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JJ Abrams, Spielberg’s ‘Super 8′ Lifts Off With $37M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s summer box-office streak has cooled a bit with a $37 million opening weekend for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi tale “Super 8.” It was a healthy but...
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Globes: Comedy Vies With Drama This Awards Season
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) — The Golden Globes have equally good comedy and drama masks this year. Alongside heavyweight dramas, the category for best musical or comedy at the Globes usually is more of a lark,...
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Films, TV Shows Vie For Producers Guild Awards Saturday
BEVERLY HILLS (CBS) — The black-and-white, silent Hollywood homage “The Artist” and writer/director Alexander Payne’s family drama “The Descendants” will be among the films looking for a major boost...
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2012 Oscar Nominees
(Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) Best Picture The Artist - Thomas Langmann, Producer The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers Extremely Loud & Incredibly...
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War Horse Comes to Life at the Ahmanson Theatre
Last winter, Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Michael Morpugo’s young adult novel War Horse moved audiences as they witnessed the remarkable story of a young man and his horse in the midst of a...
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DreamWorks Animation SKG Founders Donate $90M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The founders of the studio behind “Shrek,” ”Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” are donating $90 million to a Hollywood charity that offers support to seniors and health services for...
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LA Film Critics Love ‘Amour,’ Ignore ‘Lincoln’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama “Amour” was chosen as the year’s best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help...
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National Film Critics Laud ‘Amour,’‘Lincoln’
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Society of Film Critics selected “Amour” as the best picture of 2012 during its annual meeting Saturday. The critics chose the star of “Amour,” Emmanuelle Riva, as the best...
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‘Lincoln’ Leads 2013 Oscar Nominations With 12 Nods
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced early Thursday morning with Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” leading the pack with 12 nods. Director Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi”...
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Complete List Of Oscar Winners
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Will “Argo” take home the Oscar for Best Picture? Does Jennifer Lawrence have enough momentum to beat Jessica Chastain? Will host Seth MacFarlane win an Oscar? The answers...
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Steven Spielberg Challenges Students To Learn About The Holocaust
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg has a new project he hopes will catch on with young people. Marking the 20th anniversary of “Schindler’s List,” Spielberg and...
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‘Evil Dead’ Rises Again With $26M Box-Office Stake
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror remake “Evil Dead” debuted at No. 1 with $26 million,...
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Hollywood Executives, Dodgers Donate $1.2M For LAPD Body Cameras
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of the Police Commission said Wednesday he has privately raised more than the $1 million necessary to equip hundreds officers with on-body cameras to increase...
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President Obama Expected To Speak At USC In May
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — President Barack Obama is expected to make another trip to the Southland, it was announced Saturday. The President is scheduled to speak on May 7 during the USC Shoah...
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New USC Study Center To Examine Genocide — And How To Stop It
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new USC center devoted to genocide will study how and why mass killings occur, their impact — and how to stop them. The University of Southern California and director Steven...
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Obama Arrives In LA For Prestige Award, Fundraising Trip
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Wednesday evening for a three-day trip to California. Obama was scheduled to attend a Democratic Party fundraiser before...
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CBS’ Summer 2014 Schedule Promises Drama, Sci-Fi, And Fun
CBS’ primetime schedule this summer gives you the perfect reason to stay in during those hot, humid summer nights. A combination of new and returning series promises to make this one of CBS’ best...
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New CBS Thriller ‘Extant’ Premiers Wednesday
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Goran Visnjic stopped by CBS2 News This Morning Wednesday to talk about his new science fiction thriller “Extant”. Visnjic stars as John Woods, who is married to Halle Berry’s...
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CBS Renews “Under the Dome” and “Extant” For Summer 2015
“Under The Dome” is coming back! Fans should be thrilled to hear that CBS’ hit series “Under The Dome” will return for broadcast in summer 2015 along with newcomer “Extant.” Both series, from Steven...
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Kennedy Center Honors Five Extraordinary Artists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year’s five honorees gathered in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 7) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at “The 37TH...
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Is LA All-In For Hillary Clinton? Hollywood Stars, Pundits Weigh In
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_1204201523201677914AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — She leads the Democratic pack of hopefuls. For many, Hillary Clinton is the entire pack. She declared...
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Oscar-Nominated ‘E.T.,’‘The Black Stallion’ Writer Melissa Mathison Dies At 65
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Melissa Mathison, who was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar for “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles. Her brother, Dirk Mathison, told Variety that...
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Fifth Installment of ‘Indiana Jones’ Expected To Hit Theaters In 3 Years
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — “Indiana Jones” is coming back and Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are on board. Ford is expected to return as Indy just as he had as Hans Solo in “Star Wars: The Force...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg Takes Pass On Having Burger Named After Him
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has a beef with the Carl’s Jr. The hamburger chain wanted to rename its charbroiled slider a “SpielBurger.” It tried to deliver samples to Spielberg’s office and...
View ArticleSpielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ Tops Holiday Box Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has found his way back to the top of the box office with the action-adventure “Ready Player One,” while Tyler Perry has scored again with “Acrimony.” Studio...
View ArticleIndiana Joan: Spielberg Open To Female-Led ‘Indiana Jones’
By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper LOS ANGELES (CNET) – Director Steven Spielberg has no problem with adventurer Indiana Jones someday being played by a woman, and he even has a name picked out. “We’d have to...
View ArticlePoet Iain S. Thomas On His New Book, Steven Spielberg & Overcoming Depression
(CBS Local)–Iain S. Thomas initially took the safe route in life with a career in advertising. He made a good living and worked on big advertising campaigns, but he wanted more control over his...
View Article‘You See The Complexity Of The Black Man In Today’s Era’: Curtiss Cook On...
(CBS Local)– There is not another show on television that looks or feels like “The Chi” on Showtime. The powerful creation from Lena Waithe is still resonating with audiences in season two and also...
View ArticleJimmi Simpson On ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’, David Letterman, ‘House...
(CBS Local)– Jimmi Simpson is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. He’s played one of the McPoyle twins on “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”, been a leading man on Broadway for an Aaron...
View Article‘It’s Very Un-Hollywood’: Jared Harris On HBO’s ‘Chernobyl,’‘Mad Men’& Steven...
(CBS Local)– We live in an entertainment world with a boatload of movie and TV options, but one show that has cut through this summer is HBO’s Chernobyl. The mini-series looks back at the 1986 nuclear...
View Article‘I Felt Like This Was The Funniest Season’: Brett Gelman On Netflix’s...
(CBS Local)– Brett Gelman admits that he was a weird kid growing up. He was obsessed with comedy at age six and tried to talk with kids about the Marx Brothers and Steven Spielberg movies. While Gelman...
View Article‘It Didn’t Seem Like It Was That Big A Risk’: Matthew Modine On ‘Stranger...
(CBS Local)– Matthew Modine is famous for being in some of the best movies of the 1980s like “Full Metal Jacket” and “Vision Quest”, but he is also known for turning down parts in some of the biggest...
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Hillary Clinton To Produce TV Series On Women’s Right-To-Vote Movement
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is teaming up with Hollywood heavyweights to produce a television series on the women’s suffragette movement of the early 20th century....
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Steven Spielberg Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Woman Who...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Director Steven Spielberg has been granted a temporary restraining order against a woman who he alleges is threatening to kill him. The stay-away order, which was granted on...
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