Nine and a half months after all Hollywood production was shut down at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, filming in Los Angeles once again is at a standstill. Film and TV production has been exempt from coronavirus […]
While the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted almost every facet of the entertainment industry over the past nine months, the video game industry has continued powering through at breakneck speed as more people turn […]
As L.A. nears its anniversary of the first reported Covid-19 case, officials confirm 15,701 new cases and 138 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday alone. December, defined by continued lockdowns, closures and holiday gatherings, marked […]
It’s official: North American box office revenue plummeted 80 percent in 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic and unprecedented theater closures, while global revenue tumbled more than 70 percent. As predicted, domestic […]
Unemployment benefits included in a new COVID-19 relief package will not lapse this week, as anticipated, despite President Trump’s delay in signing the bill, the Labor Department confirmed Tuesday. “As states are […]
A months-long surge of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County is reaching its grim if inevitable zenith as deaths reach once-unthinkable levels, medical infrastructure is buckling under a flood of patients and officials fear the mortality […]
In better times than these, Hollywood’s charities were a lifeline for thousands of industry workers in need of a little help just to get by. In 2020, that need exploded exponentially as the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged lives, livelihoods and life savings. Mary Pickford, who co-founded the Motion Picture and Television […]
Amid an avalanche of awful Covid-19 news on Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a renewed focus on preventing gatherings ahead of New Year’s Eve. “Nobody should be gathering in a big party and nobody should be […]
SAG-AFTRA leaders told their members Tuesday night that “most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January, if not later.” The update comes the day after the Los Angeles County Department […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging the film and TV industry to consider pausing production for a few weeks during the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases throughout the county. “Although music, TV and […]
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