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businessinsider.com - James Faris - Free tiers are Hollywood's next big idea in the streaming wars
Free tiers are Hollywood's next big idea in the streaming wars
Business Insider

That is the question for paid streamers like Netflix, as free services, and YouTube in particular, attract TV viewers. Hollywood giants Disney and Paramount Skydance are exploring adding free tiers to their subscription services to build audiences…

newsweek.com - Peter Zerzan - The box office just rejected Hollywood's AI bet | Opinion
The box office just rejected Hollywood's AI bet | Opinion
Newsweek

Every few years, someone confidently asserts that cinema is dead. First, it was television. Then home video. Then streaming. Most recently, it has been generative AI. We were promised a dystopian future where anyone could become a filmmaker with a…

gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Hollywood Sets Its Sights On an 'Action Man' Movie
Hollywood Sets Its Sights On an 'Action Man' Movie
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

With Barbie seeing if it can theatrically return and a Matchbox movie months away, another toy line's stepped up for adaptation. Our latest candidate is Action Man, a line of toys famous over in the UK. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hasbro and studio…

standard.co.uk - Carla Feric - Stephen Baldwin on leaving Hollywood to focus on faith: 'Jesus fascinated me'
Stephen Baldwin on leaving Hollywood to focus on faith: 'Jesus fascinated me'
Evening Standard

US actor Stephen Baldwin said he “left Hollywood” at the height of his fame to focus on his faith as a born-again Christian, adding: “ Jesus and the holy spirit fascinated me.” Baldwin, 60, is the youngest member of the…

buzzfeed.com - Remy Tepner - I'm Seeing Hollywood In A Whooooole New Light After Reading Some Of These Wild Pieces Of Trivia
I'm Seeing Hollywood In A Whooooole New Light After Reading Some Of These Wild Pieces Of Trivia
BuzzFeed

You can hear Harrison Ford tell the story himself on Where Everybody Knows Your Name (skip to 29:00). Disclaimer: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

nypost.com - Justin Choi - Hollywood hotspot with secret entrance closed after disturbing vermin infestation
Hollywood hotspot with secret entrance closed after disturbing vermin infestation
New York Post

A popular '70s retro bar known for its secret entrance through a refrigerator in Hollywood was temporarily shut down due to vermin infestation on Thursday. Good Times at Davey Wayne's in 1611 N El Centro Avenue was shut down by the Los Angeles…

vulture.com - Victoria Bekiempis - Hollywood's Hottest Fall Drama Is the Warnermount Merger
Hollywood's Hottest Fall Drama Is the Warnermount Merger
Vulture

On July 31, the legal battle over Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. inched forward. Several state attorneys general who sued to stop this merger asked a California judge to schedule a trial for April. The request…

hollywoodreporter.com - Ethan Millman - St. Vincent Wraps Orchestra-Backed Tour With Cinematic Hollywood Bowl Show
St. Vincent Wraps Orchestra-Backed Tour With Cinematic Hollywood Bowl Show
The Hollywood Reporter

St. Vincent wrapped up her critically lauded orchestral tour run in her “adopted hometown” of Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl Sunday night, enlisting the venue's famed orchestra to help turn her discography into a full-on theatrical…

semafor.com - Tom Chivers - Hollywood quietly incorporating AI, despite public protest
Hollywood quietly incorporating AI, despite public protest
Semafor

More than 10% of Hollywood job adverts are AI-related, The Los Angeles Times reported, suggesting the US movie industry is increasingly incorporating the technology despite public protests. AI use was a driver of the 2023 writers' and actors'…

hollywoodreporter.com - THR Staff - The Hollywood Reporter and Sportico Launch 'THR's Game Recognize Game' Video Series
The Hollywood Reporter and Sportico Launch 'THR's Game Recognize Game' Video Series
The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter and Sportico are bringing star power and athletic excellence together in a new video franchise: THR's Game Recognize Game. Launching Aug. 26 in tandem with THR and Sportico's “The Sports Issue,” the…

hollywoodreporter.com - Chris Gardner - How Top Hollywood Companies Toasted Next Generation on National Intern Day (Sans Alcohol)
How Top Hollywood Companies Toasted Next Generation on National Intern Day (Sans Alcohol)
The Hollywood Reporter

When they say “it's all about who you know in Hollywood,” that usually refers to a contact list filled with people in positions of power who can help you move up the ladder. But on Thursday, Fifth Season took over the picturesque…

express.co.uk - Tiffany Lo - Meghan and Harry's Oprah snub has just proven one thing - their Hollywood dream is over
Meghan and Harry's Oprah snub has just proven one thing - their Hollywood dream is over
Daily Express

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's desperate search for Hollywood success might hit a dead end as their former pal Oprah Winfrey is reportedly not keen on doing a…

radaronline.com - Aaron Johnson - EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Spacey Reaching Out to Powerful Pals to Help With a Hollywood Comeback
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Spacey Reaching Out to Powerful Pals to Help With a Hollywood Comeback
RadarOnline

Kevin Spacey is craving a Hollywood comeback following his career-wrecking sexual misconduct scandal, so the two-time Oscar winner is begging famous friends for favors after years of legal battles left him low on dough and without a permanent home…

digiday.com - Alyssa Mercante - As Hollywood studios chase creator culture, ownership gets complicated
As Hollywood studios chase creator culture, ownership gets complicated
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

Backrooms, which at the time of writing has earned nearly $390 million globally, is based off a meme of the same name that was built and disseminated on the the internet. Its director, Kane Parsons, started publishing a web series based on the…

cinemablend.com - Liz Konkel - Zoe Saldaña Gets Real About The 'Challenges' Of Being A Working Mom And A Hollywood Actress
Zoe Saldaña Gets Real About The 'Challenges' Of Being A Working Mom And A Hollywood Actress
Cinemablend

It's already hard being a working parent but, for a celebrities like Zoe Saldaña, I imagine it can feel impossible. Juggling raising kids and traveling from one new location after the next can be difficult. And, in Saldaña's case, the…

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