Tag: Hollywood

Greed Finds a Way

Commentary Forgive me as I steal a line from The Critical Drinker, a movie critic on YouTube. “Greed finds a way…” he said of Jurassic World: Dominion, the latest movie in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is a description that need not contain itself to Hollywood dinosaur flicks when the same could be said of…


‘Little Women’: Five Movies About Four Sisters

Commentary “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott is one of the most beloved novels of all time. To date, it has been adapted into seven major motion pictures. The first two were silent films, released in 1917 and 1918, which are both considered lost. The third film but first talkie was a 1933 Columbia picture,…


Hollywood Sign Set to Receive Fresh Paint Job

LOS ANGELES—Preparation work began Sept. 19 as crews get ready to apply a fresh coat of pain to the famed Hollywood Sign. A crew of 10 workers will apply nearly 400 gallons of paint to the sign over the course of eight weeks. The setup will begin Monday, and the project is expected to be…


2 Teens Arrested in Probe of Fentanyl Overdoses at High School in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD—A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of manslaughter for allegedly selling a fentanyl-laced drug to a pair of Bernstein High School students—one of whom died—while a 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly peddling drugs to a third student in nearby Lexington Park. Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said the 15-year-old suspect…


15-Year-Old Girl Dies From Drug Overdose at School in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—One girl is dead and at least two others are in the hospital Sept. 14, apparently victims of drug overdoses, according to reports from the media and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). A 15-year-old girl was found dead in the girl’s bathroom at Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood on Sept. 13 night,…


‘Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid’ vs ‘Miranda’: Sirens from Opposite Shores

Commentary Summer is nearly over, and there may not be many more opportunities to take a classic summer vacation at an attractive location by the sea. However, if you couldn’t enjoy a nautical holiday this season, you can still escape to the beach through a movie. For a summer holiday double feature, I recommend two…


Making Movies Outside of Hollywood: Actor–Filmmaker John Schneider Blazes His Own Trail

Hollywood loves a “fish out of water.” Put a poor family from the Deep South into a posh, Los Angeles suburb and you have “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Put a New York City lawyer and his Park Avenue-loving wife on a rural farm and you have “Green Acres.” Put a hardboiled, Philadelphia detective into an Amish…


The 3rd Infantry Division in Korea | The Korean War Remembered Episode 3|Documentary

This program from 1954 recounts the contributions of the Third Infantry Division to the Korean War. The story of the Third Division’s time in Korea is told by their most decorated soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy, a famous Hollywood actor. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films…


Teen Fatally Shot on Hollywood Walk of Fame; Suspect Sought

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy who police say may have fired shots at a group of people—while accompanied by an armed suspect who also opened fire on the group—was fatally shot early Aug. 29 morning near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and an investigation was underway. Police were informed of a “shooting in progress” at 1:08…


US Pushes Back on Chinese Flight Suspensions

A deal has been struck between U.S. and Chinese regulators. But will it bring an end to the ongoing debate over audit access? And will Beijing keep its promises? Washington is suspending 26 Chinese airlines in September. The move responds to China’s halting of over two dozen U.S. flights over COVID-19 policy. Visiting Taiwan is…