Hollyblogs
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Edward James Olmos Revisits ‘Stand and Deliver’ 3 Decades Later: ‘There Is Such an Imbalance’ in Society (Guest Blog)
“I am trying to create pieces of work that will actually help me understand who I am,” actor says
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Andréa R. Vaucher -
How Hollywood Is Updating the Afterlife for a Wired, More Secular Generation (Guest Blog)
“Death is definitely having a moment,” a therapist says of the current rash of death- and afterlife-themed entertainment
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Mary Murphy and Michele Willens -
How Data and Analytics Can Help Musicians Make More Money – Even Without Labels
How emerging artists can do just about everything on their own
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Don’t Boycott the Beverly Hills Hotel – Shame the Sultan of Brunei Instead (Guest Blog)
Why sign a petition against an establishment that you’d probably never visit?
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Jordan Peele Not Wanting to Cast White Male Leads (Guest Blog)
“Looking at the highest-profile Hollywood films with prominent black characters, one might think we exist only in relation to white people,” Jeremy Helligar writes
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‘King Kong’ Star Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, One of Hollywood’s First Power Couples (Guest Blog)
“Wray is the most famous scream queen of them all. Riskin is quite arguably the father of romantic comedy,” TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz says
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How Hollywood Fights Anti-Semitism – and All Manner of Religious Intolerance (Guest Blog)
“Many cultures share a common thread of oppression,” Rabbi David Baron says just after the New Zealand massacre
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Why Social Impact Entertainment Is Ready for the Spotlight in Hollywood (Guest Blog)
“Mass entertainment and deeper social messages are not mutually exclusive,” writes Peter Bisanz, executive director of the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA TFT
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Alyssa Milano: This Women’s History Month, Let’s Celebrate the Women Making History Today
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and their groundbreaking Fair Food Program provide a model for better working conditions
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Why Will Smith Is Black Enough to Play Richard Williams (Guest Column)
Smith’s casting probably has more to do with his bankability and box office potential than fear of a too-black actor, Jeremy Helligar writes
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Luke Perry Was Way Too Cool for Me, But He Still Loaned Me His Jean Jacket (Guest Blog)
“Even in the midst of absolutely crazy, indecipherable fame, he was open and honest,” veteran entertainment journalist Jeff Giles recalls
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Deepfake Technology Is an Attack on Consent and Actors’ Rights to Control Sex Scenes (Guest Blog)
Deepfake technology, which turns unwitting people into involuntary porn stars, can be misused in mainstream films, TV shows and video games, SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White writes
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What Hollywood Can Teach the Catholic Church About Confronting Longtime Sexual Abuse (Guest Blog)
“The collective courage of our industry is way stronger than that of the church,” actor Johnathon Schaech writes
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What Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill Can Still Teach a New Generation of Journalists (Guest Blog)
Perhaps new dogs can learn old tricks
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Mary Murphy and Michele Willens -
Alyssa Milano: Red MAGA Hats Are the New White Hoods – Let’s Take a Stand (Commentary)
“These hats symbolize hate,” actress and activist says
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Alyssa Milano