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2021: The Year Hollywood Fought for Survival and Turned on Itself
Spider-Man crossed $1 billion, but original films were punished at the box office and found refuge on streaming.
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Chinese Investment in Hollywood
Last Friday, Dick Clark Production (DCP)’s owners, Eldridge Industries, issued a statement confirming the termination of the deal, saying that “Wanda failed to honor its contractual obligations, and that it was legally…
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Hollywood Wants a Bigger Slice of China. Beijing’s Gatekeepers Have Other Plans
As China’s film quota expires, Hollywood hopes for more release slots and a bigger cut of the box office.
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Behind The Scene Of LA LA Land Awards Campaign
Last month, “La La Land” broke the record for most Golden Globes won by a single film after snagging 7 trophies out of 7 nominations.
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China’s Richest Man Ousts a Hollywood Mogul. Hollywood Shrugs
Wang Jianlin promised to leave Hollywood's managers in place. A year after paying $3.5 billion for Legendary, he has replaced its founder, Thomas Tull. Insiders explain who really won the deal.
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How To Win Awards In Hollywood?
Before I joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in 2010, and became a Golden Globe awards voter, I had often been baffled by the Oscars and Golden Globes choices of nominated…
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How Did Hollywood Pave the Way to Trump Presidency?
Earlier this summer, Woody Allen told me that Hollywood stars, who had promised to leave the US if Donald Trump won the US presidency, should not be worried.
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Is Green Truly Hollywood’s Favorite Color?
The visage of Tilda Swinton in Marvel’s recently released “Doctor Strange”, in which the English actress plays the Asian Ancient one, has yet again highlighted one of Hollywood’s most criticized habits: Whitewashing,…
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Who Benefits from the Chinese invasion of Hollywood?
There was little surprise when Dalian Wanda Group announced last week that it was in talks to buy the Hollywood-based Dick Clark production (DCP), the prolific company behind live television events such…
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How painful was this summer for Hollywood?
With weak performances at the US box office over the course of the this summer, it’s not a surprise that the final box office total gross from May to August is only…