Don Mischer dead: Emmy-winning director and live-TV virtuoso was 85
American director Don Mischer, a virtuoso of live TV spectacles, dies at 85. Don Mischer, a 15-time Emmy recipient and Peabody Award honoree, produced some…
Ted Kotcheff dead: ‘First Blood,’ ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ director dies
Prolific Canadian-born filmmaker Ted Kotcheff, who directed the films “First Blood,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” “Wake in Fright,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” “Fun With Dick…
Jenna Ortega speaks out on why she left ‘Scream VII’
Jenna Ortega has finally spoken up about her departure from “Scream VII.”In a recent interview with The Cut, the “Death of a Unicorn” star admitted…
appeals-USDA-decision-to-cut-food-assistance-programs – Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a…
Michelle Williams welcomes baby No. 4, third with Thomas Kail
Michelle Williams is now a mother of four. The five-time Oscar nominee and her husband, theater director Thomas Kail, reportedly welcomed their latest child together…
‘Parvulos: Children of the Apocalypse’ is a Mexican take on zombies
As a film student in the mid-2000s, Mexican writer-director Isaac Ezban watched Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece “Pan’s Labyrinth” in awe. That Del Toro juxtaposed luminous…
Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director
WASHINGTON — Top congressional Democrats on Thursday protested the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the…
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for…
Larry Mantle’s L.A.: Beloved radio host on 40 years of ‘AirTalk’
Picture this: It’s summer 1985.You’re sitting in morning traffic on the 101. Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love,” a top 10 hit that year, plays, ironically,…
Bruce Glover dead: ‘Chinatown’ actor, James Bond villain was 92
Bruce Glover, known for his roles in “Chinatown” and “Diamonds Are Forever,” died earlier this month at 92.His son, actor, director and writer Crispin Glover,…
Channel 4 ‘disturbed’ as director Hamdan Ballal attacked and detained
Hamdan Ballal is one of four filmmakers who directed No Other Land, about the disputed West Bank, which won the Oscar for best documentary feature…
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released from detention | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land who was detained by the Israeli army after being attacked by settlers, has…
Odyssey Theatre founder Ron Sossi dies at 85
Ron Sossi, the founder of L.A.’s experimental and boundary-pushing Odyssey Theatre, has died. He was 85.Sossi died of congestive heart failure March 19 at Cedars-Sinai…
Yes, the creator of ‘Severance’ reads your Reddit fan theories
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who thinks today is even better than a waffle party. That’s because the highly anticipated Season 2…
British TV industry is in crisis, says Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky
Tom Brooks-PollockNewsnightBBCPeter Kosminsky directed Sir Mark Rylance in the first series of Wolf Hall in 2015 and the second in 2024The director of acclaimed period…
Director arrested on suspicion of $11-million Netflix rip-off
Carl Erik Rinsch, a director best known for helming the 2013 movie “47 Ronin,” was arrested Tuesday in West Hollywood on suspicion of defrauding Netflix…
Antisemitism in UK has been ‘off the rails’ for more than a decade, director of US campuses film warns – The Sun
A FILM director has slammed levels of antisemitism in the UK, saying they have been "off the rails" for a decade.Wendy Sachs' documentary, October 8,…
Dave Weldon says his nomination to be CDC director is withdrawn
Dave Weldon said Thursday that Trump administration dropped his nomination to take over as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. File Photo…
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
WASHINGTON — The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The…
‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ stumbles at the box office
Director Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17” had a slow start in theaters this weekend, amid a sluggish last few weeks for the domestic…