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“Oppenheimer” overwhelmed the competition at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning seven Oscars, including the one for best picture, and at long last cementing Christopher Nolan’s status as the [...]

How ''Oppenheimer,'' a movie about the men who developed the atomic bomb, met the new standards. The national reckoning over racial justice after the killing of George Floyd spurred many [...]

How “Oppenheimer,” a movie about the men who developed the atomic bomb, met the new standards. The national reckoning over racial justice after the killing of George Floyd spurred many [...]

The SAG-AFTRA vote formally ends six months of labor strife, though some members were not happy about the contract's artificial intelligence protections. Actors have voted to approve a new three-year [...]

Byline: Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling The lives of hundreds of thousands of crew members have been upended, and even a deal between the actors and the studios might not [...]

LABOR More Talks Are PlannedFor Studios and Actors Negotiations between striking Hollywood actors and entertainment companies ended on Monday with the sides jointly announcing a return to talks on Wednesday. [...]

The leadership of the Writers Guild of America voted to end a 148-day strike. Members will start voting on the deal's ratification next week. After 148 days on strike, television [...]

Byline: John Koblin, Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes The studios and the actors' union haven't spoken for more than two months, but a deal is needed before the entertainment industry [...]

Byline: Brooks Barnes Thanks to a changing culture and differing business models, the entertainment industry lacks power brokers with the stature to bring on labor peace. The 1954 Hollywood classic [...]

Byline: Benjamin Mullin, Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling Ongoing strikes could disrupt the entertainment industry in fundamental ways, putting the 2024 box office and the fall broadcast lineup in jeopardy. [...]

The entertainment industry is trying to figure out the economics of streaming. It’s also facing angst over a tech-powered future and fighting to stay culturally dominant. Existential hand-wringing has always [...]

Disney was an also-ran studio in 1980, the last time actors staged a major walkout. The company made three movies on its own that year, the most notable of which, [...]

The #OscarsSoWhite outcries from 2015 and 2016, prompted by all-white slates of acting nominees, continue to reverberate at the academy, which has been trying to diversify its membership by race, [...]

In a year when moviegoers returned en masse to big-budget spectacles — and https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/business/media/oscars-films-box-office.html — Oscar voters on Tuesday spread nominations remarkably far and wide. Three blockbusters made the best [...]

Byline: Brooks Barnes He's best friends with Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker, is married to super agent Bryan Lourd, and fancies himself a liquor mogul. WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - [...]

Byline: Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes 'Jurassic World: Dominion,' filming in England, is a chance for the movie industry to see if it can move past the financial woes caused [...]

Warning: This is not one of those celebrity profiles that uses a teaspoon of new information to flavor a barrel of ancient history. There is no paragraph where the star [...]

He was a force behind masterworks like ''The Godfather'' and ''Chinatown,'' and his own story -- of unlikely success and drug-fueled decline -- was the stuff of legend. A women's [...]

The article profiles Glen Powell, highlighting his rise in Hollywood through savvy business acumen and box office appeal, debunking initial perceptions of him as a mere "dumb jock," as he strategically navigates roles and publicity to build a lasting career akin to veteran action stars.

''Green Book'' won best picture, and Spike Lee won his first competitive Oscar, for best adapted screenplay. An analysis of ''Green Book'' and movies like it in Hollywood. Rami Malek [...]

The article focuses on the SAG-AFTRA actors' union initiating a strike against video game companies over the use of actors' images and voices, following a prolonged negotiation period.

Byline: BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES -- After black actors and films that focused on black characters were overlooked for Oscar nominations in 2015 and 2016, the #OscarsSoWhite social media outcry [...]

Byline: BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES -- Because he was told that neo-westerns were box office poison, and he wrote the screenplay for 'Hell or High Water' anyway, resulting in one [...]

Byline: BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES -- Matthew McConaughey took a big swig of bourbon and nestled deeper into a hotel penthouse sofa. Then, with zeal, he sat straight up and [...]

Byline: MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES -- Roughly 87 percent are white. About 58 percent are male. As many as two-thirds are at least 60 years old. As [...]

The article reports on the tentative deal of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of American with movie and television studios, ending a 148-day strike. Terms of the deal include increases in compensation for streaming shows and films, better health care funding, concessions and non-use of artificial intelligence to create digital replicas. It discuses the significance of the deal to the stabilization of productions.

