Tech scion David Ellison for months projected confidence that his blockbuster Hollywood merger was on a glide path to completion. His media company Paramount Skydance’s pitch early this year was …
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Contributor: How Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis forever changed comedy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEighty years ago, though the Arsenal of Democracy had vanquished the Axis and weathered a withering Depression, the recovering American people found themselves rich in bills but short on laughs. …
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Jon Bon Jovi cuts ‘Forever’ tour show short: ‘I’ve got to cool it’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJon Bon Jovi’s “Forever” tour stop was cut short after the singer said he needed to cool it. Nearing the end of his nine-show residency at Madison Square Garden on …
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Drakeo security guard says YG brandished knife during fatal backstage brawl
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA former security guard for Drakeo the Ruler testified under oath that he saw rapper YG produce a knife and slash it toward him during the 2021 backstage fight in …
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Oskar Eustis and L.A. theaters confront the end of nonprofit movement
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHe said the quiet part out loud. As the artistic director of New York’s Public Theater and one of the art form’s most prominent leaders, Oskar Eustis is known to …
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Residents near Universal Studios shocked by noise of new ‘Fast & Furious’ coaster
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLeonard R. Garner Jr. loves roller coasters. And the mostly-retired television director and actor has a place in his heart for Universal Studios Hollywood, the theme park atop the studio …
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Eric Adjepong ordered to stay away from daughter amid abuse claims
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Top Chef” alum and popular Food Network host Eric Adjepong has been ordered to stay away from his 7-year-old daughter following an investigation into abuse claims. According to the Washington …
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Lucas Museum’s film programming plans include nonstop screenings
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Thursday announced its inaugural film programming, which will be screened nonstop during museum hours in two dedicated 299-seat theaters. Entry to the theaters …
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‘Her Private Hell’ review: Gaze upon Sophie Thatcher’s despair
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe irony of Neon giving Danish provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest erotic noir a wide theatrical release is that “Her Private Hell” will be some moviegoers’ public one. Both times …
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‘The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove’ review: A Shakespearean surf comedy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove,” a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival, relocates the comedy to a Southern California …