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Peter Clines' Cult Novels Pit Superheroes Against Zombies

Peter Clines writes about scary, terrifying Ex-es. Not the kind of exes who can't accept that the romance is over but the kind of Exes who can't accept that their mortal lives are over. Clines also writes about superheroes. Not the kind who wear capes and have few problems other than keeping th ... More >>

White Powder Found in Envelope at Paramount Studios; LAFD Determines It 'Non-Hazardous' But 'Suspicious'

Someone at 5555 West Melrose Avenue (the address for Paramount Studios) called 911 today after discovering a "white powder like substance" in an envelope. So the L.A. City Fire Department dispatched its hazmat team to the studios for a "chemical investigation" of this "unknown type of suspicious su ... More >>

On Its Centennial, Paramount Pictures Celebrates Its Peak: The 1970s

LACMA Presents Abstract Animated Films by Oskar Fischinger and Others

Occupy Walmart: Non-Unionized Employees Protest Health-Care Cuts Outside Paramount Superstore

Shiny happy Walmart in Paramount.​Public-employee unions -- and, of course, the Sacramento politicians they paid for -- are ripping into California Governor Jerry Brown today for his (really quite reasonable) proposal to trim down state pension plans and save around $900 million. So if we may ... More >>

Paranormal Activity 3 Interview

Hollywood Execs Such as CBS' Les Moonves Got Massive, Multi-Million-Dollar Raises Last Year

That's the way you do it ... ​Did you get a pay raise in 2010? Didn't think so. But some of the entertainment industry's biggest titans saw jaw-dropping raises -- like, so much cash they could make in rain for for years. Philippe P. Dauman of Viacom (MTV Networks, Paramount, et. al.) saw 150 ... More >>

'Jackass 3D' Nets $50 Million In Opening Weekend, Splattering Runner-Up 'Red' In Brown Stuff And Setting Record For Highest-Grossing October Release

Paramount Pictures​America just couldn't wait to see Steve-O's balls in the third dimension. "Jackass 3D," third filmic spinoff of MTV's infamous gross-out series, opened this weekend to disgusting amounts of success. Moviegoers dropped an estimated $50 million on the film between Friday and ... More >>

Thanks, Eyjafjallajokull! Iron Man Premiere Moved to LA

​Even Iron Man can't fly through volcanic ash. With air travel over Europe still suspended due to the massive fallout from the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull, Paramount has announced that they're moving the Iron Man 2 premiere and press junket, previously scheduled to take plac ... More >>

Steal A Hollywood Scene -- For A Price

​This has got to be the ultimate film-lover's souvenir, and you can't buy one on Hollywood Boulevard. Rather, Paramount Pictures is rolling out a website where everyday movie fans will be able to edit and then buy and download a self-selected clip from their favorite Paramount flicks. The God ... More >>

Trick or Treat

This week had surprises for Hollywood

Septemberfest: Like 4th of July, But With More Emphasis on Beer And Cover Bands

Photo Credit: Soap BeardNothing says America like beer. (Note: it also says Germany.)​Another weekend, another chance for culinary excesses and tribute bands. Almost an answer to the ethnic feasting at the Greek and Little Ethiopian festivals last weekend, Saturday's Septemberfest (America's v ... More >>

Hollywood's Labor Pains or, Why the Numbers Still Matter

​Although the official start of Fall is still a couple of weeks away, Hollywood's Autumnal Equinox is already upon us, as the books are closed on the 2009 summer movie season and the curtain goes up on the Toronto International Film Festival, the still-humid summer air starting to hum with the fir ... More >>

Today in Photographs: August 26, 1933

​Calling off their strike, film technicians return to work at Paramount following successful mediation through the National Recovery Administration.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

Paramount's Black Friday

Lesher out, Weston out, Goodman In

Summer Movies Blast Off With A Howl

Box office is on fire but fanboys flame Star Trek and Wolverine

B-Real of Cypress Hill: Smoking "The Birthday Cake" With a Master

Rapper, stoned, is tired of being typecast as "stoner rapper"

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

New Mayor in Hot Seat  Mary Su, who was sworn in as Walnut's first Chinese-American woman mayor Wednesday night, is already at the top of recall petitions because she did not display enough ardor in opposing an NFL stadium being planned for neighboring Industry. Hoodie Recall About 300,000 kids ... More >>

New Book and UCLA Film Series Shine Spotlight on the Other Hollywood

If you can make it there ...

Deadline Hollywood: Shameful Oscar Overspending

Mo' money, more Hugh, less Jerry

AFI Fest Grows Up - Finally!

No, Er, Yes, Doubt

Hollywood's Double Whammy: SAG's Big Election and DreamWorks' New Deal

Two major shakeups

Thank God It's the End of Summer!

(Annual rant)

Hollywood Is This Summer's Action Film

Myers starts writing, Universal gets pirated, Barker is dumped and Geffen is set to jump

Credit Crunch Hits Hollywood Studios

Paramount Is First to Feel Financing Woes

Madness at Medusa, Nettwerk's Sync space and Tigerheat at Avalon

Hollywood's Always-Delicate "Friendships" Feel Even More Strain

Depp's loyal heart and Moonves' disloyal buds

Hollywood Hose-Down: Who's All Wet This Week

Pellicano, HD DVD, L.A. Times' Montorio and Carson Daly

Murder and Madness in Racy Pre-Code Hollywood

Getting away with it on film

Comfort Food in Comfort

Taking the squeeze off Osteria La Buca

Can You Give Us a Moment?

Agency Clients, an Old Coot, and Counting Chads

What’s making news while Hollywood vacations

Grey the Transformer

Paramount Pictures’ chief now obeys his DreamWorks masters

Brad Grey's Performance Less Than Golden

Mogul earns scorn, not envy at Globes

New Year’s Evenings

Recommended events for counting down and getting it on the last night of the year.

War of the Words

Cruise And Redstone do battle – prepare for a true epic.

Brokespoke Alp

Jake Gyllenhaal's ride to nowhere?

Hot and Bothered

The Passion of the Cash

Da Vinci Cannes the world

Nightranger Show and Tell

More Fashion week fierceness is on the way, but for now here's some visuals to go with Nightranger (Fashion Week addition) in this week's paper. Top photo: Paris and her fuzzy date (along with the designer of 2B Free, left) at Paramount Studios. Bottom photo: Richard Branson's idea of LA style? ... More >>

Whip It Good

How To Cure Hollywood’s Summertime Blues, The Sequel

The Light Fantastic

Mad Hot Ballroom steps up

Hollywood Overheard

Another year, another round of ridiculous remarks

Hollywood OVERHEARD

Hollywood OVERHEARD

Dumb and Dumberer

Why the FCC shouldn’t consolidate without concessions

Blockbuster

Raleigh Studios squeezes its neighbors

Days of Plunder

The life and fast times of Don Simpson

Hollywood Row

Larchmont rallies to block studio parking plans