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Hollywood Minute: James Cameron and Billie Eilish team for concert documentary
David Daniel has the latest looks at the music doc 'Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D' and 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.'…
Hollywood star who attacked ex days after prison release dies aged 55
A former jailed Hollywood star has died. Jason Hoganson, who attacked his ex-partner after being released from jail, died earlier this month, aged just 55 years old. Hoganson, who played a leading role as a Geordie character called Pete in the 1988…
Hollywood stars unite to oppose Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger
Regan Morris and Nardine Saad, Los Angeles More than 1,400 actors, directors and filmmakers - including scores of Hollywood stars - have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger of film studios Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. The…
Hollywood stars unite to oppose Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger
More than 1,400 actors, directors and filmmakers - including scores of Hollywood stars - have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger of film studios Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. The letter, signed by Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller…
Hopecore Is the Vibe Shift Hollywood Needs
For those who are not chronically online (like me), you may have seen images of Ryan Gosling floating around, next to the word hopecore, and wondered what it all means. Per the Urban Dictionary, it's a genre of videos that invoke a feeling and…
With Gavin Newsom on the Way Out, Hollywood Works to Build Ties to His Successor
Over the last eight years, Gov. Gavin Newsom has presided over a major increase in state support for Hollywood. But with Newsom on his way out, and the industry still floundering, Hollywood leaders are working overtime to build relationships with…
Hollywood leaders, theater owners gather at CinemaCon at a critical time in the industry
LAS VEGAS -- The future of theatrical moviegoing is at a critical moment. More people have been going to movie theaters this year than last, but the foundation is delicate. Annual domestic box-office grosses are still down about 20% from…
Hollywood A-Listers Release Open Letter Opposing Paramount-Warner Merger
It's been headline after nauseating headline about Paramount Skydance's megadeal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. You've heard about it. I've heard about it. We've all heard about it. It all became official after Netflix dropped out of the…
1,000+ Hollywood Insiders Write Letter Opposing Paramount/Warner Bros Merger
More than 1,000 top Hollywood professionals ranging from Glenn Close to Denis Villeneuve have signed off on a new letter opposing the merger between Larry Ellison's Paramount/CBS and Warner Brothers, warning that the massive $111 billion deal will…
Issa Rae Calls Out Hollywood Over DEI Concerns
Issa Rae has never shied away from championing Black voices and projects in Hollywood. But according to her, things are much trickier now than they used to be thanks to society's sudden aversion to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Video will…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Hollywood dreams hit wall as expert warns of 'toxic brand' stigma
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing growing questions about the strength of their brand, as experts point to stalled deals and waning public interest as signs that their Hollywood appeal may be cooling. Since leaving royal life, the Sussexes…
Is This the Most Dangerous 'Actress' in Hollywood?
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Hollywood puts pressure on Paramount Skydance deal
The chorus of voices opposing Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is growing louder. Why it matters: It will likely be up to state attorneys general and foreign regulators to challenge the merger, and there's…
Unequivocal opposition': Over 1,000 members of Hollywood royalty lobby against Paramount/Warner merger
More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday. A large…
The White-Hot Cannabis Scene in West Hollywood Has Dampened. Will Hawthorne Takes Its Place?
How West Hollywood's cannabis lounge boom fizzled as the scene in Hawthorne began to flourish Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. In the late…
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