Hollywood

US director, actor, screenwriter Melvin Van Peebles is seen during a tribute for his career at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France
Arts, Culture & Media
This film professor says Melvin Van Peebles taught her that ‘when Hollywood is closing the door, you find your own way’
Fan Bingbing is shown in a close-up portrait photo with dark sunglasses on.
Chinese movie star Fan Bingbing hit with huge tax evasion fines
Mother of the groom Eleanor Sung-Young (Michelle Yeoh)
Media
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a big win for Asian American representation in Hollywood — but what about Singaporean representation?
Without Kennedy as the Swing Vote, What’s the Future of the Court?
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Arts, Culture & Media
Exiled in Hollywood
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Off-Limits to Artists
Arts, Culture & Media
Creepy Kids
Arts, Culture & Media
Technicolor
Arts, Culture & Media
Silver Screen vs. The Teleprompter
Arts, Culture & Media
Mogul Memos
Arts, Culture & Media
Mogul Memos
Arts, Culture & Media
Piano Man
Arts, Culture & Media
L.A. Stories
Arts, Culture & Media
Kevin Bacon
Arts, Culture & Media
American Icons: The Tramp
Arts, Culture & Media
Morgan Freeman
Arts, Culture & Media
Casting with the Stars
Arts, Culture & Media
Meet Cute
Arts, Culture & Media
Mogul Memos
Arts, Culture & Media
Kurt on the Red Carpet
Arts, Culture & Media
Shorts, But Sweet
Arts, Culture & Media
Celluloid Speculation
Arts, Culture & Media
From Apple II to the Big Screen: The Oregon Trail
Arts, Culture & Media
Goodbye, Hollywood (and Good Riddance)
Arts, Culture & Media
Lucy Fixed Hollywood’s Female Superhero Problem
Arts, Culture & Media
Ron Howard, in the Belly of the Whale
Arts, Culture & Media
Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?
Arts, Culture & Media
We’ll Always Have Casablanca
Actor Kevin Spacey at the premiere of Netflix's television series "House of Cards" at Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center
Culture
Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein
Who Will Live on the Islands of Trash?
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Northern California Transforms Into ‘Hellscape’ Amid Wildfires
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Science
From Hollywood to here: ‘Rememory’ and the future of memory
Man sitting at computer that is rendering film scene, with movie poster for "The Departed" behind
Media
For some in Hollywood, the ‘remake’ is taking on global proportions
Woman seated in club with people walking around her
Culture
What to say when you’re Asian American and someone calls you ‘exotic’
Jack Shaheen, a Lebanese-American academic, challenged stereotypes of Arabs and Middle Easterners in movies and television.
Culture
This man spent his life challenging stereotypes of Arabs in film and television
Hedy Lamarr
Arts
How actress Hedy Lamarr became the ‘mother of Wi-Fi’
Arts
Director Damien Chazelle on the old Hollywood musicals that inspired ‘La La Land’
Two people in front of large movie poster
Media
With ‘The Great Wall,’ is China buying its way into Hollywood?
Three men on seats on stage, with word ATLANTA behind them
Media
Hashtags might not get your favorite actor the part, but studios do hear your pleas
Hackers and Elections, Powerful Vocals, The Legacy of Michelle Obama
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Alena Savostikova left Russia when she was 15. Her American accent is now so good that when she went in for a Russian role, she got cast as an American.
Media
Victor Kruglov tells his Russian clients to succeed in Hollywood, there’s one key — lose the accent
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 30, 2016.
Culture
Leonardo DiCaprio as a 13th-century Persian poet? Why not, says Hollywood.
Becoming Mike Nichols: The Documentary
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Viola Davis: Diversity in Hollywood ‘Not Just a Hashtag’
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Three children in tuxedos on stage at the Oscars
Media
What it’s like to be the butt of the joke. One of the kids at the Oscars speaks out.
Viola Davis, Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards, VICE News
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A Game of Cat and Mouse in Iowa, Rethinking College, A Reluctant Hero
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Fighting Piracy, Infomania, and Bad Design
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#OscarsSoWhite, Gang Life to College Life, Inside a Refugee Camp
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Sex Positivity, An Epic Hollywood Break Up, Treating Cancer
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Drugs, Fame, and Bill Cosby, Justice for Sale, Pretty Pluto
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Parker Posey on Woody Allen, Christopher Guest, and Being a Woman In Hollywood
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Today’s Takeaways: Love Letters, Murder and Lies, and Making it in Music
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Today’s Takeaways: Love Letters, Murder and Lies, and Making it in Music
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John Cusack, Government Secrets, Cursed Teams
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Artist Ai Weiwei stands in an exact replica of the cell where he was detained by the Chinese government for roughly three months in 2011.
Arts
Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening
Culture
‘I’m surprised at how boring a film about sex can actually be’
Cast members Christian Bale and Maria Valverde pose for photographs as they arrive for the film world premiere of "Exodus: Gods and Kings" in Madrid, Spain.
Belief
Egyptian censors say ‘no’ to the new Exodus blockbuster
Kate Winslet portrays CDC investigator Dr. Erin Mears in the 2011 film, "Contagion."
Health
If you want to know what CDC scientists are going through, check out Hollywood’s ‘Contagion’
Actress Elizabeth Pena poses backstage after receiving honors for Outstanding Actress in a New Television Series for "Resurrection Blvd." at the sixth annual American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards April 22, 2001 in Pasadena, California.
Media
Elizabeth Peña paved the way for Latinas in Hollywood