Puerto Vallarta, The Picture Perfect Location for ‘Sundown’ Movie
The association between Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Los Angeles, California runs long and deep, especially when it comes to the Hollywood connection between the two legendary cities, located just a three-hour plane ride and 1,500 miles from each other on the Pacific Ocean. Going back to the classic 1964 John Huston film “The Night of the Iguana,” starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr, Hollywood has long had a...
Variety TV Summit Tunes In to Trends in the Industry
It was a day of examining the latest trends in the industry at “Tune In!,” the Variety TV Summit, an annual confab featuring panel discussions and spotlight conversations with leading executives and talent in the television business. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on June 14, the event attracted several hundred industry professionals from across the country. Among the many highlights were keynotes with...
American Spirit Awards Brighten a Dark Day in History
The nation was still reeling from the horrifying mass shooting in Orlando, yet the timing couldn’t have been better for the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors to present its 11th Annual American Spirit Awards on June 13 at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. The speakers and recipients of the honors were inspirational yet humble in the wake of the tragedy. “All this does is make us better,” said Caucus co-chair Tanya Hart as...
Television Academy Honors Socially Relevant Programs
Whether you lean toward calling it the new golden age of television, peak TV or another catchy phrase, there is no doubt that we are living in an era where the amount of high-quality programming is vast and deep. But a smaller subset of fine shows are those that also serve to educate about socially important issues and to inspire the audience. Those are the kind of programs that the Television Academy awards in its Honors ceremony,...
Yad Vashem Salutes The Hollywood Reporter at Benefit Gala
It was a stark black and white cover that stood in bold contrast to those usually published by the Hollywood Reporter. Entitled “The Last Survivors,” the magazine identified 11 people who lived through the Holocaust and made their careers in the world of entertainment. Inside the issue, their stories were told. And for that, the American Society for Yad Vashem honored THR’s Janice Min and Lynne Segall with the Vanguard Award at its...
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