Author Archives: Karen

When Jerry Hamza first brought his best friend George Carlin to Maine in the mid-1980s, he said the iconic comedian couldn’t care less about the fishing that Hamza was passionate about. Hamza, who was his manager from 1980 until Carlin’s death in 2008, said his friend was more intrigued by the bird life he saw […]

The first half of the job as a location manager is very creative, said Alison Taylor, veteran location manager and vice president of the Location Managers Guild International. This is the scouting part, where you’re working with the production designer and director to find the right locations, she said. Once the locations have been found, […]

Talks between the Motion Picture Association and the Hollywood labor unions have failed to produce an agreement on a new law that would address firearm safety on movie sets. The two sides backed competing proposals earlier this year in response to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in New […]

The Materials Oasis in Los Angeles is a warehouse that looks like a sorting area for the world’s biggest charity shop, but its motley collection of items isn’t for sale. All the goods have been discarded from the film and TV industry and are being offered free of charge to other filming productions, non-profits, schools, or others […]

Mark Goldstein, president and CEO of the film production services company Entertainment Partners, says there’s one role in Hollywood that has been in particularly high demand in recent years. “I get a call every day [asking] ‘Can you help me find a production accountant?’” Goldstein said. Opportunities abound for people with an interest in and […]