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upi.com - Karen Butler - Stanley Tucci talks Hollywood Walk of Fame star, No. 1 movie
Stanley Tucci talks Hollywood Walk of Fame star, No. 1 movie
UPI

Actor Stanley Tucci touches on his star during a double unveiling ceremony honoring Emily Blunt and Tucci with the 2,841st and 2,842nd star respectively on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on April 30. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Actor Stanley…

variety.com - Elsa Keslassy - Iris Knobloch Says 'What's Changed Isn't Cannes' Relationship With Hollywood - It's Hollywood Itself'
Iris Knobloch Says 'What's Changed Isn't Cannes' Relationship With Hollywood - It's Hollywood Itself'
Variety

There may be no studio logos on the Croisette this year, but don't tell that to Iris Knobloch. A little over three years into the job, the Cannes Film festival president, who spent decades working for Warner Bros., isn't buying the narrative of an…

theguardian.com - Nadia Khomami - Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival
Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival
The Guardian

For decades, Cannes has occupied a unique place in the cultural imagination – not just as the world's most prestigious film festival, but as Hollywood's most glamorous overseas outpost. From Grace Kelly on the Croisette, Quentin Tarantino…

independent.co.uk - Jake Coyle - Cannes Film Festival opens as Hollywood blockbusters stay away
Cannes Film Festival opens as Hollywood blockbusters stay away
The Independent

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has commenced on the French Riviera, featuring 12 days of world premieres and culminating on 23 May with the presentation of the prestigious Palme d'Or. The festival opened with the French period-comedy The Electric…

vulture.com - Rachel Handler - A Hollywood-less Cannes Begins
A Hollywood-less Cannes Begins
Vulture

This year's French film festival features a below-average number of American studio movies. But Demi Moore still showed up to discuss AI. It's a strange year for the Cannes Film Festival, what with the noticeable lack of Hollywood films and an…

thesun.co.uk - Jack Hardwick - Rita Ora opens up on Hollywood dream & new film with Oscar-winning legend
Rita Ora opens up on Hollywood dream & new film with Oscar-winning legend
The Sun

IT'S been 14 years since Rita Ora scored her first two No1s, Hot Right Now and R.I.P. and that is far longer than the shelf life for most pop stars – especially women. Since then she's grown up in front of the cameras and carved out a path…

buzzfeed.com - Kristen Harris - Hollywood Pressured These 29 Celebs To 'Americanize' Their Names, And It's Heartbreaking
Hollywood Pressured These 29 Celebs To 'Americanize' Their Names, And It's Heartbreaking
BuzzFeed

hollywoodreporter.com - Mikey O'Connell - Jeffrey Chassen, Veteran Hollywood Publicist, Launches Gingham PR
Jeffrey Chassen, Veteran Hollywood Publicist, Launches Gingham PR
The Hollywood Reporter

Longtime Hollywood PR executive Jeffrey Chassen is setting up his own shop. The publicist, most recently head of Los Angeles operations for Vision PR, has launched Gingham PR. The boutique agency will see Chassen aiming to blend client service with…

cbsnews.com - Jeff  Nguyen - Video shows brawl outside West Hollywood hot dog vendor carts in latest troubling incident
Video shows brawl outside West Hollywood hot dog vendor carts in latest troubling incident
CBS News

independent.co.uk - Jake Coyle - A Cannes Film Festival light on Hollywood but not lacking in star power kicks off in France
A Cannes Film Festival light on Hollywood but not lacking in star power kicks off in France
The Independent

The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the South of France. The French Riviera festival beginning Tuesday will include 12 days of nonstop world premieres before culminating May 23 with the presentation of the Palme…

semafor.com - Tom Chivers - Hollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film Festival
Hollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film Festival
Semafor

Major Hollywood studios are largely avoiding this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens today. The event is traditionally a showcase for some of the year's biggest movies, and is “ Hollywood's most glamorous overseas outpost,” per…

cbn.com - Hollywood Actor's 'Demonic Attack' and 'Insane' God Encounter Shock Him Into Belief
Hollywood Actor's 'Demonic Attack' and 'Insane' God Encounter Shock Him Into Belief
CBN

Nick Shakoour, who has inspired millions through his portrayal of Zebedee in “The Chosen,” is openly sharing his incredible faith journey. Shakoour told CBN News his new book, Transformer: Awakening From A Spiritual Coma – A…

fastcompany.com - María José Gutiérrez Chávez - A new Erewhon competitor just opened in West Hollywood with no marketing or social media. It's counting on you to post about it
A new Erewhon competitor just opened in West Hollywood with no marketing or social media. It's counting on you to post about it
Fast Company

A $20 smoothie and a $19 single strawberry could only belong in one place: Erewhon, the luxury grocery chain and celebrity hot spot in Los Angeles. But as of last week, it's not the only so-called hypebeast grocer in West Hollywood. Just a few…

deadline.com - Anthony D'Alessandro - Cannes Jury Member Paul Laverty Rips Hollywood for Blacklisting Susan Sarandon
Cannes Jury Member Paul Laverty Rips Hollywood for Blacklisting Susan Sarandon
Deadline

Despite the star wattage on the Cannes Film Festival jury with Demi Moore, Stellan Skargard, Ruth Negga and Chloe Zhao, one of the more candid statement came from Ken Loach's Cannes winning scribe Paul Laverty who buttoned up today's jury presser…

thewrap.com - Adam Chitwood - Reel to Real: A Hollywood-less Cannes Film Festival
Reel to Real: A Hollywood-less Cannes Film Festival
TheWrap

As the 2026 Cannes Film Festival gets underway this week, there will be one thing missing from the Croisette: Hollywood. This year's lineup is heavy on indies and international films, as usual, but is missing any kind of major Hollywood presence…

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