Meghan Markle’s biographer Omid Scobie ‘makes permanent LA move’ after selling royal TV show to Universal TV: report

Meghan Markle’s longtime biographer, Omid Scobie, has made a permanent move to Los Angeles in search of the “Hollywood dream,” according to a report. Scobie’s latest business venture — a book and TV project titled “Royal Spin” — has been sold to Universal TV for a series development, the Daily Mail reports. As a result, … Read more

She turned an unpermitted backyard studio into the ultimate WFH hideaway

The Stiff Peaks writing studio, designed by Chris Skeens and Ben Warwas, features a hidden rooftop deck that offers views of downtown Los Angeles. (Taiyo Watanabe) When filmmaker and poet Jane Stephens Rosenthal purchased her 1905 Craftsman-inspired house in Elysian Heights in 2013, she was particularly charmed by the backyard’s idiosyncratic hand-built structures. The previous … Read more

How 3 indie directors kept it personal while shepherding big-budget films

Hollywood loves directors who start small and go big. After Christopher Nolan made his first American film, “Memento,” for $9 million, he popularized the now-familiar path from art house to studio lot by helming the $2.5-billion-grossing “Dark Knight” trilogy, followed by last year’s big-budget best picture winner, “Oppenheimer.” Three years ago, Chloé Zhao won an … Read more

‘The Brutalist’ producers are betting on a 3.5-hour independent Adrien Brody film

‘The Brutalist’ producers are betting on a 3.5-hour independent Adrien Brody film About halfway through the 3½-hour drama “The Brutalist,” the narrative stops for a 15-minute intermission, complete with a countdown clock. It’s reminiscent of the sweeping Hollywood films of the past. “Gone With the Wind,” “The Ten Commandments” and “Lawrence of Arabia” all had … Read more

Entertainment pictures of the year

Entertainment pictures of the year For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element. The selections that follow represent just a smattering of their diverse offerings in 2024 — and in … Read more

Why RaMell Ross insisted on a distinct POV for ‘Nickel Boys,’ his feature debut

No two filmmakers travel the same path to their chosen profession. RaMell Ross has traveled one unlike that of almost anyone else to direct his lauded feature debut, “Nickel Boys.” Before adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, he was a documentarian, and before that a photographer. His initial desire to pick up a camera was, … Read more

How Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson got under each other’s skin for ‘A Different Man’

How Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson got under each other’s skin for ‘A Different Man’ When Adam Pearson was young, he rubbed elbows with celebrities. “I was at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, one of the best pediatric institutes in the world,” he recalls of the London facility, “and they often had famous people come … Read more

Review: ‘Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World’ asks what is home?

The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Joy (Nicola Couglan) in “Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World,” premiering Christmas Day on Disney+. (Disney+) On Christmas Day in Great Britain, after the presents have been unwrapped, the crackers cracked and the figgy pudding done away with, the people have traditionally turned to television, where major series … Read more

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