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2022 Oscars Parties With Garcelle Beauvais, George Lazenby And Francis Ford Coppola
Sunset nightclub inside the West Hollywood EDITION hotel Nikolas Koenig Hollywood was out and about on the red carpet—and eco-friendly green carpet, as well—for each day and evening that led up to the...
Can NFTs Change Hollywood And Entertainment
TOKYO, JAPAN – 2021/06/25: Digital artwork form different artists is seen on a wall one day before … [+] the opening of CrypTOKYO Blockchain Art Exhibition 2021 in UltraSuperNew Gallery in...
How Can Blockchain Change The Entertainment Industry
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 25: In this photo illustration of the ethereum, ripple and litecoin … [+] cryptocurrency ‘altcoins’ sit arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in L...
ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Event Celebrates Black Stars While Shining A Light On The Lack Of Diversity In Hollywood
(L-R) Honorees Nia Long, Quinta Brunson, Chante Adams, and Aunjanue Ellis during the 15th annual … [+] ESSENCE Women In Hollywood Awards on March 24, 2022. Robin L Marshall, Getty Images On Marc...
‘Atlanta’ Takes Over Hollywood For Its FX Season Three Premiere
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: (L-R) Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield and … [+] Zazie Beetz attend the Premiere of The 3rd Season of FX’s “Atlanta” ...
Elon Musk Drops Hollywood, Beauty Pageant and UFC
Elon Musk is an eccentric CEO and does not hide it. He is also a very busy entrepreneur. The billionaire, who built his fortune with the financial services company PayPal (PYPL) – Get PayPal H...
Talia Shire Celebrates The Purest Vision Of Coppola’s ‘The Godfather’ As It Turns 50 In 4K
Talia Shire attends the ‘The Godfather’ 50th Anniversary Celebration at on the Paramount Studios lot … [+] in Los Angeles, California. FilmMagic The Godfather, one of the greatest mo...
Nielsen’s Stacie De Armas And Actor Robin De Jesús On Latino TV Representation
Actor Robin de Jesús and Nielsen SVP Stacie de Armas on Hispanic TV visibility Robin de Jesús/Nielsen Robin de Jesús is a hot actor coming off rave reviews for his performance in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ...
Bored Ape NFT DJ Duo Goes Hollywood With WME Talent Agency
Looks like Hollywood is going bananas over NFTs. The talent agency WME—often considered one of the “big four” agencies in Hollywood along with CAA and others—has just signed the Bored Ape Yacht Club D...
Largest Hollywood Union Is Latest Group To Criticize Oscars For Sidelining Some Awards
Topline The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the largest union of behind-the-scenes film workers in North America, joined a growing group of industry voices Monday in crit...
How To Violate Securities Laws In Hollywood Without Even Trying
Building icon and inscription SEC. getty Here is how you can violate securities laws (replete with jail time and personal liability for repayment of any investment) without even trying: 1. Fail to rea...
Protégé One Ups MasterClass With Celebrity Mentorship
Jackson Jhin (left) and Michael Cruz (right) cofounded Protégé less than a year ago when they faced the common problem of lack of access into closed circles in the entertainment and startup world. Pro...
Hollywood’s Nice Guy Steve Guttenberg Talks Turning Nasty And Tackling Horror In ‘Heckle’
Steve Guttenberg attending the 2018 Sarasota Film Festival in Sarasota, Florida. Getty Images for Sarasota Film F Steve Guttenberg is a legend. The actor’s body of work spans movies and TV with a resu...
‘The Batman’ Nears $500 Million To Become 2022’s Biggest Hit
Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’ Warner Bros. Warner Bros.’ The Batman earned another $6.37 million on its second Monday, dropping 68% from Sunday and 41% from its first Monday gross. That...
An All-New Disability Inclusive DreamWorks Animation
Team Zenko Go is an all-new DreamWorks Animation series produced with Mainframe Studios. The series follows a secret squad of young do-gooders determined to make their town the happiest town in the wo...
Hollywood A-Listers Push Academy To Reverse Decision To Not Televise All Oscar Awards
Topline Over 70 film industry notables including composer John Williams and directors James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro released a letter Wednesday criticizing the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts a...
How Top Jewelry Brands Are Making An Appearance In Hollywood
NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK – Elber Bekdas inspecting a timepiece for authenticity in New Jersey. Labelle Jewelry The concept of product placement in film and TV is not new. Brands have aimed to be fea...
‘It Was The Hardest I’ve Ever Worked In My Life’
Jamie Dornan in ‘The Tourist’ on HBO Max Ian Routledge He is arguably one of Hollywood’s most captivating actors over the past decade with his Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy of films, but ac...
‘Lupin’ Set Robbery Is Part Of A Long Tradition Of Hollywood Prop-Pinching
Topline About $330,000 worth of equipment was stolen Friday from the set of Netflix’s crime series Lupin in France by a masked, fireworks-throwing gang, in the latest example of prop and filmmaking eq...
New Development Project To Redefine Sunset Strip Landscape
8550 Sunset is coming to West Hollywood in 2023. Courtesy of Luxigon Joining ranks of new projects that opt to carry on the legacy of historic sites, 8550 Sunset is coming to West Hollywood in 2023. T...
How His Hollywood Plans Could Benefit His Victims
Cecilie Fjellhoy, Ayleen Charlotte and Pernilla Sjöholm were victims of ‘The Tinder Swindler’ but … [+] they’re fighting back. Photo by Joshua Wilks for Netflix. Finding love h...
Hollywood Keeps On-Set Covid Protocols As Restrictions Ease Elsewhere—Including In Los Angeles
Topline Covid-19 protocols on film and TV sets throughout the country will remain in place through April 30, the major Hollywood unions announced Wednesday, as California and other states relax their ...
How DAOs, NFTs and DeFi are Disrupting Hollywood
Hollywood has long been governed by outsized institutions; from the Golden Age studios to today’s streaming giants, they’ve acted as the gatekeepers to Tinseltown. But in the last few yea...
The Oscar Nominations Are In…And The Winner Is: Streaming!
CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos and Benedict Cumberbatch attend Netflix’s “Power of the Dog” reception. … [+] Both would soon bask in Oscar nominated glory. (Photo by Monica Schipp...
Hollywood Star Gwyneth Paltrow Joins The BAYC
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are all the rage right now among celebrities and the wealthy. Gwyneth Paltrow is the new celebrity to join the BAYC with her latest NFT purchase. Gwyneth Paltrow Joins BAYC ...
World of Women Ethereum NFTs Follow Bored Apes to Hollywood
Universe of Women has marked Guy Oseary to address the NFT project as it ventures into other amusement arrangements and customer items Trading volume soars and price floors have doubled Exchanging vol...
World of Women Ethereum NFTs Follow Bored Apes to Hollywood, Prices Surge
In brief World of Women has signed Guy Oseary to represent the NFT project as it expands into other entertainment formats and consumer products. Trading volume surged following yesterday’s announcemen...
How Former NFL Star Vernon Davis Is Tackling Hollywood
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 12: Vernon Davis attends the premiere of “Downhill” at SVA Theater on … [+] February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/WireImage)...
Hollywood Embraced Podcasting Onscreen In 2021
Sarah Jessica Parker as a podcaster in “And Just Like That” from HBO Max HBO Max As podcasts have become more and more ubiquitous in our culture it’s only natural that use of and mention o...