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Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment


Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

Leap of Faith

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


David Dean Bottrell

Creativity is by definition an act of faith. I frankly don't know where I get the balls to sit down at this computer and attempt to write.

Hollywood Rich Kids Stage Their Own Backyard Concerts

New York Times | Jennifer Bleyer | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style


THE teenagers streamed in by the dozen past the electric gate, the 12-foot-high manicured hedges and the gleaming Lexus sedans in the driveway. They m...

What Hollywood is Not Letting You See

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment


Robert J. Elisberg

Your favorite movie could likely be written by someone over 40. If today's Hollywood executives had their way, your favorite movie wouldn't exist.

Hollywood Meets Bollywood

Indepepal | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


With big ticket stars like Sly Stallone and Denise Richards appearing in Bollywood movies, Hollywood seems to be looking east. First, there was cu...

Fame Fatale

Brooks Peters | Posted 07.17.2009 | Style


Brooks Peters

You see their boldface names and bald numb faces in the tabloids, and on all the glitzy infotainment shows (if you can bear to watch them). They are the nouveaux reachers, the celebutantes, the Cling-ons.

Having a Secret Policeman's Ball

Brad Schreiber | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Schreiber

Martin Lewis is a multi-headed entertainment serpent no longer interested in being a mere producer but is bent on some plan for world domination.

"Women Don't Go to Movies" -- Huh?

Nia Vardalos | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment


Nia Vardalos

A little-known fact: some studios recently decided to no longer make female-lead movies.

Hollywood: Like Detroit, But Stupider

Daniel Holloway | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment


Daniel Holloway

Where are all the moviegoers going? Nowhere. They're at home, downloading illegal bootlegs and laughing (out loud!) about it.

Dear Hollywood: Meet Four Industry Guys Who Left Los Angeles And Found Their Heartstrings In The Middle Of A Homeless Camp In Denver

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.29.2009 | Entertainment


Stacie Krajchir

There are people in the world I call connectors. They eat, sleep live and breathe with other people in mind. And the king of connectors is my friend Richard Ayoub.

Copyright Needs Limits, As It Restricts Innovation

Gary Shapiro | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business


Gary Shapiro

Defenders of expanded copyright restrictions imply that content owners have been on a losing streak and have few tools at their disposal. Wrong.

Get Rich Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy


Jeff Kreisler

Everyone's doing it--from sleazy CEOs to 'roided-up home run kings, silicone-enhanced starlets, and backroom-dealing congressmen--so why not you?

Just When Did The Quality Of Hollywood Films Start To Drop?

John Farr | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

While Hollywood continues to dominate the global film market, the most original, intelligent, and enduring movies today are being made outside this country.

SAG Executive Director: TV/Theatrical Deal Will Pass

Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.20.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

David White heralded the proposed agreement between SAG and the studios as "a good deal with solid gains," and added that "Within the context of negotiations [lasting] over a year and an economy changed radically since 2008, it's a fantastic deal."

SAG's Strange Voyage

Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

Where did the Screen Actors Guild go? After months of news, the guild fell off the radar screen. The quiet was deceptive however.

SAG Hardliners' Picnic No Walk in the Park

Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

SAG President Alan Rosenberg, who spoke at the picnic cum rally, predicted "a good chance" of defeat for the pending TV/theatrical deal, but that seems unlikely if MF can only attract a handful of members to an event in LA.

SAG Hardliners: The Trojan Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

SAG's Hollywood branch, dominated by the hardline Membership First faction, has passed a motion forming a task force to explore "acquisition of actors...

HuffPost's Jason Linkins Discusses California's Troubled Film Industry On CNBC

Huff TV | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business


Huff TV

Huffington Post political reporter Jason Linkins appeared on CNBC Friday to discuss the threats facing California's film industry. CNBC's Julia Boors...

Why Buy the Milk When You're Following the Cow on Twitter?

Alexia Tsotsis | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media


Alexia Tsotsis

Ad agencies now see social media as platforms to build their own content and putting a serious hurt on the buying of page views and online carriage.

Shift Happens: Hollywood and Silicon Valley Bring It OnHollywood

Alexia Tsotsis | Posted 06.07.2009 | Entertainment


Alexia Tsotsis

It's high time Los Angeles and Silicon Valley broke out the peace pipe, an opportunity that presented itself at this week's AlwaysOn OnHollywood conference.

Obama Makes America Sexier to Swedes

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


Nathan Hegedus

Applications to study in the US are up 30 percent in the Nordic countries, and interest in Sweden has grown by 20 percent. Placement agencies are calling it "Obama fever."

California Acts to Stop Libel Tourism

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 06.05.2009 | Home


Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

Without the Anti-Libel Tourism Act, every creative enterprise produced in California is at risk of financial destruction at the hands of foreign predators.

Hogwash Alert: How to Survive the Pandemic of Swine Flu Scams and Swindle

Ben Sherwood | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media


Ben Sherwood

Long before you'd ever come down with swine flu, you'll be exposed to another kind of virus sweeping the world: A global outbreak of online scams preying on your fears of the so-called aporkalypse.

Can Hollywood Recover From the SAG Strike that Wasn't?

Earnest Harris | Posted 05.31.2009 | Entertainment


Earnest Harris

The toll of this month's long semi-strike, the 100 day long writer's strike, and the Director's Guild and AFTRA negotiations in 2008, has impacted and hurt not only our wallets, but our hearts as well.

Moonshadows: Part 1

Grant Whitney Harvey | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living


Grant Whitney Harvey

I Never in his twenty three years of life had Billy Gladsten made so much money. It afforded him a roomy one-bedroom apartment in Westwood, of all p...