President Donald Trump appears keen on reviving his roundly criticized threat to impose a 100 percent tariff on movies made outside the United States. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social Monday, Sept. 29, writing, “Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other …
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The shark refused to work. The main boat nearly sank. The young director, who insisted on filming on open water, nearly had a nervous breakdown; he’d later admit that the production left him with serious PTSD. Two of the leads hated each other — the British stage actor thought the …
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Let’s be honest: everyone needs an emotional support water bottle. It’s there for you during awkward small talk, stressful work meetings, first dates, and every questionable life decision you make when you’re plagued with the Sunday scaries. Hydration? Sure. But emotional stability? Absolutely. And in these deeply unhinged times (that’s …
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Jon Voight confirmed that he “brought forward recommendations” to President Donald Trump for tariffs on movies made outside the U.S. After Trump announced he is authorizing the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to start the process for enacting a 100 percent tariff on American films that …
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The Academy Award-nominated 1997 film Boogie Nights captured viewers with its fast-paced tale of sex, drugs, and crime in Hollywood‘s Golden Age of Porn. But behind the popular film is a real-life murder that captured Hollywood’s attention for over 40 years. Now, Michael Connelly, the crime novelist behind best-selling works …
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At the end of a long week in February 2015, after working an overnight shift as a gaffer and lightning technician on an independent feature film, Chris Walters fell asleep as he was driving home and totaled his truck. Walters, a lifelong Los Angeles resident who joined the entertainment industry …
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“Guys, please watch this insane ad I got on TikTok,” the caption of a viralthread on X (formerly Twitter) read last month. The thread, which has more than 20 million views, contains clips from a film titled Forbidden Desires: Alpha’s Love, about a college professor named Adrian who falls in …
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The story of the infamous “Hollywood Con Queen” — a long-running scam where an impersonator lured film industry hopefuls to Indonesia with the promise of career breakthroughs — will be the focus of an upcoming Apple TV+ series, and Rolling Stone has your first look at the trailer. The preview …
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Last summer, as unionized writers and actors were on strike for a combined six months against Hollywood studios, crew members marched and chanted by their side. On Sunday, the chants continued, as thousands of crew workers gathered for a Los Angeles rally ahead of Monday’s bargaining talks with Hollywood studios …
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Early on in Harmony Korine’s new experimental action film Aggro Dr1ft, hitman protagonist BO (Jordi Mollà) strangles a guy to death in his pool. Or maybe that happens toward the end. And, come to think of it, that might have been a hot tub. You’ll have to forgive my confusion, …
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