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theguardian.com - Zach Vasquez - How the mob took Hollywood: the story of organized crime and the movies
How the mob took Hollywood: the story of organized crime and the movies
The Guardian

“From the foundation of Hollywood, organized crime is there.” So claims Tom Patterson, producer and director of new three-part documentary series, Hollywood Crime Story: The Mob Takes Over the Movies. American witchhunt: how the…

swissinfo.ch - Dylan Adamson, Locarno Critics Academy - Reds on the blacklist: Locarno revives Hollywood's radical authors
Reds on the blacklist: Locarno revives Hollywood's radical authors
www.swissinfo.ch

There are many ironies about staging an ambitious retrospective section at a large contemporary film festival. Novelty is the base currency of the movie industry, and a celebration of films made by dead people nearly a century ago provides scarce…

townhall.com - Amy Curtis - Harry Potter and Hollywood's Subversive Casting Problem
Harry Potter and Hollywood's Subversive Casting Problem
Townhall

Once I finish the audiobooks, I only have to wait a couple of months for HBO's 'Harry Potter' to debut. I am looking forward to that for a variety of reasons. First, I hope the television series allows room to include things from the books that…

hollywoodreporter.com - Katie Kilkenny - The War Over Warner Bros. Is Splintering Hollywood's Labor World
The War Over Warner Bros. Is Splintering Hollywood's Labor World
The Hollywood Reporter

When the antitrust trial over the planned $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery was scheduled for March 2027, the delay was viewed as a major blow to studio CEO David Ellison and his team. It turns out the…

click2houston.com - Dan Gelston - Jimmie Johnson set to leave NASCAR with famous friends in tow and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Jimmie Johnson set to leave NASCAR with famous friends in tow and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
KPRC

Jimmie Johnson gets his old No. 48 back for his final Cup race at next season's Daytona 500. His former sponsor should be along for the ride. Take a look at pit road on NASCAR's brightest day and don't be surprised to see celebrities from the…

chron.com - Jamil David - Historic Hollywood studio is reportedly considering move to Texas
Historic Hollywood studio is reportedly considering move to Texas
Chron

Texas has been named as one of the potential relocation states for a historic Hollywood studio if its protracted legal battle with California isn't resolved. Paramount's board has reportedly approved a plan to relocate the Hollywood studio from…

express.co.uk - Scarlett O'Toole - Meghan Markle viral 'snub' moment by Hollywood icon explained
Meghan Markle viral 'snub' moment by Hollywood icon explained
Daily Express

Meghan Markle recently attended a glitzy event Meghan Markle found herself in an awkward moment with a Hollywood legend last week, and insiders have now shed light on what truly transpired. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a rare joint public…

theweek.com - The Week US - David Thomson's 6 favorite books about Hollywood
David Thomson's 6 favorite books about Hollywood
The Week

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Film critic and historian David Thomson is the author of more than 25 books, including The New…

hollywoodreporter.com - Mikey O'Connell - Shooting Blancs: Why Hollywood Is Drunk on 'White Wine Thrillers'
Shooting Blancs: Why Hollywood Is Drunk on 'White Wine Thrillers'
The Hollywood Reporter

It was just three years ago when Bela Bajaria revealed the internal label for Netflix's programming ideal, the gourmet cheeseburger. Evoking populist fare with a garnish of prestige, it seemed like the only dining-related descriptor the TV industry…

iol.co.za - Se-Anne Rall - Gregory Loftus at Madlanga Commission: How IOL broke the killing of Hollywood gang members
Gregory Loftus at Madlanga Commission: How IOL broke the killing of Hollywood gang members
IOL

Former police detective Gregory Loftus has told the Madlanga Commission that a R2.5 million hit was allegedly offered for the murder of his son, Bevan Loftus. Former police detective Gregory Loftus has told the Madlanga Commission that a R2.5…

hollywoodreporter.com - Gary Baum - If Hollywood Is Dying, Why Are L.A.'s Cinemas Roaring Back?
If Hollywood Is Dying, Why Are L.A.'s Cinemas Roaring Back?
The Hollywood Reporter

Glendale's historic Alex theater is back in the picture business. For 35 years, since Terminator 2: Judgment Day debuted in 1991, the venue — where Walt Disney liked to test his cartoons — hadn't screened first-run films. Then the…

variety.com - Brent Lang - From Snooki to Spielberg: How New Jersey Reinvented Itself Into Hollywood's Hottest Production Hub
From Snooki to Spielberg: How New Jersey Reinvented Itself Into Hollywood's Hottest Production Hub
Variety

When Peter Farrelly was deciding where to shoot “I Play Rocky,” the story of the making of the 1976 Sylvester Stallone classic, he knew that he couldn't afford to film it in Philadelphia, where the original movie unfolded.

express.co.uk - Eleanor Burleigh - Harry and Meghan just had a Hollywood star stick up for them - it's blown up in their face
Harry and Meghan just had a Hollywood star stick up for them - it's blown up in their face
Daily Express

Harry and Meghan were seemingly snubbed by a legendary music producer last week Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's latest move looks innocent enough at first glance - but it betrays a twisted relationship with the public that will never work in…

variety.com - Cynthia Littleton - Dodger Great Orel Hershiser on the Devotion to Broadcasting, Baseball and Faith That Led Him to Hollywood Walk of Fame
Dodger Great Orel Hershiser on the Devotion to Broadcasting, Baseball and Faith That Led Him to Hollywood Walk of Fame
Variety

As a baseball player coming up in the late 1970s, Orel Hershiser was never seen as a red-hot prospect. No scouts made the trek to Bowling Green State University in Ohio to check out his arm. As Hershiser describes his entrée into Major…

jacobin.com - Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood
Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood
Jacobin

Paramount Skydance's billionaire owner David Ellison made the stunning announcement yesterday that, if he's blocked from acquiring legacy studio Warner Bros., he intends to move the entire company out of California. The machinations behind this are…

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