Category: Hollywood

[PREMIERING at 11AM ET] Hollywood Legend and Epoch Times Columnist Has the Latest on the Presidential Field

No one covers politics with the masterful elegance and lively wit of Roger L. Simon. The veteran screenwriter sees the drama in the big picture—another likely Trump-versus-Biden showdown. And as an award-winning novelist, he has a keen eye for the telling details that reveal the inner lives of the 2024 underdogs, like Vivek Ramaswamy and…


‘The Palm Beach Story’ From 1942: Discovering the Non-Code Era

Commentary If you’ve read any of my classic movie reviews here at The Epoch Times, you probably know that I focus on a particular 20-year period, 1934-1954. As I often explain, these two decades were Hollywood’s Golden Era because that was the Motion Picture Production Code’s heyday. The Code is a set of guidelines for…


Hollywood Actors Threaten to Walk out as Writers’ Strike Continues

Major movie studios, streaming services, and production companies face the threat of another strike this month after Hollywood actors—represented by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)—authorized a strike on June 5. As the writers’ union strike entered its sixth week, the actors’ union promised to walk out if negotiations…


Celebrity Hairstylist Tells of His Near-Death Experience and Discovering Hope: ‘I’ve Come Here for a Purpose’

Riding high on his Hollywood career, celebrity hairstylist Gabriel Georgiou had a brush with death. The profound experience later led him to find his life purpose: to spread the message of true beauty, harmony, and peace. The successful 53-year-old Greek Australian, who grew up in an orthodox Christian family, has a star-studded career spanning more than 30…


Why is California Losing Hollywood? | David Graves

“We’re not leading the way—we’re starting the way. And we’re letting other states lead the way. I consider Louisiana and Georgia to be our main competitors.” Siyamak sits down with David Graves, Political Director with IATSE Local 728, which is a union from Hollywood. Today he will talk about what is happening to the film…


Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dies at 92

Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced Monday. “It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of Magical Arts shares the sad news that Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen has passed away,” Chuck Martinez, chair of the board of directors…


Hollywood Writers Strike Wrapping up 4th Week; Union Rally Held Downtown LA

LOS ANGELES—A large, multi-union rally in support of striking Writers Guild of America members was held May 26 in downtown Los Angeles as the strike wrapped up its fourth week with no end in sight. Members of SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and the Teamsters, along with hotel workers, teachers, SEIU 721, SEIU 1000, and AFSCME joined WGA…


Hollywood Writers Strike Enters 3rd Week With No End in Sight

BURBANK, Calif.—Hundreds of writers across the Los Angeles area picketed at major entertainment studios again on May 17, calling for better wages and representation as the strike entered its third week—with no end in sight. The strike began on May 2 after negotiations broke down between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance…


Will the Motion Picture Academy Take Richard Dreyfuss’s Advice?

Commentary Richard Dreyfuss criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new Oscar rules in, as they say, no uncertain terms. The answer to my title question, however, is almost certainly “no bloody way”—even though Dreyfuss is an Oscar-winner himself and starred in several of the most financially successful films of all time. The…


Hollywood Late-Night Talk Shows Go Dark: Writers Strike for Better Pay

LOS ANGELES—For the first time in 15 years, entertainment industry writers walked picket lines May 2 as their union remained at an impasse with Hollywood studios over a host of labor issues, most notably residuals for streaming content, staffing levels in writing rooms and the use of artificial intelligence. The leaders of the Writers Guild…