How Emmy winners get made: KCRW’s complete list of interviews
Listen to KCRW’s interviews with some of your favorite Emmy nominees and winners.
Tag: entertainment
Why you should be watching foreign TV even in the US
People often complain these days that there’s just too much good TV, and with so many ways to watch – Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Acorn.tv – it’s hard to keep up.…
A friend in the theater
[BACKSTAGE is a series of posts focusing on the ‘Inside Baseball’ of the theater.] Last week, I had you check your three favorite intimate theater websites to see what was playing through…
How do you make an Emmy nominated show? (And full list of Emmy noms)
Emmy nominations have been announced (see below) with Game of Thrones leading the pack with 24 nominations. KCRW has gone behind the scenes with a number of the nominees to find…
Movie sequels you’ve always wanted to see
While studio executives around LA hammer out the next big series, artists at the iam8bit gallery in Echo Park are envisioning some sequels that never actually made it to the…
Video rental chain Blockbuster to close remaining stores
Before Netflix and video on demand, there was Blockbuster. The video rental chain was once the place to go for picking out a late-night movie. But times have definitely changed,…
Meet LA’s new film czar, Tom Sherak
Los Angeles has a new film czar. Today L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the appointment of Tom Sherak as head of the city’s Entertainment Industry and Production Office. He’s a…
LA Observed: Nikki Finke and Entertainment Journalism
In entertainment journalism, there is perhaps no voice as widely-feared, and read, as Nikki Finke. She’s broken countless stories, made legions of enemies and few friends, and boasts of having…
Is it time to get rid of ‘Pilot Season?’
This week, the big five broadcast networks will unveil their fall lineups to advertisers and press at the Upfronts in New York City, hosting star-studded presentations and lavish parties to…
How to find the best streaming TV
Roku Box? Netflix? Hulu? iTunes? So many choices. Not much convergence. There’s a certain joy and angst that comes from being a modern TV viewer. Joy at the choices of…
This week’s entertainment buzz
Is Zero Dark Thirty Fact or Propaganda? The movie “Zero Dark Thirty“, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written and produced by Mark Boal tells the story— or a version of…
One Thing: Entertainment
We asked eleven of our sharpest local observers what they thought were the most important stories and trends of the year. From politics and music to faith, literature and film,…
Silicon Beach: A hub of inspiration
I launched Giant Media from my Brentwood apartment in November of 2009. We’ve come a long way since that time and have moved offices twice since then, but rather than…
AFM vs AFI: Two dueling film events
The American Film Institute kicked off their annual film festival last night with the world premiere of “Hitchcock.” Their annual program of screenings, parties, and Q&A’s is free to the…
This week in entertainment buzz
Star Wars makes Disney its home The big news in the entertainment business this week is that The Walt Disney Company bought Lucas Film – including the Star Wars franchise–…
Silicon Beach: New technology and old buildings
This week we’ve been looking at the growth of Silicon Beach, as tech companies move westward to be closer to the sand, sea – and to each other. Many are…
Silicon Beach: Bringing entertainment and technology together
Austin Hackett is a great example of the type of person flocking to Los Angeles right now. He’s founder of CrowdHall, a site that helps people with large social-media audiences…
Silicon Beach: Where sun and surf meet start-ups
In the western part of Los Angeles County known as “Silicon Beach”, there’s a race for space. Space, as in ether. As in technology companies that utilize broadband to incubate,…
This week’s entertainment buzz
Here are a few entertainment stories that have the town buzzing… A new life for Variety The trade paper Variety which once was a go-to source for Hollywood news but…
AEG tells LA that sale will not affect NFL stadium plans
Mayor Villaraigosa says he knew but didn’t tell. The rest of Los Angeles has been trying to figure out what it means: the sudden offer for sale of the Anschutz…