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California Film Credit Expansion in Flux as Lawmakers Delete References to $750 Million
The expansion of the California film and TV tax credit, which industry stakeholders argue is key to protecting jobs in the state, hit a snag on Friday, as lawmakers deleted references in bill language...
Gmaddaus May 23, 2025
Allison Russell Brings Heart, Soul, Healing and a Little Bit of ‘Hadestown’ to L.A. Tour Stop: Concert Review
Headlining Tuesday night at the Belasco in downtown Los Angeles, Allison Russell acknowledged that she was coming into town late, really late, fulfilling a gig that was originally scheduled there for ...
Chris Willman May 23, 2025
Julia Max Was Told to Cut Down the Family Drama in ‘The Surrender.’ She Ignored the Notes and Created a Ferocious Horror Debut
Julia Max’s feature debut “The Surrender” goes to some surreal and troubling places. But the core of the film begins with something both horrible and commonplace that often isn’...
William Earl May 23, 2025
Foo Fighters’ tour rider for Jakarta allows them permission to swear, smoke and drink on stage
The Foo Fighters‘ tour rider for Jakarta allows them permission to swear, smoke and drink on stage, where normally punishments for those breaking laws on these behaviours range from fines to yea...
Aneesa Ahmed May 23, 2025
‘Yes’ Review: Nadav Lapid’s Blistering Attack on Israeli Nationalism is an Effectively Blunt Instrument
No one was expecting Nadav Lapid to hold back in his first feature since the events of October 7, 2023: The Israeli filmmaker has long been cinema’s most vigorously expressive and outspoken crit...
Guy Lodge May 23, 2025
Jeff Margolis, Emmy-Winning Director and Producer of Live Event Broadcasts, Dies at 78
Jeff Margolis, a TV producer and director who specialized in live events from the Oscars to the Emmys and SAG Awards, died Friday in Nashville, Tenn. He was 78. Over four decades, Margolis directed so...
Pat Saperstein May 23, 2025
Inside the BFI’s Mission to Preserve Classics and the 100-Year Old Holy Grail Alfred Hitchcock Print They Still Can’t Find
Long before Alfred Hitchcock became a household name associated with classics like “Psycho” and “Dial M for Murder,” he began his filmmaking career in the U.K. But even before ...
Matthew Minton May 23, 2025
Billy Joel cancels tour dates after brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel has cancelled all of his upcoming touring concert dates, following a recent diagnosis of the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). This comes after earlier this year he postpo...
Aneesa Ahmed May 23, 2025
Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery Trial Ends With Eight Found Guilty
Eight people who found guilty of crimes including robbery in an organized gang, kidnapping, acquisition and possession of weapons, aggravated theft, complicity in preparation of a criminal act, seques...
J. Kim Murphy May 23, 2025
‘The Wheel of Time’ Canceled After Three Seasons at Amazon Prime Video
“The Wheel of Time” has been canceled after three seasons at Amazon Prime Video. The fantasy series, based on the book series of the same name by Robert Jordan, starred Rosamund Pike, Dani...
Selome Hailu May 23, 2025