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David Matalon, a film executive and producer who co-founded TriStar Pictures and served as the CEO of Regency for several years, died on Tuesday. He was 82. Matalon died at his home in Beverly Hills, Searchlight Pictures’ Nastasya Morauw confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death wasn’t immediately available. Born on July 5,…
Los Angeles Times journalists won’t be going on strike after all. A little less than two months after its members authorized a strike, the newsroom union for L.A.’s paper of record has ratified a new labor contract. Around 87 percent of Los Angeles Times Guild members voted to support the deal on Tuesday. The development…
Say this for Amazon’s Oh. What. Fun.: Until its beleaguered protagonist, Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer), grumbles “Where are the holiday movies about moms?” it really hadn’t occurred to me that most of the Christmas classics are about men. There are mothers and sisters and wives and girlfriends in It’s a Wonderful Life or National Lampoon’s…
A cornered Sean “Diddy” Combs is six days from an arrest — eventual criminal conviction and imprisonment — in a new teaser trailer for Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, hitting the streamer Dec. 2. The teaser shows an embattled Diddy sitting in a hotel room on Sept. 10, 2024, with…
The Hollywood Reporter can unveil behind-the-scenes imagery of Cillian Murphy‘s Steve, shot by legendary British photojournalist Sir Don McCullin. The Netflix drama, directed by Tim Mielants and written by Max Porter, is a reimagining of Porter’s best-selling novel Shy and follows a pivotal day in the life of head teacher Steve (Murphy) and his students…
Kino Lorber has picked up rights for North America for The Currents, a psychological drama from Argentine writer/director Milagros Mumenthaler. Mumenthaler’s third feature had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) this year, screening in the Platform section. The drama follows Lina, an accomplished Argentine artist and designer (played by Isabel Aimé González…
In 2019, Scarlett Johansson told The Hollywood Reporter about Woody Allen: “I love Woody. I believe him, and I would work with him anytime.” The A-list actress is one of the few actors to have stayed loyal to the Oscar-winning director after his stepdaughter, Dylan Farrow, alleged he had sexually abused her as a child….
There’s no “I” in “Team,” but there is a “Win” in “Irwin,” and that’s exactly how Robert Irwin finished his run on season 34 of Dancing With the Stars. At a mere 11 years old, the son of the late Steve Irwin grew familiar with the competitive ballroom dance show when his elder sister, Bindi…
Troll hunting in Norway; George Clooney and Adam Sandler’s latest play for Oscar recognition; the Western drama that led to Kurt Sutter’s dramatic exit; Benoit Blanc’s latest misadventure; Emily hitting Rome and Venice (but not forgetting Paris); the boxing mismatch of the century; the NFL’s new Christmas tradition; and the conclusion of the Stranger Things…
Paramount ad sales chief John Halley is exiting the company after 17 years, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. The writing has been on the wall since October when David Ellison hired Roku’s Jay Askinasi as chief revenue officer. At the time, Ellison’s president Jeff Shell said, “We are…
