‘The Studio’ review: Lampooning Hollywood showbiz with a bevy of stars
“Millions are to be grabbed out here,” Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote Ben Hecht in 1926, “and your only competition is idiots.” Here was Hollywood, in…
‘CBS Mornings’ is leaving its Times Square studio amid Paramount cost-cutting
Faced with shrinking ratings and revenue, CBS News is moving its morning program out of its Times Square Studio.Later this year, “CBS Mornings” will head…
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly…
The cast of Apple TV+’s ‘The Studio’ tells all at SXSW 2025
AUSTIN, Texas — With an opening allusion to Robert Altman’s 1992 classic “The Player,” Apple TV+’s new comedy “The Studio” tees up an age-old subject — how…
Hollywood’s vocal support of DEI was ebbing even before Trump
Amid calls for racial justice in 2020, Hollywood pledged to do better.Studios and entertainment companies committed to donating millions of dollars to civil rights and…
Bay Area rapper wounded in shooting at Hollywood studio, LAPD says
A Bay Area rapper was shot after refusing to turn over his watch during an armed robbery late Thursday inside an East Hollywood recording studio,…
‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’: Our 6 favorite moments
Over the decades, “Saturday Night Live” has spawned countless memorable characters and skits, but for one night, many of them — from “Black Jeopardy” to…
With ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ Marvel looks to reset
Minutes into the first fight scene of the new “Captain America: Brave New World,” a foe quips that the Captain America he dreamed of killing…
‘SNL’ costume designer tells how they create hundreds of costumes
NEW YORK — The first thing you are likely to wonder about Tom Broecker, who has spent more than 30 years as the costume designer at “Saturday…
Neon inks first deal of Sundance Film Festival with ‘Together’ bid
Indie studio Neon has acquired worldwide rights to the horror film “Together” at the Sundance Film Festival, marking the first big deal at what has…
How two Jewish men made MGM Hollywood’s most successful studio
Book review Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation By Kenneth TuranYale University Press: 392 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our…
Universal TV studio chief Pearlena Igbokwe to oversee NBC Entertainment
Television studio head Pearlena Igbokwe gained new turf in the latest reorganization at NBCUniversal.On Thursday, NBCUniversal Studios and Entertainment Chairman Donna Langley unveiled a streamlined…
At Night Temple, weary L.A. film composers find refuge in house shows
The road up to Night Temple was dark and steep enough to take your breath away. But a few days before Christmas, a string quartet…
Sony Pictures names Keith Le Goy as new television chair
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s new chief, Ravi Ahuja, is quickly putting his leadership team in place. The Culver City-based studio on Tuesday named longtime television executive…
Huge Noughties band to launch comeback in 2025 as they release ‘nostalgic’ seventh studio album
THEIR debut record Inside In/Inside Out soundtracked the end of my A-Levels, with hits like Naive, Ooh La and You Don’t Love Me still among…
Chris Evans reportedly back to MCU for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Chris Evans is reportedly returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is rumored to co-star with his former co-Avenger Robert Downey Jr. in “Avengers: Doomsday.”The…
The best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024
It’s been a weird year, right? But for Los Angeles architecture, it’s been a surprisingly good one. The region’s best projects are as clear and…
Gregg Wallace ‘wandered naked into MasterChef studio with sock pulled over privates’ as his TV career hangs in balance
GREGG Wallace wandered naked into the MasterChef studio with a sock pulled over his privates, it was claimed tonight.The telly presenter’s career was hanging by…
‘Juror #2’ to stream on Max in December after brief theatrical release
Clint Eastwood’s legal drama “Juror #2” is set to debut on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max on Dec. 20, adding to the controversy over…
TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ will move to ESPN next year
TNT’s iconic studio show “Inside the NBA” will live on after the channel loses its rights to carry live games next season.The Walt Disney Co.’s…