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Mickey Mouse becomes horror film star as Steamboat Willie copyright expires

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJust hours after the copyright of the earliest incarnation of one of Disney‘s most legendary characters expired and entered the public domain, it looked as though Mickey Mouse had swapped his life at Disney Land for the chance to star in a new slasher film.Well, almost. Steamboat Willie, a 1928 animated short film which features the original version of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, had been…

Mickey Mouse horror film trailer released as copyright expires | Culture

A trailer for a Mickey Mouse horror film was released on 1 January 2024, the same day that Disney’s copyright on the earliest known version of the cartoon character entered public domain.Mickey’s Mouse Trap features a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse wearing a mask which appears to be inspired by the Steamboat Willie version of the character.It was released after its copyright to the 1928 version of the character expired in the US.The country’s copyright law says rights to characters can be held for 95 years. A…

SAG-AFTRA Contract Expires; Negotiating Committee Urges Strike

At 11:59 PM PT on June 12, the SAG-AFTRA contract expired. After nearly four weeks of negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee agreed that they had not yet reached a satisfying successor contract, and did not allow for a second extension.Finding Uhura’s Confidence in Strange New Worlds | io9 InterviewSo. Here we are. Standing on the precipice of a two-pronged strike as two of the strongest, largest, most visible unions in Hollywood decide they

Hollywood Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike After SAG Contract Expires

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SAG-AFTRA poised to strike as contract expires with no deal

The union representing Hollywood actors is poised to strike and join writers on picket lines in back-to-back walkouts for the first time since 1960, widening the labor conflict that has roiled the film and TV industry.Despite the involvement of a federal mediator who was brought at the eleventh hour to help resolve the conflict, the sides were unable to agree to a new film and TV contract before a Wednesday night deadline. By an overwhelming 98%, the union’s members previously authorized their leaders to call a strike if…

Title 42 immigration border policy expires, ending restrictions

SOMERTON, Ariz. —  U.S. immigration policy Title 42 expired Thursday night, marking the end of restrictions implemented by the Trump administration amid the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed the government to prevent asylum seekers from entering the country. In the hours leading up to Title 42’s termination, migrants continued to gather near ports of entry on the southern border with Mexico, hoping for a new opportunity to enter the U.S. as confusion over the imminent policy changes and their impact persisted. On Friday,…

Today’s Headlines: Biden cuts migrants’ access to lawyers, echoing Trump policy as Title 42 expires

Hello, it’s Friday, May 12, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES Cutting the time asylum seekers have to find attorneysWith pandemic-era measures that allow border officers to easily turn away migrants set to expire a minute before midnight Thursday, the Biden administration has slashed the amount of time asylum seekers have to find attorneys before their crucial first interview with immigration officials.The Trump administration issued a similar policy in 2019, but that effort was later blocked…

Biden cuts time for migrants to get lawyers, echoing Trump policy as Title 42 expires

The Biden administration, desperate to limit border crossings after a key pandemic-era measure expires later Thursday, has slashed the amount of time asylum-seekers have to find lawyers before their crucial first interviews with immigration officials.The Trump administration issued a similar policy in 2019, but that effort was later blocked by a federal court. The move is the latest example of Biden adopting a Trump-style scheme in an attempt to manage high numbers of border crossings.Biden’s version of the policy,…

India’s Paytm slides over 10% to all-time low after lock-up period expires • TechCrunch

Shares of Paytm slid over 10% Tuesday to an all-time low of 476 Indian rupees ($5.8) before recovering slightly after the lock-up period for early backers of the Indian financial services firm ended last week. The lock-up period for the company’s earlier backers expired on November 15, freeing significant investors such as SoftBank Group and Alibaba to sell their shares. SoftBank sold shares worth over $200 million last week. (Indian law requires pre-IPO investors to hold the shares post-listing…