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Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: “It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us”
Of all the emotions that The Color Purple evokes, joy is typically not among them. After all, the movie based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel centers on a Black woman who suffers unspeakable sexual and physical abuse from the men in her life, sees her children taken away from her at birth, lives during […]
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Oprah Winfrey, ‘Color Purple’ Cast Get Emotional at Film’s First Public Screening: “Look At What God Has Done”
An emotional Oprah Winfrey and the cast of The Color Purple spoke about the transformative power of the upcoming film at its first public screening, getting spiritual as they cited its divine effect on their lives. “For every one of us up here, it is a story of, ‘look at what God has done,'” said […]
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After Taylor Swift, Who Else Could Rock the Box Office Without a Major Studio?
Team Taylor Swift and AMC Theatres caught Hollywood by surprise when doing an end run around the major studios and hiring AMC Theatres to distribute a secret movie chronicling her blockbuster Eras Tour. The concert pic opened to an estimated $95 million to $97 million opening over the Oct. 13-15 weekend in North America, even […]
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Women In Film Turns 50 and Is Still “Helping the Next Generation Get Jobs” in Hollywood
A force of nature, Tichi Wilkerson became the publisher and editor of The Hollywood Reporter after her husband, Billy Wilkerson, died in 1962. Yet no matter how prominent her position, the publisher, who was of Mexican heritage, felt isolated professionally from Hollywood with its men’s clubs and associations, according to Mollie Gregory’s 2002 book, Women […]
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The Hollywood Reporter’s Sustainability Issue: The Time Is Now
The sustainability movement has made strides in Hollywood, amid warnings about our climate future that have grown more urgent by the day — the most recent coming Monday from U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which warned that there’s a “rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” In […]
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Super Bowl Ad Confirms First U2 Concerts in Four Years to Christen MSG Sphere in Vegas
The MSG Sphere, the soon-to-open Vegas venue that boasts state-of-the-art technology, will open with a series of concerts by an act worthy of the hype: U2. “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” will mark the band’s first live shows in four years, though it will be without Larry Mullens Jr.: The drummer will undergo […]
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Howard Bragman, Hollywood Public Relations Giant, Dies at 66
Howard Bragman, a public relations giant who helped guide all-star clients grappling with a dilemma while becoming an expert in crisis PR and a key advocate for LBGTQ rights, has died. He was 66. His death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by a source close to the family. It was also announced by his […]
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The Hollywood Reporter Editors’ Picks of 2022
It was an epic year in Hollywood. That’s true in terms of the actual business of entertainment, from the recalibration of streaming wars to the return of some legitimate big-screen hits (not to mention the return of Bob Iger). Just as bold was the drama and scandal surrounding the business, from the worldwide shock of […]
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“How Do You Put This Beautiful Story Into This One Tune?”: Finneas, Diane Warren, Joe Jonas and THR’s Songwriter Roundtable
Minutes before The Hollywood Reporter‘s Songwriters Roundtable was scheduled to begin in late November, we were informed that hitmaker Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote original song “Not Alone” with fellow Roundtable participant Joe Jonas for the film Devotion (as well as Top Gun: Maverick‘s “I Ain’t Worried” by his band One Republic), was too sick to […]
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Irene Cara, Oscar-Winning Singer and Actress, Dies at 63
Irene Cara, the actress and pop star who won an Oscar and a Grammy for the hit “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from Flashdance and created her own memorable screen moments with films such as Sparkle and Fame, has died, according to her rep. She was 63. Cara died in her Florida home, according to Judith […]
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Why Shelli Azoff Missed Her Own Tribute Event in Beverly Hills
It seemed as if everyone was at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 21 to celebrate Irving and Shelli Azoff. Ted Sarandos, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Kris Jenner, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon, Rita Wilson and Gwen Stefani feted the couple in person while Judd […]
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THR’s Philanthropist of the Year Reed Hastings on Why “It’s Much Easier to Disrupt Entertainment Than Public Education”
Early on in Reed Hastings’ tenure as a board member of the KIPP Foundation, which runs a nationwide network of charter schools designed to help underserved communities thrive, they were faced with a key challenge. In 2011, they received statistics on the college completion rates of their students, and while they were comparable to the […]
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