SAG-AFTRA, PGA Say SoCal Film and TV Production Can Move Forward

Richard Bracken, a four-time Emmy-nominated film editor with credits including Ironside, Columbo, Rich Man, Poor Man and three Wes Craven movies, has died. He was 90.

Ice Cube has launched his own brand of marijuana, named after his 1995 film stoner movie Friday.Fryday Kush, has been created in partnership with the cannabis company Caviar Gold and is being sold in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Oklahoma in the US.“Fryday Kush, my new marijuana brand, launches today,” the rapper announced on Instagram.

Primus‘ Les Claypool has shared a western movie-inspired short film in which he appears alongside Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo – you can watch it below.The five-and-a-half-minute Precious Metals, which landed on Primus’ official YouTube channel yesterday (February 10), is described as a “Northern California Gold Rush story [with] a surprise twist you didn’t see coming.“Thrills, chills, suspense, and groove that won’t quit.

In a twist not all that unfamiliar with Armie Hammer’s recent career downfalls, Shia LaBeouf has parted ways from his talent agency CAA following sexual battery allegations. But despite the former controversial entertainment stars’ industry punishments, this decision seems to be led by the screenwriter himself.

Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to California personally back in October, ET Canada can confirm.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRoy Christopher, the multiple Emmy-winning production designer behind numerous awards shows as well as “Murphy Brown,” “Frasier,” and “Wings,” died on Feb. 2.

Mark Lanegan has announced the release of Leaving California, a poetry book “sequel” to his 2020 grunge memoir.The former Screaming Trees frontman released the book Sing Backwards And Weep last year, detailing in it his time in the Seattle music scene in the ‘90s.Leaving California will be published by Heartworm Press, whose website says new tome merges “the lines of harsh reality and paranoia, beauty and reflection, and the wisdom of the escape artist”.The 76-poem collection is also said to be

Halsey, 26, was seen out with her boyfriend Alev Aydin for the first time since sharing the exciting news that they’re expecting a baby together. The singer and her hunky beau, who have been pretty private about their romance, were photographed while having a picnic under the sun in Los Angeles, CA on Jan. 31. The lovebirds were sitting on a blanket while relaxing during the outing and looked comfortable and cozy together.

Pack it up! Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson are ready to start the next chapter of their lives in their joint Malibu pad.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their recommendation to pause commercial and independent production in Southern California, effective Monday, Feb. 1.

The recommendation to temporarily halt commercial and independent film production in Southern California, issued on January 3 by SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild and the Joint Policy Committee of the advertising industry, has been lifted, effective Monday, February 1.

Spotted on social. Christina Anstead has changed her Instagram name amid her and Ant Anstead’s divorce.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted regional stay-at-home orders across California on Jan.

Legendary actor Sidney Poitier has leant his name and reputation to Arizona State University's Sidney Poitier New American Film School amid plans to establish campuses in three cities across Arizona and California.

LeVar Burton on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of Roots by pulling back the curtain on the production. Based on the late Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family,the renowned television miniseries premiered on ABC on Jan.