Now that Paramount is staying put in Los Angeles and state and federal lawmakers are pushing for expanded film tax credits, Hollywood insiders are seeing a glimmer of hope. On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted the state’s latest efforts to bolster its entertainment industry, including a new post-production tax credit, an expanded film and […]
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Filmmaker cheers death of Bank of America executive with Luigi Mangione meme
German-Palestinian-American filmmaker Lexi Alexander pushed an X post appearing to cheer the death of Bank of America executive Erin Piacenti Tuesday, referencing accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione. Piacenti was identified as the victim of a deadly stabbing in New York City’s Times Square Monday, when a woman carrying a knife also wounded another person […]
Iconic Hollywood filmmaker David Mamet dishes on why he was ‘kicked out of the left’
One famed filmmaker and playwright spoke to Fox News about his transformation from a “brain-dead liberal” to his journey into constitutional conservatism. Film director and playwright David Mamet, known for writing the stage play “Glengarry Glen Ross” and its film adaptation, opened up about his political values during a Thursday interview on the “Brian Kilmeade […]
Independent filmmaker accuses Malia Obama of ripping off her movie for Nike commercial
An independent filmmaker is accusing former first daughter Malia Obama of cinematically plagiarizing her work in a recent Nike commercial. Director Natalie Jasmine Harris claimed Obama ripped off a scene from her recent short film “Grace” in which two characters play “pat-a-cake” in her Nike commercial, starring WNBA star A’ja Wilson. Harris maintains that Obama ripped […]
Filmmaker calls out LA County’s ‘useless’ management over wildfires that ‘destroyed people’s lives’
Filmmaker and former “Family Ties” star Justine Bateman ripped Los Angeles County officials for their apparent mismanagement and lack of preparedness for the wildfires still ripping through parts of the city. “I’m pretty pissed, and I think a lot of people in Los Angeles are pissed,” Bateman told “Jesse Watters Primetime” Thursday, insisting that city […]