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The Weekend Hollywood Stopped Pretending Not To See YouTube
HOLLYWOOD, CA: The Hollywood Sign is seen with smoke. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) This weekend, two films directed by twenty-something filmmakers who built their audiences on YouTube did something Hollywood has been refusing to admit…
With 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession,' Hollywood Is Having a Zoomer-Horror Renaissance.
Alice tumbled down a rabbit hole; Lucy wandered through a wardrobe. For Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the middle-aged man-child protagonist of the new thriller “Backrooms,” the portal to another dimension lies in a strip-mall furniture…
Meet Hollywood's new masters of horror: YouTubers
“Talk to Me,” a 2022 film by twins Danny and Michael Philippou, was the first notable horror movie to be made by YouTube filmmakers. The supernatural thriller, about a group of teens who contact spirits with a mysterious embalmed…
Kurt Russell proved Hollywood wrong by ditching LA decades before the celebrity exodus began
Kurt Russell wasn't looking for an escape, but found home in the mountains after leaving Los Angeles. Russell, 75, admitted that his ranch life in Colorado allows him to do 'the things that I want to do on a day-to-day basis.' 'What I want to look…
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on fast-food flashbacks and Hollywood hurdles
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week's quiz highlights fast-food flashbacks, Hollywood…
The Future of Movies Is Here: 'Backrooms,' 'Obsession' Mark Turning Point for Hollywood | Analysis
It's entirely possible that this past weekend at the box office will go down in history as a pivotal change for the film industry. Twenty-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons shattered box office records with his theatrical feature debut…
The criticism of this new horror hit completely misunderstands Hollywood history
Backrooms is a new horror film from A24, based on the series of Backrooms short films that director Kane Parsons has been releasing on his YouTube channel since 2022. And the original germ of the story can be traced to a creepy bit of internet…
Obsession Box Office Collection Day 3: Sustained Growth For Hollywood Horror Film In 1st Weekend
Obsession Box Office Collection Day 3: Horror-thriller Obsession marks Curry Barker's directorial debut. The movie has been made on a nominal budget of under $1 million but has already become a major success after its collections internationally…
Scooby-Doo's Matthew Lillard Criticizes Hollywood's Approach To Casting Voice Actors
Scooby-Doo 's Matthew Lillard has been a voice actor for a long time, and he's taking issue with how Hollywood is casting performers for high-profile animated projects. After playing Shaggy in the first two live-action Scooby-Doo movies, Lillard…
73 Years Later, the Western That Helped Define Hollywood Is Coming Back to Streaming
Westerns don't need to be complicated to become iconic, and in fact, that might be what makes a Western a true Western. That's especially true of this latest movie, 73 years later, as it hits streaming and prepares to wow audiences for the latest…
'Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon,' a new exhibit, opens at the Academy Museum
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon Academy Museum of Motion Pictures May 31, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027 (closed Tuesdays) Tickets are available through advance reservations; adults are $25 (other ticketing tiers are available); admission is free for guests…
EastEnders' Gray Atkins star joins Hollywood legend in new 'stylish' whodunnit
EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith is set to appear in a new film alongside the iconic Dame Joan Collins. The 35-year-old actor, best known for his role as serial killer Gray Atkins on the BBC One soap, has been speculated to be making a return to…
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Cristiano Ronaldo in Hollywood!? 'One thing' Portuguese GOAT must do in order to become a 'great actor'
Former France international Frank Leboeuf, who successfully traded his boots for a career in cinema and theatre, believes Ronaldo has the potential to be a massive success in Tinseltown. However, the World Cup winner warns that talent alone won't…
Clint Eastwood's worst injuries as Hollywood legend turns 96
Clint Eastwood was born on May 31, 1930 Throughout his illustrious career as both an actor and director, Clint Eastwood has remarkably avoided serious injuries. While many stars cite dangerous stunts as their most terrifying professional…
'The stars of the internet want to make movies' producers tell Hollywood conference
Source: Courtesy Produced By Conference Renowned horror filmmakers Jason Blum and James Wan of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Warner Bros film group co-head Mike De Luca praised the power of YouTube creators and expressed their optimism for the…
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