Zach D’Amico is co-founder of and writer at Rough Cut Cinema. A beloved Hollywood icon. A visual and vocal transformation into a celebrity news anchor. A slave. A timeless literary figure. An actress and mother seeking independence. When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its nominees for the 92nd Oscars on Monday, the ...

The Santa Monica youngster nearly died last year when his kidneys failed due to foodborne E. coli infection. Toxins in the E. coli bacteria ruptured Judah’s red blood cells, leading to massive blood loss. His platelets — critical to clotting and preventing hemorrhage — plummeted to 13,000. A healthy person’s platelet count is 250,000 to ...

The soul-rock duo is up for a best new artist Grammy but hardly inexperienced (see: Prince). Much like their toughest competition Lizzo, the co-founders of Texas soul-rock band Black Pumas find the “new” part of their best new artist Grammy nomination to be a bit of a misnomer.

The participating line-up of illustrious artists are: Lita Albuquerque (US, based in Santa Monica); Manal AlDowayan (Saudi Arabia, based in Dubai); Zahrah AlGhamdi (b.1977, Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah); Nasser AlSalem (Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah); Rashed Al Shashai (Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah); Gisela Colon (Canada, based in Los Angeles ...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has confessed he is in "pain" following the shock death of his father Rocky earlier this week.

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez attends the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Back to top

Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave, said through her lawyer: “What has been reported is not nearly the story that needs to be told.”

(She was using voice-to-text to respond, so please excuse any typos.) During a typical week, Natasha will make at least one trip to a TJ’s in Santa Monica to “go up and down the [aisles], checking out if anything new has dropped.” Naturally, she is well known at her store. Natasha said she has no working relationship with TJ’s.

What’s Giada De Laurentiis’ favorite olive oil? Taking to Instagram, De Laurentiis recently took fans on a tour of her favorite grocery store in Santa Monica called Bay Cities Italian Deli. In the clip, the Food Network star revealed which Italian groceries she reaches for first, including her favorite brand of oil olive. What is most ...

Lee Goldberg, a Calabasas resident and #1 New York Times bestselling author, sets his new crime novel "Lost Hills" in his own backyard. CALABASAS, CA — Local author Lee Goldberg just released a new break-out mystery "Lost Hills,