The Envelope expands coverage

The Envelope, The Times’ specialty publication and website devoted to prestige entertainment, celebrity and awards, is commemorating its fifth anniversary this fall by broadening its scope to include new coverage, new voices and new multimedia tools.

The Envelope will be drawing more heavily on Times reporters, columnists and critics to handicap the horse races, spotlight the parties and fashion trends, profile the actors, directors, screenwriters and others who shape the films, and extend our coverage into the studio executive suites. Box-office results, movie marketing, movie production and critics’ picks will be the focus of a Monday through Friday video on Envelope.com. Other new features will include a studio score card based on how movies are faring in various races, regular coverage of independent, documentary and foreign films, a new edition of Company Town’s On Location and a spotlight on young Hollywood.

The Times’ movie blog, 24 Frames, is being expanded to include The Big Picture, the entertainment and media opinion blog, and will be available on an updated Envelope Web page at https://www.latimes.com starting Monday.

Additionally, the Envelope Screening Series, which features award-worthy films followed by question-and-answer sessions with the filmmakers and stars, moderated by Times staffers, will be expanded to 12 nights in the crucial October-December window.