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The article focuses on some of the preferred entertaining and recreation spots of the youth in California. From restaurants to coffeehouses, gadget stores to chichi boutiques, radio shows to reflexologists, Los Angeles is flush with must-dos for busy industryites looking to mix business with pleasure. Nestled in a strip mall amid one of the busiest intersections in Los Angeles, the Sunset Strip spa offers an urban oasis with full-service grooming, Salt Glo exfoliating treatments, organic enzyme skin regimens, milk baths and even aromatherapy scalp work. Driving the right car in Hollywood is almost as important as landing the right job, and car broker-to-the-stars Sherry Walsh helps industry denizens find the perfect set of wheels at fleet and below-fleet rates.

The article features the pets of executives in the motion picture industry in the U.S. It mentions director Kurt Sutter with his African gay parrot, which has a habit of imitating sounds and words from his surroundings. It cites American television executive Robert Greenblatt and his Doberman dog he called Redford, which was diagnosed with fatal bladder cancer. It adds the rescue dogs of executive David O'Connor, who believes that pet euthanasia must be stopped in Los Angeles, California.

The article presents information on Staples Center, the largest indoor entertainment venue in Los Angeles, California and the first great modern facility for a new millennium in the U.S. As home to five professional sports franchises, most notably, the National Basketball Association's championship-basketball team Los Angeles Lakers, based in Los Angeles, California, Staples regularly draws a gaggle of Hollywood luminaries that would rival Rome's emperors and senators. In fact, Anschutz Entertainment Group-owned and-operated arena, which celebrated its five-year anniversary on October 17, has quickly become the place to see and be seen in Los Angeles. INSET: LOOK AHEAD, L.A.

The article focuses on the movie "He's Just Not That Into You," to be directed by Ken Kwapis. It reports on negotiations with Hollywood actors including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Connolly and Justin Long. It is an American romantic comedy to be produced by Barrymore's Flower Films banner with partner Nancy Juvonen in early September, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. The movie is based on book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. An overview of story of the movie is also offered.

The article announces the first studio-based digital intermediate facility of Technicolor in Los Angeles, California. The facility of the company is set up on Culver City lot of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. According to Gary Martin, president of production administration at Sony Pictures Entertainment, the facility will help filmmakers who face increasing time constraints to complete movies.

This article reports that actor Owen Wilson is set to star in the high-concept comedy "Drillbit Taylor" for Paramount Pictures Corp. Based on an original idea by John Hughes, who wrote a 70-page scriptment a couple of years ago, the story revolves around two high school freshmen who are targeted by the school bully on the first day of the school year. Drillbit, which will carry a less-than-$40 million budget is being fast-tracked by the studio and will start shooting in September 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Paramount's Alli Shearmur and Pam Abdy are shepherding Drillbit for the studio.

This article reports that the motion picture industry people caught a glimpse of the future at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, during Paramount's premiere of the dystopian thriller "Aeon Flux." An after-party on the theater's rooftop featured biodome tents decked out with hanging oblong fish tanks and stark-white furnishings straight out of a sci-fi novel. Producer Gale Anne Hurd got caught up in the forward-thinking.

The article discusses the efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) to curb the glorification of onscreen smoking. The gratuitous and often chic depiction of smoking in movies and television has left the EIF with more than a lungful of criticism. According to Lisa Paulsen, president and CEO of the EIF, smoking in films and on television can lead teenagers to start to smoke. Last year, the EIF launched Hollywood Unaltered--an effort to extinguish the glamorization of smoking onscreen. Hollywood Unfiltered is designed to educate people that Hollywood as an industry can be responsible in its depiction of smoking in movies and on television.

The article presents a discussion on the charitable works of Hollywood, the motion picture industry of the U.S. Although philanthropic organizations continue to receive their share of Hollywood support, celebrities--particularly the younger set--are increasingly throwing their weight behind smaller causes in an effort to effect greater change. There are a lot of industry folks who want to direct their energy, monetary resources and time to programs where they can feel they are really making a difference. While the range of organizations is broad, most Hollywood philanthropic efforts fall into one of four categories: health, education, environmental and children/family concerns.

The article reports on the growing interest of the citizens in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with the automobile, as studio success of Universal's "Fast and Furios" franchise has every studio seeking for its own car-themed hit.

The article reports that Los Angeles, California has bigger rat population compared to New York according to American documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock who produced and directed the horror documentary "Rats."

The article reports that writer-director Sofia Coppola will set her next film "Somewhere," for Focus Features, at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, California. Coppola wrote the drama comedy film which will star Stephen Dorff. Fred Roos, who has worked on all of Coppola's films and a longtime collaborator of the filmmaker's father, will produce the film.

