Miceli’s Italian Restaurant, Hollywood’s Oldest Pizzeria, Issues Fundraising Plea

Steven Manios Sr., the former owner and president of Century Precision Optics who developed wide-angle and telephoto lenses for film and television production, died Sunday from COVID-19 complications, his family announced. He was 82.

Jim Parsons says the ultimate goal for representation is not to exclusively have gay actors play gay roles but for all roles to be open equally to all actors.

Kumail Nanjiani is trending in the middle of a debate regarding bodies.

direct to your inboxSir Sean Connery, Dame Barbara Windsor, and Caroline Flack were among the many stars who died in 2020.The tumultuous year began with the shock death of basketball star Kobe Bryant, who was killed alongside his daughter in a helicopter crash.This was before the pandemic upended life as we knew it, and took it away from a famous few.Here, we take a look at 55 of the high-profile figures who said their final goodbyes over the last 12 months:Derek Acorah died at the age of 69 on

Beverly Hills Italian restaurant, La Scala, has come under fire for promoting a “speakeasy”-style indoor dining experience that would violate coronavirus safety measures.

Angelique Jackson There are few entertainers like Jamie Foxx; he’s a multihyphenate superstar with the trophy case to back it up.

Watch: Trailer for Promising Young WomanCarey Mulligan has criticised beauty standards in Hollywood, which force women to look like “supermodels” in order to get major roles. The Oscar-nominated star is currently promoting her awards-tipped performance in Emerald Fennell’s revenge thriller Promising Young Woman.

The Black Lives Matter movement: The year began on a heartbreaking note when a video of the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis surfaced on May 25, which in turn triggered a wave of protests against police brutality and systematic racism in the United States. Since then, setting aside concerns for their personal safety, in the midst of a global pandemic, hundreds of thousands have marched to support the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM).

Scott Stapp has been tapped to play legendary singer Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic about former President Ronald Reagan.Dennis Quaid will star as Reagan in a movie about his life, including his days in Hollywood as an actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild.

Creed frontman Scott Stapp has been tapped to play legendary singer Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic about former President Ronald Reagan.  Dennis Quaid will star as Reagan in a movie about his life, including his days in Hollywood as an actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild.

In a conversation for The Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers event on Wednesday, Sherrilyn Ifill, the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and journalistJemele Hill spoke about the importance of the Senate runoff races currently taking place in Georgia and how Hollywood can fight voter suppression.

Charles D. King To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change.

(CNN)Inclusion is evolving.Nowhere is this truer than in Hollywood, where there has been increased demand for improved representation by gender, sexuality, religion and opportunities for the disabled in the industry.The recent announcement by "Juno" star Elliot Page that they are transgender and identify as non-binary was greeted with surprise but also cheers by supporters and trans advocates alike.

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond doesn’t see the Warner Bros.-induced sound and fury in Hollywood subsiding anytime soon as talent joins theaters to protest the studio’s 2021 theatrical windows – nor does he think Warner will stick it out for a full year.