Media is transforming on a transnational scale. Transforming Hollywood is an annual conference that explores developments in the entertainment industry on a domestic and global scale with panelists in academia, visual effects, business and film production. Read more...
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Say goodbye to Hollywood and bienvenidos to a new era of cinema. The final few episodes of the Spanish television series “Money Heist” premieres Friday, marking the end of a Netflix show celebrated by fans and critics alike. Read more...
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There have been happier birthdays than this. After last week’s conservative convention, “Succession” enters the final third of its latest season with a Kendall-centric episode that mainly takes place at his 40th birthday bash. Read more...
Photo: Jeremy Strong plays Kendall Roy in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 10:36 p.m. Through a rose-tinted lens, “Licorice Pizza” is serving up childhood and first love nostalgia. Starring first-time actors Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman and silver screen veterans Bradley Cooper and Sean Penn, Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film will premiere in select theaters Friday. Read more...
Photo: Alana Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman (right) play Alana Kane and Gary Valentine in “Licorice Pizza.” (Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
When you’re rich, life is just a game. For the Roys who are swimming in money, high-stakes matters are treated like board games. Following the semi-disaster of a shareholder’s meeting, during which Waystar Royco essentially fired the president of the United States, the latest episode of “Succession” follows the Waystar team as they navigate a summit to decide upon a new presidential candidate. Read more...
Photo: Matthew Macfadyen and Jeremy Strong play Tom Wambsgans and Kendall Roy in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
This post was updated Nov. 21 at 10:55 p.m. Hollywood has often relied on convention, with an emphasis on the three-act structure, which is a model often used to break up a narrative into three parts: setup, confrontation and resolution. Read more...
Richard Williams takes center court and center stage in “King Richard.” Played by Will Smith, the titular father figure is in full view in the new tennis biopic executive produced by Venus and Serena Williams. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Will Smith, Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney play Richard, Serena and Venus Williams in “King Richard.”(Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
