Rance Collins is a journalist who, in addition to writing for Variety and Los Angeles Magazine, covers West Hollywood and Hollywood for the Beverly Press.

His work has earned him two L.A. Press Club Awards, two CNPA honors, and he was named 2024’s top journalist in the 51st Assembly District. Previously, Collins had bylines in The Huffington Post and the Los Angeles Blade, and he wrote on-air film introductions for Turner Classic Movies. Last year, he completed his masters in screenwriting at Emerson College. He served as the story editor for the Roku series “Faces of the City” and has produced several independent films. He co-hosts the Oscar-themed podcast The Envelope Please.

In past lives, Collins has also been a studio tour guide, an advertising copywriter, a political PAC social media coordinator, a representative of the LGBT Center, a personal assistant and a born-and-bred Texan. He has volunteered with the American Cinematheque, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Equality California and Project Angel Food.