Meg James is a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead reporter for The Times’ coverage of the deadly “Rust” shooting on a New Mexico film set in 2021, work recognized by the Pulitzer Prize board as a finalist in breaking news. A member of the Company Town team for two decades, James specializes in covering television, corporate media and investigative projects. She previously wrote for the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. A native of Wyoming, she is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia University.
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China’s film arm said Thursday it would “moderately reduce the number of American films imported” into the country. The country was once a vital market for U.S. blockbusters.
Chinese bloggers report Xi Jinping’s government is considering a ban on Hollywood movies. That would drag entertainment companies to the front lines of the trade war.
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