from: Ted Johnson, Variety.com — Los Angeles has a rather checkered history with the term “civic engagement.” Its disconnectedness seems to translate into low voter turnout for citywide elections or participation in cultural institutions. Hollywood, the industry, seems more apt to portray the city’s apocalypse than its moves toward livability. Earlier this...
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from: Ted Johnson, Variety.com — The recent vote by the Los Angeles City Council to boost the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 may not seem like it would have much of an impact the entertainment industry, with its reliance on handsomely paid creative professionals and union presence. But caterers, prop houses, nurseries and numerous other businesses...
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from: Dave McNary, Variety.com — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and Teamsters Local 399 have reached a tentative agreement on a successor contract covering location managers. Members must ratify the agreement for it to go into effect for the period between Aug. 1 through July 31, 2018. Details of the agreement are being kept under wraps. The...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Dwayne Johnson’s earthquake movie San Andreas filmed Queensland in Australia as California. The drama follows Johnson as a helicopter pilot trying to rescue his estranged daughter after an earthquake and tsunami devastate the West Coast. Filming was in fact based at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, with the...
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from: FilmLA eNews — The American Humane Association (AHA) describes itself as the voice of Hollywood’s animal stars for the past 75 years. Since the 1940’s, AHA and its team of Certified Animal Safety Representatives have worked “to ensure the proper treatment of all furry, finned and feathered talent while on set.” And today, through a new partnership...
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from: Debbie Sklar, My News LA — A large swath of beach in Long Beach remained closed Thursday after tar balls washed ashore. The beach was closed about 4 p.m. Wednesday from 1st Place to 72nd Place and will not be reopened until health and environmental concerns can be addressed, Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Jake Heflin said. “There have been ongoing...
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