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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.
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…
'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…
Why even Trump's generous bailout won't save Hollywood
It's a twist worthy of famed director M. Night Shyamalan — President Donald Trump saves Hollywood, the community that thinks he's Adolf Hitler (or worse). President Trump's national tax credit initiative has real teeth (a 25% federal…
Skydance Signals a New Dawn for Hollywood. Will David Ellison Be Up to the Task?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A new Hollywood studio will be born this week after an extraordinary nine months of struggle – a hostile takeover battle, a well-capitalized rival bidder, a government challenge and bitter…
Hollywood developer unveils ambitious $450M 'old school' plan to rescue the movie industry
A Hollywood developer has come up with an old-school way to try to save the movie industry — with a $450-million bet. Commercial real estate developer David Simon is building Echelon Studios Hollywood on Santa Monica Boulevard, on the site…
Channing Tatum lookalike shares Hollywood actor's reaction to his uncanny look
Being told you look like Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum could lead to a few interesting career opportunities. For Will Parfitt, it led to becoming a stripper... The Croydon-born 36-year-old was on a random boozy night out in Melbourne when a cheeky…
What happened to Hollywood's 'first ever' sex symbol Rudolph Valentino? Inside the life of the 1920s star
Sex symbol status seems easy to come by for most celebrities nowadays, with one raunchy role and a deluge of TikTok fan edits getting fans' hearts beating faster on an international scale. But back in the 1920s, there was just one man who could…
The Movie Still Hasn't Made Any Money': Dakota Johnson is Happy to Joke About Madame Web Being One of Hollywood's Worst Ever Flops
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson has joked about her widely-panned superhero movie's status as a box office bomb. Appearing as the host of this week's Saturday Night Live, Johnson humorously noted that she had last fronted the show back in 2024 while…
Hollywood turns on big tech - at least on screen
(CNN) — Sam Altman thinks the upcoming movie about him looks terrible. “I did see the movie trailer,” the OpenAI founder recently told CNBC of “Artificial,” which comes out this Christmas. “I mean, it looks…
EXCLUSIVE: MSNBC Shake-Up 'Puts Lawrence O'Donnell's Future in Focus
Anchor Alex Witt's exit from MS NOW after 27 years has veteran personalities at the network fearing management may be considering younger – and cheaper – talent, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Insiders suggest The Last Word host Lawrence…
Charleston White Faces New Texas Felony Drug Case After Latest Arrest
Charleston White faces two new drug possession allegations in Texas less than a month after his Florida battery arrest. A booking record lists October 4 as his booking date in Tarrant County. The record names Arlington police as the agency behind…
Hollywood legend lashes 'nepo baby' label slapped on his children
Michael Douglas was born into a Hollywood dynasty and his children have enjoyed the same privileged upbringing and all the career opportunities that come with it – but don't call them “nepo babies”. The Basic Instinct actor…
The full Disrupt Stage lineup
The biggest stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is where the people building the future come to talk about what happens next in the tech ecosystem. Across three days, from October 13 to 15, at Moscone West in San Francisco, the Disrupt Stage will bring…
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