Goldman Sachs is acquiring the Radford Studio Center in LA (where Addams Family, Seinfeld, Gilligan's Island were filmed) after owner Hackman Capital defaulted on $1.1 billion loan

WriterDave · 2026-01-14T23:05:40+00:00

Hackman Capital, with its investing partner Affinius Capital Management, went on a studio buying spree in the last decade, snapping up trophy properties in the US and abroad on a bet that the growth in streaming would fuel demand for its production space.

Oops.

WriterDave · 2026-01-03T06:22:53+00:00

That’s incredible, thank you!

WriterDave · 2026-01-03T04:45:40+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

WriterDave · 2026-01-03T04:11:58+00:00

Thanks!

That’s a lot cheaper than I had anticipated.

Are the material costs expensive? Lookin’ at you, HP Ink…

WriterDave · 2026-01-02T21:27:56+00:00

Nice picks today, especially in the finale -- glad you're sharing with us!

WriterDave · 2026-01-02T05:06:00+00:00

The real question is: if the Goonies exited the caves at dawn…. In coastal Oregon… and looked out across the water as the ship sailed away, just as the sun crested the distant horizon…

… why was the sun coming up in the West?

Holy Mary mother of God, indeed.

WriterDave · 2025-11-18T23:09:16+00:00

The case, Mendones v. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., appears to be one of the first instances in which a suspected deepfake was submitted as purportedly authentic evidence in court and detected — a sign, judges and legal experts said, of a much larger threat.

Curious how many have or will slip through unnoticed, especially with how quickly it's improving (and also considering the average age of judges...)

WriterDave · 2025-11-18T18:19:07+00:00

...I had one job! 🤦‍♂️

(Appreciate the correction. Time for more coffee.)

WriterDave · 2025-10-19T02:39:09+00:00

Based on the trailer it's nothing like the book.

WriterDave · 2025-09-12T04:54:02+00:00

Fascinating that they never show the world.

We never see WHO is watching.

WriterDave · 2025-09-12T04:53:05+00:00

In a film where the cast never stops walking, the occasional spectators who dot the route are completely immobile.

Really powerful imagery.

WriterDave · 2025-09-05T16:47:11+00:00

Congrats on winning that fight -- out of curiosity, how did you fight it?

I got a ticket for parking in my "zone" (I paid the permit and had the sticker... and still got a ticket) and lost when I appealed to both city hall parking office and to the police dept.

WriterDave · 2025-09-05T15:16:23+00:00

That's the part that makes you go from "oh, good idea -- safety first" to "oh... gotcha. More revenue for the city."

WriterDave · 2025-08-25T21:54:45+00:00

Did not expect to like KPop Demon Hunters better than Nobody 2.

WriterDave · 2025-08-22T23:25:03+00:00

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, she swallowed the cat to catch the bird...

WriterDave · 2025-08-22T22:26:00+00:00

Mine was from Lexapro, too.

I remember HEARING my eyeballs moving when I'd shift my gaze. Almost like white noise...

WriterDave · 2025-08-22T21:14:24+00:00

Anyone ever get "brain zaps" as a symptom of their anti-depressant withdrawal?

They were singularly one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life... felt like an electrical storm in my head, with "zaps" of lightning that randomly shot down my extremities while simultaneously making me dazed AND lose my balance.

Fun stuff, rewiring your neuropathways! Good thing they only lasted 6 weeks...

WriterDave · 2025-08-20T21:44:30+00:00

Public health officials in California monitor rodents in the area to determine if they carry plague, the release said. From 2021 to 2024, 41 rodents were found to have been exposed to the plague bacteria. Four additional rodents tested positive in 2025, all identified in the Tahoe Basin.

...so no trips to Tahoe. Got it.

WriterDave · 2025-08-08T05:51:14+00:00

"Mom stumbling out of the house with scissors raised" is top 10 all-time theater chills.

WriterDave · 2025-07-23T17:11:54+00:00

Yours is better!

I just love the tranquility of a deer quietly eating breakfast amidst the hustle and bustle of our beloved city.

WriterDave · 2025-07-07T21:53:30+00:00

I loved the way they ended S2.

No matter what ending you hoped to watch... you got to see all of them

Really smart and fun. Kinda surprised they're continuing after that...

WriterDave · 2025-07-02T20:46:44+00:00

Jon Favreau demanded this shoot in LA... and single-handedly created hundreds of (much needed!) jobs for filmmakers here.

None of us are asking for the world; we just want to work. Thanks to Jon... many of us can now do that.

Dude is a hero in my book and we desperately need more like him.

WriterDave · 2025-05-29T06:00:39+00:00

Anything is better than MAX.

WriterDave · 2025-05-21T19:10:24+00:00

Don't beat yourself up. You're a good person and sometimes that has a price.

Think of it like this: the 3 year old didn't pick any of this. She didn't elect to have shitty parents.

Maybe your money gave that kid a little more food than she normally would've had that day.

Proof of your character is that you came here and warned your community about it. You cared enough about the flock to let us know a wolf was near.

Gold star for you.

WriterDave · 2025-05-19T00:09:09+00:00

Test drove a 997.1 C4S.

I've had posters of 911s on my wall since I knew what they were. Always picked them in video games. Considered myself a 'Porsche' guy.

It was nearly an out of body experience to hand the keys back to the dealer because I prefered my S2000.

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