WGA Members Put Down Picket Signs, Pick Up Pens: Strike Over
Finally, after 148 days which wreaked economic devastation, it’s over. After reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP Sunday night, the Writers Guild of America told its members they could go back to work today although the new three-year deal has not been officially ratified by the membership. Over the weekend, the union’s negotiating team met with studio heads of NBC Universal, Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. (Donna Langley,...
LA Times Night Market is Around the Corner At Paramount Pictures Studios
The highly anticipated – and might I say the absolute best – food festival in Southern California takes over part of the back lot at Paramount Pictures Studios Friday, September 22 through Sunday, September 24. The annual event kicks off with Fiesta Friday featuring Danny Trejo, Virgilio Martinez and Bricia Lopez, along with a host of restaurants including Blue Plate Oysterette, Coucou, Dino’s Famous Chicken, Eastside Cheesecakes,...
John Legend Gives it All During Century City Concert
John Legend mesmerized the crowd at Westfield Century City during his Saturday night performance The atrium at Westfield Century City was alive with the sound of music as John Legend took the stage for a special performance on Saturday night. The EGOT winner, one of only 18 performers who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, sat at the piano before a rapt audience at the shopping center. Among them were his wife Chrissy...
‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Top Primetime Emmy Nominations
Due to the entertainment industry’s labor unrest, it isn’t clear if the Emmy Awards will take place as scheduled on September 18, but it is clear that HBO’s fourth and final season of “Succession” succeeded with 27 Emmy nominations, more than any other show. HBO also scored the number two and three nominations leaders, with “The Last of Us” garnering 24 nods and “The White Lotus” racking up 23. Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” was next with...
Rising Up with Andra Day at Habitat LA’s Builders Ball
Andra Day performs her iconic “Rise Up,” the theme of the 2023 Los Angeles Builders Ball There could not have been a more fitting featured performer at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ 2023 Builders Ball than Grammy award-winning Andra Day, known for her inspirational song “Rise Up.” That was the theme of the event at the Beverly Hilton March 8, presented by City National Bank to celebrate the commitment of...