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Hollywood Is Lying to Everyone About How Much AI They're Using, Says Consummate Hollywood Insider
Is Hollywood “cooked”? Do video generating AI models mean its “over” for filmmakers? The jury's out on that. But according to one Hollywood insider, the whole industry is “lying” about how much AI they're…
Hollywood Merger Threatens Movie Theaters Just as They Recover
Just when beleaguered movie theaters thought the worst was over, a big-studio takeover may force the industry to keep adapting. On the verge of recovery after being roiled by the pandemic and Hollywood strikes, box office operators including…
Woke goes broke: Why Hollywood's politically correct remakes are a flop
Two Hollywood-centric headlines recently caught my eye. The first was about the 2025 “woke” remake of “Snow White” from Disney, which reportedly lost a massive $170 million. The second was about a “woke”…
The way Liverpool is earning its title as Hollywood of the North
There's one place where you can find, Tommy Shelby and Taylor Swift and it's not in a fever dream. Over the past six years, Liverpool has become a hotbed of TV and film production, securing huge projects from Netflix, Apple TV and Warner Bros. This…
Idiot award shows need to stop embarrassing Hollywood legends
With the Oscars less than a month away, and the broadcast taking shape behind the scenes, here is the No. 1 thing I would like the producers not to do on March 15. Please don't put an aging Hollywood legend in an uncomfortable and humiliating…
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Shatters World Record as Godzilla Comes to Hollywood
Godzilla and Kong are set to return to screens in Season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV, but the show has already broken a world record a week before the new season's debut on Feb. 27. Monarch is one of the most anticipated returning…
Review: 'Edith Head' a fascinating visit with Hollywood costume icon
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It's been 45 years since Edith Head passed away. But her legacy as the Hollywood film industry's most famous costume designer has not been forgotten. In 2004, Pixar Films immortalized her look and speaking…
Inside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Hollywood Comeback After Couple Was Ridiculed for Backing Pal Danny Masterson
Article continues below advertisement Ashton Kutcher recently returned to the Golden Globes red carpet with his arm around Mila Kunis in a carefully staged show of unity – in a signal, insiders tell OK!, that Hollywood's once untouchable…
With Tom Cruise-Brad Pitt AI fight, China's Seedance 2.0 is the latest test in AI-copyright tussle
Seedance marks the latest in the tussle between companies deploying AI in creative fields, and pushback from the creators of the materials it was trained on, who have challenged it on the grounds of compensation and copyright infringement. Like any…
Baftas presenter Alan Cumming's tragic divorce that left him suicidal
As actor Alan Cumming takes centre stage tonight as host of the BAFTA Film Awards, it's hard to imagine that one of the most charismatic figures in British and American entertainment once arrived at a career-defining audition feeling suicidal. The…
Trump demands Netflix fire Susan Rice from board amid deal talks
President Donald Trump is calling on Netflix to remove former US Ambassador and national security advisor Susan Rice from its board, sharpening his criticism of the streaming giant as it seeks to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery amid antitrust…
Sophie Habboo achieved her sleek BAFTA waves with ghd's 'smoothing' hairdryer
The 2026 BAFTA awards have officially kicked off, and although they are not airing on our TV screens until later tonight, that doesn't mean the stars haven't started making their red carpet entrance. One of the first celebs to hit the carpet is…
Pinkerton: The Once and Future Fulton Sheen
The British author T.H. White's classic tales of King Arthur were collected as The Once and Future King, befitting Arthur's legendary status as a warrior for good. We can say the same of the American archbishop, Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979). Today…
North Korea's explosive thriller reveals assassination plot against Kim's dad
North Korea aired a new propaganda film on TV about a failed assassination attempt on the country's supreme leader, with South Korean media describing it as an “unprecedented work addressing a taboo”. The film Days and Nights of…
Death in Paradise star Ardal O'Hanlon says 'I miss him' in emotional confession
Ardal O'Hanlon has revealed how much he misses former co-star Don Warrington since his departure from Death in Paradise. The comedian and actor, who portrayed DI Jack Mooney in the popular BBC crime drama, exited the show in 2020 after a three-year…
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