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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorChris Huvane, a partner and manager at Hollywood firm Management 360 and former magazine editor and PR executive, died Sunday night. He was 47.The cause was an apparent suicide, according to Deadline.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThere’s something about watching Detective Inspectors and Chief Constables go about their jobs that’s simultaneously engrossing and comforting. The bowler hats, the checked cravats, the baffling lingo — somehow there’s nothing like a British crime series for sheer bingeing delight.With generally top-flight production values, clever writing and crackling casts, these series are as well-made as they are fun to watch.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHow do you make a documentary about your own mother? And how do you tell that story when you grew up in an unstable environment, with a fractured relationship? That’s the challenge that Celeste Bell faced when crafting “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché,” a feature-length record of the tumultuous life of her mother, influential early punk rocker Poly Styrene.Poly Styrene blazed onto Britain’s punk rock scene as an angry teenage cyclone, energized by the creativity and freedom of the music while she confronted racism and sexism as a mixed-race Black woman. But the glory days didn’t last long.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLongtime film distribution executive Melvin “Duffy” Stanley Maron died Jan. 13 in Atlanta.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJournalist Sergei Rakhlin, a longtime member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association died Jan. 21.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorIrwin “Butch” Wallace Young, the chairman of DuArt Film Laboratories who supported New York filmmakers for decades, died Jan. 20 in Manhattan.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLongtime producer Mace Neufeld died Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJean-Marc Vallée, the Quebecois director of films including “Dallas Buyers Club” and TV projects such as “Big Little Lies,” has died outside Quebec City. He was 58.The cause of death was not immediately known.His producing partner, Nathan Ross, said in a statement, “Jean-Marc stood for creativity, authenticity and trying things differently.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorOne of Hollywood’s most exciting new openings is Grandmaster Recorders, a former recording studio that combines 50 years of musical history into a cocktail lounge, a rooftop bar and an expansive Italian restaurant. The Botanical Hospitality Group nightspot incorporates memorabilia from the legendary space that hosted the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, David Bowie and many more.The complex falls within the area dubbed the Hollywood Vinyl District for

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorEve Babitz, whose books including “Eve’s Hollywood” memorably chronicled the Los Angeles music and cultural scenes in the 1960s and 1970s, died Friday.Her biographer Lili Anolik confirmed her death to the Associated Press.Babitz saw a renewed appreciation for her work as a new generation of writers discovered her fresh and frank voice. Her other books included “Slow Days, Fast Company,” “Sex and Rage,” “Two By Two,” “L.A.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHollywood’s historic Cinerama Dome theater could finally be getting ready to reopen,  as an application for a license to sell alcoholic beverages was filed Friday.There are plans to open the theater sometime in the first half of 2022, a studio executive confirms.The license was filed Friday under the name Cinerama Hollywood on behalf of DT Operator, LLC, affiliated with Decurion, the owner of the now-defunct Pacific Theaters and ArcLight.It’s not clear, however,

