Why did it take five months to hammer out a deal between the writers guild and AMPTP? False starts and fears: Insiders tell how the #WritersStrike ended with 'Let’s make a deal.’ w/Josh Rottenberg Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

#TheCreator posits a future in which America goes to war against #AI after an AI-sparked nuclear strike on L.A. kills nearly a million people. The Times' Josh Rottenberg spoke to Gareth Edwards about the film's timing and the future of civilization: latimes.com/entertainment-…

I talked to THE CREATOR director Gareth Edwards about whether AI will kill all of us – or at least Hollywood. He had a lot of thoughts. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Gareth Edwards entered the first few pages from his script for THE CREATOR into ChatGPT, just to see what would happen. He found the results “unnerving.” Our Josh Rottenberg goes deep with the director on the pros and cons of AI. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Hollywood’s favorite futurist James Cameron rarely rewatches his own films. At Beyond Fest I caught up with him as a packed house watched THE ABYSS (1989), where he teased the 4K home vid release and pondered aliens, AI & his last 3+ decades of exploration latimes.com/entertainment-…

After a career wobble, director Alexander Payne rebounds, ready to play the long game. Kenneth Turan spoke with him about THE HOLDOVERS and creative survival. latimes.com/entertainment-…

The Golden Globes are back, with a brand new coat of paint. As Josh Rottenberg and Stephen Battaglio report for Los Angeles Times, a battered Hollywood is ready to welcome the awards show into the fold again after scandal. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Today Los Angeles Times kicks off a yearlong project celebrating the movies, TV, music and culture of 1999. I’m thrilled to lead the charge: This week 25 years ago, AMERICAN MOVIE debuted at Sundance, crystallizing a meta moment for indies. latimes.com/entertainment-…

For his final column at Los Angeles Times Justin Chang goes hard on the Oscar "snub," a concept he hates: "The people most convinced they know what should have been nominated so often have the least knowledge of the brilliant, lesser-known work that’s out there." latimes.com/entertainment-…

We're in a golden age for L.A. repertory cinema — this is some extremely good news. The Westwood Village is saved by a consortium of A-list directors who plan to expand the programming. Josh Rottenberg has the story. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Elvis has left the galaxy: For Los Angeles Times our Josh Rottenberg goes deep with Austin Butler and Denis Villeneuve on creating the villain of the year for DUNE: PART TWO: the voice, the prep, the hair, the viciousness. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Smart, thorough dive by Los Angeles Times’ Josh Rottenberg and Wendy Lee into why the SAG Awards and Netflix decided to team up — and how, if it comes off, it could change the face of awards season. latimes.com/entertainment-…

"You can get an Academy Award for pretending to be a stunt guy but you can’t get an Academy Award for actually being one.” Josh Rottenberg with a look at how THE FALL GUY may galvanize the movement for an Academy Award for stunts. latimes.com/entertainment-…

"I think everybody came into it thinking, Oh, my God, this is that problem child from the ‘Alien’ movies?” David Fincher indulges Los Angeles Times with a full history of the making of SEVEN, coming to @TCM Classic Film Festival on Friday in a new Imax version. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Thrilled to see Justin Chang win a Pulitzer for his extraordinary film criticism at the Los Angeles Times. His eye, his appreciation of and engagement with moral complexity, and his agile, joyful prose always give me such pleasure. Plus he's one of journalism's great mensches.

I dreamed of working with Justin Chang and that dream was everything it could have been. You deserve this, buddy. He leaves the Los Angeles Times a legacy of not only beautiful work but a testament to the importance of film criticism — at this moment, and for this paper.

I thrilled to MEGALOPOLIS in all its overstuffed, crazy ambition. Only an uncharitable viewer would call it a catastrophe. It's definitely not boring. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Elliott Gould remembers his "brother" Donald Sutherland - "Utterly opposites who merged in the work in perfect chemistry." A warm, generous talk with memories of playing basketball together & when they showed each other DON'T LOOK NOW and THE LONG GOODBYE latimes.com/entertainment-…

Here is one October surprise you can put on your calendar: The Trump biopic “The Apprentice,” which set tongues wagging at the Cannes Film Festival, has secured theatrical distribution and will hit theaters on Oct. 11 Josh Rottenberg latimes.com/entertainment-…

What did we see and love at Telluride? Josh Rottenberg Glenn Whipp and I narrowed it down. latimes.com/entertainment-…