Christi Carras reports on the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered entertainment news for The Times after graduating from UCLA and working at Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and CNN Newsource.
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Ellen Stutzman, chief negotiator for the Writers Guild of America during the 2023 writers’ strike, recently was promoted to executive director of the WGA West.
June 30, 2024
The streaming service’s Albuquerque facility has added four new soundstages to accommodate its film and TV productions.
June 27, 2024
IATSE, the union advocating for Hollywood crew members, and the AMPTP, which represents the top studios, have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract.
June 25, 2024
Major record labels have sued AI companies Suno and Udio for allegedly stealing copyrighted sound recordings, the RIAA announced.
June 26, 2024
MoviePass, the famously cheap cinema subscription service that crashed and burned, has a new investor: Comcast’s Forecast Labs.
June 20, 2024
The domestic box office has struggled so far this year, but Disney-Pixar’s hit sequel has given theater owners a much needed chill pill.
June 17, 2024
A coalition of unions representing 13,000 Disneyland workers has filed unfair labor practice charges against Disney over a Mickey Mouse button.
June 13, 2024
Sony Pictures Entertainment announces its purchase of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The dine-in movie theater chain has one location in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2024
Unions are alleging the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act on the 2024 ballot could threaten California’s film and TV tax credit.
June 11, 2024
Teamsters Local 399, the union representing animal trainers, drivers, mechanics and other Hollywood crew members, is set to enter negotiations with the studios.
June 10, 2024