Hollywood
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Beth Bigler, a former Hollywood development executive who gave up her film career to start a business as a pet grief counselor. It has been edited for length and clarity.It all started with my soulmate, Arnie.Arnie, my cat, was with me…
Mini-drama apps made popular in Asia are surging in the US — and Hollywood is taking notice.These apps are best known for their soapy melodramas featuring princes, werewolves, and more, which are presented in bite-sized vertical episodes and meant for mobile phones. China-backed ReelShort is the most prominent purveyor of these, with…
From “Beast Games” to “Paul American” to Ms. Rachel, Hollywood wants a piece of YouTube.But the video giant, which stopped making its own original content in 2022, isn’t sitting idly by while streamers like Amazon Prime, HBO Max, and Netflix court its creators. Behind the scenes, the company is working…
She knew he was going to be a star before everyone else.She knew it long before her then-teen son ambled onto the stage of the 1,150-seat auditorium at New York’s LaGuardia High School with his baggy jeans falling off his lanky frame, stealing the annual talent show with his Lil’…
There are many stories out right now about Donald Trump’s call for a “100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.”But let’s give the concision award to Variety, which noted that Trump’s Sunday night announcement generated many questions in Hollywood, “starting…
