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Mark Ruffalo accused of antisemitism by Hollywood insiders over Paramount merger remarks
Hollywood producers Haim Saban, Lawrence Bender and Teddy Schwarzman accused actor Mark Ruffalo of 'simple antisemitism' in an online statement issued by a group of nearly 1,000 industry insiders on Tuesday. They argued the actor invoked tropes…
Andrea Eastman, 'The Godfather' Casting Director and Former Hollywood Agent, Dies at 86
Andrea Eastman, the casting director for “The Godfather” and former Hollywood agent, died on Wednesday at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 86. Entering the film industry at a time when it was dominated by men, Eastman became one of…
Cooper Hoffman Is Figuring Out How to Succeed -- and Survive -- in Hollywood
T here's a ghost following Cooper Hoffman. Luckily for me, he brings it up first. We're only around 20 minutes into breakfast at the West Village staple Morandi the first time Hoffman mentions his late father, the beloved actor Philip Seymour…
Tragic last messages sent by Hollywood stars before they died
From Bob Saget's sweet text to his daughter to David Bowie's cryptic missive to a longtime friend, join HELLO! as we discover the poignant final words of these A-listers before their untimely passing. © Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva The…
On This Day: John Huston, the Hollywood legend who became an Irish citizen, passed away in 1987
August 28 marks the anniversary of John Huston's death, and a rare 1964 newsreel from the Irish Film Institute captures a lesser-known chapter of his story, the day he formally became an Irish citizen. Long before he settled into his Georgian home…
Why Warner Bros. Scrapped Coyote Vs. Acme, How It Got Released & What It Means For Hollywood
For quite some time, it looked as though Warner Bros.' Coyote VS ACME was destined to be yet another casualty of corporate greed in Hollywood. Despite being a fully completed film with popular stars, the latest Looney Tunes animated/live-action…
M. Night Shyamalan Makes A Surprising Career Move After More Than 30 Years In Hollywood
One of the most iconic horror filmmakers of all time is branching out onto a new platform. M. Night Shyamalan has seen so much success in the entertainment industry. From critically acclaimed horror movies such as The Sixth Sense and The Visit to…
Hollywood actor and Menace II Society star dies after being on life support
Actor Samuel Monroe Jr has died at the age of just 52 after a battle with severe meningitis and MRSA pneumonia. The star is best known for his role in the 1993 crime drama film Menace II Society, which starred Samuel L. Jackson, Jada Pinkett Smith…
Hollywood heartthrob's harrowing death days after finishing biggest ever film
The young star had just wrapped up filming his biggest movie yet, which was released in the aftermath of his tragic accident, but everything was stripped away from him. At just 24 James Dean had reached the top of the Hollywood tree but then his…
Keke Palmer, Raven-Symoné Rail Against Hollywood for Failing Child Actors in Crisis: 'I Don't Believe People Go Crazy'
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Keke Palmer and Raven-Symoné are taking Hollywood to task for failing child actors. While talking on Raven's podcast with wife Miranda Maday, titled “Tea Time,” Palmer tore into…
Hayden Panettiere, the Final Blow of Child Stardom - and Hollywood's Shame - The Ankler
Hayden Panettiere never had a childhood. She started acting before she could even walk or talk, appearing in a commercial at 11 months old. By 4, she was working on soap operas — first One Life to Live and later Guiding Light. On that latter…
Marketing meltdown: why has Andrew Garfield's new film suddenly added Robin Hood?
Nobody likes to have the full plot of a movie spoiled before they've even seen it. However, sometimes this can be taken to the extreme. Take the new Paul Greengrass movie, The Uprising, for example. It is two weeks away from release and, not only…
LA Mayor Karen Bass The Latest Democrat To Wimp Out On Paramount Merger
The unpopular Paramount Warner Brothers merger should have been a perfect opportunity for Democrats to demonstrate they are finally serious about stuff like media consolidation, right wing propaganda, media reform, and antitrust after decades of…
Emerson's Jay Bernhardt and Ken Rogers on Their Bicoastal Bet Amid Industry Contraction
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Look out USC, UCLA and NYU, because Emerson is having a Hollywood moment. The school counts Henry Winkler, Jay Leno, Jennifer Coolidge, Denis Leary and Norman Lear among its alumni, along with…
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The Cliff Booth Sequel Has a Title! Here's Everything We Know
It's been a year or so since news broke that Brad Pitt would reprise the role of stuntman Cliff Booth in a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel directed by David Fincher, and more than six months since that sequel's first teaser rolled out during…
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