Byline: MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES -- Peering through his camera at Robin Williams in 2012, the cinematographer John Bailey thought he glimpsed something not previously evident in [...]

The article focuses on the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union's national board voting with 86 percent support to send a tentative contract with studios to members for ratification, and marking the end of a nearly 30-minute monologue.

The article discusses progress in the negotiations to end the 108-day actors' strike in Hollywood.

The article focuses on how A-list stars, including Meryl Streep and George Clooney, are supporting striking actors by leading a donation campaign that raised over 15 million U.S. dollar for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation to provide financial assistance to performers during the strike.

The article focuses on Hollywood studios, particularly Sony Pictures Entertainment, delaying the release of major films due to the ongoing strike by unionized actors, as the strike's ban on actors engaging in publicity efforts hinders the studios' promotional plans for the movies.

The article reports on the tentative labor agreement of the Writers Guild of America with film and television studios that ended the strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Telvsion and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). It reveals the impact of the labor disputes on the earnings of Warner Bros. Discovery and share prices of media companies. Among the demands of actors are revenue-sharing agreement, wage increases and improved working conditions.

The article reports on streaming services organizing various events to inspire potential voters to nominate their original content for the Emmy Awards. It is said that streaming services battle with traditional cable and broadcast networks. The Emmys hunt has turned into a Wild West of no-holds barred campaigning as there are no restrictions on what studios can do to influence wouldbe voters.

The article discusses the differences in the treatment of American film award actors between actors Casey Affleck and Nate Parker, including the racial differences involved in their treatment. An overview of the sexual misconduct litigation again them, including the criminal case of rape against Parker and the sexual harassment case against Affleck, is provided.

The article discusses the presence of British and other foreign actors in the motion picture industry based in Hollywood, Los Angeles California. Emphasis is given to Oscar award nominations for actors such as Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, the training of British actors, and Hollywood's interest in foreign markets.

The article discusses the social aspects regarding the casting of actors to play transgender people in U.S. motion pictures, including in the films "About Ray," starring Elle Fanning and "The Danish Girl," directed by Tom Hooper and starring Eddie Redmayne. An overview of the non-governmental media monitoring organization Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (Glaad's) perceptive on the casting of transgender people in acting roles is provided.

The article reports that the actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual harassment ranging from unwanted touching to sexually suggestive comments in the motion picture industry.

the article profiles actor Adrien Brody, focusing on his starring role in the television mini-series "Houdini," about the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Topics addressed include Brody's lack of appearances in motion pictures produced by major film studios, his decision to work in television after years spent working in film, and his personality and career history.

The article discusses the working life of actor and comedian Robin Williams leading up to his suicide, highlighting his busy working schedule and variety of acting projects. Topics addressed include motion picture studio executives', friends', and agents' comments on Williams work and his struggles with depression, refutations that Williams was having financial problems, and his performance in the film "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn."

An obituary for Ken Howard, a former actor and president of American labor union Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), is presented.

The article offers information on actor Jake Johnson.

The article features fitness personality and actor Richard Simmons in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES -- Anytime a film costs $10 million to make and ticket sales approach $100 million, Hollywood pays attention. But jaws really drop when a movie starring actors in their 70s and aimed at people over 50 pulls off that trick. Wait. Stop. Older people will go to the movies if we give them something to watch besides superheroes and special effects? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LOS ANGELES -- Since getting sober more than two decades ago, Tom Arnold, the actor and comedian, has been a quiet force in Hollywood's recovery community, helping stage a number of interventions for drug-addicted executives and alcoholic stars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LOS ANGELES -- ''The King's Speech,'' the period drama about King George VI of Britain and his vocal coach, won best picture and three other trophies at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night. But in many ways the Oscars played out like the more populist and less prestigious Golden Globes: veering in multiple directions as voters sprinkled their attention among a half-dozen pictures, with no film walking away with a commanding sweep. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LOS ANGELES -- Judi Dench has been a Dame of the British Empire for 23 years. She has an Oscar, a Tony, two Golden Globes and nine Baftas. The greatest stage actress of all time? Maybe. A recent London poll thought so. But there she was, barefoot and curled on a hotel sofa here, laughing herself hoarse while recalling a formative performance -- as a snail. It was a kindergarten play. Ms. Dench, 5 or 6 at the time, did some improvisational slithering that grabbed the audience's attention, and not in a good way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]