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Netflix completes Hollywood transformation as Ted Sarandos becomes co-CEO

Business / Corporate Jul 17, 2020

Netflix completes Hollywood transformation as Ted Sarandos becomes co-CEO

by Lucas Shaw

His ascension symbolizes the transformation of Netflix from a technology company into the world’s most valuable movie and TV company.

California to reopen filming, but coronavirus hub Los Angeles is 'weeks behind'

Entertainment News May 21, 2020

California to reopen filming, but coronavirus hub Los Angeles is 'weeks behind'

California will unveil plans to reopen its world-famous entertainment industry next week but coronavirus hotspot Los Angeles faces further delays, the state's governor said Wednesday. Film and television productions in California have been shuttered since mid-March due to the pandemic. The majority of the state's 58 ...

Dior outfits of Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland, 103, up for auction

Entertainment News Aug 27, 2019

Dior outfits of Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland, 103, up for auction

A collection of 27 outfits worn by Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland is going up for auction next month, some of which she wore on screen during her acting career more than 50 years ago. The Sept. 17 online auction at Chicago-based Hindman also includes ...

Why Hollywood doesn't yet get anime

Culture | CULTURE SMASH Jun 30, 2019

Why Hollywood doesn't yet get anime

by Roland Kelts

When it comes to Hollywood's versions of Japanese content, most fans return to the originals and wonder: Why can't they get it right? Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner sheds some light on the West's cultural misreading of anime and manga.

Penny Marshall, 'Big' director and TV's 'Laverne,'  is dead at 75

Entertainment News Dec 19, 2018

Penny Marshall, 'Big' director and TV's 'Laverne,' is dead at 75

Penny Marshall, who played an endearingly graceless character with a thick Bronx accent in U.S. television's "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming a pioneering film director with hits including "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died at 75, her publicist said on Tuesday. Marshall ...

'Attack on Titan' manga to become Hollywood live-action movie

Entertainment News Oct 30, 2018

'Attack on Titan' manga to become Hollywood live-action movie

The popular manga series "Attack on Titan" will get a Hollywood live-action film adaptation by Andy Muschietti, who directed the horror movie "It," publisher Kodansha Ltd. said on Tuesday. "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman will be producing the Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. film along with ...

After 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Searching' breaks more new ground

Entertainment News Aug 24, 2018

After 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Searching' breaks more new ground

The Asians in new movie "Searching" are neither rich nor crazy, but the contemporary thriller is in some ways as ground-breaking as the big romantic comedy currently making waves in Hollywood. "Searching," opening in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, a week after the debut of ...

'Asian August' comes to Hollywood, but will it last?

Entertainment News Aug 11, 2018

'Asian August' comes to Hollywood, but will it last?

by Jill Serjeant

Phil Yu is excited. The Los Angeles-based blogger saw an advance screening months ago of "Crazy Rich Asians," and now the first Hollywood movie with an all-Asian cast in 25 years is about to arrive in theaters, along with two other predominantly Asian films. "I've ...

Bill Hersey, man about Tokyo, 1930-2018: some tributes

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Jun 20, 2018

Bill Hersey, man about Tokyo, 1930-2018: some tributes

by Mark Schilling

Writer's kindness was legend, and his photos and columns told the story of a Tokyo social scene's rebirth after war and Occupation.

Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit video mixing propaganda and Hollywood

Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 13, 2018

Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit video mixing propaganda and Hollywood

When U.S. President Donald Trump sat down to make the case for peace to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, he rolled out what amounted to a movie trailer starring the two leaders. Trump said he urged Kim and other North Korean officials ...

Hollywood producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Michael Jordan and Paul Feig adopt inclusion rider

Entertainment News Mar 14, 2018

Hollywood producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Michael Jordan and Paul Feig adopt inclusion rider

"Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig said on Tuesday that his production company was adding an inclusion rider for future shows, the latest Hollywood figure to take up the call for more diversity on movie and television sets. Feig, whose movies also include the all-female 2016 version ...

Artist puts up Harvey Weinstein 'Casting Couch' statue ahead of Oscars

Entertainment News Mar 2, 2018

Artist puts up Harvey Weinstein 'Casting Couch' statue ahead of Oscars

Harvey Weinstein won't be going to Sunday's Oscar ceremony, but the film producer's presence is still being felt in Hollywood. Los Angeles-based street artist Plastic Jesus on Thursday unveiled a statue called "Casting Couch," depicting a life-size Weinstein, clothed in a bathrobe, sitting on a ...

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