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cbsnews.com - Lauren  Pozen - Hollywood production house closes, citing entertainment industry struggles
Hollywood production house closes, citing entertainment industry struggles
CBS News

As Hollywood evolves, staying in business has gotten harder. For nearly two decades, production crews relied on Shadowcast Pictures for cameras, lighting and other essential filmmaking gear. The rental company was behind some of the fans' favorite…

vulture.com - Josef Adalian - Amazon, Artificial, and the New (Old) Hollywood
Amazon, Artificial, and the New (Old) Hollywood
Vulture

The industry's coziness with Big Tech puts a modern spin on a classic problem: cowardice. Did Amazon MGM Studios just kill Artificial, its Luca Guadagnino movie about OpenAI, because of its new business relationship with the company and to protect…

foxnews.com - Stephanie Giang-Paunon - Hollywood plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow reveals the cosmetic mistake male celebrities keep making
Hollywood plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow reveals the cosmetic mistake male celebrities keep making
Fox News

Hollywood's leading men are aging in reverse — and everyone is noticing. As male actors' faces grow more scrutinized over every red-carpet appearance, one celebrity plastic surgeon says the pressure to look youthful has never been greater.

buzzfeed.com - Brian Galindo - These Old Hollywood Legends Were Secretly LGBTQ+, And You Might've Had No Idea
These Old Hollywood Legends Were Secretly LGBTQ+, And You Might've Had No Idea
BuzzFeed

William Haines was one of MGM's biggest stars during the late Silent era and early 1930s — he was also gay. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Haines refused to hide his relationship with his partner, Jimmie Shields. According to numerous…

thesun.co.uk - Henry Tomlinson - Hollywood star runs to World Cup clash after getting stuck in gridlocked traffic
Hollywood star runs to World Cup clash after getting stuck in gridlocked traffic
The Sun

KAREN GILLAN was forced to RUN to make it to Scotland's clash with Brazil after getting stuck in gridlocked traffic. The Hollywood star has been following the Tartan Army throughout the tournament across the Atlantic Ocean. Your info will be used…

hollywoodreporter.com - Erik Hayden - Box Office Insiders: Meet the Team That Paid $70 Million to Control Hollywood's Favorite Data Set
Box Office Insiders: Meet the Team That Paid $70 Million to Control Hollywood's Favorite Data Set
The Hollywood Reporter

Let's walk through the deal logic. Why look to cleave off the historic box office unit from the data giant Comscore into its own company in a $70 million cash deal? ANANT GUPTA: My background, I'm one of the co-founders of Advaya Capital, we…

observer.com - Brandon Katz - From Denzel Washington to Zendaya: 4 Types of Hollywood Star Power Today
From Denzel Washington to Zendaya: 4 Types of Hollywood Star Power Today
Observer

Raw box office totals are too blunt a measure of an actor's star power. Over the past 15 years, franchises and IP have increasingly done the heavy lifting, often overshadowing individual performers. An actor may also be the second or third lead…

axios.com - Naomi Feinstein - Q&A: Hollywood chef talks nude dinner series
Q&A: Hollywood chef talks nude dinner series
Axios

Chef Maurad Ali says CLASS Soirée Steakhouse needs to continue to be 'remarkable' to survive. His strategy? A monthly nude dinner. State of play: The nearly 8-year-old Hollywood restaurant's first nude, five-course dinner at the new CLASS…

digitaltrends.com - Manisha Priyadarshini - As Hollywood jobs dry up, workers are quietly training AI models to survive
As Hollywood jobs dry up, workers are quietly training AI models to survive
Digital Trends

Three years after the 2023 strikes raised alarms about AI replacing entertainment workers, some of those same workers are now training the technology that worries them. As film and TV jobs grow harder to find, writers, editors, and executives…

menshealth.com - William Goodman - How a Former CIA Officer Became One of Hollywood's Most Important Comic Book Writers
How a Former CIA Officer Became One of Hollywood's Most Important Comic Book Writers
Men's Health

TOM KING ISN'T supposed to be here. I mean this on both the micro and macro levels. Small scale: he's arrived at the National Gallery of Art Library in Washington, D.C., roughly 15 minutes ahead of our scheduled meeting time. It's as if he appeared…

radaronline.com - Alexandra Stone - EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Grande Studies Audrey Hepburn's Films 'to the Point of Obsession' on Desperate Mission to Play Hollywood Starlet in Biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Grande Studies Audrey Hepburn's Films 'to the Point of Obsession' on Desperate Mission to Play Hollywood Starlet in Biopic
RadarOnline

Ariana Grande is on a mission to play Hollywood starlet Audrey Hepburn in a biopic, RadarOnline.com has learned. The 'Thank U Next' singer, 32, once confessed that Hepburn's 1961 classic Breakfast at Tiffany's is her 'all-time favorite,' and she…

theankler.com - Richard Rushfield - Tom Rothman, Hollywood & the YouTube Epiphany - The Ankler
Tom Rothman, Hollywood & the YouTube Epiphany - The Ankler
The Ankler - The Ankler

Something incredible happened here over the past few months. Right here in Hollywood in 2026, the industry discovered this little site. And the powers that be realized it was something they might want to pay attention to. A mere 21 years after the…

radaronline.com - Aaron Johnson - EXCLUSIVE: Fears Over Whereabouts of Warren Beatty, 89 - Pals of Hollywood Veteran Sound Alarm for Missing Buddy
EXCLUSIVE: Fears Over Whereabouts of Warren Beatty, 89 - Pals of Hollywood Veteran Sound Alarm for Missing Buddy
RadarOnline

Warren Beatty has no time for old pals, including Jack Nicholson, 89, and Dustin Hoffman, 88, according to sources who say said two screen legends are worried sick over the 89-year-old Bonnie and Clyde star, RadarOnline.com can reveal. An insider…

dailystar.co.uk - Fran Winston - Star Wars icon dies after impressive career in Hollywood as tributes pour in
Star Wars icon dies after impressive career in Hollywood as tributes pour in
Daily Star

A member of the Star Wars franchise has died. Hollywood luminary Jeff Olson passed away at the age of 77 on Sunday 21 June. He was a renowned visual effects producer and modelmaker, who worked on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Trek: First…

nbclosangeles.com - Helen Jeong - Universal Studios Hollywood entry process has changed. Here's what to expect
Universal Studios Hollywood entry process has changed. Here's what to expect
NBC Southern California

Just like many things in Hollywood, the security process at Universal Studios Hollywood has gotten a makeover. The theme park has implemented a new security set-up, requiring theme park guests as well as customers to CityWalk to go through metal…

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