Gary Baum

@garymbaum

Senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, covering the circus. | Have a tip? [email protected]. DMs open. On Signal too; ask for #

Los Angeles, CA

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Gary Baum
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Mar 7, 2024
Personal news: I’m publishing a novel! It’s a longtime dream and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Details below, although the publication date isn’t quite as soon as listed. More to come…
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Gary Baum
@garymbaum
Sep 3, 2025
For THR's TIFF issue, I wrote about a Canadian movie financier who turned the Caymans into a pandemic-era backlot. His firm imploded after he was exposed for a massive alleged scheme involving film tax incentives. Then he took his life.
The Fatal Ponzi Scheme That Rocked Hollywood
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Gary Baum
@garymbaum
Aug 8, 2025
My look at what's really going on with the historic Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard and its adjoining ArcLight Hollywood multiplex, which have together become perhaps L.A.’s most iconic post-pandemic vacancies.
Will L.A.’s Iconic Cinerama Dome Ever Re-Open?
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Gary Baum
@garymbaum
Jul 29, 2025
I visited Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner for @THR . Conceived in 2018, the project is both a throwback to midcentury car hops as well as our more recent era, when Hollywood liberals embraced the EV entrepreneur before his hard-right turn.
Elon Musk’s Nostalgic New Tesla Diner in Hollywood Will Please Tourists, His Cultists and Trend...
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Gary Baum
@garymbaum
Jul 24, 2025
I wrote about an Oscar inheritance battle between the daughter and stepdaughter of "In the Heat of the Night" star Rod Steiger...
The Family Feud Over An Iconic Oscar
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