Commentary When I used to live in Hollywood, California, years ago and was studying the history of cinema, I’d often wonder what it used to be like back in Hollywood’s Golden Age (from the 1910s to the 1960s). Stars were real stars back then and many of them who have now passed on most likely…
Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star’
The Extra Girl (1923)
Sue Graham (Mabel Normand) is a small-town girl who travels to Hollywood to escape marriage, and in the hope of becoming a motion picture star. She wins a contract with a studio on the strength of a picture of a quite different (and very attractive) girl sent instead of hers; but when she arrives, the…
How Hollywood Is Censored by the Chinese Communist Party | Jason Loftus
My guest is Jason Loftus, director of the film “Eternal Spring.” He talks about the story behind his movie and how Hollywood is censored by the Chinese Communist Party. To learn more about the movie, visit https://eternalspringfilm.com/ Sign up our newsletter 👉 ept.ms/CAInewsletter California Insider show is sponsored by Birch Gold Group. Protect your IRA or…
Can Cash Nudge Hollywood Toward Family-Friendliness?
Commentary When the choice is profits or profanity, or booty of one kind versus booty of another, Hollywood has for many years, perhaps surprisingly, leaned decidedly away from the increased revenues that clean fare brings. In case you were unaware, R-rated films make less money than those you can take Junior and Princess to with…
Holiday Season Arrives with Hollywood Christmas Parade Set for Sunday
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The 90th edition of the Hollywood Christmas Parade will move through the streets of Tinseltown Nov. 27, another sign the holiday season has arrived. Actor Danny Trejo will serve as grand marshal of the parade, which kicks off at 6 p.m. from Hollywood Boulevard at Orange Street, turns east on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine…
‘The Chosen’ Beats Hollywood’s ‘Chosen’
Fathom Events’ “The Chosen: Season 3” had a theatrical release that was No. 3 at the box office this past weekend. Given both the content and its ability to be entirely crowdfunded via Angel Studios, a new model of consumer-driven film and TV content is flourishing. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “Beau”…
California Thanksgiving 2022: Things to be Thankful For
Commentary Although my job usually is to critique public policy in this state, there are actually many things to be thankful for in California in 2022. Some of them: The weather. Just look to Buffalo buried in seven feet of snow. I grew up in Michigan where we periodically suffered such blizzards. I remember listening…
The Wingfeather Saga
Angel Studios is transforming the traditional Hollywood model of creating content by crowdfunding projects that amplify light. In Nashville, I attended the premiere of the Wingfeather Saga, a new animated series that was crowdfunded by over 10,000 angel investors, and sat down with some of the creative team and cast. – BUY Jan 6 DVD:…
Something to Sing About (1937)
A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Mark Wahlberg: Cal-Exit
Actor Mark Wahlberg is not your typical Hollywood A-lister. He has recently made the decision to leave California and move to Nevada to find a better life for his family, practice his faith, and pursue basic freedom. He stands as an outlier in Hollywood but also a great example and leader. – BUY Jan 6…
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