The article reports that James Mangold, helmer of "Walk the Line," is committed on directing a legal thriller film for Bold Films, a finance shingle and production based in Los Angeles, California. It states that the film's screenplay is written by Casey La Scala and Sasha Jenson. It mentions that the film will be produced by David Lancaster and Michel Litvak of Bold Films. It also notes that since the 2003's "Identity", Mangold has not directed a thriller film.

The article reports that Relativity Media has acquired the rights from David Anthony Durham to add the epic fantasy novel "Acacia: The War With the Mein" at Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It states that Andrew Grant would adapt the first installment of the planned trilogy. Furthermore, such inclusion of the novel causes Ryan Kavanaugh and Michael De Luca to produce its story.

The article provides information on the film "Operation Checkmate" of Screen Gems company at Hollywood in Los Angles California. It states that the film is based on the headline-making Colombian hostage rescue, which will be told from the point of view of the Colombian military rescuers. Moreover, it notes that Colombian Simon Brand is in negotiations to direct the film. Further , it mentions that Doug Davison and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment are attached to produce the film.

The article reports that director Chris Wedge would direct Brian Selznick's children novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" for Graham King's GK Films, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros. in Hollywood, California. It cites that writer John Logan would write the script for the film, while, Christi Dembrowski would produce the live-action film. The story of the film is also discussed.

The article reports on the production of the motion picture "Black Hole," which is to be directed by David Fincher for Paramount Pictures Corp. and MTV Films in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Plan B and producer Kevin Messick are creating the movie based on the graphic novel by Charles Burns. The story begins when a sexually transmitted bug is passed from teenager to teenager.

The article reports on Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s acquisition of rights to the independent comicbook "The Boys," published by Dynamite Entertainment company in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Columbia will be making a feature adaptation of the comicbook along with producer Neal H. Moritz and his Original Film banner. The contemporary-set comicbook series, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, will follow a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) squad.

The article reports on various developments related to studio production deals in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It is stated that studios are not just dropping their staffs in order to cut costs but are also dropping deals from artists. Paramount, Universal and Fox have ended deals with Reese Witherspoon, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen.

The article reports on the production of the film "Brothers in Arms" by the Film Dept. LLC company in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The drama, which is set at the end of World War, was based on the book "Raid! The Untold Story of Patron's Secret Mission" by Richard Baron, Baum and Richard Goldhurst. Marcel Langenegger will be the director of the film and its shooting is scheduled to begin March 31, 2008 in the Czech Republic.

The article reports on the two-year production contract signed by actress Natalie Portman with Participant Productions company for her newly created Handsomecharlie Films company in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The first project is "A Tale of Love and Darkness" on which Portman plans to make her feature directing debut. Meanwhile, Annette Savitch has been appointed vice president of development for Handsomecharlie.

The article reports on the production of New Line Cinema Corp.'s film, based on the book "Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra," in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. New Line has been granted the rights to the book with Brett Ratner to direct and produce the movie and Chris Tucker to play the character of Frank Sinatra. The movie shows the rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of Sinatra.

The article presents the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards ceremony which was held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California on January 24, 2009. It features the personalities behind AMC's "Mad Men" as most of its casts win majority of recognition. It also presents several photographs of actors and actresses including Matt Weinier, Scott Hornbacher, and David Fincher.

The article focuses on the movie "The Dark Fields," to be starred by Shia LaBeouf in Los Angeles, California. According to the author, the movie is under Universal Pictures, and is based upon the 2002 novel of Alan Glynn. She adds that it will be directed by Neil Burger, and will be produce by Leslie Dixon.

The article presents the motion picture "Driving Lessons," to be directed by Finnish commercial director Vivi Friedman in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The film is about a troubled family who get a second chance at happiness when the mother, portrayed by Hope Davis, suffers a memory loss and could not remember the last 15 years of her life. Also starring is actor Dermot Mulroney. Moreover, the film's shooting will begin in March 2008 in Los Angeles.

The article reports that Hollywood-based Hero Pictures International acquired the rights to the biography "The Private Lives of Albert Einstein," by Roger Highfield and Paul Carter for a film which screenplay is being written by Ron Bass. Hero Pictures has secured development and production financing from a Spain-based private equity investor group led by Maria Rodriguez Rabadan. Meanwhile, Bass hopes to finish the script soon after the end of the strike by the Writers Guild of America.

The article announces the resignation of Rock Shaink as senior executive of HQ Pictures company in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Shaink will be accepting a newly created position at Romark Film company, where he will team up with writer-director Mark Jonathan Stanley. He is contracted to produce the "Condition Dead," directed by Patrick Lussier and the "12th Man."

The article reports on the deal made by actor Don Cheadle to co-star in DreamWorks' live action "Hotel for Dogs" in California. According to the author, the story is based on Lois Duncan's 1971 children's book which revolves around two orphans who hide dozens of stray dogs in the abandoned hotel. Cheadle will portray the role of a beleaguered social worker who keep the kids out of danger. The project begins shooting in November 2007.