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# Hollywood

Writers Guild to end strike after reaching 'tentative' agreement with Hollywood studios
The details of the three year contract agreement have not yet been revealed.
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# hold the writing
Hopes rise for end to Hollywood writers' strike as talks extend
Demands include better pay for writers, greater rewards for creating hit shows, and protection from artificial intelligence.
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Opinion: As Hollywood strikes, Irish film workers also deserve to have their conditions addressed
Employment lawyer Jason O’Sullivan looks at the pay structures for those in the Irish film industry and how conditions could be improved.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM
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# RIP
US gameshow host Bob Barker dies aged 99
Barker’s publicist said he died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home.
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Aug 26th 2023, 7:57 PM
# Hollywood strikes
Emmy Awards postponed by almost four months over Hollywood strikes
The Emmys are the most significant event so far to be delayed by Hollywood’s first industry-wide walkout in more than 60 years.
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Aug 10th 2023, 2:35 PM
# Hollywood
Hollywood writers to resume talks over strike
The Writers Guild of America walkout, which began over the threat of artificial intelligence, has brought Hollywood production to a halt.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 8:54 PM
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# Strike
Emmy Awards postponed due to Hollywood strikes
The awards were scheduled to be broadcast on 18 September.
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Jul 28th 2023, 8:54 PM
# Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Cillian Murphy?
The actor hit the headlines this week for leading a walk out of Oppenheimer cast at the film’s London premiere in support of a Hollywood strike.
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Jul 15th 2023, 10:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support the Hollywood actors' strike?
The union’s demands have focused on dwindling pay in the streaming era, and the threat posed by artificial intelligence.
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Jul 15th 2023, 10:36 AM
# Hollywood
What impact might the Hollywood actors strike have on Irish film?
Actors including Cillian Murphy staged walk-outs on Thursday night.
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Jul 15th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Hollywood
Actors' union president Fran Drescher says strike is 'seminal hour' for workers
Actors postponed their initial strike deadline last month in the hope of thrashing out a deal with the likes of Netflix and Disney.
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Jul 14th 2023, 9:02 AM
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2023
# that 70s show
That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson found guilty of rape in retrial
The charges date to when Masterson was at the height of his fame, starring on Fox’s That ’70s Show.
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Jun 1st 2023, 7:04 AM
# May the fourth be with you
Carrie Fisher to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Star Wars Day
Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd, will accept the star on behalf of her late mother.
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May 4th 2023, 8:21 AM
# Strike
US late-night talk shows to go off air as Hollywood writers strike
The strike means late-night shows are expected to grind to a halt immediately, while television series and movies scheduled for release later this year and beyond could face major delays.
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May 2nd 2023, 12:39 PM
# cliffhanger
Hollywood writers strike looms as deadline to resolve dispute nears
Late-night shows could immediately grind to a halt, while TV series and movies scheduled for release later this year and beyond could face major delays.
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May 1st 2023, 7:35 AM
# Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein returns to New York prison system after spending nearly two years in LA jail
The disgraced Hollywood producer will be housed at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York.
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Apr 12th 2023, 10:47 PM
# hollywood report
Oscars countdown: Champagne carpets and behind the scenes of the winners' press room
As rain arrives in LA, the Irish Oscar hopefuls are on a two-day countdown.
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Mar 10th 2023, 6:46 PM
# Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison by LA court
Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 7:52 PM
# RIP
Actress Gina Lollobrigida, an icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood, dies aged 95
The actress was named ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’ during her silver screen heyday.
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Jan 16th 2023, 1:04 PM
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Aoife Martin: We'll always have Casablanca - one of the Hollywood greats
Our columnist looks at the classic movie that is 80 years old this year.
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Dec 22nd 2022, 7:00 AM
# Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial
It is Weinstein’s second criminal trial.
