Hollywood
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Total Women and Minority Directors in Hollywood ‘Plateaued’ in 2024, USC Study Finds
There were 15 women directors among the top 100 movies of 2024, which represented only a minor increase from the year prior, USC’s Inclusion Initiative found
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Florence Pugh Says Being a Young Woman in Hollywood is ‘Exhausting’
“There are fine lines women have to stay within,” she says
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Me and Ray: A Hollywood Screenwriter Discovers Trump Country From the Cab of a Truck
Guest essay: After 30 years in Hollywood, Zeke Richardson needed a new source of income. He found more than a career in becoming a truck driver
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California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Consent for AI Replicas of Dead Actors
If signed by the governor, those wishing to use an artificial likeness in films, TV shows, video games or other media will have to obtain permission from that person’s estate
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Nearly 70 Palestinian Filmmakers Sign Letter Accusing Hollywood of ‘Racism and Censorship’
The filmmakers thanked the NATAS for refusing to rescind Bisan Owda’s 2024 documentary nomination amid controversy over political ties
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Kamala Harris Has an Unprecedented Hollywood Power Base – and It’s Already Gone to Work for Her
From Disney’s Dana Walden and CAA’s Bryan Lourd to Beyonce and Octavia Spencer, Harris is practically without peer in industry support
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Politics/Hollywood
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Hollywood’s Jewish Founders: How the Academy Museum Got It So Wrong, Twice
A controversy over the treatment of Jews in the museum exhibit touches the culture wars: “We will not and we do not tolerate antisemitism at the Academy,” AMPAS told TheWrap
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With Brutal 2023 in the Books, Will Hollywood Find Its Swagger?
It would be nice to say there’s a bright light over the outlook for 2024 — but there isn’t
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Hollywood Progressives Face Crisis Over Left-Wing Support for Gaza: ‘You Didn’t Show Up on Oct. 7’
In parlor meetings and industry restaurants, Hollywood progressive Jews are struggling with a lack of visible support from longtime fellow travelers
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Hispanic and Latino Actors and Filmmakers Still Being Left Behind in Hollywood, USC Annenberg Study Reveals
Only 8.5% of lead or co-lead roles across the top 100 movies of 2022 went to Hispanic/Latino actors, despite making up 19.1% of the U.S. population
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Charlize Theron Denies Facelift Allegations: ‘B–h, I’m Just Aging!’
The actress adds, “This is just what happens”
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Hollywood Unions Join WGA at Huge Solidarity Rally on Strike’s Second Day
Participants included SAG, DGA, IATSE, the Teamsters and more
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HUSSLUP Launches Desktop App Aimed at Improved Creative Professional Networking
ProSearch and Serendipity Mode aim to make connecting easier and more productive
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Tech
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Commercial Shoots No Longer to Require COVID Vaccination as Mandate Expires
The COVID safety measure put in place by SAG-AFTRA will end May 11
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David Zaslav Says Ad Market Is Tanking: ‘Weaker Than It Was During COVID’
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says ad sales are crumbling, something the mogul didn’t forecast when he bought his movie and TV empire
