'You have to be delusional': L.A. film students are prepared for a shrinking Hollywood

Los Angeles Times - Nov 5, 2026

Mergers, layoffs, AI and runaway production have shaken Hollywood. Film students at USC, UCLA and LMU explain why they're pursuing the industry anyway.

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Sky News has said it is “proud” of U.S. correspondent James Matthews following his heated exchange with newly-elected Senator Abdul El-Sayed, telling Variety the journalist “was doing his job.” Meanwhile Matthews himself has weighed in on the confrontation, saying he hadn’t had a chance to ask the politician any questions directly before El-Sayed made a […]

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Nara, Dreaming of a Lost Girlhood, Finds New Freedom in Color

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