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Hollywood Studios Are Spending On AI To Control The Future Of Film
Culver City, California where Amazon MGM Studios hosted the AI on The Lot conference When Amazon MGM Studios took the stage at the AI on the Lot conference in Culver City on May 27, the news was not a chip or a model. It was a slate of cartoons.
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
At this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up…
Hollywood's Hunt Is On for a YouTuber to Make the Next Backrooms Or Obsession
This weekend's horror hits — Obsession (left) and Backrooms (right) — are bringing young people back into theaters, and already reshaping Hollywood. By most conventional movie metrics — budget, marketing, overall IP recognition…
The 'Backrooms' Box Office Will Make Hollywood Rethink What Young People Want
At this past weekend's Produced By conference, an annual gathering of producers as hosted by the PGA, Jason Blum was taking a victory lap. He, along with his partner James Wan, was behind both the number one and number two movies in America, which…
Kurt Russell proved Hollywood wrong by ditching LA decades before the celebrity exodus began
Kurt Russell wasn't looking for an escape, but found home in the mountains after leaving Los Angeles. Russell, 75, admitted that his ranch life in Colorado allows him to do 'the things that I want to do on a day-to-day basis.' 'What I want to look…
Hollywood star left in 'tears' after Meghan Markle move
Meghan Markle marked a milestone last month Meghan Markle has left a Hollywood singer “in tears” after she used their song to mark a very special milestone in her life last month. On May 19, the Duchess of Sussex upped her social…
Where to Eat Near Hollywood Bowl and the Greek Theatre
Streetwear designer Ben Hundreds teamed up with restaurant marketing veteran Kate Burr and nightlife guru Jared Meisler to open this art deco-inspired hotspot in the heart of Hollywood. The result? One of L.A.'s best burgers, expertly crafted…
Sydney Sweeney BTS 'Euphoria' Video Spotlights Lack of Women in Hollywood Below-the-Line Jobs
For those working in the industry, the lack of women holding below-the-line positions on film and television sets isn't shocking, as it's been the case for as long as anyone can remember. But everyday viewers just got a taste of that reality. When…
Why Hollywood's Obsession With Interactive Entertainment Keeps Expanding Beyond Streaming
Hollywood has spent the last several years quietly reorganizing itself around a recognition that streaming alone cannot carry the industry forever. The financial economics of streaming have proven harder to optimize than initial projections…
The Future of Movies Is Here: 'Backrooms,' 'Obsession' Mark Turning Point for Hollywood | Analysis
It's entirely possible that this past weekend at the box office will go down in history as a pivotal change for the film industry. Twenty-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons shattered box office records with his theatrical feature debut…
The YouTuber Hollywood gold rush
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Hollywood Needs To Hurry Up And Adapt Andy Weir's Gripping Heist Short Story
The overwhelming love received by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's 'Project Hail Mary' is a testament to the film's extraordinary merits. This hopeful sci-fi epic, based on Andy Weir's eponymous book, was also shaped by the author's active…
Celebrating 100 years of Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood honours screen icon
Marilyn Monroe's hometown of Hollywood kicks off Monday a series of special events marking the 100th anniversary of the movie icon's birth. At the historic Chinese Theatre, where Monroe's handprints are immortalized alongside 'Gentlemen Prefer…
Hollywood honors Marilyn Monroe, 100 years after her birth
At the historic Chinese Theatre, where Monroe's handprints are immortalized alongside 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953) co-star Jane Russell, fans plan to sing 'Happy Birthday' -- echoing her famed sultry serenade to president John F. Kennedy. One…
20 Foreign Actors Hollywood Instantly Became Obsessed With
Hollywood loves discovering new stars. A different screen presence, an unusual intensity, or the kind of charisma that instantly steals attention can turn an international actor into the industry's newest fixation overnight. Some landed one…
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