Hollywood – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Gifts Tax Breaks to La La Land, Betting on the Losers

October 28, 2024 8:04 amOctober 28, 2024 8:04 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is even more giving taxpayer-funded tax breaks to Hollywood. 350 company headquarters have left California for good, and Gavin Newsom just smugly watched them go. But Newsom proposes expansion of the state’s film...

Why the Menendez Case, George?

October 4, 2024 12:10 pmOctober 4, 2024 12:10 pm

Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents. Well, I’m pretty sure they did – they were convicted of it – but the question has always been why. Their first trial, the jury (one jury, even though they were technically tried...

Ringside: Overcoming the Tragedy of Pessimism

July 30, 2024 4:30 amJuly 30, 2024 4:31 am

If you have ever tried to reason with a San Francisco Bay Area progressive liberal, it’s easy to become a pessimist. These implacable fanatics are backed up by trillions of dollars in big tech wealth, along with the most powerful...

The State That Ate America

May 21, 2024 2:55 amMay 21, 2024 2:56 am

California has become a threat not only to itself but the country at large. Accepted into the Union in 1850, it was exceptional from the beginning, being the only state that was incorporated into the United States without first...

Good Times Reboot Nothing But Stereotypical Trash

April 2, 2024 11:36 amApril 2, 2024 11:36 am

The trailer for Netflix’s reboot of Good Times has finally dropped, and it has much of the general public screaming, “Dynamite!”—not in homage to a tagline from the original sitcom, but in hopes that someone might blow this train-wreck of...

Three Labor Unions Threaten Another Hollywood Shut Down and Strike by Summer

March 5, 2024 1:59 pmMarch 5, 2024 2:11 pm

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions announced this week they are currently negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), hoping to avoid major Hollywood strikes like those...

$61 Million in California Film Tax Credits Unveiled

February 26, 2024 12:22 pmFebruary 26, 2024 12:23 pm

The California Film Commission (CFC) announced on Monday that they would be allocating $61 million of the roughly $330 million in California film tax credits, with the Disney Production The Mandalorian and Grogu to receive a near record amount of...