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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Landmark Pico’s Closing Is A Personal Loss by Claudiaeller

I felt ill when the news broke May 11 that my go-to cinema, Landmark Theatres’ flagship Westside location on Pico Boulevard, was shutting down at the end of the month. I have been going to…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:29PM
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Could Fox Acquisition Finally Make Disney an Awards Power Player? by Claudiaeller

Disney has been one of the least awards-focused studios in the game for decades. The Burbank-based company even made a concerted effort to eliminate the specialty side of its movie business,…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:41PM
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

John Lasseter Allegations Come at an Awkward Time for Disney-Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Debut by Claudiaeller

Just as the Disney-Pixar movie “Coco” began its Tuesday night previews, news broke that animation guru John Lasseter would be taking a six-month leave over allegations of inappropriate b…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:47PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Denzel Washington Event Raises Millions For African American Museum (EXCLUSIVE) by Claudiaeller

While many in the entertainment and media industries were saying their bittersweet goodbyes to President Barack Obama at his final annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner this past Satur…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:07PM
Monday, January 12, 2015

American Federation of Musicians Threatens To Expel Grammy-Nominated Video Game Composer (EXCLUSIVE) by Claudiaeller

The American Federation of Musicians is sending mixed signals to its members this week: threatening a Grammy-nominated video game composer with expulsion, while also trumpeting a new contrac…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:09AM