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With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?
The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster juggernaut, has overcome an onslaught of attacks from the world's richest man and stared down criticism from a classicist who translated the poem, to become one of the year's most celebrated and…
Ronnie Wood crashes Hollywood Vampires set as Johnny Depp returns to UK
The Hollywood Vampires are back - and joined by extra special guest Ronnie Wood - as they kicked off their latest tour. The rock supergroup consisting of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Warlock's Tommy Henriksen launched their…
Molly Sims calls out Hollywood for lying about beauty secrets
Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets. During a recent interview with US Magazine, the 53-year-old model slammed people in Hollywood for lying about how they maintain their camera-ready look. 'Early on, other models…
Hollywood goes quiet as stars rethink speaking out on politics
As the midterm elections are heating up, more and more Hollywood stars say they're putting a freeze on speaking out about politics, perhaps feeling burned by the 2024 White House race. In recent months, entertainers from Dwayne “The…
The Pillsbury Doughboy Is Coming for Hollywood
Brian Grazer first realized that advertising and entertainment were colliding after a meeting with General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt a decade ago. Immelt had approached the megaproducer about having Imagine Entertainment create some TV spots for the…
The Hollywood Merger Won't Kill Entertainment Jobs. Blocking It Might
Something besides industry consolidation is clearly to blame for Hollywood's current contraction.
Relax, Hollywood, Nikki Finke Didn't Write a Memoir
News that Nikki Finke had left behind a memoir — and that her estate was seeking a publisher — had half of Hollywood hyperventilating into their Erewhon shopping bags last week. It proved that even from beyond the grave, the late…
California Pressured By Two Hollywood Unions to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
Two top Hollywood unions are calling for California attorney general Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to reach a settlement on their pending antitrust case because, they argue, industry workers are being harmed by the delayed…
Powerful Hollywood unions issue urgent warning over California's war with Paramount
Two powerhouse Hollywood unions have finally waded into the war between Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the studio's proposed merger with Warner Brothers Discovery. Their message: Figure out a deal. The Director's Guild of…
Summer of '69: When Charles Manson Scared the Hell Out of Hollywood
Watch: Margot Robbie Wore Sharon Tate's Jewelry On Set On Aug. 8, 1969, Sharon Tate was a strikingly beautiful B-movie actress best known for Valley of the Dolls and being married to director Roman Polanski. On Aug. 9, 1969, followers of turned her…
Hollywood's Top-Grossing Films of 2025 Show Limited Progress Toward Inclusion, Study Says: 'The Pace of Change Has Been Slow'
After nearly 20 years of tracking representation metrics, the latest report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reveals that Hollywood's film industry has not made lasting progress towards inclusion. “While we've…
Rob Bonta's Paramount crusade could make California's Hollywood exodus even worse
Paramount Skydance is escalating its legal battle with California. CEO David Ellison has threatened to move the company's operations in the Golden State to a more friendly locale unless the state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, agrees to settle its…
Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won't Make Her Next Film Due To Trans Cast
As trans onscreen representation takes a hit in Hollywood, Lilly Wachowski is attempting to make a film with an all- transgender cast… if only the industry will let her. The Matrix co-auteur recently explained that despite some excitement…
'Real reason' Meghan Markle got brutally 'snubbed' by Hollywood legend revealed
Meghan Markle recently attended a glitzy event Meghan Markle had an awkward encounter with a Hollywood star last week, and now insiders have set the record straight on what actually happened. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a rare joint…
After Cruise V Pitt Deepfake, Seedance 2.5 Blocks Hollywood Rip-Offs
EXCLUSIVE: ByteDance ‘s new AI video generator Seedance 2.5 is successfully blocking efforts to steal Hollywood intellectual property after Seedance 2.0 prompted outrage among U.S. studios, research has revealed. The Chinese owner of TikTok…
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