Congressman Joaquin Castro Urges Hollywood to Give Latino Films a ‘Fair Chance’ (Guest Column)

Zac Efron is being honored!

A popular star of Hindi films for a decade with over 80 million Instagram followers, Alia Bhatt, best known internationally for her 2022 double Gangubai Kathiawadi and RRR, has fast become one of India’s hottest exports. 

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Dave Robb, a longtime Hollywood labor reporter who worked for Variety in the 1980s and ’90s, died Dec. 8 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 74 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer of the brain stem.

Waitress is full of layers—some sweeter than others.Few know that better than , who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical (and later, took over the lead role of Jenna Hunterson from Jessie Mueller). Although the show played its final performance in December 2021, it's held a pie-shaped space in fans' hearts, which will finally be filled when Waitress: The Musical hits theaters nationwide on December 7.The film is a taping of the live Broadway show, and, according to Bareilles, it “feels like a legitimate miracle” that the movie was made at all.“I can't even tell you the karma of this show,” Bareilles tells Glamour over Zoom.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 is just around the corner!

Andrew Garfield shared insights into his early days in Hollywood, experiences working on the Spider-Man franchise and thoughts about Red Sea International Festival Festival during his masterclass at the festival today. 

Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer are opening up about identity and religion.

is playing around with a little , I see. At Elle’s Women In Hollywood Celebration on December 5, the singer was giving us abs for days and plenty of under boob in a cropped, backless silver breastplate by designer Grace Ling.The futuristic top was actually a part of JLo’s dress, with spaghetti straps in the back connecting the breastplate to the figure-skimming black skirt.

Red. Carpet. Dominance.

at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards Tuesday.The “On the 6” singer got candid about her next feature and opened about working with the Oscar winner.“This project was something I didn’t really plan,” she told Entertainment Tonight, also noting how the work is deeply personal to her.Lopez explained: “When the music was done I just thought to myself, ‘There’s more of a story to be told here. There’s been a bigger journey than just a love story here.'”“And so it became a much bigger, fuller project, with an incredible message,” the “Maid in Manhattan” star added. “And I realized I had to really get personal to tell it.”Affleck and Lopez even showed off their massive love at the event, sharing some kisses on the red carpet.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Wang Jianlin, the Chinese billionaire who previously sought to buy a controlling position in Hollywood, is preparing to complete his imminent exit from the film industry. The troubled conglomerate is facing debt repayment pressure.Wanda Film, which remains China’s largest cinema operator, Wednesday said in a regulatory filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange that Wang and his Wanda Investment vehicle expect to sell their remaining stake 51% in the company to China Ruyi Holdings. Ruyi, which operates across film, TV and online games, counts games, social media and streaming giant Tencent among its largest shareholders.

"Exorcist" star Linda Blair did not know she was making a permanent decision when she left Hollywood to launch her Worldheart Organization in 2003. Blair first appeared in "The Exorcist" in 1973 before reprising her role as Regan MacNeil in the sequel, "Exorcist II: The Heretic" in 1977.

The stars are stepping out for Elle‘s big event!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Angelina Jolie told The Wall Street Journal Magazine that she probably would not become an actor if she was just starting out in the industry in 2023. She’d consider acting on the stage, perhaps, but certainly not a life and career in Hollywood. “I wouldn’t be an actress today,” the Oscar winner said.

Caroline Brew editor Time has released its 2023 Person of Year Shortlist, which includes Taylor Swift, Hollywood strikers, Trump prosecutors and Barbie among the final contenders. The Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday morning. The Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA both went on strike this year, pausing the development and filming of many shows and movies.

Michael B. Jordan was involved in a car accident.

TMZ reports. The outlet reported that Jordan, 36, crashed his blue sports car into the similarly-colored vehicle outside Sunset Gower Studios near Sunset Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. Los Angeles police sources claimed to TMZ that they found no signs of Jordan being impaired by drugs or alcohol.

The 2023 Variety Hitmakers Brunch was a star-studded affair, and so many of music’s biggest stars were in attendance.

So many stars attended the 2023 WIF Honors presented by Women In Film at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Thursday night (November 30) in Hollywood, Calif.

Tim Allen doesn’t need to dwell about retirement — because it’s not on his radar.The “Santa Clauses” actor referenced late sports commentator and NFL coach John Madden and his good friend Jay Leno for his take on taking a full-time break from acting.“I think it was, Madden said it. A football guy said, ‘I’ve never worked a day in my life,'” Allen told The Post.“And for those of us in the moment, my good friend Jay Leno and I both talk about standup. I still do concerts.