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UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film…

The bad news continues for on-location production in Los Angeles, especially for television projects. The city and county's film office said today that local on-location filming declined by 12.4% from 2023 during the second quarter ended June 30, recording only 5,748 shoot days (read the full report…

UPDATED, 12:12 PM: A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged that longtime fugitive Roman Polanski sexually assaulted her in the 1970s at his home after plying her with tequila there and at a restaurant, all the while knowing she was a minor. In court papers…

UPDATED with statement from property owners: Some like it not … torn down. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to designate Marilyn Monroe’s former Westside home as a historic cultural monument, thwarting the current owners’ attempt to demolish it. The move comes five months…

Organizers of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Friday unveiled its first batch of updates to its venue plan for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The biggest moves including earmarking SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to become the largest-ever Olympics venue for swimming; setting Crypto.com Arena to…

FilmLA is raising its fees next month, citing rising costs and the continuing downturn in Los Angeles on-location film and TV production. The city and county film-permitting office said today that it is imposing a roughly 4% increase effective July 1. The permit application fee will be $931, with…

Over a year after Phil Drechsler was arrested on child pornography charges, the former KNBC-TV news producer has made a plea deal with prosecutors that could see him receiving a greatly reduced sentence. Picked up on the run in Cincinnati in April 2023, Drechsler today entered a guilty plea in…

Slamdance said Tuesday that its annual film festival will move to Los Angeles starting in February 2025. The move, organizers said, will allow for the continued growth of the festival’s year-round mission to provide an accessible community for independent filmmakers and creators. The 2025 festival…

UPDATED, 2:15 PM: William Hutchinson, who appeared on the Lifetime series Marrying Millions as the suitor of a woman 40 years younger than him, pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his Laguna Beach vacation home and was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement in Texas. The…

It’s one of Hollywood’s favorite screening venues and hosted the world premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, but police Tuesday are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a person found at The Grove shopping mall in Mid-Wilshire. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the…

Larry H. Parker, a personal injury attorney whose aggressive motto of “We’ll fight for you!” was a staple of TV, radio, billboards, and bus benches in Southern California for decades, has died at 75. Details on when, where and the cause of his death have not been released by his firm or family after…

It's that time of year again — when Hollywood residents, tourists and businesses must prepare for some serious disruptions. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have released the street and sidewalk closures for the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10 at the Dolby…