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Kobe Bryant draws the most attention inside the Oscar nominees luncheon

8 years ago Lily Garner
The ballroom was stuffed with Hollywood’s elite: Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan. But it was an athlete who literally — at 6’6” — stood out in the crowd at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday: Kobe Bryant. Why, might you ask, was...

3 things to watch as Disney reports first-quarter earnings

8 years ago Lily Garner
Walt Disney Co.’s quarterly earnings conference calls of late have typically centered on ESPN, which has shed millions of subscribers amid a sea change in TV viewing habits. But when the Burbank entertainment giant reports fiscal first-quarter earnings Tuesday, investors and analysts are likely...

Three Sony Pictures executives out in major studio shakeup

8 years ago Lily Garner
In another major shakeup for Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Culver City-based studio is removing three executives as the company orchestrates sweeping changes to its home entertainment and television businesses. Home entertainment president Man Jit Singh, worldwide networks head Andy Kaplan and....