Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic and senior culture editor. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015 and finalist for criticism in 2013 and 2014, she has won various awards for criticism and feature writing. She is the author of the Hollywood mysteries “Oscar Season” and “The Starlet.” She lives in La Crescenta with her husband, three children and two dogs.
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Despite glimmers of internal dissension, SAG-AFTRA’s aggressive stance has, to the surprise of many, sent the studios to the relative ‘safety’ of the WGA.
The actor fell from grace not only because of the allegations against him, but because of how he conducted himself as he fended them off.
Millions of people just proved that they still want to go to the movies. But if the studios don’t end the strike, the next ‘Barbenheimer’ will be DOA.
With writers and actors on strike, the studios have a full-blown labor revolt on their hands — and they have no one but themselves to blame.
After Allen learned that her character Marion Ravenwood would return in ‘Dial of Destiny,’ she had to wait years before she could tell anyone.
Hollywood is no longer capable of creating a career like Ford’s, and he knows it. So he plans to keep doing it while he can.
Streaming’s disruptive business model is a key factor in this year’s writers’ strike. It also makes them particularly vulnerable to a boycott.
From Toluca Lake to the Shakespeare Bridge, burning, shredding and stealing Pride flags has only inspired ‘tremendous support’ for LGBTQ+ people.
Led by Netflix’s pacts with Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, streamers have lured TV titans with eye-popping deals. The results have been mixed at best.
After the 1980 actors’ strike, Asner criticized the final deal. As the actors consider walking out alongside writers, his reasons why seem prescient.