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Gov. Newsom Grants Funding to Netflix; Gets $$$ Back as Political Contribution

September 4, 2025 5:15 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:24 pm

In June, California Governor Newsom extolled his work in “protecting film production jobs in Los Angeles and across the state with a new round of 48 projects approved for the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program.” “Governor...

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...

Consequences for Gascon?

June 21, 2024 4:19 pmJune 21, 2024 4:19 pm

Wealthy people tend to be immune to crime – that is, the day-to-day violent kind of crime. While claims involving novel interpretations of the IRS code, a dodgy lawyer, a business manager that may be more interested in taking care...

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...

Screen Actors, Motion Picture and Television Producers Negotiations Break Down

October 12, 2023 4:41 pm

Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down on Wednesday, leading to suspended negotiations following several days of open talks. The SAG-AFTRA strike, which started on...

Writer’s Guild, Studios Near Agreement to End 143 Day-Long Strike

September 22, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 22, 2023 2:31 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) continued the second day of talks on Thursday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with sources close to the negotiations saying that both...

Writers and Studios Resume Bargaining Talks Wednesday, With Several Studio Heads Joining

September 20, 2023 5:03 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed talks on Wednesday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with several studio heads joining the talks later in the day. The WGA...