Women outwit Hollywood bias with help from industry insiders

As Joe Biden and Donald Trump close out the final two weeks before the election with fights over fundamental differences between the left and right, a very different race is playing out in Los Angeles. Nithya Raman, the Bernie Sanders-supported progressive candidate, and David Ryu, the more moderate liberal incumbent, are in the last days of a runoff election for City Council District 4, stretching from the San Fernando Valley to Silver Lake.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Small Engine Repair, the indie adaptation of John Pollono’s play, finally gets its big screen moment as it tries to find theatrical distribution the only way it is done in Los Angeles these days — at the drive-in. Written and directed by Pollono a decade after it became an underground stage hit in LA, the film will be screened by 30WEST and CAA Media Finance for buyers at The Electric Dusk Drive-In on Wednesday.

sexual assault suspect was arrested early Monday on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood after a confrontation with officers, the Los Angeles Police Department said.The incident began around 10 p.m.

There was a large police presence late Sunday at Paramount Pictures in  Hollywood, Calif., after authorities responded to calls about a man with a knife, Fox 11 reported. The Los Angeles Times reported that a suspect in a sex assault case has barricaded himself inside the studio lot and was “uncooperative” with police.  The CBS affiliate described a tense scene.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWhen the coronavirus pandemic shut down production in Los Angeles in March, the producers of Shark Tank started to look for other options. They ultimately picked up and left the city, filming their 12th season at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

tracks production in Tinseltown.The group added in its report late Wednesday that the film industry’s “road to recovery hinges on a planned October restart for scripted television and feature projects of scale.”While smaller-scale productions resumed filming in the LA-area in mid-June, larger shows that require more people on set have been delayed since mid-March under coronavirus-related restrictions.The report showed that advertising also continued to struggle, as the filming of commercials

James McClain After relisting it over the summer for a princely $5.5 million, Calvin Harris has succeeded in unloading his idiosyncratic Los Angeles home, albeit at a discounted $5.1 million. The highly-compensated Scottish DJ barely broke even on the sprawling estate, which he bought in 2017 for a few hairs over $5 million from fellow DJ Steve Angello.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Masked Dancer is set to finally waltz into the studio – albeit with a few more health and safety protocols than initially expected.Deadline understands that the spin-off of Fox reality hit The Masked Singer is set to start shooting this weekend.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLocal health officials on Monday reported only two deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County over the past 24 hours and 881 new cases. They also said nearly 700 people remain hospitalized with the disease throughout the county.Authorities reminded that the low number of new deaths and new cases reported today reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend.Public Health now has identified 282,982 positive cases of COVID-19 to date across all areas of L.A.

Universal Pictures' president of international marketing Simon Hewlett is leaving the company in 2021. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the move comes as Universal looks to consolidate leadership roles in its Los Angeles head office.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal President of International Marketing, Simon Hewlett, will be leaving the studio in 2021.Earlier this year Universal began to assess its marketing and distribution structures in a multi-step process to integrate its domestic and international teams into a global organization based out of the Studio’s head office in Los Angeles.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSimon Hewlett, Universal Pictures’ president of international marketing, will be leaving the company in 2021, Variety has learned. His impending exit comes after Universal began assessing its marketing and distribution structures this year with a goal of integrating its domestic and international teams into one global organization based out of its Los Angeles headquarters.

Ted Johnson Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath and other Los Angeles figures hosted a fundraiser on Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to raise money for the Senate Majority PAC, which aims to win back Democratic control this year.The virtual event also was co-hosted by Katzenberg’s wife Marilyn and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.McGrath, CEO of Bad Robot, said in a statement, “The battle for control of the Senate is going to come down to the wire.

Calvin Harris has sold his luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills for almost £4 million. The Dumfries -born DJ put his 6,000sq ft home in the Los Angeles neighbourhood on the market earlier this year.

 Kendall Jenner  and her baller boo Devin Booker. On Saturday night, the pair stepped out in West Hollywood for a low key date night, with both parties keeping things casual and cute.

Jordan Moreau President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed on Friday morning, reportedly by someone dressed as the Incredible Hulk.The alleged green culprit used a pickaxe to vandalize Trump’s star some time early Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times. Police responded to the scene at 5:50 a.m.