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…
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘Inside Out 2’ drive Disney studio earnings
Superheroes and animation packed a punch for Walt Disney Co. as “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” propelled the company’s film studio to one…
Visit Stars Hollow on Warner Bros.’ ‘Gilmore Girls’ studio tour
It’s fall, and for many that means it’s “Gilmore Girls” season. Though its original run ended in 2007, the series about the mother-daughter escapades of…
David Gilmour on politics, Pink Floyd and ‘Luck and Strange’
It’s dusk inside an empty Hollywood Bowl as David Gilmour peers out from the stage and delivers his song “Dark and Velvet Nights” to no…
AMPTP shakeup: Studio negotiator Carol Lombardini to exit
Carol Lombardini, who represented the major studios at the bargaining table during last year’s writers’ and actors’ strikes, is set to step down as president…
Strictly bosses rush show couple from dance studio… because Giovanni Pernice was next door practising for stage show
STRICTLY bosses moved Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal after finding out her ex — professional dancer Giovanni Pernice — was rehearsing next door, we can…
Hollywood veterans grapple with mentoring next generation
This spring, applicants vying for a spot in the Art Directors Guild’s Production Design Initiative — a program that offers mentorship and on-the-job training to…
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra to step down, succeeded by Ravi Ahuja
Sony is changing the guard at its Culver City film and television studio.Tony Vinciquerra, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s chairman and chief executive who quietly rebuilt the…
Brian Williams returns to cover election night for Amazon Prime
Former NBC News star Brian Williams is finalizing a deal to anchor live coverage of the presidential election results for Amazon’s Prime Video, in the…
Studio Ghibli film with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes finally gets Netflix release date
Hit Studio Ghibli film The Boy and the Heron has finally been given a Netflix release date, with the movie becoming available to stream globally…
Joe Lycett reveals reason he 'always hated' doing studio TV work before talk show
Joe Lycett spoke about his life and career whilst on Kate Thornton's podcast White Wine Question Time recently, including sharing his thoughts on recording in…