Bob Strauss
Daily Breeze
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Who’s going to pay for Hollywood’s coronavirus shutdown?
No matter what, lawyers and insurance companies are going to be brought in at some not too distant point as production delays inflate budgets, pushed-back release dates throttle cash flows and sped… → Read More
Coronavirus closure is just another bump in Kulak’s Woodshed’s financially rocky, musically marvelous road
The funky, beloved open mic venue in North Hollywood has rarely been financially stable in its 21 years of existence. That may have prepared its proprietor for the corona shutdown calamity better t… → Read More
Coronavirus concerns locked down the motion picture home, but can’t stop the show
Residents at the Woodland Hills retirement campus are being socially quarantined, so staff are staging live, closed circuit TV programming they can interact with. → Read More
Hollywood production goes dark; blame coronavirus
Nothing is being filmed in the world center of the entertainment industry. The cost is already steep, and the longer the pandemic keeps cameras from rolling, the darker the scene will be. → Read More
In coronavirus-jolted entertainment landscape, streaming video going strong
Netflix is doing so well among the quarantined masses, the European Union begged it to stop offering internet-crashing high definition. → Read More
Coronavirus has stopped moviegoing, but what about when it’s gone? – Press Telegram
All of the national and local theater chains will be closing all venues this week if they haven’t already. → Read More
Hollywood’s century-old Musso & Frank Grill: Closed but hopeful during coronavirus crisis – Press Telegram
COO and fourth generation family owner Mark Echeverria learned a lot about surviving hard times in the restaurant business from research done for last year’s 100th anniversary. → Read More
As coronavirus shuts theaters, Universal fast-tracks first-run movies for the homebound
Starting Friday, Universal’s films meant to only be in rapidly shuttering theaters will become available for home-viewing rental. → Read More
How the worlds of The Mandalorian (and Baby Yoda) got made in Manhattan Beach
The LED-screened “Volume” soundstage turned exotic planets into palpable environments for actors and cameras. → Read More
Coronavirus taking toll on moviegoing, streaming TV
This weekend’s will be the last major studio releases for awhile, while TV production is getting put on hold everywhere. → Read More
State Assembly committee hears about entertainment industry
At a hearing in Burbank, Hollywood interests told legislators things are great – but they need more state money. → Read More
Coronavirus hits entertainment industry — and some shows may not go on
Most U.S. industry entities are in wait-and-see mode, even as other parts of the world – especially China – shut down theaters, other venues and production. → Read More
Here’s how to turn your home or business into movie set
Note to potential hosts: You have to do it right. Pay attention to these experts. → Read More
Free Super Tuesday political films at DuVernay’s ARRAY – Press Telegram
From Tuesday afternoon into the evening, the Historic Filipinotown complex’s ultra-plush Amanda Cinema theater will present movies steeped in politics. → Read More
Analysis: What Bob Iger did to change the way we watch movies (hint: it was a lot)
It’s been mostly ups, but there’ve also been a few downsides to the CEO’s 15-year stewardship of Hollywood’s most successful studio. → Read More
Shelby’s Southern California legacy still in top gear – Daily News
An Oscar-winning movie. A new documentary. Myriad longtime admirers. A big party this Saturday. And a whole lot of horsepower. Yup, Carroll Shelby’s high-octane aura is alive and well. → Read More
Oscars 2020: Here’s what the Academy voters got right
Quality and inclusion were the hallmarks of “Parasite’s” history-making Best Picture win. → Read More
L.A.’s long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures shows its spaces, if not any exhibits yet
The former May Company streamlined moderne edifice, now called the Saban Building, and the brand new, Renzo Piano-designed Sphere built just to the north – are essentially completed → Read More
Is Oscar feeling super? Are comic book movies at Academy Awards to stay?
Despite “Joker’s” leading 11 nominations, experts aren’t convinced the set-in-its-ways academy has come around to accepting the most popular movie genre of the 21st Century. → Read More
Appreciation: Kirk Douglas was a Hollywood light who never seemed to fear the darkness
One of the last classic movie stars, Douglas, who died Wednesday at 103, led a life that could have been a film itself. → Read More