Los Angeles Times
Staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and author of The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron; former Hollywood correspondent for Time magazine
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Rebecca Winters Keegan
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FROM Rebecca Winters Keegan
Hollywood Breakdown
3-D Glasses Dust-Up Sony studio has decided to no longer pay for 3-D glasses. Will other studios may follow suit? Kim the LA Times’ Rebecca Keegan take on the latest dust-up in the movie world.
Hollywood Breakdown
The Best Picture Oscar Rules Change...Again! This week the Motion Picture Academy announced they've changed the rules for the best picture category again. This year it could be anywhere between five and 10...
Hollywood Breakdown
TV Anchors Play Musical Chairs Kim Masters and the Los Angeles Times' Rebecca Keegan break down the latest comings and goings of TV anchors....
To the Point
Avatar: Science Fiction Channels the Culture Wars On its way to becoming the top grossing film of all time, James Cameron's Avatar is already famous for more than its mind-boggling 3-D special effects. It's causing arguments about war and peace, religion, the environment and technology, race relations, patriotism and chain smoking. What is it about what some call a flimsy script and cartoon characters that transforms a sci-fi entertainment into a forum on real-world issues? We talk with critics and fans about the latest Hollywood blockbuster and its influence on culture worldwide.
Which Way, L.A.?
Was This Strike Necessary? The Writers Guild claims it withdrew its proposal on DVD residuals yesterday, but claims the Alliance of film and TV producers still made unfair demands. After the walk-out began in New York this morning, the Alliance says it tried to “stop the clock” to resume negotiations but claims that the writers refused. Photo By: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”
Bookworm
Claudio Magris: Blameless In Claudio Magris' Blameless, a museum of the implements of war and destruction is created to inspire peace. But this conversation is not just about war and peace.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.