With swelling transient encampments abutting seven-figure homes, the beachside enclave has emerged as a flashpoint for the inequality shaping Los Angeles — and a real-world test case for the liberal ideology of the area’s showbiz residents. | Continue reading
What if law enforcement was outsourced to class action attorneys? Don't imagine. It's happening as the Cambridge Analytica scandal becomes Mark Zuckerberg's legal nightmare. | Continue reading
A blind woman claims she can't use Beyonce.com without the help of a sighted companion. | Continue reading
Netflix released its first interactive experience for adults with 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' on Dec. 28. The teams behind the immersive film, which debuts first-of-its-kind technology, tell The Hollywood Reporter how to be an active player in Charlie Brooker's story. | Continue reading
The agreement, called the largest-ever payout to consumers by an ISP in U.S. history, includes refunds as well as months of free HBO or Showtime for Charter's New York customers. | Continue reading
The Second Circuit affirms a copyright judgment against ReDigi, which attempted to assist consumers in reselling purchased iTunes songs, but the appeals court does imagine a legal secondary market for a collection of songs on a thumb drive. | Continue reading
In a defamation case, the Eleventh Circuit rejects how CNN and other media companies demanded the special-dismissal provision of Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute. | Continue reading
A custom-built "Aqua Pod" will cater to customers on both shore and sea. | Continue reading
Fire fears from Malibu to Bel Air are adding to the allure of self-contained neighborhoods for A-listers — from Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Kardashians — who are already concerned about rising crime and the "Nextdoor effect" on anxiety. | Continue reading
Mic.com, which was founded in 2011, laid off the vast majority of its employees on Thursday. | Continue reading
Paramount and A24 agreeing to produce original films for the digital giants represents an about-face in the traditional pecking order and signals a major shift in the entertainment industry. | Continue reading
After years of pushing a premium subscription tier, the Google video giant shifts strategy on shows. | Continue reading
"Round up your buddies," Steven Spielberg told Edgar Wright, when a campaign was launched to save FilmStruck. Now, a free-standing streaming service featuring The Criterion Collection is set to be launched. | Continue reading
The feisty writer, editor and publisher was responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four — 'nuff said. | Continue reading
The feisty writer, editor and publisher was responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four — 'nuff said. | Continue reading
A celebrated Shakespearean stage actor from Canada, he did all his work on the 1968 classic in postproduction, then voiced another computer for Woody Allen's 'Sleeper.' | Continue reading
Founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton say they're not - yet – quitting the iconic, Oscar-winning studio that they founded more than 40 years ago, but want to ensure that it maintains its independence and doesn't become just another asset on a balance sheet. | Continue reading
With outsize promises, the company lured massive investment from the likes of Warner Bros. and Legendary, but so far its hottest product seems to be hype. | Continue reading
Disney+ will be the home for family fare. | Continue reading
Twitter users think of the platform as the Wild West, but a defamation lawsuit against Reid could lead high-profile figures to think twice about what they amplify — especially since damages could be higher for those with big followings. | Continue reading
Twenty years ago, the 'Legend of Zelda' game was hailed as the greatest of all time, but is that a distinction that even makes sense in today's landscape? | Continue reading
From a movie star turned YouTube personality to a Hollywood mogul reimagining digital video, The Hollywood Reporter highlights this year's biggest, most buzzed-about movers and shakers in the online space. | Continue reading
The network news chairman’s $69 million bet on a celebrity journalist who came to prominence at Fox News was fundamentally flawed for four separate and important reasons, writes independent news analyst Andrew Tyndall. | Continue reading
Stephen Elliott has brought a defamation lawsuit over his inclusion on a list of allegedly sexually exploitive men — and the case could break new ground in many different ways. | Continue reading
The streamer pays so well it's been sued by competitors. The downside: Your co-workers can see exactly what you make. | Continue reading
The digital giant is accused of tricking customers into buying season bundles by counting promotional clips as episodes. | Continue reading
Dialect experts — including those who have coached the actor on his accents — dissect the most divisive aspect of the 'Venom' star's work. | Continue reading
Under the new guidelines, 30 percent of all content carried on streaming services in Europe will have to come from the region. | Continue reading
An academic paper finds that half of criticism aimed at director Rian Johnson was politically motivated. | Continue reading
Accusations of stallion abuse. Family fights on the set of 'Westworld.' Carcasses left to rot in the scorching sun. One of the industry's most revered equestrian trainers finds himself in the midst of a saga as twisted as a dark Western. | Continue reading
The Disney CEO and most powerful person in entertainment opens up about his plan for a Netflix rival, ESPN’s politics problem and how #MeToo has changed his company | Continue reading
"Agencies should not be a boss to clients,” says one writer as WME and CAA lead a rush into producing and owning stakes in film and TV shows, a practice they say helps create opportunities but the Writers Guild believes raises potential conflict issues. | Continue reading
"Most of the ads are not about issues. They're sort of like the debates," the CBS CEO said. | Continue reading
The ex-jock from Florida starred in 'Deliverance' and 'Boogie Nights' but preferred making such populist, fun fare as 'Smokey and the Bandit,' 'The Cannonball Run' and 'Starting Over.' | Continue reading
The series will conclude in 2019 with what sources say is an expanded 12-episode order. | Continue reading
The FBI and NYPD have opened investigations into the prolific scam artist impersonating Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy and other top female execs — including one male suspect with a talent for female voice work. | Continue reading
“The color … always had a negative connotation in my life,” director Jon M. Chu wrote, “until I heard your song.” | Continue reading
From "pitch fests" to online script coaches, an entire cottage industry has sprung up to help aspiring scribes crack the movie business, and while some offerings are legit, many are schemes designed to prey on the Hollywood dreams of gullible strivers. | Continue reading
Together with former HP CEO Meg Whitman, Katzenberg has raised $1 billion in funding from all the major Hollywood studios, China's Alibaba and lead investor Madrone Capital. | Continue reading
A source pins the blame on the country’s crusade against images of the Winnie the Pooh character, which has become a symbol of the resistance with foes of the ruling Communist Party, namely Chinese leader Xi Jinping. | Continue reading
The actor will reprise his 'Next Generation' role as Jean-Luc Picard more than two decades after the syndicated favorite wrapped its run. | Continue reading
Tom Cruise's 25,000-foot HALO stunt involved two UAE military planes and more than 100 jumps over the desert (which later became France). | Continue reading
A creative industry requires artists like the 'Guardians' director who push boundaries, make (offensive) mistakes and evolve, writes Hollywood Reporter columnist Marc Bernardin: “To demand that every artist who works for you to have never had a past...is asking for people who wil … | Continue reading
Veteran producer Don Murphy hoped public domain would allow him to make a film based on the beloved sci-fi character, but now he's embroiled in a three-way fight that has broad implications for the future of copyright protection. | Continue reading
Hashimoto wrote or co-wrote more than 70 screenplays. | Continue reading
"Victims" face an uphill battle: Most of the lawsuits spawned by Borat and Brüno a decade ago were thrown out in their infancy. | Continue reading
Addiction left David Dastmalchian living out of a car, but after getting clean and working on a Batman movie, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' and 'Prisoners,' he is in a different place entirely. | Continue reading