More from Jon Alain Guzik
Capturing Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer on the Set of ‘The Bikeriders’ (Exclusive Photos)
Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders is a rousing look into motorcycle gangs, one of the most American of subcultures. The film takes place in the 1960s when the wild freedom of riding in packs of bikes along the open roads of the United States with one’s club transformed into the heavy violence and wild mayhem of […]
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The New Luxury Menswear: Made-to-Measure Casual Clothes
No one in my building wears suits anymore,” says a very well-dressed senior executive at a big agency, when asked if he still gets his suits made. But the trend away from more structured, tailored clothing and toward smarter casual wear hasn’t lessened the desire for having one’s clothes made to measure. In fact, it’s […]
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The G-Wagen Goes All-Electric With an L.A. Bash, Travis Scott Performance and Bradley Cooper Ad
Out of all the cars on the road today, there is perhaps no vehicle more associated with Los Angeles than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class — that tall and boxy bank-vault of an SUV which hasn’t really changed shape or size since it was first released by Mercedes-Benz in 1979 as the Geländewagen. The first G’s were […]
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How Michael Mann Changed The Visual Poetics of Cars on Film
Starting with 1981’s Thief — the opening moments of which feature James Caan’s tough guy ex-con Frank driving a Cadillac Eldorado through the rain-soaked Chicago streets at night — cars have always played an indelible role in Michael Mann’s films, establishing the tone and acting as framing devices for his characters and a way into their […]
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Built to Be Crashed: How Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Created Its Vintage Race Cars
What do you do when you need more than half a dozen classic 1950s-era Ferrari and Maserati race cars to make a film, but the originals today would sell at auction for $30 million or $40 million each? If you’re Ferrari director Michael Mann, you build them from scratch, of course, with historically faithful details […]
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A Farm Vehicle Tax Break for Rivians? Not So Fast
Rivians are all the rage in L.A. — and the influx of the electric trucks and SUVs has put a spotlight on an old IRS provision as people casually brag over lunch about claiming them as farm vehicles for the tax benefits. When it was enacted in 1958, Section 179 was aimed at trucks with […]
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As Insurers Flee Some of California’s Wealthiest Areas, Homeowners Are Left Holding the Bag
Some of the most desirable locations to live in L.A. are also some of the riskiest, at least as far as insurance companies are concerned. Think of those densely packed, heavily wooded neighborhoods (Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills north of Sunset, Malibu …) where, due largely to climate change, wildfire season has become a year-round threat. The […]
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Why Stars Like Brian Cox, Jason Isbell and Damian Lewis Are Flocking to This Leather Jacket Designer
Savannah Yarborough, a classically trained, Central Saint Martins-educated tailor, is sitting on a calf-hair-covered sofa thinking about the one-year anniversary of the Melrose Avenue outpost of her leatherwear store, Savas. “It may be a cliché,” she says, “but everybody came to L.A. to be someone and to do something, and a leather jacket is kind […]
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Jesse Williams Didn’t Drink While He Was on Broadway
“All of our scotch whiskey has a color, this one is Swiss Gold,” said the dapper man pouring small drams during Thursday’s tasting for Macallan’s newest offering, The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary release, a series of six bottles — one to signify each decade of the Bond franchise — and priced at a very […]
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Behind Netflix and GM’s Plan to Give EVs More Screen Time
This story is part of The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 Sustainability Issue (click here to read more). On Super Bowl Sunday, Netflix and GM ran a joint ad, “EVs On Screen,” which featured Will Ferrell driving through a variety of Netflix shows in a variety of General Motors electric vehicles: a Cadillac Lyriq in Bridgerton, a Sierra […]
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Ditching Tesla? Here are the Best New Luxury EV Alternatives
Elon Musk’s doubling down on his whole edgelord meme-king shtick on Twitter and his welcome-back embrace of right-wing voices on the platform have not only depressed Tesla’s stock but have had the side effect of alienating part of Tesla’s consumer base, including some in Hollywood. Case in point: Climate advocate and onetime Tesla owner Mark […]
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LA Auto Show: 4 Standout Cars, Leonardo DiCaprio to Auction Fiats to Support Climate Rescue
Pre-pandemic, the LA Auto Show was a hotbed of celebrity-headlining product unveils, flashy new cars and a lot of private events for the wheel-heeled and vehicular inclined. The last big show, in November 2019, had the likes of John Mayer playing a private party for Land Rover and Idris Elba hosting the launch of a […]
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