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gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Hollywood Really Wants Curry Barker's Next Film, No Not That One
Hollywood Really Wants Curry Barker's Next Film, No Not That One
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Curry Barker's excellent horror film, Obsession, just did something no movie has done in three years. It actually made more in its second week at the box office than in its first week. And while we don't know how much it'll make in its third week…

newstatesman.com - David Sexton - Backrooms: How 4chan 'creepypasta' became Hollywood horror
Backrooms: How 4chan 'creepypasta' became Hollywood horror
The Newstatesman

There's a back story to Backrooms. Since 2011, a creepy photo has circulated on message boards: a slanted entrance into a large empty room, all yellow, with grotty wallpaper, carpet and floating ceiling, lit by oblong fluorescent lights, obscurely…

thesun.co.uk - Ava Solieri - Nepo-baby with Hollywood dad strips off for sex scene with Sydney Sweeney
Nepo-baby with Hollywood dad strips off for sex scene with Sydney Sweeney
The Sun

A NEPO-BABY with a Hollywood heartthrob dad has stripped off for a sizzling sex scene with Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria. The 26-year-old star appeared in the seventh instalment of HBO ‘s Euphoria and fans were obsessed. Your info will be used…

wsj.com - Ben Fritz - Big Studios Are Ditching Hollywood for New Jersey's Lavish Tax Breaks
Big Studios Are Ditching Hollywood for New Jersey's Lavish Tax Breaks
Wall Street Journal

CARLSTADT, N.J.—Screenwriter Sascha Penn has worked in Hollywood for decades. To make his newest show, Starz's “Power: Origins,” he's spending eight months in the only U.S. state where film and TV production is booming: New…

deadline.com - Glenn Garner - Poppy Liu On Fears Of Being 'Blacklisted' In Hollywood
Poppy Liu On Fears Of Being 'Blacklisted' In Hollywood
Deadline

With free speech under threat in Hollywood, Poppy Liu refuses to separate her politics from her art. The I Love Boosters star, who has been a vocal supporter of Free Palestine, recently commented on potentially being “blacklisted” in…

buzzfeed.com - Haein Jung - 19 Celebs Revealed The One Famous Person Who Inspired Them To Make It To Hollywood
19 Celebs Revealed The One Famous Person Who Inspired Them To Make It To Hollywood
BuzzFeed

When starting out in his career, Steven Yeun told Korean Kontext how he remembered thinking John Cho was 'doing really well.' But as Steven started out in the comedy field and trained with the renowned Second City group in Chicago, he counted Steve…

foxnews.com - Lauryn Overhultz - Lisa Rinna faces backlash for dismissing Spencer Pratt's mayoral run as fans slam Hollywood 'clown show
Lisa Rinna faces backlash for dismissing Spencer Pratt's mayoral run as fans slam Hollywood 'clown show
Fox News

Lisa Rinna drew a firm line between Hollywood and politics when an interview turned to Spencer Pratt's potential future as the mayor of Los Angeles. Rinna, 62, argued the country has already 'done that' when it comes to reality stars crossing into…

tmz.com - TMZ Staff - Adam Carolla Blasts Chelsea Handler, Teases Jimmy Kimmel During Hollywood Star Speech
Adam Carolla Blasts Chelsea Handler, Teases Jimmy Kimmel During Hollywood Star Speech
TMZ

Adam Carolla got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today... and he used his speech to tease an old pal -- and take a few shots at industry libs. Jimmy Kimmel was one of the presenters, the duo going back for several years and even had a few…

express.co.uk - Peter Sheridan - Elon Musk slams Hollywood epic The Odyssey as 'racist'
Elon Musk slams Hollywood epic The Odyssey as 'racist'
Daily Express

Matt Damon, centre, and Lupita Nygon'o, right, star in the The Odyssey but Elon Musk, left, isn't happy Battling giant monsters and deadly sirens, angry gods and murderous enemies, Matt Damon stars in the summer's most eagerly awaited blockbuster…

denofgeek.com - Alfredo Federico Robelo - 15 Tragedies Staining Hollywood's History
15 Tragedies Staining Hollywood's History
Den of Geek

For all the glamour, fame, and cultural milestones Hollywood is known for, there is also a darker legacy shaped by tragedy, scandal, and unresolved controversy. These are incidents that exposed dangerous working conditions, criminal cases, public…

hollywoodreporter.com - Matthew Kayser - Inside Success TV Is Building the 'Netflix Meets ESPN' for Entrepreneurs - and Hollywood Is Beginning to Notice
Inside Success TV Is Building the 'Netflix Meets ESPN' for Entrepreneurs - and Hollywood Is Beginning to Notice
The Hollywood Reporter

For decades, Hollywood controlled storytelling. If you wanted visibility, authority or cultural relevance, you needed the gatekeepers. But in a 12,000-square-foot production campus in Miami Beach, a new type of media company believes that era is…

variety.com - Jack Dunn - Steven Spielberg Says Hollywood Should Never 'Use AI as the Final Word on Anything Creative': 'That's Where I Draw the Line'
Steven Spielberg Says Hollywood Should Never 'Use AI as the Final Word on Anything Creative': 'That's Where I Draw the Line'
Variety

Steven Spielberg spoke out against AI in filmmaking during a recent appearance on Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson's “IMO” podcast. While the legendary director said he thinks AI can be useful to “find solutions to medical…

nypost.com - Ross O'Keefe - Another Hollywood star breaks cover to back Spencer Pratt for LA mayor
Another Hollywood star breaks cover to back Spencer Pratt for LA mayor
New York Post

Hollywood star Dennis Quaid has come out in support of Spencer Pratt for Los Angeles mayor — in another sign Hollywood is coming around to his candidacy. The actor, who starred in “Far from Heaven,” “The Big Easy”…

thewrap.com - Lucas Manfredi - Hollywood's Top Execs Got a 51% Pay Hike in 2025 as Layoffs Erased 17,000 Jobs | Analysis
Hollywood's Top Execs Got a 51% Pay Hike in 2025 as Layoffs Erased 17,000 Jobs | Analysis
TheWrap

The top 18 Hollywood executives raked in a combined $746 million in compensation in 2025, according to TheWrap's analysis of company proxy filings. The total compensation for the top executives surged a stunning 51% from a year earlier, based on a…

laist.com - Aaron Schrank - Hollywood unhoused count finds no reductions in street homelessness, but recent uptick in tents
Hollywood unhoused count finds no reductions in street homelessness, but recent uptick in tents
LAist

A coalition that organized an independent homeless count in Hollywood found the neighborhood's unsheltered population has remained flat over the past 18 months, despite ongoing city-led efforts to move people inside. A RAND Corporation report…

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