A West Hollywood, Calif.-based development firm secured refinancing for a prominent property in its hometown where it plans to build a high-end hotel and office project. Centennial Bank provided $35 million to Jason Illoulian’s Faring for…
The 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame class has been revealed, and it includes major celebrities like the late Prince, Jane Fonda, Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and more. More than 30 new stars will be added to the Walk of Fame in the…
An '80s-centric concert tour kicks off this week, a new season of 'Babylon Berlin,' and 'Kinds of Kindness' leads a box office category. Rick Damigella reports.
Czech actor Ivan Trojan doesn’t need much introduction in his home country. But organizers of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) helped foreigners who may not have immediately recognized his name when recently unveiling…
In April, Paramount Pictures senior vp Douglas Rheinheimer, who oversees facility operations for the lot, spoke at the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual buildings summit. It’s a key gathering for C-suite execs, government officials,…
Set on a trash-filled, uninhabitable Earth in 2805, Wall-E tells the story of a lonely robot left behind to clean up the mess — and 16 years after the Pixar film’s release, that robot has become something of an environmental icon. In the…
Los Angeles has no shortage of vegan eateries. With a wide variety of plant-based options from sushi to West African cuisine, there is almost certainly an option for whatever food craving may come. While the scene remains robust in L.A.,…
We’ve seen the apocalyptic headlines (and movies). We’ve heard the scientists’ warnings. We know they’re the characters who are ignored until it’s too late. The consequences of that ignorance are supposed to teach us something, right?…
While Hollywood movies like Don’t Look Up and The Day After Tomorrow have used climate change as the inspiration for some high-stakes storytelling, Hillary Clinton would like the entertainment industry to start thinking smaller. A lot…
If the Toyota Prius, the world’s first modern hybrid car, had landed with a thud, we’d be living in a different world. Carmakers would have thought twice before launching rival models. And we’d have less reason for hope in the battle…