Reopening Hollywood in a COVID World

Reopening Hollywood in a COVID World

Latest Update: December 23, 2020 In today's world of COVID-19, restarting television and film production is a topic facing close analysis worldwide. From logistics to craft service to wardrobe and even director's chairs, everything about production is being scrutinized. Lee Roth and Roth Stock Pictures have been following the topic closely since mid-April, when Lee …

Joker Is Most Definitely, Absolutely Not a Superhero Movie!

Joker: Now Playing

Wow! OK ... We'll start with that! Next? The controversy ... Did Warner Bros. Entertainment​ glorify the character? Most definitely, absolutely not! Did they adore the character and put him up on a pedestal? Well ... there's that one scene ... This is most definitely, absolutely -NOT- a superhero movie! Joker ​ is a deep …

Meet The 68th Annual DGA Awards Nominees for Documentary

The 68th Annual DGA Awards Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2105

The 68th Annual DGA Awards Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2105 are (L-R) Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi for "Meru", Liz Garbus for "What Happened, Miss Simone?", Alex Gibney for "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief", Matthew Heiman for "Cartel Land" [Update: Winner - Congratulations Matthew!], and Asif Kapadia for …

In Hollywood, It’s All About Who You Know – But There Really is More To It

Hollywood and Vine

There has been a lot going on in the past week that I haven't been sharing here. So first, this was Friday night at 11:02pm at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. I had just left a meeting at this world-famous intersection. The photos below are from my cell and were posted on Instagram @roth.stock and …