Miller Sanford (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Nearly three dozen local film, television and streaming production businesses and associations have launched an advocacy group aimed at improving conditions for filming in the state. The California Production Coalition, formed this week in Los Angeles, aims to voice the concerns of prop houses, equipment leasing firms … Read more
Matthew Sitman, left, and Sam Adler-Bell launched their podcast, “Know Your Enemy,” in 2019. (Andrew Kelly / For the Times) If Democrats want to understand why president-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House, a good place to start might be the “Know Your Enemy” podcast, hosted by two self-described leftist bros who, without … Read more
British filmmaker Steve McQueen, highly honored at home, is back in the Hollywood awards picture with his World War II drama “Blitz,” in which a young boy (Elliott Heffernan) tries to make his way home through the perils of wartime to his single mother (Saoirse Ronan) after they are separated. 1 McQueen won a best … Read more
A nurse tending to a pregnant woman with polio in an iron lung in 1954. (Associated Press) Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and by the time she got to a hospital in Indianapolis, she was totally paralyzed and … Read more
Adrien Brody in the movie “The Brutalist.” (A24) Some five centuries ago, the artist Michelangelo spent months sourcing 100 tons of marble from the quarry of Carrara only to discover that his patron, Pope Julius II, refused to reimburse him for it. Angry, Michelangelo fled Rome without finishing the pontiff’s future tomb, causing the piqued … Read more
The county supervisors are asking for a “full investigation” into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thyri Wood. (Alvondo Williams Jr.) Los Angeles County supervisors called Tuesday for an investigation into the death of Thyri Wood, a 1-year-old who died in July after the county’s child welfare agency left her in the care of her … Read more
Talk about great timing: Enigma has become the go-to app over the last month for people to share and discover videos of the mysterious drones flooding the Northeast skies. The New York-based company has many similarities to the popular app Citizen: Enigma invites users to post videos of what they’re seeing and provide the location … Read more
How do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Furiosa’ stack up against top sci-fi hits? At their best, sci-fi movies can ring up massive box-office returns and gain serious awards-season traction, with the original “Avatar” and “Star Wars” just two top examples. This year, there are two sci-fi contenders hoping to grab little gold men: “Dune: Part … Read more
A section of the high-speed rail project under construction in Fresno in 2019. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images) The future of California’s decades-long dream to one day connect Los Angeles and San Francisco via high-speed rail is again under threat as a Trump administration redux looms. His selected Cabinet officials and a … Read more
Sesame Street characters, Big Bird, left, and Cookie Monster, drive in style along Hollywood Boulevard. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Big Bird might soon ask: “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” After a nearly decadelong run with HBO, the group that produces “Sesame Street” is seeking a new television partner … Read more
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