Academy Foundation ends Oral History Project and lays off its staff
The Academy Foundation earlier this month laid off all five staffers with its Oral History Projects team, effectively…
Kristen Bell to host SAG’s Actor Awards for third time
The Screen Actors Guild Awards took on a new name this year, but Kristen Bell is here to…
Women directors are remain scarce in Hollywood. This mentorship program aims to change that
Six years ago, Ally Pankiw got her first big TV breakthrough: She directed the first season of the…
Kaiser Nurses Say They’ll Strike Jan. 26 if Contract Talks Don’t Resume
The union representing 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care professionals across California and Hawaii, the United Nurses…
Long Beach police union and City announce new $24M three-year labor deal
The City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Police Officers Association (POA), which represents approximately 730 employees,…
Warner Bros. Discovery, chased by suitors, shines at the Golden Globes
It was a big night at the Golden Globes for Warner Bros. Discovery, which won nine awards —…
Here are some of the key Hollywood storylines to watch in 2026
It’s been a turbulent year in Hollywood, to say the least. 2025 began with the devastating fires in…
‘South Park’ creators clash with performers at their Casa Bonita restaurant
“South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who this summer landed one of the richest TV deals…
AI, production woes and the next 100 years for background actors
The year was 1923, and thousands of people a month were flooding into Los Angeles in hopes of…
Prison health workers are among the best-paid public employees. Why are so many jobs vacant?
Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and…
Can movie stardom survive the age of AI?
Kevin Hart is almost impossible to avoid. The stand-up comic turned actor has spent the past decade as…
As Netflix and Paramount circle Warner Bros. Discovery, Hollywood unions voice alarm
The sale of Warner Bros. — whether in pieces to Netflix or in its entirety to Paramount —…