Sony Pictures Classics presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard offered sound advice to U.S. theater chains, while explaining the reasons behind their continued success, during a discussion at the Zurich Film Festival on Saturday about their colorful and storied partnership that has spanned more than four decades. Zurich is honoring the duo for their services to film culture with its Game Changer Award on Sunday.   Speaking to Roeg Sutherland, co-CEO of CAA Media Finance, at the festival’s Zurich Summit.

The SAG-AFTRA strike has shut down scores of film and TV productions as actors hit the picket line. While many sets had already shut down as a result of the WGA writers strike, the actors strike will effectively slow Hollywood down to a crawl as negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continue. Read Variety‘s list of newly halted productions below, which will be updated throughout the strike.

An Oregon psychic is accused of using her daughter as part of a 'sweetheart swindle' to extort millions of dollars from the ageing heir of a tree farm fortune in an incredible scam that spanned 10 years.  Prosecutors allege Rachel Lee, 43, of Oregon, and her daughter, Porsha Lee, 25, created an intricate plot that convinced the elderly victim that Porsha was his wife and that they had together produced a young son named Giorgio Armani.

Pacific Coast News In November, actress Jaimie Alexander proved to us that the quickest way to get people talking about you is to wear a dress that gives people a clear view of body parts that are more frequently kept clothed. This, of course, came several months after Gwyneth Paltrow accomplished the same feat in a super-daring sheer gown. Now Paris Hilton hopes to hop on that same fame train, wearing a dress that manages to outdo both of its predecessors.

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