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Boulder opened the door to Airbnbs for Sundance. Homeowners are dreaming of Hollywood-sized paydays.
Ross Bowdey was trying to be reasonable. Residents of his hometown of Boulder had been dreaming big for months: The Sundance Film Festival was slated to make its Colorado debut there in January, and many homeowners figured they could make a killing…
Outgoing Newsom calls for more tax breaks for Hollywood billionaires
California is the most unaffordable state for normal, everyday residents, but Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is spending his final days in office trying to secure massive tax breaks for Hollywood billionaires. Newsom, who will leave office in January as…
Los Angeles Libbed Out as a Blue Fever Seized Hollywood
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Vanity Fair senior staff writer) recently said that if he reads “another scene from a DSA party in Brooklyn where people are drinking beer, and doing whatever, I'm going to scream.” But I can report that there were a…
Patrick Stewart Was a Serious Watch Guy. Here Are 5 of the Late Hollywood Legend's Best.
“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives,' begins Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart in Star Trek Generations, in one of his most memorable lines. 'I rather believe that time is a…
Hollywood Sat Out the Billionaire-Tax Fight. Its Workers Could Pay the Price.
California's proposed billionaire tax is heading toward defeat, striking a blow to the struggling Hollywood workers who stood to gain healthcare coverage from the measure and delivering a victory to its super-rich opponents. With about half the…
Kathy Hochul's Win in New York Assures a Hollywood Home for Years to Come
Outside of California, no state matters more to the entertainment business than New York. After all, the industry was arguably born in the region — Manhattan is where Thomas Edison held the first public screening of his Kinetoscope and…
Hollywood studio to lay off dozens as filmmakers continue LA exodus
Hollywood continues to reel from job cuts as a popular Los Angeles area post-production studio announced a plan to ax more than 80 workers. Burbank-based Roundabout Entertainment is planning to lay off 81 employees starting on December 29…
GKIDS President David Jesteadt Is Expanding Hollywood's Definition of Box Office Hits
GKIDS President David Jesteadt is bringing Godzilla Minus Zero to North America with an IMAX head start. Early-access screenings begin today, Nov. 3, ahead of the wider Nov. 6 release. The launch extends the Toho -owned distributor's move beyond…
'If Hollywood Can Do It, We Can Too': Producer Namit Malhotra On Making Ramayana A Global Spectacle
Ramayana has been directed by Nitesh Tiwari Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed The film will be released on November 5 Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama Namit Malhotra has co-produced the film. Did our AI summary help? It's the Ramayana week.
West Hollywood mom-and-pop shuts up shop after 20-year run
After 20 years in business, a West Hollywood mom-and-pop shop is closing its doors for good. Brick & Mortar clothing boutique announced that they will permanently close by the end of this month, ceasing both in-store and online sales. Located at…
Pedro Pascal, Jimmy Kimmel, and More Hollywood Stars React to Historic Midterm Election Results
The dust is still settling from a historic night at the ballot box, and the full scope of a massive political realignment is only just beginning to come into focus. In what is being described as a seismic 'blue tsunami' of voter turnout, Democrats…
Hit TV Show Faces Furious Backlash Over Hollywood Star's Casting As Greek Goddess: 'Percy Wokeson'
A casting decision involving one of Greek mythology 's most iconic goddesses has turned a beloved fantasy series into the latest Hollywood controversy. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is drawing criticism after Kate McKinnon was cast as Aphrodite…
'Minions' producer becomes latest Hollywood exec to flee LA over Billionaire Tax threat
He's the latest mogul to flee LA…. As Californians anxiously await election results this morning, one ballot measure closely being watched by the industry's one percent is Proposition 40 — which calls for a one-time 5% tax on any…
Hollywood superstar set to become Jeremy Clarkson's new neighbour
Sydney Sweeney is reportedly plotting a secret move to the Cotswolds with her boyfriend Scooter Braun. The Euphoria star recently viewed a property in Little Tew, West Oxfordshire, England, and if she and the 45-year-old multi-millionaire…
The Black Crowes, Guns N' Roses, Marcus King, Grace Potter and More Honor Aerosmith at Hollywood Bowl
Aerosmith brought their second California, Dream On concert to a close on Sunday night, performing a seven-song set at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl at the end of an action-packed day of music. Like the first Dream On show on Thursday, which was the…
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