Richard Verrier

DreamWorks Animation pushes 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' to March 2014

DreamWorks Animation said Tuesday night that it is pushing back the release date for its animated movie "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" by four months. The Glendale studio said it was changing the release date for the film from Nov. 1 to March 7, 2014, at the...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Entertainment industry jobs grow 3.7%

The Hollywood jobs picture continued to improve last year. Employment in Los Angeles' entertainment industry climbed nearly 4% in 2012, reflecting an upswing in feature film production in the fourth quarter and a surge in commercial shoots, which climbed...

Tags: Employment, Los Angeles Times, Employment Opportunities, Entertainment, Career and Workplace

DreamWorks Animation ranked 12th best company to work for in U.S.

Hollywood studios aren't known as easy places to work. But DreamWorks Animation once again has made Fortune magazine's list of the 100 best employers. The Glendale studio behind the "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" movies ranked 12th in the...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Employment, Qualcomm Inc., Google Inc.

DreamWorks' WikiLeaks movie 'The Fifth Estate' starts production

DreamWorks Studios has begun filming the “The Fifth Estate,” a movie about the controversial founder of WikiLeaks. The film, which will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 15 through Disney's Touchstone label, began principal photography last week...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, WikiLeaks, Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, Benedict Cumberbatch

Burbank-based Bento Box takes a multi-platform approach to animation

When singer-songwriter Alicia Keys wanted to create an animated children's television series about the exploration of music, she turned to Burbank animation firm Bento Box for ideas. Bento's producers suggested an alternative: Instead of a TV show,...

Tags: Alicia Keys, Music Industry, Apple iTunes, Los Angeles Times, Music

Analyst predicts $96-million write-down on 'Rise of the Guardians'

DreamWorks Animation may end up losing nearly $100 million on its recent holiday release "Rise of the Guardians." That's the sobering prediction of Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett.  In a research note on Wednesday, Crockett said he expects...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Rise of the Guardians (movie), Services and Shopping

Griffith Park was the most popular film location again in 2012

Griffith Park, Point Dume, the 6th Street Bridge near downtown L.A. and a former community hospital in Boyle Heights reputed to be haunted ranked among the most popular film locations in 2012, according to a new survey. Eight of the top 10 sites for...

Tags: James Dean, Southland (tv program), Sons of Anarchy (tv program)

California visual effects artists fight foreign film tax credits

A group of California visual effects artists is mounting a long-shot campaign to dismantle foreign film tax credits, contending that they hurt U.S. workers and violate international trade agreements. More than 150 visual effects workers in the last...

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DreamWorks Animation shares fall after 'Rise of the Guardians' poor debut

Shares of DreamWorks Animation took a hit in the wake of a poor box office debut for "Rise of the Guardians." DreamWorks' stock fell as much as 5.8% on Monday after some analysts warned that the Glendale-based studio could be forced to take a...

Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Los Angeles Times, Animation (genre), Shrek (fictional character)

Entertainment industry pours $47 billion into L.A., economist says

Robert Kleinhenz, chief economist with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., recently spoke with The Times about a new report on the entertainment industry’s effect on the L.A. County economy. What was the purpose of the study? We...

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Anti-Muslim film producer 'terrified' of being found, man says

Region's film, TV industry lost 16,100 jobs in 7 years, study finds

The film and television industry in Los Angeles County has lost more than 16,000 jobs since 2004, mostly due to work migrating out of state, a new report revealed. Last year, the entertainment business generated 102,100 jobs in the county, down 14% from...

Tags: Los Angeles Times