be employed,” said Bill Owens, who ended his tenure as head of 60 Minutes after seeing new efforts by CBS News parent Paramount to disrupt the show. Owens made the remarks at an awards ceremony held by the New York Press Club following efforts by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss to…

June is off to a good start. In honor of Pride Month, Savage X Fenty has tapped Elon Musk’s model daughter Vivian Wilson to star in its latest campaign. Brando and Wilson jointly shared three solo shots with the caption, “@vivlllainous is exactly what she said 😮‍💨.” Wilson, 22, posed for a group shot for Rihanna’s lingerie brand with Rhys Ashley, Ifeoma Bosser and Santi. The brand wrote on Instagram, “Every piece has a little bit of someone’s story in it!!” The models all wear coordinating cotton underwear sets with graffitied words like “Proud,” “Queer,” and “Love.” Vivian Wilson stars…