The five-day film challenge inspired 135 entrants with 6 winners announced and 12 grants presented at the Cary Grant Theater on the Sony Pictures Studios Lot on Thursday. Hollywood is known the world over for its red carpet events and an air of excitement around a new project, but the atmosphere on the orange carpet […]
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by ProPublica Immigration and public education are policy areas that may be irreversibly altered by the outcomes of state, local and national elections in 2024. ProPublica is launching two event series to clarify current debates around these issues and bring public attention to what’s at stake. Each event will draw on the newsroom’s reporting and […]
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From festival-cannes.com A legend known to cinephiles the world over, a major work of the silent era, one of the most monumental restorations in the history of filmmaking will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere: Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period), in a version resulting from a colossal, passionate effort by the Cinémathèque […]
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By SPJLA We’re only a few months in, but 2024 is looking to be a tough year for the Los Angeles-area news media. What a better time to reconnect with colleagues at the Society of Professional Journalists, Greater Los Angeles chapter’s 2024 Mega Mixer? Sip some beer, grab a bite and share stories both good […]
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The award marks ProPublica’s 7th Pulitzer; Uvalde shooting investigation is named a Pulitzer finalist. by ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking and […]
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The Golden Globe Foundation has long supported charity organizations striving to bring resources to underserved communities and share educational materials which take us one step closer to a world of equal treatment, rights and justice for all. As the accomplishments of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are recognized across the nation this month, […]
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Celebrated Argentinian film “Never Open That Door” (“No abras nunca esa puerta,” 1952), recently restored with funding from the Golden Globe Foundation, will soon be available on DVD with a selection of bonus materials, thanks to film distributor Flicker Alley. “This extraordinary 1952 Argentinian noir … is probably the most bedarkened, beshadowed film I’ve seen, […]
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Congratulations to Southwestern Law School’s Spring 2024 Legal Clinic Rising Stars! These remarkable students have applied their skills and knowledge to empower others in areas such as immigration, family law, and children’s rights, making a positive impact on countless lives. Nominated and recognized by their peers for their generosity, kindness, and work ethic, they’ve helped […]
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Mark your calendars superheroes! Jack Black and Jason Momoa are here to announce that tickets are ON SALE NOW for the Lollipop Theater Network’s 6th Annual Superhero Reveal. The event will take place at Harmony Gold on May 19. Lollipop Theater Network brings movies and entertainment to pediatric patients nationwide. Their programming consists of in-hospital […]
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Founded by women, Vidiots opened in Santa Monica as an alternative video store in 1985. For three decades, Vidiots grew its unique collection, and served a diverse, and devoted community of film lovers. Vidiots’ new home, the almost-100-year-old Eagle Theatre, served audiences from 1929 until the early 2000s. Vidiots proudly reopened in June 2023, after […]
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Inspired by L.A. Rebellion – the film movement that started at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and brought together Black film students from the late 1960s to the late ’80s in adopting cinema as a poetic expression for the African-American experience – a group of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Black film students felt […]
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