The Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a 127-97 win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and, with it, broke an audience record.
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writers’ strike in Hollywood next month has taken its toll on production in Los Angeles, as the new quarterly report from FilmLA shows a 24% drop in the number of on-location shoot days recorded in the county. In Q1 of 2022, FilmLA recorded 9,832 shoot days as Hollywood pushed to make up for the time lost by the COVID-19 shutdown.
But with the possibility that the Writers Guild of America could order a strike if a new contract with studios isn’t agreed upon by the May 1 deadline, studios are significantly drawing down the number of new productions while hastily completing ones that began early this year. In Q1 of 2023, 7,476 shoot days were recorded, down 24% year-over-year and 16.8% below the five-year average for the first quarter.
Television in particular took a huge hit with 2,862 shoot days, down 35.8% from last quarter and 24.2% from the quarterly average. “Over three consecutive quarters, we’ve seen a significant slowdown across all of the most economically important categories of on-location production,” noted FilmLA President Paul Audley.
“Particularly in the television world, decisions about future content direction are on hold, pending the outcome of corporate restructuring actions and industry labor negotiations.”Breaking down the TV decrease further, drastic drops in shoots for reality and drama shows were seen. Drama shoots fell 40% from 1,279 shoot days in Q1 2022 to 762 in Q1 2023, 37.3% below the five-year average.
Reality shoots are still 17% above the five-year average at 1,617 shoot days, but down 37.8% from last year’s 2,600 shoot days. Earlier this week, more than 9,000 members of the Writers Guild of America voted to authorize its leadres to order a strike if a tentative agreement with studios is
.The Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a 127-97 win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and, with it, broke an audience record.
resignations, the Associated Press reported Monday.The Times won in the Breaking News category, and also took home a Feature Photography prize for Christina House’s “intimate look” at the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street in a tent. Other winners included the Associated Press for Public Service reporting, the Wall Street Journal for Investigative Reporting, and the New York Times for international reporting.
The staff of Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its stories that uncovered recordings in which City Council members made racist remarks.
Oxygen True Crime has added five new series to its lineup, including “Fatal Family Feud,” “Real Murders of Los Angeles,” “Texas Justice with Kelly Siegler,” “Sin City Murders” and “The Pike County Murders.”“Texas Justice with Kelly Siegler,” which premieres Fall 2023, centers on the most shocking murder investigations and toughest trials in Texas history as told by Chief of Special Crimes, while “Fatal Family Feuds,” which premieres Winter 2023 and is produced by Woodcut Media, explores real-life cases in which a loving family is brutally destroyed by a deadly feud.Both launching in Fall 2023, “Sin City Murders” and “Real Murders of Los Angeles” will turn their attention to the cold cases that haunt major cities as “Sin City Murders” spotlights the underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip as homicides invade the popular tourist destination while “Real Murders of Los Angeles” follows the salacious, sinful and scandalous crimes committed by those seeking fame and fortune while pursuing their dreams.Hailing from KT Studios, “The Pike County Murders,” which debuts Winter 2023, follows Ohio’s largest murder investigation into the brutal killing of eight members of the same family who were left for dead in four different locations.After “New York Homicide” debuts its sophomore installment this spring, “Homicide for the Holidays” Swill return for Season 5 and “Final Moments” returns for a second season this fall alongside “Snapped,” which will debut its a new season this fall.“Cold Justice” will also return for a seventh season in 2024 as Kelly Siegler, who also leads “Texas Justice with Kelly Siegler,” and her team of detectives deep dives into unsolved homicides in small towns across the nation.
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have fans going wild about a possible reconciliation. The former couple was spotted kissing at Coachella a few weeks ago, and they have been spending more time in each other’s presence. On Saturday they were spotted in LA looking very happy.Cabello was all smiles as she talked to Mendes.
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tweeted her email notification.“The May 8 screening for ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ has been postponed,” the email from Bateman’s tweet reads.
Diplo has revealed that he dropped acid before running the Los Angeles marathon in March, but “really paid” at the end for his decision to take the drug.The DJ and producer completed the run in three hours and 55 minutes, and later shared on Instagram that he decided to take LSD shortly before it.In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter Diplo said that his decision was wise for allowing him to run at a good pace – but that really exhausted him.“I probably took half a tab of acid at the marathon, but it really motivated me, because I was running at the fastest pace I’ve ever ran,” he said.“You also have all these runners around you, so your energy’s there. I was running a seven-minute mile for the first eight miles, which is crazy. I really paid for it in the end of the marathon.
The Monday, May 8 Los Angeles premiere of documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie has been postponed because of the main subject’s refusal to cross a Writer’s Guild picket line. The film was set to bow at Universal Studios
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Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts as the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night. But that wasn’t the biggest news on the night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took no sides in her first statement since the start of the Writers Guild of America strike, instead focusing on a resolution.
Deadline has obtained a list of the locations being targeted by the WGA West and WGA East in Los Angeles and New York for potential strike actions and picketing.
Jack Nicholson is back and better than ever. The legendary Hollywood actor was all smiles during the Los Angeles Lakers versus Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series. The 86-year-old Laker’s superfan returned courtside with his lookalike son Ray to cheer on their favorite team.The father-son duo made the rare appearance after two years since the last season’s opening game in October 2021. "The Shining" star donned a dark plaid blazer with a black dress shirt underneath.
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Sophia Scorziello editor Samuel Baum’s “The Engagement Party” and Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s “Every Brilliant Thing,” featuring Daniel K. Isaac, will launch a new season of shows at Los Angeles’s Geffen Playhouse. The productions are two of the seven announced as part of the upcoming lineup of performances at the Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis Theaters. The shows will run from Sept. 23, 2023 to July 14, 2024. This season of comedies and dramas will feature world premieres, West Coast premieres and one Los Angeles premiere. Up third is Selina Fillinger’s “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” a production about the backstage work of the women in charge of fixing a President’s nightmarish mistake.
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