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Film restoration is going great guns in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, but no matter how fast movies are fixed, the backlog remains daunting. The same goes for television series, though many facilities are restoring popular shows in addition to their feature film projects. Most movies are restored photochemically. The restoration cost is $40,000-$80,000 for a black-and-white film and $50,000-$100,000 for a color movie, compared with digital budgets that range from $75,000- $250,000. This article provides details of restoration of several Hollywood films.

Reports the launching of ShowRunner, a private broadband satellite network offering production communication tools to the motion picture industry in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Development of the company by NeTune Communications; Partners behind the company; Design of ShowRunner to deliver DigiBeta.

Features Los Angeles, California-based charity Angel Harvest as of July 25, 2000. Background on the history of the organization; Collection of excess food from donors; Lists of events in a typical day of operations of the organization.

Discusses California legislation designed to protect the interests of child performers in the filmmaking industry. Confusion about laws protecting minors' rights; Regulation on overtime for minors; Misleading language about emancipated minors implying freedom from labor and educational requirements; Initiatives by Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Young Performers Committee to improve minor performers' lot.

The article focuses on the achievement of animated feature films "Kung Fu Panda," "Bolt," and "WALL-E" in having been nominated for the Oscars awards in Los Angeles, California in 2009. "Kung Fu Panda" is considered as a widescreen Cinema-Scope production. "Bolt" is indicated as a representation of numerous firsts for Walt Disney Animation Studios. "WALL-E" is described as having the quality of taking a big leap with its dialogue-free first half.

The article deals with the compilation of nine special projects which enabled KPIX-TV, a CBS owned-and-operated station in San Francisco, California, to win the Radio-Television News Directors Association Unity Award. The compilation featured "One Strike You're Out," which is about the deportation policies for long-term U.S. residents with green cards. Among other stories in the compilation were "UC Affirmative Action," and "Survivor" and Race," in which journalists of different races discuss the "Survivor" season where teams were divided by race.

Reports on the modernization of the KTLA (Television) by the Tribune Co. in Los Angeles, California. Effectivity of the renovation; Details of the renovation plan for KTLA; Information on the digital facility installation.