Outside the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, throngs of protesters chanted: ‘Fists up, curtains down, LA is a union town.’
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Lisa Marie Presley died from bariatric surgery complication, coroner says
Authorities say Lisa Marie Presley died from a small bowel obstruction from bariatric surgery she had several years ago.
Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood
The walkout is the first double-barreled strike by actors and screenwriters in more than 6 decades.
Woman arrested on drug charges linked to death of Robert De Niro’s grandson, official says
Sofia Haley Marks, 20, was arrested Thursday by New York City police officers and federal drug agents on charges of selling drugs to Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.
Movie Times
Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville; 207-873-4021 Playing Friday, Aug. 25 through Thursday, Aug. 31 “The Beast,” 4:30 daily; noon Saturday and Sunday “Jules,” 2:25, 4:50 and 4:45, 6:50 daily; 12:50 Saturday and Sunday “Barbie,” 2:35 Friday and Monday-Thursday; 4:55 and 7:20 daily “National Theater Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again,” noon Saturday National Cinema […]
Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse
This marks the first time since 1960 that actors and writers will picket film and television productions at the same time.
Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations ‘exploded’ his career
The allegations that sent Spacey’s film and stage career into a spiral came in 2017 when a fellow actor accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior 3 decades earlier.
‘Succession’ leads all Emmy nominees with 27; ‘Ted Lasso’ leads comedy contenders
The nominations suggested that HBO can still dominate even as streaming-only outlets have taken over so much of elite TV.
Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94
Kundera’s novel ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ won critical acclaim, earning him a wide readership among Westerners.
Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships, climate education at his former elementary school
The program starts this upcoming school year at the UCLA Lab School.