At one point in "La La Land," the elaborate dance numbers literally lift the story's star-crossed lovers off their feet. When he directed his homage to Los Angeles and its creative dreamers,…
"La La Land" is deceptively innovative. It evokes classic musicals while pushing the genre forward; it's old-fashioned and modern at the same time. Damien Chazelle makes his bold intent clea…
The fingerprints of the film industry are all over the new Broadway revival of "Sunday in the Park With George." There's star Jake Gyllenhaal, for one thing. And there's the unheard-of speed…
Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles will play the lead role in “Waitress,” the Broadway musical for which she wrote the score, during a 10-week run that begins in late March. She…
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced a Sept. 1 launch for “Star Wars Force Friday II,” a global fan event celebrating the launch of new products inspired by the upcoming "Star War…
Mel Gibson and John Lithgow have closed deals to join Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in Paramount’s “Daddy’s Home” sequel. It had been previously reported that the st…
Maker Studios is gearing up for some major cutbacks in personnel as Disney looks streamline its digital-video division to operate more efficiently — and produce bigger, more bankabl…
Denzel Washington may have seen every film he’s ever appeared in, but the question is, can the actor remember his most famous lines from those movies? During Tuesday’s appearance…
BFI Flare, the U.K.'s leading LGBT film festival, has announced the full lineup for its 31st edition, which includes world premieres for the BBC's "Against the Law" and U.S. drama "After Lou…
New Directors/New Films, the annual New York festival of work by emerging filmmakers presented by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, has set a 2017 lineup of 29…
Fox 2000 and “La La Land” producer Marc Platt are developing “The Fox Hunt,” based on Mohammed Al-Samawi’s autobiography about becoming a peace activist in Y…
Back in style after 40 years, Luis Valdez's "Zoot Suit" is as custom-tailored a Los Angeles stage experience as they come: Commissioned back in 1977 by Center Theatre Group founding artistic…
With film and TV production in New York City filling local sound stages to capacity, the city will construct a new, 100,000-square-foot production facility as part of a $136 million developm…
“La La Land” has found romance in China, earning an impressive $12.5 million on its Valentine’s Day-launch, including previews. The China opening brings the film’s wo…
A few weeks ago, my father became gravely ill. After spending a few days with him in another state, I had to get back to Los Angeles. Before I left, I put in the screener of "La La Land" for…
Disney-owned Maker Studios dropped Swedish YouTube star Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie from its roster Monday after he published videos with anti-semitic jokes. The separation was first re…
Marquee names and musical revivals made waves at the Broadway box office last week, with Glenn Close raking in a hefty tally in the opening week of “Sunset Boulevard” and Jake Gy…
"A Star Is Born," starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, has been allocated a $7 million production tax credit by the California Film Commission. The movie, which will mark Cooper’s…
A new production of Harvey Fierstein’s seminal “Torch Song Trilogy” — now simply called “Torch Song” — will open the fall season at Off BroadwayR…
"In & Of Itself," the Frank Oz-directed magic show that played L.A.'s Geffen Playhouse last year, will get an Off Broadway run this spring from a varied team of producers that includes N…
Tolerance, tormented teens and a timely tempo…. There could scarcely be a better launch pad than this week's Berlin Film Festival for "Emo The Musical." The debut feature of Australian dir…
Death, heavy as the fog that surrounds the Tyrone family home and somber as the low sea-monster cry of the foghorn echoing across the water, hangs over "Long Day's Journey Into Night."…
It may never snow on Sunset Boulevard, but it does on Broadway, where “Sunset Boulevard,” starring Glenn Close, opened Feb. 9 despite a winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on…
Home entertainment revenue for the major movie studios has shrunk in recent years as consumers switch from DVDs and Blu-ray discs to streaming video. In theory, revenue from licensing movie …
Disney is looking to buy out the remaining shares in Disneyland Paris, the theme park that has struggled with attendance since the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. Disney disclosed …