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The merger isn't killing Hollywood. Hollywood already did that
According to the 12 Democratic state attorneys general who sued this week to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the theatrical movie business is “a big business, and it is thriving.” That…
Steve Nickson joins Wrexham as director of football - a statement of intent from Hollywood owners
As the steel frame of Wrexham's new Kop stand continues to climb higher into the north Wales sky, another building block designed to make the club Premier League-ready in the near future has been put in place. Steve Nickson, the head of recruitment…
Why Hollywood's Biggest Names Now Chase Creator Shows On YouTube
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: (L-R) Matthew Belloni and Sean Evans speak onstage during YouTube's FYC event for Sean Evans and 'Hot Ones' at Avalon Hollywood on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Jon/Getty Images for…
Hollywood's iconic Cinerama Dome movie theater to reopen in 2028
A longtime cathedral for moviegoers, shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in 2028. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Wednesday that the iconic Cinerama Dome located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will undergo restoration and…
Cate Blanchett wins battle to create huge garden at 'Hollywood on sea' home
Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Cate Blanchett has secured planning…
Even Republicans Now Want to Save Hollywood
David Ellison 's trip to D.C. on July 13 to court Republican members of a key House committee shone a spotlight once again on the federal film tax incentive, a potentially game-changing legislative effort to claw back some of the film and TV…
Hollywood will stop fueling racism when audiences demand better
Exploiting racism has been a profitable strategy in Hollywood since the dawn of filmmaking: 111 years ago, D.W. Griffith's film “The Birth of a Nation” was incredibly popular and influential, while also being so racist that it was…
Hollywood Vets Launch VertTV; 'Fuller House' Reunion On Initial Slate
EXCLUSIVE: The explosion of vertical content has just gotten a bit bigger. Hollywood veterans Jeffrey Schenck, Barry Barnholtz and Peter Sullivan have teamed up to launch VertTV, described as a “premium filmmaker-led studio delivering…
The Cinerama Dome and former ArcLight Hollywood is actually coming back, for real this time
Hollywood's most iconic moviegoing landmark is finally on track for a long-awaited revival. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it'll reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome and operate the recognizable auditorium as well as the…
The Cinerama Dome Lives! Iconic Hollywood Theater to Reopen Alongside New 14-Screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Viva la Cinerama Dome ! Sony is officially reviving one of Hollywood's most beloved and iconic movie theaters, which has been shuttered since 2020. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which began investing in exhibition with the purchase of Alamo…
Cinerama Dome in Hollywood to Reopen Under Sony Pictures Ownership, Operated by Alamo Drafthouse
The Cinerama Dome in Hollywood is finally set to reopen after six years of lying dormant since the COVID-19 pandemic. Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the movie palace, which is a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument, and plans to reopen…
Travis Scott's Hollywood Odyssey: The Rapper on Acting for Christopher Nolan, His New Paramount Deal and Never Winning a Grammy
“I was nervous as fuck,” Travis Scott says. That's shocking coming from someone who just wrapped up the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time, with raging crowds in the tens of thousands. But when Scott climbed atop a wooden…
Sony Eyes Revival of Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood
Sony and Alamo Drafthouse, the upmarket cinema chain the studio acquired in 2024, are in talks with the ownership of Los Angeles' iconic Cinerama Dome theatre and adjacent ArcLight Hollywood multiplex about reopening the shuttered venues, sources…
Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood's Cinerama Dome, With Alamo Drafthouse Possibly Operating
Sony Pictures is in early talks to lease and operate the legendary Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood, Variety has confirmed. Sony has been actively moving into the exhibition business in the past few years, acquiring the Alamo Drafthouse chain in…
Hollywood's beloved Cinerama Dome, shuttered for over six years, will reopen
Most every memorable movie boasts a thrilling plot twist or an outsized occurrence that prompts an audible ripple of gasps from audience members. Such a made-for-the-movies moment arrived for the Cinerama Dome, that unmistakable…
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