Film News in Brief: Outfest Launching Drive-in Showings With ‘The Nowhere Inn’

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerVeteran Los Angeles news anchor Jeff Michael sued KCBS-TV on Friday, alleging the station breached his contract and discriminated against him based on health issues.Michael was co-anchor of KCBS-TV Channel 2’s newscasts at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. for more than three years. The Emmy Award-winning anchor joined KCBS in early 2017 after nearly two decades of working as an anchor at Fox’s KTTV Channel 11.

Brad Pitt and his new girlfriend, Nicole Poturalski, enjoyed a night out together in November 2019, leading fans to wonder whether they have secretly been a couple longer than believed.The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star, 56, and the model, 27, looked flirty at Kanye West’s opera performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in photos published by the Daily Mail.

Chris Cornell‘s life, will begin filming in September.The movie, which will star John Holiday (Walk The Line, CMT’s Sun Records), is being produced by Los Angeles-based film production company AmeriFilms LLC and Road Rage Films.It will be based on true events that took place during the last days of the grunge music icon’s life.

WASHINGTON -- Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; Kate Bedingfield, Joe Biden's deputy campaign manager. ——— NBC’s “Meet the Press” — To be announced.

Rachel McAdams, 41, isn’t officially confirming she’s pregnant, but she also is not hiding her burgeoning baby belly. For the second day in a row the notoriously private actress went about her daily routine in L.A.

EXCLUSIVE – Vanessa Lachey is working on being her best self, mother, and wife every day. As she continues to quarantine at home in Los Angeles, the former "TRL" host spoke with Fox News about finding the silver lining amid all the uncertainty the future holds right now.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC-owned KABC-TV (“ABC7”) has named Pam Chen to serve as the station’s vice president and news director. The move makes Chen the first Asian American news department head at a network-owned station in Los Angeles.Chen replaces Rob Elmore, who had headed up KABC’s news operations since 2015.

More details are emerging about Lori Loughlin‘s role in getting her daughter Olivia Jade, 20, admitted the University of Southern California. The 56-year-old allegedly encouraged her daughter to lie to her college admissions counselor at prestigious Los Angeles private school Marymount, according to new court documents.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The 2020 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has unveiled their schedule for livestream events and their program for its “Under the Stars” drive-in experience.For Outfest LA’s digital space, Tony Award-winning John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) will host a livestream marathon listening party of his critically acclaimed musical podcast, Anthem: Homunculus with performances from himself, Glenn Close, Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone,

Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots is embarking on a new adventure. The Broadway actor died at the age of 41 after a bout of coronavirus caused complications, including mini-strokes, a leg amputation, stem cell treatment and more.

Singer Nick Cave spoke out against "cancel culture" after a fan asked for his opinion on the growing tide of political correctness. The Bad Seeds singer pontificated on the virtues of mercy on his website, The Red Hand Files, where he invites people to ask him questions with no moderation.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOutfest Los Angeles is going virtual this year and they have unveiled their stacked lineup for the 11-day festival which kicks off August 20.The LGBTQ film fest fest will include over 160 films with 35 world premieres, 10 North American premieres and 4 U.S. premieres to Los Angeles for 2020.

Outfest is going online. Los Angeles' LGBTQ film festival is shifting to a virtual event this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a roster that includes more than 160 films including 35 world premieres, 10 North American premieres and four U.S.

Zach Braff is memorializing his late friend Nick Cordero with some special ink.

Ted Johnson CBS News has named Mark X. Lima the west coast bureau chief based in Los Angeles, where he will oversee news gathering in the western region.Lima most recently served as the vice president of news for Univision/Fusion.

Variety has learned.The move comes just a year after E! announced an expansion to its slate of entertainment news programming under veteran former “Today” producer Tammy Filler, who joined in April 2019 to lead creative and production for E!’s news operations.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThree E! entertainment news shows — “E! News,” “Pop of the Morning,” and “In the Room” — have been canceled, Variety has learned.The trio of programs are based in New York, after E!’s move just a year ago to expand its slate of entertainment news programming and introduce new programs.

The Tonight Show. If she was freaking out on the inside, she sure wasn't showing it.Armed with a keyboard and a microphone, the 20-year-old folk singer and songwriter Zoomed in from her bedroom for a virtual performance of "I Miss You, I'm Sorry."The emotional track is lifted from her debut EP Minor.The Los Angeles newcomer is, of course, the daughter of movie director J.J.