Fires could make Hollywood production even more expensive
As film and television production in Los Angeles lurches back to life, entertainment executives are grappling with a new concern: How the devastating wildfires could…
China Steelmakers Head for More Production Cuts as Demand Sags
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessChina is still producing too much steel, setting up the industry for more pain as domestic consumption drops and unprofitable mills reach…
Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson named ‘ambassadors’ to Hollywood
President-elect Donald Trump has named actors Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson as “special ambassadors” to Hollywood.Trump said the three actors will be his…
Here are the notable Hollywood film locations destroyed in the L.A. fires
With its intricate, carved-wood paneling and diamond-shaped glass panes, location scout Lori Balton thought the smoking room of the historic Andrew McNally House was just…
Hollywood production rose at the end of a brutal 2024. But wildfires add new uncertainty
Although Hollywood production rallied in the last three months of 2024, it was not enough to turn around last year’s industry-wide slump, according to a…
Sweeping new U.S. sanctions target Russia’s oil production and exports
The U.S. Departments of Treasury and State Friday applied new sanctions on Russia's oil production and exports. Sanctioned were oil companies, 183 ships, dozens of…
China’s Zijin Plans Lithium Production in Congo From Early 2026
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessChina’s Zijin Mining Group Co. aims to start producing lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo early next year from one of…
How Suzie Davies re-created secret Vatican spaces for ‘Conclave’
Although “Conclave” takes place in Vatican City, director Edward Berger and production designer Suzie Davies didn’t want to get overly caught up in the minutiae…
Japan’s Nippon Steel offers governmental veto power for U.S. Steel production
President Joe Biden greets attendees at the United Steelworkers union headquarters following his address in Pittsburgh as part of a three-day trip across Pennsylvania in…
Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessPMN AgricultureAuthor of the article:The Canadian PressAmanda StephensonPublished Dec 25, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hits Broadway in musical ‘& Juliet’
Few would be surprised to hear a Supreme Court justice speak about having childhood dreams, but one particular item Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson checked off…
Martin Benson dead: South Coast Repertory founding artistic director was 87
Theater director Martin Benson, who co-established the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory and served as its founding artistic director for 46 years, has died. He…
UK car production drops as EVs under ‘immense pressure’
UK car production fell sharply in October amid industry concerns about "intense pressure" on investment in electric vehicle-making.Output of all cars dropped by more than…
‘Vanderpump Rules’ will have a brand-new cast, like it or not
Nothing lasts forever. “Vanderpump Rules,” which periodically caught lightning in a bottle over 11 seasons of reality TV, is in for a remodel. Bravo announced…
Putin orders serial production of Oreshnik hypersonic missile, warns it can be used again
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) holds a meeting with the Defense Ministry leadership and representatives of the defense industry in Moscow on Friday. Putin announced…
Review: Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi in a ‘Godot’ worth the wait
What’s most surprising about the excellent Geffen Playhouse production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” starring Rainn Wilson (“The Office” and Aasif Mandvi (“The Daily…
North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack drones: State media | Military News
The unmanned drones are designed to carry explosives and can hit land and sea targets.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for accelerating the…
Kim Jong Un orders mass production of suicide attack drones
A photo released by North Korean state media Friday shows a vehicle burning during a performance test of suicide attack drones overseen by North Korean…
China’s Copper Production Boom Threatens to Crowd Out the Rest of The World
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessChinese copper smelters are facing pressure to rein in an expansion that’s pounding the industry’s profitability. The viability of plants across the…
Why the 2028 L.A. Olympic arts festival should look to Salzburg
The well-run 1984 Olympics transformed Los Angeles. Not through the Games, which thrillingly came and went, but through the Olympic Arts Festival, which taught us…