Tag: Hollywood

Paula Weinstein dies: Hollywood producer was 78

[ad_1] Paula Weinstein, an accomplished Hollywood executive and producer known for her work on film and TV projects such as “The Perfect Storm” and “Grace and Frankie,” has died. She was 78. Weinstein’s daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, confirmed the Emmy winner’s death Monday in a heartfelt statement highlighting her mother’s professional achievements and philanthropic work, as… Continue reading Paula Weinstein dies: Hollywood producer was 78

How Arnold Schoenberg Changed Hollywood

[ad_1] Of the thousands of German-speaking Jews who fled from Nazi-occupied Europe to the comparative paradise of Los Angeles, Arnold Schoenberg seemed especially unlikely to make himself at home. He was, after all, the most implacable modernist composer of the day—the progenitor of atonality, the codifier of twelve-tone music, a Viennese firebrand who relished polemics… Continue reading How Arnold Schoenberg Changed Hollywood

Why is Jay Shetty the go-to life coach for Hollywood?

[ad_1] I’m not good at sleeping. Scratch that: I am good at sleeping, just not at the times when I’m supposed to. I love the night. I’m galvanized by the moon shining in through my window, sitting at a desk in the glow of candlelight, the breeze rustling the leaves outside. Closing my eyes before… Continue reading Why is Jay Shetty the go-to life coach for Hollywood?

David Zaslav, Hollywood Antihero | The New Yorker

[ad_1] In 1941, a couple from New York bought an undeveloped parcel of land in Beverly Hills for fourteen thousand dollars from the writer Dorothy Parker, the most fearsome wit at the Algonquin Round Table. James Pendleton, an interior designer and art dealer of Regency and Baroque pieces, and his wife, Mary Frances, who went… Continue reading David Zaslav, Hollywood Antihero | The New Yorker

Hollywood unions rally near Disney amid strikes. ‘They underestimated our resolve’

[ad_1] More than 3,000 union members gathered near Walt Disney Co.’s Burbank headquarters in support of striking Hollywood actors — buoyed by impassioned speeches from Olivia Pope, President Jed Bartlet and Hellboy. Kerry Washington (“Scandal”), Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”) and Ron Perlman (“Sons of Anarchy” and “Hellboy”) were among those who appeared on a… Continue reading Hollywood unions rally near Disney amid strikes. ‘They underestimated our resolve’

Hollywood on strike: Lisa Vanderpump questions reality TV union

[ad_1] As reality TV grapples with a potential reckoning, Lisa Vanderpump has entered the chat. On Thursday’s episode of The Times’ “The Envelope” podcast, senior TV writer Yvonne Villarreal caught up with the reality TV veteran and “Vanderpump Rules” executive producer Alex Baskin to discuss the unscripted show’s two Emmy nominations, the cheating scandal that… Continue reading Hollywood on strike: Lisa Vanderpump questions reality TV union

WGA and AMPTP resume talks. Hollywood holds its breath

[ad_1] Negotiators for film and TV writers were set to meet with studio representatives on Friday afternoon, a step that could represent a long-awaited thaw in the icy Hollywood strike that has largely kept the entertainment industry at a standstill since early May. Writers Guild of America members have been on strike for more than… Continue reading WGA and AMPTP resume talks. Hollywood holds its breath