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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are grabbing dinner on a low-key date night.

Caroline Brew editor Josh Kramer, who worked as a film producer and financier and Amazon executive, died Nov. 27 in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 67.

EXCLUSIVE: As they should, the Black List will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed artists and a cinema institution next year.

Josh Kramer, who produced Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden and Sidney Lumet’s Night Falls on Manhattan and later led sales for Capitol Films before becoming Head of Motion Picture Business Operations at Amazon Studios, has died. He was 67.

Vogue reported, and now have two children.The Kives, Bezos and Sanchez vacationed jointly in 2019 just after news of the Amazon founder’s affair with Sanchez broke.Sherrill, a Hollywood skincare expert who goes by Nurse Jamie, has worked with stars like Kyle Richards, Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian — and like Sanchez has a TV career. She owns the Santa Monica medical spa Beauty Park and is the producer of her Netflix plastic surgery show “Skin Decision.”The 51-year-old mom of triplets also has a line of anti-aging skincare products and beauty tools.Sanchez’s younger sister Elena Sanchez Blair, 41, keeps a much lower profile than her older sibling.

John Mayer is enjoying a night out with some friends.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Warren Beatty of coercing a teenage girl into sex in 1973, after the plaintiff’s attorney backed out of the case. Kristina Charlotte Hirsch filed the suit in November 2022 under a California law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse.

God Of War Ragnarok: Valhalla has a challenge that is so tough that the development team didn’t even beat it before the game shipped.Mihir Sheth, game director of God of War Ragnarok‘s Valhalla update, posted on X (formerly Twitter), writing that “there is an endgame challenge in God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla that no one of the dev team has completed on the hardest difficulty ‘Show Me Mastery”.Sheth continued, stating “I am so, so curious to see how quickly players will humble us… as they often do… but maybe this time we’ve beaten them?”‘Show Me Mastery’ is a difficulty mode available in God Of War Ragnarok, and is the hardest difficulty available in the game.God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla was revealed during The Game Awards 2023 and launched earlier this week. The DLC is a free update to the base game and sees Kratos and Mimir travelling to find some closure on their adventure in the base game, with the gameplay style shifting from a traditional third-person action-adventure game to a roguelike.NME reviewed God Of War Ragnarok when it was released, with our writer calling the game a “blast”.“God Of War Ragnarok is a good game but never particularly surprising,” Jake Tucker wrote.“Shifting the focus onto Atreus’ story feels like a smart move and the universe painted here is as beautiful narratively as it is graphically, but some players may feel like they have ridden this ride before.”In other gaming news, a new Squid Game title has been announced by the Netflix Games division.

A Los Angeles man remained jailed today for allegedly assaulting a man in his 70s in Beverly Hills in what police are calling an antisemitic attack.

President Joe Biden arrived at LAX late on Friday afternoon to kickoff a weekend of fundraising, starting with a Hollywood-centric event hosted by designer Michael Smith and James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain.

God Of War Ragnarok DLC has been unveiled at this year’s The Game Awards – and it’s arriving next week.While at The Game Awards, Sony Santa Monica made the blockbuster announcement, revealing a new trailer for a Kratos-led DLC campaign, titled Valhalla. While little is known of the DLC’s plot, it will seemingly take place after the events of Ragnarok due to Atreus’ absence.Fans won’t need to wait long to jump back into the world of God Of War though, as the DLC goes live on PS5 and PS4 next week, on December 12.

the New York Times. He also said that she hadn’t been able to speak for the past year, which is not uncommon when people with Down syndrome have Alzheimer’s. Her father told the outlet that she called Down syndrome her “up syndrome.” After growing up in Santa Monica and studying acting at Santa Monica College, Friedman had her breakout role as Amanda Swanson on the ABC show “Life Goes On,” which aired from 1989 to 1993.

Valerie Wu Intern Andrea Fay Friedman, an actor with Down Syndrome who appeared in drama television series “Life Goes On” and Joseph Travolta’s family drama “Carol of the Bells,” died Sunday in Santa Monica from complications due to Alzheimer’s. She was 53.

Jordan Moreau The 2024 Independent Spirit Awards nominations, which honor TV and indie films with smaller budgets, were announced Tuesday morning. Joel Kim Booster and Natalie Morales revealed the nominations. “Saturday Night Live” alum Aidy Bryant will host the awards show on Feb.

