Paul Frank Dies: Longtime Entertainment Executive Was 53

Library Pictures International, the Los Angeles-based film financier backed by Legendary Entertainment, has inked a deal to co-finance South Korean studio CJ Entertainment's local-language slate in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey. Under the terms of the deal, Library Pictures will finance up to 50 percent of the budget of CJ's various projects in the three developing markets.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that all events at the Walt Disney Concert hall have been cancelled through June 2021. The music organization made the announcement on Tuesday, sharing with members and Angelenos a complete list of events that have been cut from the calendar.From Halloween Organ & Film on Oct.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSpencer Davis, the Welsh rhythm guitarist and songwriter who lent his name to one of the most popular and influential British Invasion groups of the 1960s with hits including “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man”, died Monday of pneumonia in Los Angeles.

Mexican-American actress Francia Raisa — the star who donated a kidney to Selena Gomez in 2017 — had a rough experience on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, all because of Donald Trump‘s supporters.

Francia Raisa took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to share a terrifying experience while driving on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. The Secret Life of the American Teenager actress, 32 — who donated a kidney to best friend, Selena Gomez in 2017 — was visibly shaken up after she claimed Donald Trump supporters “boxed in” her vehicle, nearly causing her to crash.

Francia Raisa had an emotional experience over the weekend. On Sunday, the 32-year-old star took to her Instagram Stories while crying in her car. «I was just on the 405 and I got stuck in that stupid [President Donald] Trump rally and they f**king boxed me in and they're pointing at me and laughing at me, saying, 'Ha ha,'» the visibly shaken star said of her alleged run-in with a Trump motorcade on the Los Angeles freeway.

Francia Raisa is sharing a very scary experience that just happened to her.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBob Biggs, who founded one of the most influential punk rock labels of the 20th century, died in Tehachapi, Calif. after a long illness, according to his former publicist.

Foo Fighters appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (October 15) to perform an acoustic version of ‘Learn To Fly’.It comes ahead of this weekend’s (October 16-18) #SOSFest which will see the band take to the stage together for the first time since the beginning of quarantine at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.Put on in support of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), the three-day virtual festival will see 35 artists performing from 25 venues across the US, with proceeds going to

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterPaul Frank, a producer and TV executive who worked at Columbia TriStar TV, the Firm and Prospect Park, died Sept. 30 at the age of 53.Frank died at his home in Los Angeles of what family members believe was a heart attack.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorRedBird Capital Partners, the investment firm with stakes in David Ellison’s Skydance Media and the YES Network, is opening a West Coast office in Los Angeles and has hired longtime top Goldman Sachs banker Andy Gordon to lead it.He starts in February as partner charged with extending the firm’s expertise in media, sports and technology.Gordon recently retired from Goldman after 35 years where he was global chairman of Investment Banking and global head of media

A man who allegedly jumped the fence of YouTube star Logan Paul’s Los Angeles residence has been arrested, according to a new report.  According to TMZ, which cited law enforcement sources, the incident occurred on Sunday.The celebrity gossip site reported that after people inside the home noticed the person, they called authorities.  Police told Fox News on Tuesday officers from the West Valley Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a radio call of an assault with a deadly

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorExhibition shares took a beating Tuesday as AMC Entertainment announced its cash might be gone by year end and Walt Disney became the latest big content company to restructure operations around streaming.As theaters reopen to limited audiences without key New York and Los Angeles markets and a paucity of new studio fare, heavily indebted AMC said in an SEC filing that it has enough cash to last until late this year-early next and would require “material”

Joe Collins III, a Navy veteran and South Los Angeles native running against 15-term Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., told "The Ingraham Angle" Monday that his opponent has no substantive record of accomplishments.

Phoebe Bridgers, Mac DeMarco and Angel Olsen are among the artists set to play a virtual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood this month.The event, billed as ‘Village Of Love Planned Parenthood’, will be held online on October 25 and also feature a raffle, auction and more, all benefiting Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles and New York.Also playing the event will be Margo Price, Devendra Banhart, Brittany Howard, Ezra Furman, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, Tenacious D and lots more, all promising