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Rian Johnson, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded in front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival immediately before the fest presented him with its Director Award in recognition of his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery —has been…
Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88. Stoppard died at his home in…
“Where in the world is Michelle Monaghan?” has been a recurring question of late. The actor has been jet-setting all over the globe the last couple years, beginning with The White Lotus season three in Thailand. As she often does, she turned her experience on the critically acclaimed HBO series into a family affair, as…
[This story contains spoilers for season two of Prime Video’s Maxton Hall.] When Damian Hardung got the script for season two of Prime Video’s Maxton Hall, he immediately thought, “This is going to be a horrible summer.” And it’s not surprising to have that thought when learning what was in store for Hardung’s character, James…
For James L. Brooks, working with actors isn’t just a necessary part of being a filmmaker, it’s the reason he loves the gig. “It’s what I do,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “Working with actors is why I am there. I care about it.” The veteran writer, director, producer and showrunner has six decades of…
[This story contains major spoilers from Stranger Things season five, episodes one through four.] Heading into the final season ofStranger Things, fans are well and fully prepped for a certain level of brutality. Just think back on some of the biggest traumatic moments from over the years — the death of Sean Astin’s Bob, for…
The White House on Friday debuted a new section on its website dedicated to what it’s dubbing the “Media Offender of the Week.” The page features the heading “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” followed by a list of outlets and reporters who made the list. CBS News, The Boston Globe and The Independent were the first news…
Sean Combs says he helped to organize and pay for Thanksgiving meals for his fellow prison inmates. Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence at the New Jersey-based federal correctional institution known as FCI Fort Dix, told TMZ through his rep that he worked with an internal group called Bankroll Bosses to make the meals…
Garth Brooks is back with a new volume in his celebrated Anthology series, and the country superstar is sitting down with the video commerce site TalkShopLive to talk all about it. GarthBrooksBackstage & Behind-the-Scenes airs on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT live onHollywoodReporter.com, powered by TalkShopLive. Brooks will spend the hour-long…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Apple AirTags are the versatile tech accessories we never knew we needed. Case in point: We always throw one into our check-in luggage, and the Bluetooth trackers have helped locate lost keys…