Shawn Mendes is getting some fresh air.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome theater, which has been shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic, will not be reopening in 2024, sources confirmed on background. It’s hoped that the Dome and adjacent Arclight Theatres will be ready for a 2025 opening. The Cinerama Dome and Arclight remained closed even after other theaters reopened after Covid shutdowns, and Pacific Theatres filed for bankruptcy in 2021.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Saturday Night Live” alum Aidy Bryant has been tapped to host the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will once again stream live on Film Independent’s YouTube channel and IMDB.com from its signature Santa Monica beach tent location. Last year’s ceremony marked the first time since 1997 that the annual celebration of independent cinema and television wouldn’t air on the IFC network after it did not renew its licensing deal.

Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz are enjoying a night out.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s no secret that the independent film game is not for the faint-hearted, with the last decade seeing a number of companies and financiers collapse under the weight of the industry’s constant state of flux. But amidst the turmoil and unprecedented change, Teddy Schwarzman has been quietly building his Black Bear label into a full-fledged independent film studio. 

The Weeknd and Simi Khadra are still going strong as a couple and we have new photos from a recent date night!

Leonardo DiCaprio was surrounded by his loved ones during his 49th birthday celebration in Los Angeles. The Hollywood star was accompanied by his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, and some of his closest celebrity friends, including his longtime friend Tobey Maguire.WHO IS LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S NEW GIRLFRIEND VITTORIA CERETTI?GIGI HADID AND BRADLEY COOPER DISCUSS THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPThe actor was all smiles having dinner at the Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica over the weekend, ahead of his birthday bash in Beverly Hills.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner look so happy to be in each other’s company!

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are doing their own thing in the wake of his criminal court case.

Leonardo DiCaprio is celebrating his birthday with his new girlfriend!

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is reeling after the deaths of four “beloved” active and retired officers. In an email statement to KTLA on Tuesd

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A few days after AFM wrapped in Santa Monica, the dearth of substantial deals trickling in is pointing to a weakened film sales market which is grappling with structural changes and the reverberations of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Global industry players came into the AFM with reasonable hopes of dealmaking after a quiet Toronto festival, even if many packages were held back due to the strike.

Helen Mirren‘s American Cinematheque tribute has a new date.

No need to worry, J.Lo! Jennifer Garner is making it clear she and her man are doing just fine!

TMZ, Affleck, 51, can be seen wearing a grey t-shirt with a black lightning bolt on it and a pair of blue jeans while escorting Lopez, 54, to their black SUV after dining at The Ivy in Santa Monica. The “On the Floor” singer wore a pair of light-wash jeans and a nude-colored turtleneck, which she complimented with a pair of sunglasses and a high ponytail.Being the gentleman that he is, Affleck opened the door open for his wife as she clambered into the car before the “Gone Girl” star shut the door. He then embraced an unidentified person off camera before making his way to the drivers side.

Sofia Vergara and Dr. Justin Saliman are enjoying another night out together!

EXCLUSIVE: As the FilmNation Entertainment team gathered in Santa Monica this week for AFM, some reflection is in order. It has been 15 years since Glen Basner peeled off from Good Machine to start the venture. Despite the hardships facing everyone in the market with strikes and uncertainty, what a different a decade and a half makes. The launch happened in 2008, not the most fortuitous time to launch an indie film finance and production company with global ambitions.

We love an unexpected friendship!

Tori Spelling has a new man in her life.

Roman Polanski has officially denied a woman’s accusation that the director sexually assaulted her at his home in 1973 after plying her with tequila both there and at a restaurant while knowing she was a minor at the time.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “As We Know It,” an apocalyptic zombie thriller starring Chris Parnell and Pam Grier, has sold rights to Buffalo 8. The Santa Monica-based production and distribution company will release the movie in theaters on Nov.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Mister Smith Entertainment has clinched first key international sales on Weston Razooli’s “Riddle of Fire.” Among major territories, Mister Smith has closed Japan (Klockworx), France (ASC Distribution) and Spain (Flamingo Films). Deals build on a co-U.S acquisition by Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome, which plan a domestic theatrical bow in early 2024, releasing the film on 35mm.