Hollywood's Arena Cinelounge Reopening on Nearby Montalban Rooftop

Dr. Seuss’s most controversial work, The Lorax, a book that was banned from a California school in 1989 for portraying logging in a negative light.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorAs Deadline’s Tom Tapp reported last week, Los Angeles County isn’t quite ready to join other parts of California and the nation at large in allowing movie theaters to reopen, even with restrictions. So the coronavirus-beset movie capital remains closed to indoor movies.Which isn’t entirely bad.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWith New Jersey and some markets in California reopening in the lead-up to Warner Bros.’ Tenet launch this week, the third biggest circuit stateside Cinemark is making sure they’re at the ready.By this Friday, Cinemark will have their Napa and Redding locations open in California, two locations in Oregon –Medford and Springfield, and half a dozen in Arizona. The latter state gave the go-ahead for theaters to reopen last week.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSan Diego is the first major California market in California to see indoor movie theaters reopening with the AMC Cinemas and Regal Cinemas chains back in business this weekend.AMC is reopening seven of its nine sites in San Diego County on Friday, a spokesman said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWhen Governor Gavin Newsom introduced California’s new “simplified” coronavirus tiering system that indicates to what extent a county can reopen, there was one important aspect that received little to no attention.Newsom said on Friday that the color-coded rankings would be predicated on two epidemiological measures: the number of cases per 100,000 residents and test positivity rates.There will also be an “emergency brake” condition that can be employed if a

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: The box office weekend projections for Warner Bros.’ Tenet just got higher.

With Election Day looming on Tuesday, Nov. 3, entertainment companies are moving to make it a paid company holiday.It’s currently a civic holiday only in certain states (including New York), while in California employees without sufficient time to vote must be allowed twohours off with pay.

The Hollywood Reporter's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named best columnist at the62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, which were announced Saturday via a virtual presentation. This marks Abdul-Jabbar's fifth straight year winning the award.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new, color-coded process Friday for reopening California businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic that is more gradual than the state's current rules to guard against loosening restrictions too soon.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom modified the reopening guidelines for counties in the State of California.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would release modify reopening guidelines for the state of California.On Friday, he made good on that promise, revealing a new framework with four tiers with colors attached to them to indicate severity.The governor described the new framework as “simple, stringent and slow.”Case rates and test positivity rates will be the metrics that will determine movement within the tiers which, in terms of severity run from

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced what he called “a new partnership” in coronavirus testing. He said he was taking the action in anticipation of the stress the flu season will put on the testing system.“We have averaged roughly 100,000 tests in the state,” said Newsom.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will be issuing new guidelines for reopening businesses in its counties.The governor revealed that watch periods may vary from business sector to business sector. The modifications would also impact the current stay-at-home order, he said.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterRainn Wilson will keynote the first installment of Variety’s three-part “Sustainability in Hollywood” series presented by Toyota Mirai.

History was made Aug. 11 when Joe Biden announced California Sen.