Arts Jan 22 Norman Jewison, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck’ director, dead at 97 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts May 18 Watch 7:56 Hollywood faces larger work stoppage as actors threaten to strike alongside writers The actors union SAG-AFTRA has called for a strike authorization vote. If the strike is approved, actors could join the more than 11,000 Writers Guild members already on the picket line putting more pressure on studios and networks. The writers'… By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings
Arts Jun 22 Director Joel Schumacher dies at 80 Schumacher shepherded the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo's Fire” and steered the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.”… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Jan 02 2019 was a record year for female filmmakers, study finds Last year, women directed more of the most popular movies than any year before. By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Apr 29 John Singleton, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, dies at 51 Singleton, the director of "Boyz N the Hood," made movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond. By Jake Coyle, Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Apr 29 Director John Singleton to be taken off life support By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The 51-year-old director of "Boyz in the Hood," ''Poetic Justice" and other films has been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since he had a stroke on April 17. Continue reading
Dec 18 Director and actress Penny Marshall dies at 75 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Marshall starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, with hits like "Big" and "A League of Their Own."… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 8:02 How ‘Wrinkle in Time’ director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood By PBS News Hour Known to millions of readers, Madeleine L'Engle's beloved fantasy book "A Wrinkle in Time" is breaking into a new dimension: as a big-budget Disney film. Director Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million film production,… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch TV Writers Vote to End Union’s 3-Month Strike Members of the Writers Guild of America returned to work Wednesday, after voting to end a 100-day strike that left many out of work and TV shows in reruns. Michael Winship, president of the WGA-East, discusses the details of the… Continue watching