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bloomberg.com - Molly Schuetz - 'Odyssey' Sellouts Cement Nolan as Hollywood's Biggest Hero
'Odyssey' Sellouts Cement Nolan as Hollywood's Biggest Hero
Bloomberg

Christopher Nolan's star-studded interpretation of Homer's 3,000-year-old epic poem The Odyssey is drawing audiences in numbers that put Hollywood on track for its strongest year since 2019. The Odyssey, the first film to be shot entirely on Imax…

eater.com - Matthew Kang - An Eater's Guide to Dining at the Hollywood Bowl
An Eater's Guide to Dining at the Hollywood Bowl
Eater

The most iconic outdoor performance venue in Los Angeles has some very good things to eat and drink The Hollywood Bowl has been Los Angeles's premier large-format outdoor venue for more than a century. With a capacity for 17,500, the Bowl remains…

theguardian.com - Jesse Hassenger - Acting the fool: why have Hollywood press tours become so gimmicky?
Acting the fool: why have Hollywood press tours become so gimmicky?
The Guardian

This summer, we've been blessed with new movies from the legendary director Steven Spielberg and one of his biggest and most beloved successors, Christopher Nolan. In both cases, the movies have been heavily sold on the directors' names, and…

fastcompany.com - Robert Safian - OpenAI killed the tool behind this AI film. Its director says Hollywood is only getting started
OpenAI killed the tool behind this AI film. Its director says Hollywood is only getting started
Fast Company

Critterz was one of the first feature films built primarily with AI. But OpenAI abruptly shut down Sora, the tool its director, Nik Kleverov, was relying on. Kleverov, who is chief creative officer of the production company Native Foreign, makes…

polygon.com - Michael McWhertor - Hollywood's $110 billion mega-merger just got blocked by a judge
Hollywood's $110 billion mega-merger just got blocked by a judge
Polygon.com

Paramount's $110 billion buyout of Warner Bros. just hit a major legal snag. On Monday, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the requests of multiple states for a temporary restraining order, halting…

hollywoodreporter.com - Etan Vlessing - AMC Theatres Sees Revenue Rise, Shares Surge, As Hollywood Box Office Bounces Back
AMC Theatres Sees Revenue Rise, Shares Surge, As Hollywood Box Office Bounces Back
The Hollywood Reporter

An ongoing and apparently sustained Hollywood box office recovery underpinned solid revenue growth for AMC Theatres during the second quarter. Overall revenue was up 14 percent to $1.59 billion, compared to $1.39 billion in the same period of 2025…

polygon.com - Sam Nelson - Felicia Day is making The Guild movie to spite Hollywood: 'I'm very used to being rejected
Felicia Day is making The Guild movie to spite Hollywood: 'I'm very used to being rejected
Polygon.com

Felicia Day was very excited when she got a call from a Hollywood producer interested in The Guild, her 2007 web series about a group of MMORPG players. But that enthusiasm quickly soured when Day heard the actual pitch. “They were like…

tomsguide.com - Brittany Vincent - 2 hours of pure magic, 2 Hollywood legends: Stream this warm blanket of a movie for free before it leaves Tubi
2 hours of pure magic, 2 Hollywood legends: Stream this warm blanket of a movie for free before it leaves Tubi
Tom's Guide

Sometimes, the best stories we hear growing up are the ones our relatives swear are true. 'Secondhand Lions' is all about those tall tales our families tell, and how they can shape our lives. This 2003 film teams up Robert Duvall and Michael Caine…

nbclosangeles.com - City News Service - No set date for reopening Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood as repairs continue
No set date for reopening Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood as repairs continue
NBC Southern California

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews have made 'significant progress' replacing the broken section of a 110-year-old water pipe that sent 17 million gallons of water into the streets of West Hollywood last week, but a major section of…

dailystar.co.uk - Sam Mayers - Jack Osbourne on unsettling encounters with Hollywood's most powerful people
Jack Osbourne on unsettling encounters with Hollywood's most powerful people
Daily Star

Jack Osbourne has lifted the lid on the unsettling side of Hollywood, admitting he's rubbed shoulders with people so powerful they made him realise being a celebrity was 'not' important. The son of Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne said he's…

hellomagazine.com - Isabelle Casey - Hollywood heartthrobs with seriously 'normal' wives and girlfriends - including Matt Damon's former waitress wife
Hollywood heartthrobs with seriously 'normal' wives and girlfriends - including Matt Damon's former waitress wife
HELLO!

It's a tale as old as time that leading men in Hollywood often fall in love with their fellow A-list counterparts. From Tom Holland tying the knot with his fellow Spider-Man co-star, Zendaya, to Emily Blunt and John Krasinski falling in love while…

dailystar.co.uk - Rory Gannon - Jay-Z and Beyonce lead huge Hollywood stars turning out for World Cup final
Jay-Z and Beyonce lead huge Hollywood stars turning out for World Cup final
Daily Star

The stars came out in force to watch the World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday (July 19). Stars of showbiz mixed with huge political heavyweights as they watched the match unfold. Spain would ultimately be declared the winners…

nbclosangeles.com - City News Service - West Hollywood's Sunset Blvd. still closed as crews continue replacing water pipe
West Hollywood's Sunset Blvd. still closed as crews continue replacing water pipe
NBC Southern California

Department of Water and Power crews have made 'significant progress' replacing the broken section of a 110-year-old water pipe that sent 17 million gallons of water into the streets of West Hollywood, but a major section of Sunset Boulevard might…

hellomagazine.com - Daisy Finch - From child star to ivy league: The famous kid actors who left Hollywood to become lawyers, doctors and more
From child star to ivy league: The famous kid actors who left Hollywood to become lawyers, doctors and more
HELLO!

Read on to find out which famous child stars ended up with important roles and an impressive list of qualifications. Danny Lloyd starred as Danny Torrance in 'The Shining' Danny Lloyd starred as Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's beloved…

straitstimes.com - Why Hollywood's guaranteed paydays for stars like Dwayne Johnson are bad bets now
Why Hollywood's guaranteed paydays for stars like Dwayne Johnson are bad bets now
The Straits Times

Rather than making a summer splash, Disney's live-action Moana remake floundered at the box office. Opening with US$43 million (S$55.5 million) in North America against a US$250 million production budget, the film is already projected to lose the…

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