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Hollywood falls for Como: Champions League football by the lake
There is a place in Europe where Champions League football is played just metres from a lake, where vintage wooden Riva water taxis speed across the water and vintage seaplanes come in to land. It is a picture-postcard setting famous around the…
Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign
Atop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above, barely flapping as they coast the thermal air like surfers on a wave. Standing beside the giant letters of the Hollywood sign, the city seems peaceful.
Hollywood Unions Warn of 25-Year Decline in U.S. Production Market Share
A coalition of Hollywood unions issued a report on Monday warning that the U.S. has lost significant market share in film and TV production over the last 25 years. The report found that studios spent 74% of their film production budgets in the U.S.
Why Hollywood's Most Iconic Studio Is Being Sold-Again
Is Hollywood finally turning against tech oligarchs?
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Big Tech is back on the big screen—but its bosses might not be thrilled. This fall, Hollywood will release four movies on tech…
The woman behind the AI actor Tilly Norwood says Hollywood shouldn't panic
What happens when you interview an AI ? If you can believe it, it's stranger than you'd expect. Eline van der Velden, the Dutch actress-turned-tech-founder who created AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, explains how a personal art project…
As 'Digger' Sinks, Hollywood's Three Amigos Circle the Wagons
As Alejandro G. Iñárritu 's Digger entered a box-office death spiral, two familiar defenders appeared. Guillermo del Toro blasted as “entirely petty” an IGN post suggesting moviegoers save their money and wait to stream…
Hollywood Unions Warn U.S. Film & TV Production Is On The Brink
Another alarm bell went off Monday on the state of U.S.-based film and television production with the release of an extensive report commissioned by several of the Hollywood unions that illustrates what industry insiders have feared for some time:…
Alarming Hollywood report reveals massive decline in US film and TV production
The US film and television production market has lost some serious ground, according to an alarming new report examining the industry over the past 25 years. Studios used to spend 74% of their film production budgets in the US 25 years ago, and…
Meghan's latest attempt to join Hollywood elite proves just how desperate she is
Meghan Markle is getting desperate I have a question for Meghan Markle, one that she'll likely never be able to answer. Why did she ever quit acting? Meghan found relative fame as Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits, as well as appearing in…
Group of 6 violently rob retired teacher in Hollywood in broad daylight
A retired teacher is recovering after he was attacked and robbed by six men outside a paint store in Hollywood over the weekend in broad daylight. Fouad Mahassine was taking a sip of coffee Saturday morning at a strip mall on La Brea Avenue when he…
Digger, The Uprising, And The Social Reckoning Prove Hollywood Is Mad As Hell Again
The following contains spoilers for Digger Digger is a big and broad satire that uses a lot of silly bits to convey just how frustrated the general populace has become. Mainstream filmmaking has long reflected the times through storytelling. The…
'Artificial' Took on a Big Tech Giant. Hollywood Wasn't Ready
At six o'clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. They did not know what they were about to watch. It had been made clear the surprise would be…
Hollywood Burbank Airport holds ribbon-cutting for new terminal
Officials on Monday celebrated the completion of Hollywood Burbank Airport's nearly $1.3 billion replacement passenger terminal, eight days before the 14-gate facility is scheduled to open to travelers. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday…
LA restaurant carnage claims 5 popular eateries and bars - including top Hollywood haunts
Los Angeles' restaurant bloodbath showed no signs of letting up in September. The bad news just kept coming for Southern California's beleaguered hospitality industry last month, as beloved neighborhood institutions, celebrity haunts and longtime…
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