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Dec 20th 2022, 7:10 AM
# Hollywood
Banshees of Inisherin tops Golden Globes nominations with eight
The movie picked up eight nods, including for its star Colin Farrell, director Martin McDonagh, and for best comedy or musical.
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Dec 12th 2022, 2:29 PM
# Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein left women terrified for their careers if they stood up to him, court hears
Already a serving a 23-year sentence for a conviction in New York, the 70-year-old former movie mogul now faces a trial in Los Angeles.
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Oct 25th 2022, 7:26 AM
# me too
Kevin Spacey cleared in New York sexual assault civil case
The plaintiff was 14 at the time of the alleged assault in Manhattan in 1986, while Spacey was 26
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Oct 20th 2022, 10:28 PM
# RIP
'Murder, She Wrote' star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96
Her family released a statement to US media Tuesday evening.
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Oct 11th 2022, 9:34 PM
# Sanctions
Russia bans Ben Stiller, Sean Penn from country for their Ukraine support
The actors are banned from entering Russia “on a permanent basis”, the Russian foreign ministry said.
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Sep 6th 2022, 3:31 PM
# Crash
Coroner determines actress Anne Heche died due to smoke inhalation and burns
Heche’s vehicle collided with a residence in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles and became “engulfed in flames”.
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Aug 18th 2022, 3:14 PM
# Brain Injury
Actress Anne Heche ‘peacefully taken off life support’ nine days after car crash
The 53-year-old died from her injuries nine days after she was involved in a fiery car crash.
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Aug 15th 2022, 8:09 AM
# Hollywood
Academy says Will Smith was asked but refused to leave Oscars after Chris Rock slap
Smith could face expulsion from the Academy for the open-handed slap.
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Mar 31st 2022, 7:22 AM
# Hollywood
Will Smith says sorry to Chris Rock over Oscars slap as Academy launches probe
Smith was named best actor shortly after he hit Chris Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
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Mar 29th 2022, 7:00 AM
# Hollywood scam
Hollywood actor jailed for $650 million (€567.1m) movie ponzi scheme
Zachary Horwitz was jailed for 20 years, and ordered by Judge Mark Scarsito to repay $230 million to his victims.
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Feb 15th 2022, 8:27 AM
# RIP
Pioneering Black movie star Sidney Poitier dies at 94
The celebrated actor became the first Black star nominated for an Academy Award in 1958.
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Jan 7th 2022, 3:50 PM
All time
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Larry Donnelly: We all have movies that we watch over and over again - so here are my top 10
A self-confessed ‘ignoramus’ about pop culture, even Larry Donnelly has his own festive film favourites.
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Dec 25th 2021, 5:00 PM
# film and tv
Behind-the-scenes Hollywood workers vote to authorise strike
It is the first time such action has been voted for in the organisation’s 128-year history.
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Oct 5th 2021, 6:51 AM
# Los Angeles
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
The disgraced Hollywood mogul made his first court appearance in California today.
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Jul 21st 2021, 10:50 PM
# Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty, star of Deliverance and Superman, dies aged 83
Beatty received only one Oscar nomination, as supporting actor for his role as corporate executive Arthur Jensen in 1976′s Network.
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Jun 14th 2021, 11:37 AM
# New Zealand
Plans for movie on New Zealand mosque attacks criticised
Rose Byrne is reportedly set to play Jacinda Ardern in a film about the response to the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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Jun 11th 2021, 9:05 AM
# RIP
Tributes paid following death of Beethoven and Midnight Run actor Charles Grodin
The actor died yesterday aged 86.
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May 19th 2021, 9:46 AM
# you really like me
Quiz: How well do remember these famous Oscar moments?
Tonight’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will be restricted to 170 people as the pandemic rolls on.
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Apr 25th 2021, 10:00 PM
# Golden Globes
Golden Globes group ousts senior member over BLM email
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association board, which hands out the Golden Globe awards, says Phil Berk has been removed from the group.
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Apr 21st 2021, 10:48 AM
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