I feel the same way about Los Angeles as Woody Allen feels about New York City. Although it’s not an island, I rarely want to leave the City of Angels. LA has everything I need packed into one city. Mountain views, endless trails, beaches, top restaurants with every cuisine from around the world. Of course,
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There is a real uptick—but it’s modest, early, and very much tied to incentives. The numbers are accurate, but they need context to mean anything useful. Mayor Karen Bass is pointing to a 10.7% increase in shoot days quarter-over-quarter, along with a sharp rise in feature film activity. On paper, that sounds like momentum. In
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is trying to revive filming in Los Angeles. The update builds on Executive Directive 11, Reel Change: Supporting Local Film and Television Production, issued last year to support local film and television jobs by streamlining city processes and reducing barriers for studios, independent producers, and commercial shoots working in Los
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Two weeks after SAG-AFTRA joined the WGA in an historic double-strike, the actor’s union is now divided due to Interim Agreements which have allowed certain independent productions to continue filming. Sarah Silverman and other known name talent have spoken out against these “waivers.” Even Viola Davis, who received an interim allowance to continue shooting her
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2021 Academy Nicholl Fellow, R.J. Daniel Hanna is bringing the Ridge View Academy cycling team’s story to life in the drama HARD MILES. Now shooting in Los Angeles and Lone Pine, California, the film stars Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) and Cynthia McWilliams (Real Husbands of Hollywood, Bosch), as well as co-stars Leslie David Baker (The Office) and
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