FilmLA Sees Uptick in Film Permit Applications to 18 a Day

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.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerGeorge R.R. Martin, who is allegedly hard at work on his much-anticipated follow-ups in the Game of Thrones book series, is suing an L.A.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe parent who introduced Lori Loughlin and her husband to disgraced admissions consultant Rick Singer has agreed to plead guilty to hiring Singer on his own to cheat on his daughter’s ACT exam.Mark Hauser, 59, is the founder of Hauser Private Equity.

LOS ANGELES -- The cast for Netflix’s new “Pinocchio” film has been chosen. The streaming service announced Wednesday that newcomer Gregory Mann will assume the title role along with Ewan McGregor as Cricket and David Bradley as Geppetto.

Bill Lawrence may be under a rich overall deal at Warner Bros., having created Scrubs, Spin City and Cougar Town, but the 51-year-old TV scribe spends most days now banished to an unadorned guest bedroom of the Los Angeles home he shares with his actress wife, Christa Miller, and their three children. Earlier in the pandemic, Miller grew so tired of her "bored and lonely" husband following her around the house, she and their son hung a sign over the guest room door with his company name.

LOS ANGELES -- Maria Ressa says she didn’t take Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seriously when he declared four years ago that “corrupt” journalists weren’t “exempted from assassination.” “In 2016, it was really, really laughable. And I thought, ‘Oh, doesn’t matter.’ I laughed,” said the country’s most well-known journalist and leader of the independent Rappler news organization.

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.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 10Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival will hold drive-in screenings at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, launching with the Los Angeles premiere of Sundance 2020 title “The Nowhere Inn,” starring Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein.The 11-day festival kicks off Aug.

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.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Los Angeles County Department of Public health announced 2,645 new COVID-19 cases and 51 new deaths on Saturday. The department shared that it anticipates receiving a backlog of lab reports from the state in the coming days.The latest update sees dips in new cases, deaths and current hospitalizations when compared to Friday’s update.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas could not be more grateful for her health, family and friends right now.As the world continues to face challenging, unprecedented times amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 38-year-old actress is doing everything in her power to stay positive, make a difference and shine a light on the real-life heroes working on the frontlines of COVID-19. Priyanka, who has been married to Nick Jonas since 2018, shared that she is currently in Los Angeles, «doing OK» and staying busy

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorFilmLA said Wednesday that it has received more than 570 film permits for 422 film, TV and commercial projects since mid-June, when the City of Los Angeles and L.A. County got the OK to begin the process of resuming film and TV production amid the coronavirus lockdown.Still photography and commercials permits make up almost half of the incoming activity (44%, per FilmLA), with music videos (14%) and reality TV (8%) shoots also beginning to stir.

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.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe CW will team with Women In Film Los Angeles to televise the organization’s star-filled Make It Work! variety show on August 26.Announced on Tuesday, the variety special touts a lineup of influential women in the film and television worlds as Alison Brie, Beanie Feldstein, Alfre Woodard and others are set to make an appearance.