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorWarner Bros. has announced release dates for several films including DC’s “Blue Beetle,” directed by Angel Manuel Soto, which is now due Aug.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorIt was the original cult film. A movie you had to show your girlfriend or boyfriend so they understood you.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorIt’s easy to imagine comedian Fanny Brice spending many a festive night at storied Hollywood eateries like Perino’s and the Brown Derby. Newly opened for dinner service, Fanny’s — at Los Angeles’ recently launched Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — interprets the comfortable, classy feel of those vintage spots in its own sleek, contemporary way.Longtime L.A.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLaurane “LaLa” Sheehan, a longtime corporate entertainment publicist and events planner, died Nov.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAlice Sebold, the author of bestselling book “The Lovely Bones” and memoir “Lucky,” has apologized to Anthony Broadwater, the man she misidentified as her rapist 40 years ago.In a Medium post, she wrote, “First, I want to say that I am truly sorry to Anthony Broadwater and I deeply regret what you have been through.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorArlene Dahl, the glamorous 1950s actress who later became a beauty writer and cosmetics executive, died Monday in New York. She was 96.Her son, actor Lorenzo Lamas, posted on Facebook, saying, “She was the most positive influence on my life.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAlec Baldwin has engaged the services of former L.A. assistant district attorney Aaron S.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe matriarch of California cuisine, Alice Waters, has finally touched down in Los Angeles, exactly 50 years after she opened Berkeley’s wildly influential Chez Panisse.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorArt LaFleur, a character actor who often appeared as a cop, coach or tough guy and played Babe Ruth in “The Sandlot,” has died after a battle with Parkinson’s.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDavid Chute, a longtime film critic and writer who tirelessly championed Hong Kong films in the U.S., died Nov.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDrummer and poet Graeme Edge, one of the founders of British rock band The Moody Blues, died Thursday, according to a statement on the band’s website from band member Justin Hayward. He was 80.“It’s a very sad day,” Hayward wrote, “Graeme’s sound and personality is present in everything we did together and thankfully that will live on.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorEcho Park’s restaurant scene has had a rocky ride during the pandemic, but it’s about to get a warm embrace from Bacetti, a secluded new neighborhood Italian trattoria tucked away on Echo Park Avenue.Owner Jason Goldman, an art historian-turned-Italian culture and food obsessive, has been working on turning the vintage building into an Italian restaurant for more than five years.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThere are more films than ever before with amazing visual effects work, but a new study titled Invisible in Visual Effects finds that women’s credits in that area have remained flat over the past few years.The study from Dr. Stacy L.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTwo Netflix employees have filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging the streaming giant retaliated against them for protesting Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer.”An NLRB representative confirmed that an unfair labor practice charge was filed Wednesday.B.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorIt’s no surprise Hollywood’s hidden tasting-menu restaurant Phenakite is one of the toughest reservations anywhere, with more than 20,000 people on the waitlist.Chef Minh Phan had to close her indoor-only café Porridge + Puffs during the pandemic, and had no idea Phenakite, which came together in 10 days, would go on to win a Michelin star after less than a year.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe producers of the movie “Rust” are suspending production while sheriffs investigate the circumstances of the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins that occurred when a gun handled by Alec Baldwin discharged on Thursday.Actors were rehearsing for the Western film, which was shooting at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, N.M., when the gun was discharged after Baldwin had been told it was a “cold” or unloaded gun.The Santa Fe Sheriff’s search warrant executed

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAs the industry grapples with the tragic on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a picture is emerging of a low-budget film set that was already chaotic before the fatal accident occurred.Several IATSE crew members on the New Mexico set of the Western “Rust,” where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed Thursday by a prop gun shot by Alec Baldwin, reportedly quit the production because they felt producers were not following safety guidelines, according

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorWhat will we be eating in 10 years? In 50? Are we destined for a future of freeze-dried space food and Frankenfoods? Will we have to say goodbye forever to sushi and hamburgers?Well, maybe, but there will also be deliciousness to be found, according to David Chang and Morgan Neville’s new series “The Next Thing You Eat,” which examines what will be on our plates and how it will get there in the future. The six-part series premieres Oct.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHorses is the latest incarnation of the historic Sunset Boulevard space where Ye Coach & Horses was stabled for 73 years before becoming the Pikey. It’s been totally transformed since Quentin Tarantino and Tim Roth legendarily scribbled scenes for “Pulp Fiction” on cocktail napkins in the weathered Coach & Horses bar.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHasbro chairman and CEO Brian Goldner, who served as executive producer or producer on toy-related films such as the “Transformers” movies, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “My Little Pony: The Movie,” has died of cancer, the company announced.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAva Ostern Fries, the wife of producer Chuck Fries whose experiences as a Beverly Hills Girl Scout leader  inspired the film “Troop Beverly Hills,” died Oct. 2.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorCharles “Jerry” Juroe, who shepherded publicity campaigns in Europe for 14 James Bond films starting with the first, “Dr. No,” died Sept.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorApple TV Plus will not be moving ahead with a second season of “Mr. Corman,” A24’s schoolteacher drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the streamer has confirmed.The final episode “The Big Picture” was released Friday.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorNeon has acquired worldwide rights to “Beba,” the first film from New York Afro-Latina artist Rebeca Huntt. The documentary-memoir had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, where it was hailed for its “originality, inventiveness and the urgency of Huntt’s voice,” Neon said in a statement.The film, which weaves together music, 16mm film, poetry and interviews, will get a 2022 release from Neon.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorGovernor Gavin Newsom has issued a new mandate that will require all public and private school children to get COVID-19 vaccinations, as long as their age is eligible.When the FDA gives full approval to vaccines for ages 12 and over, the mandate will take effect the next semester for grades 7 through 12.Currently, only teens 16 and older are eligible to receive the vaccination with full FDA approval, while children over 12 are receiving it with emergency