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Brandon Blake - Managing Partner at BLAKE & WANG P.A.   With critical cinema areas finally able to open their doors, it pays to dip into whether they have any customers to open the doors to. Fortunately for the theatrical exhibition industry in the U.S, the answer is a resounding, ‘Yes!’ Now we even have the stats to prove it- so BLAKE & WANG P.A top entertainment law firms Los Angeles will walk you through them. The National Research Group, a leading Hollywood entertainment polling firm, has been keeping an eagle eye on moviegoers since March last year, at the start of the pandemic shutdowns. Their main focus has been polling moviegoers about their comfort levels with attending the cinema. As of Thursday last week, we passed a milestone everyone has been waiting for. It’s no secret at this point that the sudden pandemic closures have crippled the exhibition industry and without huge buy-in from the moviegoing public, recovery will be difficult. It finally looks like that...

BLAKE & WANG P.A Entertainment Attorney Los Angeles were thrilled to announce earlier this week that L.A cinemas have been given the green light to reopen. Today, we look a little deeper at who won’t be turning on the lights any time soon. With L.A moving to the ‘red tier’, indicating 2 million citizens vaccinated and an overall reduction in COVID-19 cases and transmissions, cinemas are finally free to reopen at a measly 25% capacity. All the same, this represents a giant leap forward for the U.S’s largest movie market. Coming so soon on the heels of New York City reopening, this restores a huge chunk of the nation’s movie-going market, and should provide some much-needed impetus to the exhibition industry as a whole. While it’s not exactly a return to normal, at least hope for a recovery is on the way. We’ve seen- and reported on- many key L.A venues that have pushed to turn the lights on as soon as possible. By 26h March (or very shortly after), we will likely see a huge swathe ...

How do you campaign for something as illustrious as the Oscars when you can’t even meet up with the voters you’re trying to court? This is the key question that has plagued the movie industry this year. While much has been made about the more-open playing field created by 2020’s lack of Box Office Oscar-bait, BLAKE & WANG P.A one of the best entertainment law firms Los Angeles wants to take a closer look at the difficulties that have hit the Oscar campaign trail, too. Naturally, flashy premiers and private screenings have long been a tool to rocket a film to Oscar prominence. Much of this would typically fall on the theatrical industry, but with key areas like LA and NYC remaining shuttered for almost the entirety of the eligible period, and no major gatherings being allowed country-wide, we’ve seen little chance for this to occur. Another key tool in the Oscar promotion toolbox is the celebrity endorsement from prominent Academy members. Yet again, it’s difficult to publicize th...

  With disproportionate numbers of the entertainment workforce operating as freelance entities or contractors, there’s little surprise that it has been desperately hard-hit by COVID-19 related constrictions in our ability to work. With a new relief bill that finally caters to the needs of the entertainment industry on the table and heading to the senate, BLAKE & WANG P.A one of the best entertainment law firms Los Angeles takes a closer look at what is covered. First of all, we’d be remiss to not mention that a great proportion of the bill focuses on vaccine distribution and testing, which is sensible. However, there’s plenty for the hard-hit industry to enjoy too. Namely: Extended benefits : The weekly benefit increases by $100, and will be extended to end-August 2020. Gig workers, contractors, and freelancers will be eligible Housing assistance : $30 billion for rental assistance and $10 billion for mortgage relief are earmarked ‘Leave’ and retention : Tax credits for emplo...