What’s behind Hollywood’s latest wave of layoffs?
Editor’s note: Wide Shot will be off next week, with Hollywood Inc. senior editor Ryan Faughnder taking vacation. Last year, Hollywood braved the summer of…
Hollywood’s diversity regression includes women in less leading roles
“Barbie” might have dominated the box office last year, but 2023 marked a regression for women in film.According to a new report released Monday by…
‘The Big Cigar’ finale: Realizing Hollywood’s revolutionary potential
The very essence of “The Big Cigar” is frenetic. The Apple TV+ limited series, a slice-of-life biopic, follows the stranger-than-fiction story of Huey P. Newton…
As a union boss, Fran Drescher turned the tables on Hollywood’s suits
Fran Drescher may have been “The Nanny” in another life. But as the president of SAG-AFTRA, she turned the tables on Hollywood’s power crowd. Drescher…
Bryan Lourd is one of Hollywood’s most powerful talent agents
The behind-the-scenes power of a Hollywood superagent such as Bryan Lourd manifests in different ways, depending on the day. One minute, he’s putting the world’s…
Janis Paige dead: Star from Hollywood’s Golden Age was 101
The versatile and enduring performer Janis Paige, known for her starring role in the Tony-winning 1954 musical “The Pajama Game” and her scene-stealing performance in…
How Hollywood’s tepid recovery is hurting jobs for writers and crew
This year has been rough for the entertainment industry so far. Not just at the box office and on Wall Street, as we‘ve covered in…
Academy Museum exhibit recognizes Hollywood’s Jewish founders
Schmuel Gelbfisz, Lazar Meir and the Wonsal brothers are not names that immediately come to mind when thinking about Hollywood legends, but Samuel Goldwyn, Louis…
North Hollywood’s Enoch Yi throws no-hitter in Division I opener
The City Section Division I baseball playoffs began Thursday, and Enoch Yi came away with a no-hitter in North Hollywood’s 4-0 win over Wilson. He…
Hollywood’s bleak summer box office takes shape after ‘Fall Guy’ miss
Movie critics may be tired of superheroes, sequels and remakes. But Hollywood and the nation’s movie theaters are finding out what a lack of spandex,…
Artists are shaking up Hollywood’s exclusive poker scene
Artist Sarah Kim belongs to a poker group of up-and-coming art-world denizens. Part poker group, part art collective, they’re an equal mix of men and…
Climate change is a star in some of Hollywood’s most popular movies
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
Mike Tyson and Mark Zuckerberg join Hollywood’s Chris Pratt and Jared Leto as celeb stars at UFC 300 card
CHRIS PRATT and Jared Leto joined Mike Tyson in the famous faces watching UFC 300 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Hollywood pair…
Hollywood’s tepid return to work is a symptom of bigger problems
If you’ve been walking around the streets of Los Angeles and noticed a shortage of those white trailers and yellow-and-black signs that tell you there’s…
RAP mogul Dr Dre assembles a billion dollars worth of hip hop talent as he gets his star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
RAP mogul Dr Dre assembles a billion dollars worth of hip hop talent as he gets his star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The producer…
Around the world, cinephiles say ‘meh’ to Hollywood’s Oscar nominees | Cinema News
Film critics last year were practically clambering over one another to heap praise on Oppenheimer, Hollywood’s blockbuster treatment of the man known as the father…
OpenAI’s Sora and Hollywood’s artificial intelligence ‘matrix’
The threat of artificial intelligence to Hollywood’s status quo entered a new phase of reality earlier this month when OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, introduced…
What we learned from Hollywood’s year of strikes
Writers dropped their pens and picked up megaphones. Movie and TV stars walked picket lines instead of red carpets. A sitcom legend became the face…