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express.co.uk - Gemma Jones - 'I'm Great British Bake Off star - this is the truth about Paul Hollywood flirting'
'I'm Great British Bake Off star - this is the truth about Paul Hollywood flirting'
Daily Express

Paul Hollywood is a judge on Bake Off Over the years, Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has often been accused of favouring some of the show's contestants, and there have even been whispers of him flirting with certain participants.

variety.com - Clayton Davis - Chris Rock's Hollywood Send-Up 'Misty Green' Hits TIFF With Rosalind Eleazar's Knockout Lead Performance
Chris Rock's Hollywood Send-Up 'Misty Green' Hits TIFF With Rosalind Eleazar's Knockout Lead Performance
Variety

Roughly two-thirds through “ Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around her go quiet, and the crowd at…

express.co.uk - Julia Kuttner - Hollywood legend Elliott Gould reveals the one reason he is still working aged 88
Hollywood legend Elliott Gould reveals the one reason he is still working aged 88
Daily Express

Veteran star Elliot Gould has no intention of slowing down despite being aged 88 - saying “I love to work. I live to work.” Few actors can match the extraordinary breadth of a career spanning seven decades. From Robert Altman's…

indiewire.com - David Ehrlich - 'Misty Green' Review: Rosalind Eleazar Stuns in Chris Rock's Raw but Unfocused Hollywood Character Study
'Misty Green' Review: Rosalind Eleazar Stuns in Chris Rock's Raw but Unfocused Hollywood Character Study
IndieWire

A raw and biting — or at least vigorously gumming — showbiz character study about a faded Black actress whose entire adult life has been shaped by the peaks and valleys of living in a place that often seems flat on the surface, Chris…

express.co.uk - Emmanuella Ngimbi - Hollywood heartbroken as star dies days before film premiere
Hollywood heartbroken as star dies days before film premiere
Daily Express

Jeremy Thomas has died at 77 years old Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas has died at 77-years-old. A statement confirmed that he 'passed away peacefully' surrounded by his family and loved ones at his country home in Oxfordshire on Friday…

hollywoodreporter.com - Etan Vlessing - 'Obsession' Producer Haley Nicole Johnson on Dizzying Hollywood Breakout Hit: 'It's a Lot'
'Obsession' Producer Haley Nicole Johnson on Dizzying Hollywood Breakout Hit: 'It's a Lot'
The Hollywood Reporter

Haley Nicole Johnson is still grappling with the breakout success of producing Curry Barker's Obsession. “It's a lot. I'm not gonna lie. It's a lot. But I've been overwhelmed with how welcoming the industry has been to everyone from Team…

observer.com - Brandon Katz - Hollywood's Biggest Film Festival Bets, From Flops to $500M Hits
Hollywood's Biggest Film Festival Bets, From Flops to $500M Hits
Observer

As I write from my kitchen table in the throes of coffee withdrawal, the following major film festivals have either just recently ended, are currently ongoing, or are on the direct horizon: Telluride Film Festival, Venice International Film…

radaronline.com - Aaron Tinney - EXCLUSIVE: Susan Sarandon, 73, 'Frozen Out of Hollywood' Despite Stellar Career
EXCLUSIVE: Susan Sarandon, 73, 'Frozen Out of Hollywood' Despite Stellar Career
RadarOnline

Susan Sarandon is 'frozen out' of parts of Hollywood, with movies still being taken away from her despite a celebrated career spanning more than five decades, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The 79-year-old Oscar winner said agencies were continuing to…

variety.com - Owen Gleiberman - 'Misty Green' Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Movie About Hollywood in Years
'Misty Green' Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Movie About Hollywood in Years
Variety

The title character of “ Misty Green,” Chris Rock 's explosively entertaining, savagely authentic drama about life in the Hollywood of today, is a television actress who had a moment — in fact, she was close to the top of the…

hollywoodreporter.com - David Rooney - 'Misty Green' Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is a Revelation in Chris Rock's Sharply Observed Love-Hate Portrait of the Hollywood Hustle
'Misty Green' Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is a Revelation in Chris Rock's Sharply Observed Love-Hate Portrait of the Hollywood Hustle
The Hollywood Reporter

The title characer in Chris Rock 's sure-footed fourth feature as director, Misty Green, is having a rough week. An actress still best known for a TV series that ended years back, she's about to be evicted, her bipolar brother is fresh out of a…

thewrap.com - Steve Pond - 'Misty Green' Review: Chris Rock's Tough Hollywood Story Finds a Star in Rosalind Eleazar
'Misty Green' Review: Chris Rock's Tough Hollywood Story Finds a Star in Rosalind Eleazar
TheWrap

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Misty Green is a star. Just ask her. “I am a f–king star,” she says. “I wish people would treat me like one.” Or just ask Chris Rock. He wrote and directed…

hollywoodreporter.com - Etan Vlessing - Top Hollywood Sales Agent Reveals Biggest Indie Film Challenge: 'We're Building Movies for Streaming Companies'
Top Hollywood Sales Agent Reveals Biggest Indie Film Challenge: 'We're Building Movies for Streaming Companies'
The Hollywood Reporter

FilmNation head Glen Basner argues the biggest challenge from the indie film distribution space these days is a too traditional approach to packaging — this name actor means this much money and this director and it has to have X, Y and Z to…

variety.com - Gregg Goldstein - From 'American Hostage' to Podcasts, Hollywood Digs Deeper Into Digital IP - But Will the Same Stories Told on Different Platforms Hurt Business?
From 'American Hostage' to Podcasts, Hollywood Digs Deeper Into Digital IP - But Will the Same Stories Told on Different Platforms Hurt Business?
Variety

Watching the MGM+ limited anthology series “American Hostage” with exec producer and star Jon Hamm at its Sept. 12 Toronto fest premiere, you might be reminded of last year's Sept. 7 Toronto premiere, Gus Van Sant's thriller…

shockya.com - Shockya Team - Hollywood's Corporate Overreach: The Paramount-Warner Deal's Threat to Creative Diversity
Hollywood's Corporate Overreach: The Paramount-Warner Deal's Threat to Creative Diversity
Anakando Media Group

Summary The looming Paramount‑Warner merger is reshaping Hollywood's power dynamics, raising alarms about creative freedom and job security. A $110‑$111 billion deal could consolidate control over theatrical releases, cable…

variety.com - Chris Willman - Lucy Dacus on Doing a Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Show to End Her 'Forever Is a Feeling' Cycle, After Previously Bringing the Boygenius Era to a Close There: 'Maybe It's a Place Where I'm Supposed to Cry'
Lucy Dacus on Doing a Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Show to End Her 'Forever Is a Feeling' Cycle, After Previously Bringing the Boygenius Era to a Close There: 'Maybe It's a Place Where I'm Supposed to Cry'
Variety

“Forever Is a Feeling,” Lucy Dacus promised in the romantic-sounding title of her 2025 solo album. Feelings are transitory things, of course, and some of the good ones must come to an end, which is why Dacus is commemorating the end…

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