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West Hollywood's Troubadour nightclub honored by The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Troubadour in West Hollywood was honored as a landmark in music history by The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, in recognition of decades of legendary performances at the Southern California venue. A bronze plaque will be affixed to the…

8 Famous People Who Changed Their Names For Hollywood, And 8 Who Absolutely Refused To

The Hotel Lobbies Where Hollywood Takes Meetings During AFM

A few very special hotel lobbies around town can truly claim they are Hollywood's unofficial offices, either by history or design, with better seating, better lighting and a professional to make the drinks. In these liminal spaces, an intro becomes…

'GTA 6' vs. Hollywood: Industry Braces for 'Biggest Entertainment Launch in History'

Are gamers who have waited 13 years to return to Vice City really going to spend their time in Panem, Middle-earth, and the Underworld instead? The massively anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI, coming Nov. 19, will land amid a slew of…

Democrats Won. When Do Hollywood Crews Get Back to Work?

Tom Curley is happy about the election results. Whether they'll help him get back to work is another matter. The production sound mixer, who won an Oscar for “Whiplash,” told IndieWire he has struggled to find consistent employment…

Watch Out Hollywood: Creators and Sports Are Eating More of the Content Budgets

Where the entertainment business spends its content budget is shifting, with sports and independent creators reaping the rewards. The consultancy KPMG released its annual media content spend analysis on Thursday, calculating the totals and…

Streaming giant planning to scoop up massive Hollywood studio lot at a deep discount

Netflix is expected to make a bid for a historic Los Angeles studio lot where shows like “Seinfeld” were filmed. The streaming giant is looking to buy the iconic 55-acre Radford Studio Center in Studio City for $400 million when it…

From Green Screen to Gray Box: AI Is Stepping Onto the Hollywood Sound Stage

On screen, a woman runs toward a cliff and peers anxiously over the edge, teetering as she looks down at a perilous mountain dotted with boulders, her hair flying in the wind. She's not, though. I can see her from where I'm standing in the middle…

Next Gen 2026: 35 Rising Hollywood Executives Under 35

LOGLINE Championing rom-coms like Anyone But You and Netflix's upcoming 13 Going on 30 update. THE ARC Altman got a unique view of the industry when she would join her father, Steve, who rented out lighting, camera and grip equipment: “I…

Today I learned the world's first mass-produced drone was built by a Hollywood actor

The first military drone built in serious numbers didn't come from a defense contractor or tech giant - but from Reginald Denny, a British-born silent film actor who sold model aircraft on Hollywood Boulevard. His Radioplane OQ-2 was the first…

Skydance Succession: As David Ellison Sets His Team, Heads Are Rolling as Hollywood Finds Out Who's Really in Charge

Of all the things keeping David Ellison up at night, the countdown to 2028 may be the most pressing. At least that's what many media observers and Hollywood insiders believe. Ellison's anxiety, they say, isn't fueled by the forthcoming presidential…

Adam Conover May Be Getting Vulnerable on Stage, But He's Still Riled Up About a Hollywood in Decline

There are two Adam Conovers. One, the guy you probably know the best, played a satirical know-it-all on Adam Ruins Everything and has gone on to become a champion of the Hollywood working class. Other Adam, the guy he says a lot of people don't…

Taylor Swift Will Be Honored With The Hollywood Reporter's Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at Women in Entertainment Gala

The Hollywood Reporter announced Wednesday that Taylor Swift will receive this year's prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during its annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala in Los Angeles. Attended by 600 industry leaders and VIPs, the…

Son of Hollywood stars arrested in fatal hit-and-run while delivering food in Alaska

The son of soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run accident in Alaska while he was delivering food, according to police. Jack Sabàto, 32, was allegedly driving…

Hollywood star was 'held at gunpoint' after being caught having affair with married woman

Dustin Hoffman opened up about an affair he had in his youth Dustin Hoffman said he once feared death after being held at gunpoint by the husband of a woman he was having an affair with. The 89-year-old has been married twice, firstly to Anna…