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A helicopter, believed to be part of a local TV news team, crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, just blocks away from an L.A. Metro bus crash that killed two people and sent six others to the hospital. Los Angeles outlet NBC4 Los Angeles reported Tuesday night on the incident and

NBC’s telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards hit 6.7 million viewers on Monday night, per Nielsen. That total marks a 9% decrease from last year’s ceremony on CBS, which brought in 7.4 million viewers — the award show’s best performance since 2021. It should be noted, though, that the

Our first impression of Danny Carlton, the callow protagonist of “Salvation,” is that he doesn’t look like a man you’d trust with your life. He’s young, but that’s not the issue. It’s more the palpable air of uncertainty around him, evident in his shallow, darting gaze, his chumm

The Netflix limited series “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey” will premiere on Dec. 10, with the streaming platform also releasing a first look photo of Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen as Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey. The series explores the unsolved murder of JonBenét, who died Ch

Moshe Rosenthal’s “Tell Me Everything” continues to build momentum after winning 10 Ophir Awards, including best picture, best director and best screenplay, from a record-breaking 16 nominations. Israel’s submission for the international feature Oscar, the father-son drama has se

The addition of Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center is still a violation of federal law, a judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on an emergency motion seeking to block the board of the Kennedy Center — w

Celeste Parr and her media company, Punctuation Media, have signed with CAA for representation. Parr recently served as writer and showrunner for the third season of CBC’s “Plan B,” where she earned a 2026 Canadian Screen Award nomination for best drama series. She also created “

Netflix and the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) are bringing back Creative Asia for a third consecutive year, with the program set for Oct. 10 at Dongseo University’s Centum Campus. BIFF, the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has finalized jury members across four award categories: the BIFF Mecenat Award, the Sonje Award, the Netpac Award and the Fipresci Award. The BIFF Mecenat Award, which goes to a standout Korean or Asian documentary in Wide Angle

Indonesia has selected Kamila Andini’s “Four Seasons in Java” (“Empat Musim Pertiwi”) as its submission for the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. Written and directed by Andini and produced by Ifa Isfansyah for Forka Films, the film stars Putri Marino, Ar

Hot off his Emmy win for outstanding variety series, Stephen Colbert went on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night and revealed if he ever thinks about returning to late night television. “Late night TV. I remember it well. Many fond memories of this,” Colbert said while taking the

Cate Blanchett will travel to Tokyo for the 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, where five short films backed by the Displacement Film Fund will receive their Japan premieres. Blanchett co-founded the Displacement Film Fund, which supports displaced filmmakers

Drake debuted “Fear of Missing Out” on Tuesday night, unveiling an hourlong string of music videos, new songs and scenes featuring a spate of guests including Sexyy Red, Winnie Harlow, Lena the Plug, Don Toliver and his mother, Sandi Graham. The livestream, which Drake had previo

NBCLA’s NewsChopper4 helicopter crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, just blocks away from an L.A. Metro bus crash that killed two people and sent six others to the hospital. NBC4 Los Angeles reported Tuesday night on the incident and indicated that the crash was in connection wi

“Weapons” and “Barbarian” director Zach Cregger is dabbling in studio IP for the first time with Sony’s “Resident Evil,” but it appears joining a franchise has done nothing to weaken the filmmaker’s knack for outrageously wild scares. Members of the film press are calling Cregger

Forget Hollywood. “American Idol” is heading to Georgia, dawg. In news that felt all too depressingly common in production-starved Los Angeles, word emerged Tuesday that “American Idol” — which has been broadcast live from Los Angeles since it originated in 2002 — would move prod

It would probably be glib to refer to “Love of Your Life” as “Grieve Pray Love.” Rachel Morrison’s film about COVID-era loss, recovery and renewal is serious in intent and earnest in execution, grounded by a performance of intelligence and emotional transparency by Margaret Quall