formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In an open letter, orchestra contractor and Oscar winner Peter Rotter calls for action to bring back scoring work to the City of Angels. “Our town has become silent, still and devoid of music making,” he writes. Source: Executive Calls … Continued
The wildfires that have devastated huge swaths of Southern California have also disrupted the industry that makes the region famous: Hollywood. Many well-known performers have reported that the wind-whipped flames destroyed their homes. And just as the annual Hollywood awards … Continued
Streaming — and a pandemic — have radically transformed cinema consumption, but Villalon is part of a growing number of mostly younger people contributing to a renaissance of LA’s independent theater scene. The city’s enduring, if diminished, role as a … Continued
Event will take place October 15-17 in Los Angeles. Source: Inaugural American Film Convention in Los Angeles unveils first show details | News | Screen
Now 50 years old, Chinatown is one of the all-time great crime films – and that’s partly because of a potent story based on the real history of California’s so-called “water wars”. Source: Chinatown: The real-life California scandal that inspired … Continued
The third annual Hollywood Arab Film Festival began this week, bringing the best of 2024’s Arab cinema to Los Angeles and giving fans a chance to see the films in theaters as well as introducing a new audience to the … Continued