Tag: Hollywood

Hollywood came under intense scrutiny for a lack of diversity in 2015 when the #OscarsSoWhite movement spotlighted the dearth of ...

People hike beneath the Hollywood sign after a partial reopening of Los Angeles hiking trails during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California.

Hollywood restarts movie production with ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ and ‘Avatar’

16 June 2020, 6:23 AM

Universal Studios said on Monday it expects to resume production in early July on “Jurassic World: Dominion” as Hollywood begins ...

Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay were overlooked in Oscar nominations in 2015, helping to spur the #OscarsSoWhite campaign demanding greater diversity in Hollywood. “Selma” got just two nods and a win for best original song.

‘Selma’ was snubbed at 2015 Oscars after cast protested police violence says actor

6 June 2020, 8:41 AM

The civil rights movie “Selma” was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar ...

People hike beneath the Hollywood sign after a partial reopening of Los Angeles hiking trails during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Los Angeles

Frequent testing, less contact recommended to get Hollywood cameras rolling again

by SABC Digital News

2 June 2020, 9:50 PM

Hollywood studios and labor unions on Monday proposed extensive coronavirus testing and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members ...

Hollywood movie studios suspend release of box office data after coronavirus slump

20 March 2020, 7:51 AM

Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because ...

Weinstein said he was worried about “thousands of men” being denied due process in the #MeToo era.

New York judge sentences unrepentant Harvey Weinstein to 23 years in prison

11 March 2020, 6:00 PM

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday following his sexual assault and rape ...

Weinstein jury deadlocked on most serious sexual assault charges

22 February 2020, 8:21 AM

20 February 2020, 10:02 AM

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial in New York said on Friday they were deadlocked on the most ...

Rapper Pop Smoke was perhaps best known during his short career for the 2019 single ‘Welcome to the Party’, a song which invoked gun violence

Rapper Pop Smoke shot dead in Hollywood Hills home

by Paballo Lephaka

Rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed on Wednesday in a rented multi-million-dollar home in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein and his legal team leave the New York Criminal Court after a hearing for Weinstein's sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Gaia Squarci

Weinstein accuser expected to testify about alleged rape, relationship with producer

31 January 2020, 3:13 PM

A onetime aspiring actress who prosecutors say maintained a relationship with Harvey Weinstein after he raped her because she felt ...

Director Greta Gerwig poses at the premiere of the film "Little Women" ("Les Filles du Docteur March") at the cinema Gaumont Marignan in Paris, France

Female directors reached record highs in 2019 Hollywood

3 January 2020, 10:02 AM

The number of women behind the camera on Hollywood movies jumped to record levels in 2019, with 12 directing top-grossing ...

Harvey Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting two women, and faces life in prison if convicted on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.

Vetting jurors in Weinstein case will be a challenge, experts say

3 January 2020, 6:30 AM

18 December 2019, 6:57 AM

As former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein goes to trial on rape charges next week in Manhattan, lawyers will need to ...

Cast member Daisy Ridley arrives to the premiere for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in Los Angeles

Hollywood cheers ‘Rise of Skywalker’ at film’s world premiere

by Bomkazi Malobola

13 December 2019, 10:40 AM

Droids rolled down a blue carpet and stormtroopers kept order at the world premiere on Monday of “Star Wars: The ...

The once powerful movie mogul has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women

Weinstein accuser pushes back on proposed $25 million settlement

by Busi Magudulela

A lawyer for one of the women who brought lawsuits accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct said Thursday that a ...

A tourist takes a picture of the wall covered by love messages in Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

Actors Watson, Foy star in “Romeo and Juliet”-inspired 2020 Pirelli calendar

by SABC Digital News

3 December 2019, 8:09 PM

Italian photographer Paolo Roversi took inspiration from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" for the 2020 Pirelli calendar, which features Hollywood ...

Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, Julia Roberts among stars at British Fashion Awards

by Wendy Mothata

3 December 2019, 6:44 AM

25 November 2019, 4:10 PM

Hollywood stars, models, singers and fashion designers mingled on the red carpet on Monday ahead of the 2019 British Fashion ...

FILE PHOTO: Producer and cast member Robert De Niro arrives for the premiere of film "The Irishman", in Los Angeles, California, US.

From ‘Godfather’ to ‘Irishman’, Mafia is gift that keeps on giving

by Lerato Matlala

Stories about the mob have become offers that Hollywood cannot seem to refuse. “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s new movie, marks ...

First Oscar-nominated female director Lina Wertmuller honored in Hollywood

by Wendy Mothata

30 October 2019, 3:03 PM

Lina Wertmuller, the first woman ever to be nominated for an Oscar for directing, was honored in Hollywood on Monday ...

Intimacy directors act as a liaison on movie and TV sets between producers or directors and actors to ensure that actors are treated with respect, whether the script calls for a first kiss or a rape scene

Wanted: Intimacy coordinators. Hollywood’s fastest growing job

17 October 2019, 8:15 AM