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Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All
The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American film studio system.
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David Mamet Names the Books That Explain the Real Hollywood
What’s the last great book you read? “A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States,” by Frederick Law Olmsted. Also note: “The Life of George Brummell, Esq., Commonly Called Beau Brummell,” by Captain Jesse, and “A Diary in America,” by Frederick Marryat ...
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How David Zaslav Blew Up Hollywood
It was April 2022, and David Zaslav had just closed the deal of a lifetime. From the helm of his relatively small and unglamorous cable company, Discovery, he had taken control of a sprawling entertainment conglomerate that included perhaps the most ...
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Reaction to Hamas Attack Leaves Some Jews in Hollywood Feeling Unmoored
The response to the Oct. 7 assault, and to Israel’s retaliation, has revealed a schism in the entertainment world that many did not realize was there.
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The Last Days of Hollywood’s Most Reviled Reporter
Toward the end of her life, Nikki Finke, the journalist who struck fear into the hearts of Hollywood power players, believed she was onto one last story. “She said she wanted to write a piece about dying,” Diane Haithman, a friend and former ...
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Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences
The kind of critically praised dramas that often dominate the awards season are falling flat at the box office, failing to justify the money it takes to make them.
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