Conventions and live events are playing it safe when it comes to bookings in the Los Angeles area, according to a report from the Board of the Dept. of Convention and Tourism Development Commissioners.
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A24 announced it acquired U.S. Rights to the Ninja Thyberg-directed 2021 Sundance drama Pleasure. This was a film that had been announced as a Cannes title for 2020 before the fest was canceled because of Covid, and made its debut as part of virtual Sundance.
The drama stars Sofia Kappel as an aspiring porn star who arrives from Sweden determined to become a big star. While the drama’s point is to recognize the rape culture and degradation that women are put through in that line of business in
Conventions and live events are playing it safe when it comes to bookings in the Los Angeles area, according to a report from the Board of the Dept. of Convention and Tourism Development Commissioners.
Fred Segal, the retail giant who helped shape the fashion and cultural landscape in Los Angeles by launching new designers and providing threads for A-list clientele like The Beatles, Diana Ross, The Jackson 5 and Angelina Jolie, has died. He was 87.
Haley Bosselman editorFred Segal, the man behind his namesake trendsetting Los Angeles retail stores, has died of complications from a stroke, according to KABC-TV Los Angeles. He was 87.“In 1961, Fred Segal created a retail scene that defined Los Angeles fashion and sparked a revolutionary shift in style that has transcended the last six decades.
Tiger Woods has been rushed to the hospital following a single-car crash in Los Angeles. According to his agent, Mark Steinberg, Woods suffered “multiple” leg injuries.
Golf legend Tiger Woods was injured this morning in a one-car accident in Los Angeles and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. The crash occurred on a residential street in Palos Verdes.
Manori Ravindran International EditorGlobal distributor, producer and streamer Mubi has snapped up major European markets for hot Sundance title “Pleasure,” which delves into the world of the porn industry in Los Angeles.The service has acquired all rights to the provocative film in the U.K., Ireland, Italy and Turkey.
A24 has picked up the U.S. rights to Swedish writer-director Ninja Thyberg's porn industry drama Pleasure after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
A24 has acquired the U.S.
Golden Globes will be broadcast from both New York and Los Angeles for the first time, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler splitting the bi-coastal hosting duties. Fey will be live from Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan while Poehler will present from the ceremony’s usual home of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said.
LOS ANGELES -- Three people on a film set were critically hurt in an explosion that sparked a grass fire near Los Angeles on Tuesday, authorities said.The blast was reported in a mixed use industrial neighborhood of Santa Clarita, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Abraham Bedoyan.Ambulances took three critical patients to hospitals, according to Supervisor Martin Rangel with the LA County Fire Department.Fire spread to a grassy hillside but firefighters were able to quickly douse the
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterMovies about the end of the world share a similar DNA: chaos, fire, looting, revelations.
Annie Lennox has shared a video of herself receiving the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a drive-thru centre in Los Angeles.The Eurythmics singer was given the Moderna jab at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium and shared a video of herself preparing for the injection.“It’s all very exciting.