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'Wonka' ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best

Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms

The Independent UK

‘I Wasn’t Trying To Be A Revolution’: America Ferrera Reflects On How Her Body Was Perceived In Hollywood When She Was A Teen

As America Ferrera is celebrated for her iconic role in the Barbie movie, she looks back at her career over the years.

Cinemablend

21 Celebrities Who Fought Back Against Hollywood’s Absurd Beauty Ideals

A group of celebrities is rebelling against the strict beauty rules of show business, one undyed gray lock at a time. The post 21 Celebrities Who Fought Back Against Hollywood’s Absurd Beauty Ideals first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Barbie-Oppenheimer Phenomenon Sparks Hollywood's Urgency for Collaborative Releases

Emily Blunt reflects on the success of Barbenheimer and urges Hollywood to create more shared release dates, celebrating diverse movies.

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Black Panther, Wakanda Forever and the problem with Hollywood – an African perspective

Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were global hits that played out in an imaginary African kingdom and feature a universe of black creative talent. What’s not to love about the franchise? Quite a lot, reckons cultural and literary studies scholar Jeanne-Marie Viljoen. We asked her to explain.

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Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift

For the first time in more than two decades, the top three movies at the box office this year didn't include a sequel or a remake

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant surprises elderly residents by serving Christmas lunch in Hammersmith

The Hollywood star surprised 500 elderly residents on Christmas Day

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Hollywood Bowl CEO bemoans 'endemic' low LSE valuations as the firm ups its dividend and begins a share buyback

Hollywood Bowl has upped its dividend ratio after the firm completed another successful year of growth.

Evening Standard

Schindler's List at 30: a look back at Steven Spielberg's shattering masterpiece

Schindler’s List, released 30 years ago, remains Steven Spielberg’s most highly acclaimed and emotionally sapping film. Winning seven Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, it was widely praised for its portrayal of the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Jury to weigh killer's claim of voices from 'alter-ego'

A man's claim that he was under the control of an alter-ego during a fatal bashing has been dismissed by a prosecutor as the "stuff of Hollywood".

AAP

Hollywood Braces For Actors' Vote On Strike Deal

Hollywood on Tuesday anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union's hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged back into turmoil.

International Business Times

How Chuck Lorre Pulled Off Charlie Sheen's Wild Two And A Half Men Reunion In New Max Comedy Bookie

Chuck Lorre nailed a major Two and a Half Men reunion in his new streaming show Max, with Angus T. Jones and more involved.

Cinemablend

Every Spider-Man movie ranked from worst to best

Spider-Man has been a box office fixture for over two decades now. We rank his Big Screen outings from the classic to the...not so classic

Louder

Review: Ridley Scott's Epic Vision Is No Match for Napoleon’s Immense Legacy

The life of Napoleon proves too large for Ridley Scott to capture — at least with any sort of historical nuance.

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I’m a veteran of the special operations community. Here’s how Hollywood glamorized us–and deprived most troops of lifesaving donations

If you want to help a vet in need, focus on the ones silenced by their trauma and muted by the magic of marketing, writes Pat Gault.

The Guardian - US

Are video game movies about to take over from Marvel?

Huge numbers for films based on Super Mario and Five Nights at Freddy’s have led to news of a Zelda adaptation, suggesting a new lease of life for a once-loathed genre

The Hindu

The (mis)representation of Native Americans in Hollywood

With Martin Scorsese’s recently-released ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ being based on the horrors meted out against the Osage community, here’s a deep dive into how mainstream films have represented the indigenous peoples of the America

The Guardian - UK

The making of a war epic: Call of Duty at 20

In 2003 a franchise was launched that combined Hollywood tragedy and euphoria with innovative narrative and gameplay, changing the face of the industry for ever

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A Bloke Pulled Off A Jewellery Heist By Standing Still For 2 Hrs Pretending To Be A Mannequin

A bloke in Poland has allegedly done something from Hollywood blockbusters to pull off the heist of the century: pretend to be a mannequin.

Salon

Jada Pinkett Smith on her happy ending

The "Red Table Talk" host talks trauma, Tupac and the "layered, complex event" that was Will Smith's Oscars slap

The Guardian - US

Screenwriters won a historic victory against AI. The rest of us should follow

The WGA not only proved the power of strikes – it laid the first brick in a wall that every other union in the US must rush to help build

The Conversation

The 'Barbie' and 'Star Wars' universes are entertaining, but they also unexpectedly can help people understand why revolutions happen

Barbie dolls and “Star Wars” movies and toys have entertained generations of American children – in many cases, well into adulthood. But these brands’ influence stretches beyond a penchant for hot pink and lightsaber battles.

Salon

Avoid Mel Gibson's bad John Wick spinoff

Why the "John Wick" prequel's creators thought hiring one of Hollywood's most reviled men is a mystery

The Guardian - AU

‘Everyone has a story about Hotel Hollywood’: art show invites Sydney upstairs at iconic pub

The beloved art deco pub in Surry Hills has opened the untouched apartment above to showcase work from more than 100 artists – and offer a rare glimpse into old Sydney

Inverse

6 Years Later, Hulu's Creepy New Thriller Learns the Wrong Lesson From Jordan Peele

'The Other Black Girl' is another 'Get Out' copycat — but it didn’t need to be. Here's how Hulu's new workplace thriller reveals the pitfalls of the race horror.

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