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The Matrix is reportedly getting a reboot
The Matrix is getting a remake. That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of developing a rebooted version of the 1999 cyberpunk classic.
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Why Hollywood as We Know It Is Already Over
From A.I. Aaron Sorkin to C.G.I. actors to algorithmic editing, Nick Bilton investigates what lies ahead. (Jan. 2017)
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First I Got Pregnant. Then I Decided to Kill the Mountain Lion
How mommy set off amid the Hollywood Hills to hunt the monster. By Kathleen Hale. (Feb. 14, 2017)
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The unbearable wrongness of Gwyneth Paltrow
Please do not buy into her bullshit. By Yvette d'Entremont.
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This doctor will see you now (if you're a star with a pimple)
Dr Peter Kopelson belongs to a small group of medical professionals responsible for keeping the most recognisable faces on the planet looking young and pimple free.
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LAX’s new private terminal for the rich and famous makes flying easier, but at a steep price
Moguls, tycoons, celebrities can now skip LAX crowds, for a fee. By Steve Lopez.
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Gillian Anderson Getting Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 2018
Well it’s about damn time! No list of horror/fantasy/sci-fi heroines can possibly be complete without Dana Scully, the yin to Fox Mulder’s yang on “The X-Files.” The iconic small screen character was of course played by Gillian Anderson, who we’re happy to report will finally be getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2018! Anderson, who also played a memorable role on NBC’s gone-too-soon “Hannibal,” was announced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce tonight...
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Steve Irwin to be honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the entertainment industry through wildlife documentaries. Irwin, who died in September 2006, after being struck multiple times by a stingray barb while filming in waters off Port Douglas in far north Queensland, is the only posthumous member of the 2018 television class, which also includes The X-Files actor Gillian Anderson and 1970s Wonder Woman Lynda Carter.
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Gun Crazy went where Hollywood wouldn’t dare
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: The Oscar-nominated Trumbo and the Coens’ ’50s-set Hollywood farce Hail, Caesar! have us thinking back on films by or featuring artists blacklisted during the Red Scare.Gun Crazy (1950)Bef
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EXCLUSIVE: Documents expose how Hollywood promotes war on behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA
Tom Secker and Matthew Alford report on their astonishing findings from trawling through thousands of new US military and intelligence documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents reveal for the first time the vast scale of US government control in Hollywood, including the ability to manipulate scripts or even prevent films too critical of the Pentagon from being made — not to mention influencing some of the most popular film franchises in recent years.
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Game of Thrones' Lena Headey Speaks Out Against Hollywood Sexism
Ahead of the anxiously-awaited return of HBO’s hit fantasy series Game of Thrones, one of the series’ most iconic stars has spoken out against the sexist and objectifying practices she’s encountered during her time in Hollywood. Speaking to British fashion magazine The Edit, Lena Headey describes how casting directors have made sexually explicit remarks to her during auditions throughout her career. Headey, best known for her roles as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones...
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Rebel Wilson awarded millions in Australia defamation case
judge awarded Rebel Wilson record damages of 4.56 million Australian dollars ($3.66 million) on Wednesday over magazine articles the actress said cost her roles in Hollywood films. A Supreme Court jury in Australia's Victoria state had decided in June the articles claiming she lied about her age, origins of her first name and her upbringing in Sydney were defamatory.
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Hilarie Burton: Ben Affleck groped me on 'TRL' when 'I was a kid'
Hours after Ben Affleck said he was "saddened and angry" over allegations that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein raped and sexually harassed women over decades, Affleck was accused of groping actress Hilarie Burton. Affleck wrote Tuesday that the news about the man who helped create his career "made me sick" and that we must "condemn this type of behavior when we see it."
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Here’s why Kate Winslet didn’t thank Harvey Weinstein when she won an Oscar
When Kate Winslet won the lead actress Oscar for The Reader in 2009, she thanked 19 people by name along with many others in general. She did not mention Harvey Weinstein, whose company financed and distributed the movie. “That was deliberate. That was absolutely deliberate,” Winslet told the Los Angeles Times in an interview Saturday. “I remember being told. ‘Make sure you thank Harvey if you win.’ And I remember turning around and saying, ‘No I won’t. No I won’t.’ And it was nothing to do with not being grateful. If people aren’t well-behaved, why would I thank him?”
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Carrie Fisher's 'gift' to preying producer
Carrie Fisher once gave a Hollywood producer a cow's tongue after learning he had assaulted her friend. Heather Ross, who works in the film industry, told Fisher about how the unnamed producer sexually assaulted her in his car. Fisher reacted by personally delivering the cow tongue in a Tiffany box wrapped in a bow to his office in Los Angeles.
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Molly Ringwald: 'Director Stuck His Tongue in My Mouth' at 14
Molly Ringwald has joined the growing chorus of women in Hollywood speaking out against an industry-wide culture of sexism and harassment, speaking about her own encounter with disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein in a column for The New Yorker. In the column, titled “All The Other Harveys,” Ringwald noted that while she wasn’t sexually harassed by Weinstein, she was warned about working with him when she starred in one of the first films he produced in 1988.
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Powerful Hollywood agent accused of sexual assault by multiple young men
A powerful Hollywood agent who primarily represents teen and child actors has been accused by two different young men of sexual assault and harassment. In a lengthy Facebook post written on Monday, actor Blaise Godbe Lipman alleged that he was sexually assaulted by Tyler Grasham of the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) when he was a teenager.
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'Stranger Things' Star Finn Wolfhard Exits APA as Agent Faces Sexual Assault Investigation
“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard has parted ways with his agent after a former actor accused him of sexual assault, two individuals familiar with the matter told TheWrap. The Agency for the Performing Arts began investigating Tyler Grasham after Blaise Godbe accused him of plying him with alcohol and sexually abusing him a decade ago. Wolfhard is no longer signed with APA’s Tyler Grasham, who was accused this week of plying former actor Blaise Godbe Lipman with alcohol and sexually assaulting him a decade ago when Lipman was still a teenager.
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Kevin Spacey criticized for how he came out
Actors are usually hailed for coming out but Kevin Spacey is being criticized. That's because many are taking exception with the "House of Cards" star revealing his sexuality as part of an apology in the wake of an accusation of sexual misconduct. On Sunday, Buzzfeed published a story in which "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance towards him in 1986 when Rapp was a 14-year-old child actor and Spacey was 26.
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'House of Cards' Creator Beau Willimon Calls Kevin Spacey Accusations "Deeply Troubling"
House of Cards creator Beau Willimon is speaking out about the recent allegations made against series star Kevin Spacey. On Sunday, Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a pass towards him when Rapp was just 14 years old. "Anthony Rapp’s story is deeply troubling," Willimon said in a statement. "During the time I worked with Kevin Spacey on House of Cards, I neither witnessed nor was aware of any inappropriate behavior on set or off.
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