‘Ghost’ Directing: When The Credited Director Isn’t The Only One in Charge
Ghost directing is an interesting phenomenon in Hollywood film making. A director, for whatever reason,…
Cindy Morgan and The Long Shadow of #MeToo in Hollywood
For almost four decades, Caddyshack (1980) has been considered one of funniest movies ever made,…
Deconstructing The Muse: Who Inspires Hollywood Directors?
What’s in a muse? For each iconic piece of art, there’s a person—usually a woman—behind…
Opinion: Hooray for Hollywood 2.0 Thanks to State Tax Credits
A new season for the television program “Animal Kingdom” is upon us that affects San…
Netflix Cancels ‘House of Cards;’ Kevin Spacey Sex Scandal Not Cause for Cancellation
The intensely private Kevin Spacey found himself at the center of the latest Hollywood sex…
Hollywood Ends Dismal Summer with ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Leading Box Office
Hollywood’s dismal summer whimpered to an end this weekend, with a movie in its third…
Don Freeman Dies at 95; U-T Star Covered Hollywood for Decades, Served in WWII With Charlton Heston
Don Freeman spent more than a half-century at The San Diego Union, later to become…
Moviegoers Not Thrilled Over Remakes: Slow Holiday Box Office Sales
A “rather slow” Memorial Day weekend box office total greeted Hollywood executives Monday, as four…
Where Have All Hollywood’s Child Stars Gone?
“I believe the children are the future,” Whitney Houston once sang. Of course, she was…
From Fred & Ginger to Ryan & Emma, Hollywood Loves Pairing Stars
Star quality has always meant a lot, especially during the old Hollywood studio system. Producers…
The Evolution of ‘A Star Is Born’ From 1932 to Lady Gaga
“A Star is Born“ is one of those classic stories in Hollywood history, like “Scarface”…
Meryl Streep Piques Trump by Lauding Hollywood’s Diversity
Three-time Oscar winner and eight-time Golden Globe winner Meryl Streep received the Cecil B. DeMille…
Looking Back: Our Critic’s 10 Favorite Movies of 2016
The quality of cinema in the year that just finished was so weak that I…
Disney’s ‘Moana’ Leads Box Office, but ‘La La Land’ Coming on Strong
“Moana” has legs, as the Disney animated feature outran the premiere of the raunchy “Office…
