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japantimes.co.jp - Elizabeth Beattie - Hollywood hot dogs bound for Japan with new Pink's flagship store
Hollywood hot dogs bound for Japan with new Pink's flagship store
The Japan Times

Known for its Hollywood-adjacent location and movie-industry clientele, Pink's Hot Dogs has announced it will open its first store in Japan. The Los Angeles-headquartered family-owned operation will establish a Tokyo flagship store this year…

theguardian.com - Yu-chen Li - With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?
With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?
The Guardian

The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster juggernaut, has overcome an onslaught of attacks from the world's richest man and stared down criticism from a classicist who translated the poem, to become one of the year's most celebrated and…

theguardian.com - Jesse Hassenger - Hollywood encore: how 'pro-shot' Broadway shows became a major draw on the big screen
Hollywood encore: how 'pro-shot' Broadway shows became a major draw on the big screen
The Guardian

It's long been a source of frustration for theater fanatics: many Broadway shows, even those that don't become years-long fixtures of the Great White Way, are professionally filmed, but often only for archival purposes, not public consumption. For…

mirror.co.uk - Lucy Needham - Ronnie Wood crashes Hollywood Vampires set as Johnny Depp returns to UK
Ronnie Wood crashes Hollywood Vampires set as Johnny Depp returns to UK
Daily Mirror

The Hollywood Vampires are back - and joined by extra special guest Ronnie Wood - as they kicked off their latest tour. The rock supergroup consisting of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Warlock's Tommy Henriksen launched their…

axios.com - Naomi Feinstein - Hollywood weekend guide: music, pilates and markets
Hollywood weekend guide: music, pilates and markets
Axios

It's almost the weekend, so it's time to start planning. 📖 Summer Storytime in the Park: Grab a free book for your child. Friday, 6-7:30pm. 🎶 Starlight Musicals: Listen to the Shane Duncan Band at Holiday Park. Friday, 7-10pm.

foxnews.com - Lori Bashian - Molly Sims calls out Hollywood for lying about beauty secrets
Molly Sims calls out Hollywood for lying about beauty secrets
Fox News

Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets. During a recent interview with US Magazine, the 53-year-old model slammed people in Hollywood for lying about how they maintain their camera-ready look. 'Early on, other models…

hollywoodreporter.com - Alex Weprin - The Pillsbury Doughboy Is Coming for Hollywood
The Pillsbury Doughboy Is Coming for Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter

Brian Grazer first realized that advertising and entertainment were colliding after a meeting with General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt a decade ago. Immelt had approached the megaproducer about having Imagine Entertainment create some TV spots for the…

axios.com - Naomi Feinstein - Hollywood explores safety upgrades for dangerous railroad crossing
Hollywood explores safety upgrades for dangerous railroad crossing
Axios

The City of Hollywood is exploring ways to improve safety and traffic flow at the Garfield Street railroad crossing following a fatal crash in June. Why it matters: The family of Colt William Firth, a 24-year-old motorcyclist killed at North 21st…

express.co.uk - Brian Dillon - Meghan Markle's 'Hollywood disaster' exposed - 'they just don't like her'
Meghan Markle's 'Hollywood disaster' exposed - 'they just don't like her'
Daily Express

Meghan Markle has come under fire from her critics recently One of Meghan Markle's top critics has said that Hollywood seems done with the Duchess, explaining that the former actress, 45, is not very well liked in celebrity circles. It comes after…

hollywoodreporter.com - Benjamin Svetkey - Relax, Hollywood, Nikki Finke Didn't Write a Memoir
Relax, Hollywood, Nikki Finke Didn't Write a Memoir
The Hollywood Reporter

News that Nikki Finke had left behind a memoir — and that her estate was seeking a publisher — had half of Hollywood hyperventilating into their Erewhon shopping bags last week. It proved that even from beyond the grave, the late…

hollywoodreporter.com - Katie Kilkenny - California Pressured By Two Hollywood Unions to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
California Pressured By Two Hollywood Unions to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
The Hollywood Reporter

Two top Hollywood unions are calling for California attorney general Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to reach a settlement on their pending antitrust case because, they argue, industry workers are being harmed by the delayed…

nypost.com - Tim Baysinger - Powerful Hollywood unions issue urgent warning over California's war with Paramount
Powerful Hollywood unions issue urgent warning over California's war with Paramount
New York Post

Two powerhouse Hollywood unions have finally waded into the war between Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the studio's proposed merger with Warner Brothers Discovery. Their message: Figure out a deal. The Director's Guild of…

express.co.uk - Aditi Rane - Meghan Markle's new Hollywood film gets dismal rating from fans - 'very boring'
Meghan Markle's new Hollywood film gets dismal rating from fans - 'very boring'
Daily Express

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry produced Cookie Queens through Archewell Productions. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 's latest film project has been met with a mixed response from audiences, with some viewers branding the documentary “very…

hollywoodreporter.com - Carly Thomas - 'The Matrix' Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won't Finance New Film With Trans Cast
'The Matrix' Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won't Finance New Film With Trans Cast
The Hollywood Reporter

Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed The Matrix franchise, is opening up about the struggle to get financing for her new film that features a “wall-to-wall trans cast.” During a recent interview on KCRW's The Business podcast, the…

variety.com - Angelique Jackson - Hollywood's Top-Grossing Films of 2025 Show Limited Progress Toward Inclusion, Study Says: 'The Pace of Change Has Been Slow'
Hollywood's Top-Grossing Films of 2025 Show Limited Progress Toward Inclusion, Study Says: 'The Pace of Change Has Been Slow'
Variety

After nearly 20 years of tracking representation metrics, the latest report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reveals that Hollywood's film industry has not made lasting progress towards inclusion. “While we've…

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