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Hollywood learns lesson on woke as two blockbusters become summer hits
Twisters created a storm of business at the box office over the weekend The movie goes against recently progressive 'message' films to entertain Inside Out 2 also shows that Disney has moved away from making 'woke' films Two of the biggest summer…
IMAX, with Hollywood strikes and the pandemic behind it, poised for growth, say analysts
IMAX Corp., is well positioned for growth, say analysts, as the company puts the disruption of the Hollywood actors and writers strikes and the COVID-19 pandemic behind it. The high-end movie theater operator's shares rocketed following IMAX's IMAX…
Chaka Khan, Hollywood Bowl headliner, on missing Prince, rehab in your 60s, and dumb men in music
It's never a bad time to be influenced by Chaka Khan, but this feels like an exceptionally great moment to call back to her. Records like Beyoncé's disco/house masterpiece “Renaissance” and Sabrina Carpenter's zippy…
No wonder a Hollywood director put money into this restaurant
Our expectations for this city centre restaurant were never going to be anything other than exceptionally high. Well, for anyone who missed news of Under the Table's opening in the Spring let me fill you in on an Edinburgh tale with a Hollywood…
'Family Ties' star Justine Bateman says Hollywood's use of new tech is 'motivated by greed
Justine Bateman continues to push back against AI's infiltration of Hollywood. The former 'Family Ties' actress and filmmaker is launching a new film festival, the CREDO 23 Film Festival, requiring that entrants not use AI in their submissions. 'As…
Hollywood video game performers are going on strike because they worry studios could train AI to copy them
Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence…
Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Hollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picket line. Those…
Huge Peaky Blinders movie update as iconic Hollywood A-lister joins cast
Peaky Blinders fans have been at the edge of their seats with excitement over the film version of the iconic series being greenlit. Returning to his role of the piercing-eyed Tommy Shelby, the flat-capped Brummie crime boss, is Cillian Murphy. The…
Transcript: Inside Kamala Harris' Hollywood
Welcome to The Ankler Podcast. This is Sean McNulty of The Wakeup newsletter here at The Ankler, here on the Jersey Shore, on Thursday, July 25th. I'm joined in Los Angeles by Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield, who sadly, it seems, is going to miss…
Hollywood heavyweight rules out James Bond role as he's 'put on timber'
Despite his suited stint in The Gentlemen, Hollywood icon Vinnie Jones isn't planning to step into James Bond 's perfectly polished shoes any time soon. 007 fans have been getting a little impatient waiting for bosses to finally reveal who will…
Hollywood's Mental Health Crisis: UK Screen Industry Faces Fresh Reckoning As Scandal & Suicide Strengthen Calls To Make Wellbeing Support On Sets A Mainstay
Before TV producer John Balson took his own life, he told loved ones that he wanted to raise awareness about mental health and burnout in the UK screen industry. A month on from news of his death, the early signs are that Balson could leave the…
Marvel boss Kevin Feige gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Thursday ahead of the theatrical debut of Deadpool & Wolverine. Feige, the mind behind the mega-successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), was cheered…
Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly
Hollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picket line. Those strikes ended later that year with historic deals that included, for the first time, protections regarding the use of artificial…
Deadpool and Wolverine box office collection day 1: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman deliver sixth-biggest Hollywood opening in India
Deadpool and Wolverine box office collection day 1: The Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman-starrer Deadpool and Wolverine has opened to massive numbers at the India box office. According to early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk, the superhero film…
Joe Biden Is A Top 10 POTUS, Ex-Sen. Doug Jones Tells ElectionLine Podcast; Kamala Harris' Hollywood Appeal
“I think he's gonna be right up there in the top five, maybe at a minimum top 10, but probably in the top five,” says former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on the Deadline ElectionLine podcast, talking about how history will rank Joe Biden…
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