Inside Liam Payne’s troubled life after One Direction
“Hey man, are you good?”AJ McLean had reason to be concerned about Liam Payne. Since production wrapped on the new Netflix music competition series where…
'I'm a TV writer and these are my 10 best TV and film picks for November'
Marvel, Dune and The Beatles are among the top titles heading to screens this month Source link
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…
Woman, 32, dies in car smash as family pay tribute to ‘inspiring writer’ whose ‘smile brightens up a whole room’ – The Sun
THE family of a 32-year-old woman who died in a car smash have paid tribute to the "inspiring writer" whose "smile brightens up a whole…
How does Robert Downey Jr. fare in his Broadway debut?
NEW YORK — A friend texted soon after I arrived in New York to see “McNeal,” the new play by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center Theater’s…
What’s the top ‘SNL’ sketch of all time? We asked 17 celebrities
Will Ferrell as Gene Frenkle from “More Cowbell,” onstage with musical guests Queens of the Stone Age. (Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank) John David Washington, actor…
‘Transformers One’ review: Animated prequel is well crafted
Leave it to the medium of animation to infuse new life into an intellectual property that has diluted itself with each sequel spawned for the…
Opinion: Did actors and writers celebrate last year’s labor victory too soon?
One year ago, Hollywood greeted Labor Day with the guilds representing actors and writers on strike, as studios juggled movie release schedules and cobbled together…
Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dies at 86
NEW YORK — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts…
‘Sebastian’ review: A gay writer courts risk to spur career
The impulse to write what you know can be as emboldening as it can be restricting. In director Mikko Mäkelä’s soulful and observant feature “Sebastian,”…
Inside SDCC 2024 with ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ cast: Exclusive
One of the first Halloweens after “What We Do in the Shadows” premiered, showrunner Paul Simms was out trick-or-treating with his kids when they saw…
‘The Simpsons’ predictions: All the times the show saw the future
Throughout its 768 episodes and 35 seasons on television, “The Simpsons,” the longest-running American animated show, has made eerily accurate predictions about the future. Whether…
Jill Schary Robinson, writer and mom of UTA’s Jeremy Zimmer, dies
Jill Schary Robinson, a novelist, memoirist, essayist and journalist who was also daughter to one Hollywood executive and mother to another one, died Saturday in…
‘Friday Night Lights’ series finale: Creator talks Coach and Tami
In “Inside the Episode,” writers and directors reflect on the making of their Emmy-winning episodes.Clear eyes. Full hearts …It took a lot of tears, both…
‘Twisters,’ storms movie box office with $80 million
“Twisters” ripped up the box office field this weekend, churning out about $80.5 million in domestic ticket sales in its inaugural weekend, according to market…
Disney allegedly hacked by NullBulge over ‘approach to AI’
A group of hackers says it recently leaked internal communications at Walt Disney Co. over the company’s handling of “artist contracts, its approach to AI,…
‘Umbrella Academy’ showrunner denies workplace accusations
Former employees have accused “The Umbrella Academy” showrunner Steve Blackman of fostering a toxic work environment, exacting retaliation, taking credit for other people’s work and…
Meet the writer translating Alejandro Zambra, José Donoso and more
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a novelist and punk historian, and although I’m currently on vacation…
IATSE deal: Hollywood crew members, studios reach tentative contract
Film and TV crew members have reached a tentative contract deal with the major Hollywood studios after months of bargaining, the International Alliance of Theatrical…
Jesus Trejo goes behind the laugh on new PBS series ‘Roots of Comedy’
Comedian Jesus Trejo knows a thing or two about crafting comedy out of personal experiences. His journey as an only child and family caretaker has…