from: Deadline.com — The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hosting a dinner to give its biggest donors — David Geffen being the most recent with his $25M gift — to say thanks and give an update on the project and its $300M capital campaign. The dinner will include a booklet with photos that provide details about the nearly 300,000-square-foot...
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from: By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Known for being film friendly and charging reasonable rates, Irwindale Speedway also is favored by film scouts because of its proximity to Los Angeles A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — The charity is selling the merchandise in its stores in Gardena and Norwalk. The proceeds support its mission of building and renovating homes for the needy. When the upcoming comedy “The Hangover Part III” wrapped production in January, Warner Bros. was left with tons of used plywood, joists, furniture, faux...
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from: Frank and Margie Barron, P3update.com — Now is the busy season for network executives as they order TV pilots to fill their schedules. NBC has ordered three single-camera comedy pilots: The sitcom “Assistance” (from Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy, Owen Burke, Jessica Elbaum and Adam McKay) tells the tale of a working girl assistant who’s pulled between her...
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from: The Times editorial board, Los Angeles Times — Spring Street’s fluorescent green lane has filmmakers upset. Surely there’s a compromise color. The reason the bike lane on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles is bright fluorescent green is so drivers and bicyclists alike can see it easily and avoid running into one another. However, the very...
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from: Schuyler Moore, HollywoodReporter.com — The industry can save millions with hidden loopholes and studio-friendly IRS regulations, says a top finance lawyer. Thanks to recent hikes by the federal government and the state of California, the highest marginal tax rate for individuals in Los Angeles and New York is now a whopping 55 percent with all the complex...
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