Entertainment

CALIFORNIA—Grant Imahara, 49, the former host of the TV show “Mythbusters," died on Monday, July 13. The reported cause of Imhara's death was a brain aneurysm. Imahara was born in Los Angeles on October 23, 1970. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Southern California. He worked in animatronics for movies such as "The Matrix Reloaded," "Jurassic Park: The...

HOLLYWOOD—Paul W. S. Anderson’s new movie “Monster Hunter,” a film adaptation of the popular video game “Resident Evil" has pushed the release date from its original date of September 4, 2020 to April 23, 2021. Sony announced the delay on Friday, July 10, due to coronavirus concerns. The movie stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I., Ron Perlman, Meagan Good and...

HOLLYWOOD─If there was ever anything I learned as a film student is that you can never trust a documentary fully. Why? It is simple, many tend to have bias or lean in one direction or another versus the others. They tend to favor or place things on a spotlight that is beneficial to the goal that the filmmakers may...

HOLLYWOOD─I don’t want to say I told you so, but I told you so when it comes to the revelation of Jake being Stefan DiMera on “Days of Our Lives” last week. So the audience knows what many of us expected when the doppelganger made his presence in Salem. Gabi knew it right away, but everyone questioned the idea...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Jewish Film Institute (JFI) announced the full lineup of “Cinegogue Summer Days,” a primarily-virtual film festival, on Wednesday, July 1. The JFI also runs the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), which was established in 1980. Aside from being the biggest and longest-running event of its kind, the SFJFF is also a self-proclaimed “leader in the curation and...

ORLANDO, FL—Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are back in business and welcoming back visitors after nearly 4 months of shutdown. Although what some call the “Happiest Place On Earth” has returned, there are some new rules in place for the safety of visitors, and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Earlier in July, Walt Disney World...

HOLLYWOOD─I stumbled upon this Showtime series on coincidence and I cannot tell you the last time I was  compelled by TV series since I can remember. However, the series “The Chi” puts a spotlight on violence, youth family and so much more in Chicago, and we’re not talking about the glitz and glamour of the city right off Lake...

HOLLYWOOD—So many things happened on the 4th of July, besides celebrating our country’s independence, Kanye West wants to add President to his resume. It’s not enough being a rapper, producer, and fashion designer? Kanye took to social media to reveal his personal interest about running for President of the United States. The rapper received backing from his friend Elon Musk...

HOLLYWOOD—The theatrical releases of “Halloween Kills” and “Halloween Ends” have been delayed by Universal Pictures which made the announcement on Wednesday, July 8. The films are sequels to the 2018 “Halloween,” a direct follow-up to John Carpenter's 1978 classic. “Kills” will move from October 16, 2020, to October 15, 2021; “Ends” will move from  2021 to October 14, 2022. “Kills” and...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, July 6, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) announced that it had created an Event Archive featuring past festivals and “satellite programs.” Almost a month earlier, SFSFF 2020 was cancelled after initially being postponed to November. The SFSFF is “a nonprofit organization dedicated to the presentation and preservation of silent cinema, and the education of the...