Over the years, Dr. Henry Jones Jr. has redlined many a golden map by way of stolen automobile or unreliable aircraft; clobbered his fair share of goons in exotic locales; tilted his fed...

Mia Ammer had been through plenty of fire drills before. The seasoned Hollywood publicist spent a decade raising her kids in the Pacific Palisades, where blazes would often threaten her home from the hills to the north. Historically, however, fire had never jumped Sunset Boulevard and threatened our town, she said. But that changed on […]

In the way that Lumon Industries is disconnected to its workers on Apple TV+’s Severance, so too is Hollywood perhaps disoriented about its creatives, Ben Stiller posits. Previewing the highly anticipated and delayed second season of the mystery-box thriller to the New York Times in a recent interview, the executive producer and director likened the […]

Harvey Laidman, a television director known for working on multiple episodes of The Waltons, Matlock and 7th Heaven, died Jan. 3 in Simi Valley, Calif. He was 82. Laidmans death was confirmed to Hollywood Reporter by his son, Dan Laidman, with the cause of death being cancer. Throughout his multiple decades in the industry, Laidman […]

On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, while much of Hollywood’s attention was on the wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted atop the box office with $15.5 million.

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the season one finale of Landman on Paramount+. The first season of Taylor Sheridan’s drama about the West Texas oil industry came to a conclusion Jan. 12 with a special appearance by a Hollywood great and a promise that Tommy’s problems with the cartel are far from over. […]

Refresh for latest: This has been a solid holdover weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a really strong end to 2024. But its bittersweet as we cannot ignore the fire devastation in the home of Hollywood. My thoughts go out to you all who have […]

With wildfires continuing to wreak havoc on Southern California, Chuck D is denouncing a gross misinterpretation of his work. The Public Enemy member recently called out fans for using the hip hop group’s 1990 track ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ with videos of the wildfires as he asked his followers to “PRAY 4 LA.” “‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ […]

Djimon Hounsou said in a recent interview with CNN that he continues to struggle as a working actor in Hollywood despite several roles in studio blockbusters under his belt and two Oscar nominations to his name. The actor noted that his continued struggles in Hollywood points to the “systemic racism” that prevails in the film […]

Saying that AI was discussed at CES last week is a bit like saying oxygen was breathed during the giant tech confab. There was simply no way of avoiding the topic. For Hollywood, which has been unsettled by the rise of the technology over the past couple of years, the conversation swung from near-utopian levels […]

Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou revealed he still struggles to “make a living” in Hollywood despite receiving critical acclaim and awards attention for films big and small. In a recent interview on CNN’s African Voices Changemakers, the Beninese-born actor whose most-known performances include Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, Blood Diamo...

Harvey Laidman, a veteran television director who helmed episodes of such shows like The Waltons, Matlock and Magnum P.I., died Jan. 3 at the age of 82. Per previous reporting by The Hollywood Reporter, his son, Dan Laidman, said his father died of cancer in a hospice facility in Simi Valley, Calif. Laidman, who worked […]

SAG-AFTRA is the latest Hollywood organization to pledge monetary funds to assist industry members experiencing hardship from the Los Angeles wildfires. In an announcement today, the organization said it is pledging $1 million to its SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Since the fires broke out Jan. 7, the union has temporarily closed its office in Los Angeles, additionally […]