UPDATED Saturday (Originally published Friday) : Aaron Sorkin posted an open letter Friday disputing what he calls the “distorted picture” of actor Jeremy Strong created by a recent New Yorker profile . Late Friday, the New Yorker responded with a statement to Deadline, which is below. Strong is currently receiving…

For movies, the best thing to happen last week was documentarian Morgan Neville 's flip response to The New Yorker 's query about his having covertly used artificial intelligence to voice some of Anthony Bourdain 's lines in the film Roadrunner . "If you watch the film, other than that line you mentioned, you probably…

NewFronts mainstay Conde Nast announced 75 returning series and 50 new pilots, plus a renewed emphasis on long-form and live programming. The company delivered an online presentation for the second year in a row, but it included initiatives based on live events, an element that was missing in the Covid-affected 2020…

Jeffrey Toobin has been fired by The New Yorker after the publication’s investigation into an incident last month in which he exposed himself during a staff Zoom call. "As a result of our investigation, Jeffrey Toobin is no longer affiliated with the company," a New Yorker spokesperson said. Toobin confirmed his…

Last week, just before the President’s diagnosis consumed us, Hollywood leaders joined in asking that Congress send coronavirus relief funds to exhibitors. Those were described as a life-and-death issue for theaters.? A mortal threat. And who can doubt it? If the White House isn’t safe, movie houses are certainly…

Gahan Wilson , whose sometimes macabre cartoons were once a staple of The New Yorker , Playboy and National Lampoon, died Thursday from complications of dementia. He passed in Scottsdale Arizona at age 89, according to his son. Wilson’s staple was black humor. In a 2013 film documentary on his life, Gahan Wilson: Born…

The embattled Southern Poverty Law Center , which has won two Academy Awards for its documentaries and has advised numerous TV shows on hate crimes, has lost another top executive. Richard Cohen , who headed the SPLC since 2003, said Friday that a search for his successor is underway. His announcement comes a week after…

A portrait of TV producer Mark Burnett that focuses on how his reality show The Apprentice burnished Donald Trump ’s image also claims that the long-rumored tape of the President uttering a racial slur does not exist. The New Yorker  story ?spoke with several staffers on Trump’s former NBC show, The Apprentice. Although…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the state’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to resign following allegations that he physically abused romantic partners. Four women accused Schneiderman of abusing them while in romantic relationships in an account published by The New Yorker . Two of the women who spoke on the…

Out of the many in-depth stories covering Harvey Weinstein and his alleged sexual misconduct,? New York Times and The New Yorker  have proven to deliver excellence when it comes to reporting on the scandal. The two publications have won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for their Weinstein stories that served as a…

The Harvey Weinstein scandal and the advent of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements has forever changed Hollywood going forward. Should older films be reevaluated under the new rules, and is there a place for subversive comedy anymore? Molly Ringwald , teen star of John Hughes ' classic '80s coming of age trilogy Sixteen Ca…

Ronan Farrow ’s investigative stories about Harvey Weinstein for The New Yorke r magazine’s print and online editions were jointly rewarded today with a nomination for the National Magazine Award in the category of Public Service. Finalists for what are commonly regarded as the Pulitzer Prizes for the magazine world…