Cynthia Hargrave, Producer of Wes Anderson’s Debut ‘Bottle Rocket,’ Dies at 64

A notable film producer has been arrested by federal agents who have since charged him with running a high-level prostitution outfit.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA California film producer was arrested on Thursday on charges that he used his production company, PaperChase Films, as a front for an international prostitution ring.Dillon Jordan, who produced “Skin” and “The Kindergarten Teacher,” was indicted last month on prostitution and money laundering charges.

Producers Ed Saxon and Nina Yang Bongiovi are taking on new roles in support of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.

NEW YORK -- A movie producer was arrested Thursday in California on a New York indictment accusing him of using a movie production company to operate an international prostitution business.Dillon Jordan, 49, of Arrowhead Lake, California, was arrested in San Bernardino County, California, and awaited an initial court appearance in the Central District of California, authorities said.

It’s safe to say that director Sean Baker‘s latest film, “Red Rocket,” is one of the most anticipated of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. “The Florida Project,” Baker’s last film, premiered during the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes 2017 and quickly became one of the most talked-about films at the festival.

After rolling winners with his last two indie outings, Tangerine and The Florida Project, director Sean Baker makes it a trifecta with Red Rocket, a wild ride about a big-time male porn star who returns penniless from LA to his native Texas to figure out and regain his groove. Like Baker’s previous films, this one deals with a very specific sub-culture that is used to the max to inform the often wayward characters.

Sean Baker must have a thing for donut shops, the distinctly American small businesses have now been a centerpiece of two of his more celebrated films.

LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Robinson, the versatile and prolific actor whose many credits ranged from stage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Fences” to such films as “Secret Santa” and “Miss Lettie and Me” to his long-running role as the court clerk Mac Robinson in the sitcom “Night Court,” has died. He was 75.Robinson died Sunday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his manager, Lisa DiSante-Frank.

Olivia Rodrigo is cozying up to her new guy! The «Drivers License» singer was snapped kissing producer Adam Faze over the weekend in Los Angeles.In the pic, 18-year-old Rodrigo and 24-year-old Faze share a kiss while leaning against an Audi. Rodrigo also smiled big while leaning into him and giving him a hug.The pair first sparked romance rumors when they attended the  premiere party at Six Flags Magic Mountain together last month.

Olivia Rodrigo is cozying up to a new guy. The «Drivers License» singer was snapped kissing producer Adam Faze over the weekend in Los Angeles.In pictures published by, 18-year-old Rodrigo and 24-year-old Faze share a kiss while leaning against an Audi.

July 12th, 2021, Cannes – Reader, I ratatat out this missive in haste on my trusty Smith-Corona from the South of France, in the paltry hopes it may adequately convey my delight in viewing the latest cinematographic marvel from Mr. Wes Anderson, originally of Houston, Texas but more latterly resident of a nearby color-coded, symmetrical nebula almost entirely of his own design.

Making it official? Olivia Rodrigo and Adam Faze shared a PDA-filled moment together weeks after fans began to wonder whether they were more than just friends.

William Smith, the 1970s action star who tussled with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can and was a regular on the final season of Hawaii Five-0, has died. He was 88.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Saracho’s 2004 play off-Broadway play, Mala Hierba is coming to the big screen, and the Vida creator will be helming the feature.

EXCLUSIVE: Luna Blaise (Manifest), Madison Pettis (Five Points), Charlie Gillespie (Julie And The Phantoms), Hart Denton (Riverdale), Greer Grammer (Awkward), Will Peltz (Unfriended), Daniella Perkins (Red Ruby) and Dylan Flashner (Lansky) are among cast for coming-of-age drama Deltopia, which is currently in production in LA.

Robert Sacchi, the actor who so closely resembled Humphrey Bogart that he starred in the 1980 20th Century Fox comedy The Man With Bogart’s Face, died June 23 in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to a family spokesperson. He was 89.

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David Arquette keeps it sharp in a pinstripe suit at the premiere of Lansky held at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night (June 21).

Palm NFT Studio, whose founding partners include film producer and owner of Heyday Films, David Heyman, and the founder of leading art house publisher HENI Group, has named Straith Schreder to the new role of executive creative director.