"Full Tuition to Make a Home Movie": USC Film School Grapples With Reopening Amid a Pandemic

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after criticizing President Donald Trump in a video shown during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, California Governor Gavin Newsom asked the president to declare a major disaster in his state.Newsom said in his DNC video that Trump had “threatened the state of California, 40 million Americans who happen to live here in the state of California, to defund our efforts on wildfire suppression because he said we hadn’t raked enough

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry greet an adorable young boy while volunteering at Baby2Baby’s back-to-school drive-through event on Wednesday (August 19) in Los Angeles.

STXfilms has acquired the North American and UK distribution rights to “Songbird,” the film that was shot in Los Angeles during lockdown and was produced by Michael Bay, Adam Goodman and Andrew Sugerman’s Invisible Narratives and Catchlight Films, STX and Invisible Narratives announced jointly Thursday.“Songbird” was one of the first features to film in Los Angeles since productions shut down in mid-March, and recently wrapped production.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry feel they are finally home. After stepping back as senior members of the British royal family earlier this year, the couple first went to Canada and then spent several months in the American actress’ native Los Angeles.

On March 23, in the year of our pandemic clusterfuck, 9 of our 50 United States issued stay at home advisories for residents as their COVID-19 response: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Louisiana, California, Washington, and Oregon. Since then, most of the remaining states have followed suit.

Meghan Markle is opening up about her new living situation after moving from London to California with husband, Prince Harry.

The Los Angeles house Kim Basinger’s character called home in crime movie L.A. Confidential is on the market.

Vicki Gunvalson has put her Orange County, California, home on the market.According to the O.C. Register, the 58-year-old former Bravo star listed the 5,456-square-foot home for $3.35 million.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have bought a property in the celebrity hotspot of Santa Barbara for a reported £11 million.Meghan and Harry had been house hunting for some time after relocating to the US from Canada just before the coronavirus lockdown.They have settled on the coastal city in California where stars like Oprah Winfrey and singer Ariana Grande live, and a host of famous names like actors Jeff Bridges and Rob Lowe and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres have been past residents.The home

The Tax Collector has received its first set of reviews, and sadly it's not looking too good.

Netflix have shared the dark first trailer for Ratched starring Sarah Paulson – watch it below.Paulson’s character, Mildred Ratched, is based on Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the new drama comes from the makers behind American Horror Story.The new programme is described as “a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched.”An official synopsis adds: “In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading

Jake Paul doesn’t want to quit partying, even when public health is at stake.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have allegedly launched a legal bid in an attempt to ban the publication of photos they claim were taken of their son Archie with a drone.The royal couple, who have reportedly been invited to Brooklyn Beckham's wedding to Nicola Peltz, are said to have accused unnamed photographers of using misleading captions on the pictures of 14 month old Archie who was in their back garden in California, US.The captions allegedly suggest that the images were taken in a public

Netflix baking show Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet.Best known for her breakout role as Santana Lopez in Glee, Rivera died earlier this month after going missing at Lake Piru in Southern California.Now, it’s been revealed that she will appear posthumously as a guest judge in the third season of the baking competition, which premieres in both the US and UK today (July 31).Appearing alongside the show’s host Hunter March and professional chef judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo, Rivera’s guest

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJordan Graham’s “Sator,” the story of a recluse in Northern California who is menaced by a demon, has been acquired by 1091 Pictures for North American release.The film is virtually a one-man show. Graham not only served as the director, he also wrote the screenplay, edited and produced it, as well as lensed and scored the film.“‘Sator’ is quite personal to me,” Graham said in a statement.