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Whether the Sundance Film Festival remains in Utah or moves to Boulder, Colorado or Cincinnati, Ohio in 2027, the 2025 gathering will see some big changes.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor As 2024 drew to a close, production in the Greater Los Angeles area had increased by 6.2 percent in the last quarter, according to FilmLA‘s latest report. Most production types had achieved gains in the fourth quarter, except for reality TV, which continues to be on a decline. This year had promised to be a pivotal one for California’s signature industry, with Gov.

When flames appeared on a hillside near her home in Pacific Palisades last week, documentary filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos knew to get out fast. She had witnessed firsthand the catastrophic force of a wildfire while working on the documentary Rebuilding Paradise, about the terrifying Camp Fire that razed Paradise, CA in 2018.

Los Angeles fires.The host, 57, teared up during his emotional monologue as he reflected on the ongoing blazes in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Eaton.Kimmel recounted having to evacuate the show’s studio at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre last week after the LA County Fire Department stopped all filming permits for productions that were within the affected area.“As you know, it has been a very scary, very stressful, very strange week in LA,” the comedian said with a shaky voice. “Where we work.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As tragedy struck Los Angeles, residents turned to local journalists — on TV, radio and online — to stay informed. Los Angeles’ local TV stations saw a tremendous spike in news viewership last Tuesday, Jan. 7, as the city first came under siege from fierce Santa Ana winds, leading to the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and elsewhere.

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Christina Applegate is speaking out amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.On Tuesday’s episode of her “MeSsy” podcast, the “Married … With Children” star shared she was waiting to hear if she and her daughter, Sadie, 13, would have to evacuate their home again amid the ongoing blazes in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Eaton.“There’s not really words for it,” co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler said of the disaster.“You know what I have words for? F–king people who are saying that it’s, you know, good. It’s Hollywood and those stupid Hollywood people.

Tyler Perry is calling out insurance company cancellations amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, saying the policies are “appalling” and indicative of “pure greed.”

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel penned a heartfelt note to his hometown of Los Angeles and employees following the Palisades Fire, which he revealed destroyed his father’s home — the original headquarters for Snapchat (see photo above). The social media app co-founder also pledged $5 million and counting toward wildfire relief efforts.

The Getty Villa will remain closed until further notice due to the Palisades Fire, the museum announced today. The Getty Center in Brentwood will likely remain closed until Monday, January 20.

Sony will donate $5 million in support of wildfire relief, as Southern California works its way toward containment of numerous fires in the region, the company announced on Monday.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Reality TV supercouple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt suffered a deep loss in the past week, as the home they shared was destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire. And their response was something that only they might have dreamed up.

Abigail Lee Joe Lando, of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” and his family are taking shelter at his co-star Jane Seymour‘s home after losing his house in the Pacific Palisades fire. “Thankfully, there are angels in this world.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has posted for the first time since losing his home in the wildfires in Los Angeles.The legendary actor’s house in the Pacific Palisades area of the city was reported as having been destroyed on January 10, one of thousands to have been claimed the blaze.Starting last Tuesday, the LA Wildfires have resulted in 24 deaths so far, with over 100,000 people ordered to evacuate from their homes. Strong winds have meant authorities and emergency services have struggled to prevent it from spreading, with three fires still burning.The Oscar-winning actor, who turned 87 on December 31, posted on Instagram with the following comments: “As we struggle to heal from the devastation of these fires, it’s important to remember the only thing we take with us is the love we give”.Hopkins is one of many to have lost their homes in the fires.

Tyler Perry is slamming insurance companies.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tyler Perry recently took to Instagram to slam the “pure greed” of insurance companies amid the devastating L.A. fires. The director’s statement was published shortly after a report from the Los Angeles Times informed readers that companies like State Farm General, the largest home insurance business in California, decided not to renew thousands of insurance policies last year in Altadena and other fire-prone neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades that are now burned down.

Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles home, where the Friends actor died in 2023, has survived the wildfires raging through the city. The current owner of the Pacific Palisades home has revealed on Instagram that the house is “okay”.Starting last Tuesday, the LA Wildfires have resulted in 24 deaths so far, with over 100,000 people evacuated from their homes.

deadly Los Angeles wildfires.“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me,” the filmmaker, 55, wrote in a statement via Instagram on Sunday.Perry continued, “Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?”“People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed,” he added.Perry concluded his message by writing, “As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.”Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area have lost their homes due to the devastating wildfires.According to the LA Times, State Farm General announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 homeowner and condominium policies — including 1,262 in Pacific Palisades, the area hit hardest by the fires.Chubb Insurance reportedly stopped writing policies for high-value homes with higher wildfire risk in 2021.Allstate, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co.

The renowned Getty Center and Getty Villa remain “safe and stable,” according to Katherine E. Fleming, president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, as the surrounding evacuation orders related to the Palisades Fire have been downgraded to warnings.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic For most of the film and TV industry, the devastating L.A.-area fires of the last week have at least avoided scorching the studios where the work largely occurs. But there’s no such consolation for many of those who work on the music side, as the professional-grade home studios of untold numbers of producers, engineers and musicians have gone up in flames alongside their actual residences.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Mia Ammer had been through plenty of fire drills before. The seasoned Hollywood publicist spent a decade raising her kids in the Pacific Palisades, where blazes would often threaten her home from the hills to the north. Historically, however, “fire had never jumped Sunset Boulevard and threatened our town,” she said.