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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ Starring Andrew Garfield Set to Open AFI Fest
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s much anticipated directorial debut tick, tick…BOOM! is timed to detonate Nov. 10 as the Netflix film opens the 35th edition of AFI Fest with a screening at Hollywood’s…
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Television Academy Scales Back Emmy Invitees By Limiting Nominees Who Can Attend
The Television Academy revealed Tuesday that “following discussions with health and safety experts” for L.A. County, the organization is limiting the number of nominees who will be allowed to…
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Cynthia Erivo on ‘Life Changing’ Hollywood Bowl Debut and New Adobe Digital Roller Skates Collection
Cynthia Erivo has rolled her way into a new project with Adobe. The actress, artist and performer, who is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for her work as Aretha Franklin in Nat Geo’s Genius: Are…
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Jennifer Hudson Recalls Final Conversation With Aretha Franklin: “I Truly Miss Hearing From Her”
MGM offered all the ingredients for a super soul Sunday as it premiered Respect yesterday at Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre. Before cast, crew and filmmakers walked the black carpet…
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Elliot Page to Be Honored at Outfest With Achievement Award
Elliot Page has been selected to receive Outfest’s Achievement Award during the LGBTQ film festival’s closing night gala on Aug. 22. The event could mark Page’s first major public appearance…
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World of Wonder Turns 30: Producing Partners Reflect on Punk Origins and ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Success
Producing partners Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato met as freshmen on the first day at New York University film school in the early 1980s. First impressions are everything, and so were their
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Why Val Kilmer Skipped L.A. Premiere of Amazon Documentary
Val Kilmer is doing just fine. The 61-year-old is the subject of Amazon’s intimate documentary Val about his life, acting career, artistic passions and the throat cancer that nearly claimed…
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Dixie D’Amelio Teases Hulu Reality Show and Music Tour
Dixie D’Amelio’s name is typically trailed by data points and itemized lists of followers, streams, views, engagement, comments and the like. It’s understandable in the age of the influencer…
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L.A. City Council Members Push for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez and member Mitch O’Farrell introduced legislation Wednesday that would require residents to prove that they have received at least one dose of a
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DaBaby Receives Open Letter, Offer for Private Meeting From 11 HIV/AIDS Organizations: “We Urge Him to Learn the Facts”
After his controversial anti-gay remarks led to a wave of backlash and lost gigs, rapper DaBaby issued two apologies with the most recent, posted Monday, focusing on the importance of education…
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“Rude Guests Will Be Eaten Whole”: How a Hollywood Hangout Is Dealing With a Crush of Awful Guest Behavior
Sunset Tower, the iconic hotel and beloved stomping ground for A-listers, is dealing with a crisis that has become all too familiar as of late: rude and unruly customers. “People have been
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L.A. County Not Requiring Proof of Vaccination for Business Entry “At This Point in Time”
On the heels of news that New York would soon be requiring proof of vaccination for all residents to participate in indoor activities, a rep for L.A. County’s Department of Public Health says…
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