The Cast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ Then and Now
In the mid-‘90s, a new channel found magic by connecting with the then-current generation of teens, Gen Y (for the youngins out there, that’s what they used to call millennials). The WB, which later became The CW, captured the emerging teenagers’ experience of coming of age at the close of the 20th century. Or at […]
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‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoffs Explained: Everything to Know About the Current Zombie Shows
The Walking Dead is dead. Long live The Walking Dead! Despite the flagship series airing its final episode in November 2022, the Walking Dead franchise remains alive and well in the form of a litany of different spinoff shows. There are at least four versions of The Walking Dead in some form of active status (with one of those […]
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The Cast of ‘Suits,’ Then and Now
It’s been 12 years since Suits made its original television debut on June 23, 2011, but the show is currently more popular than ever. Initially titled “A Legal Mind,” the pilot, written by series creator Aaron Korsh, was picked up by USA Network on Jan, 19, 2011, with a 12-episode order that included a 90-minute […]
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The Most Commonly Misheard Lyrics in Popular Songs
It’s not uncommon for someone to start singing along to one of their newest favorite records, only to find out later on that one of the lyrics is not quite exactly what they thought it was. As music is a creative art, it can often be open to interpretation and can lead to some lyrics […]
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What Lies Ahead for Hollywood? Insiders Weigh In
The actors union and the studios have ceased negotiations for the time being, extending Hollywood’s “summer of strikes” into at least the late fall. Eventually, however, this too must end (right?). And while the town will breathe a much-needed sigh of relief when that happens, the tensions and problems that led the industry to the […]
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: Everything to Know About the Next Whodunnit
[This story includes major spoilers for season three of Only Murders in the Building.] Only Murders in the Building season three went out with a bang — literally. After revealing that the (spoiler alert!) producers of Death Rattle Dazzle, Cliff (Wesley Taylor) and Donna (Linda Emond), were the ones who killed Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) […]
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The 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time
There has long been an assumption that people in the movie business — and Hollywood specifically — aren’t exactly well read. “Millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots,” Herman Mankiewicz telegrammed Ben Hecht upon his arrival out West in 1926. Meanwhile, 2023 awards contender American Fiction includes the laugh line, “Nobody […]
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Now What? The Five Crises Confronting a Post-Strike Hollywood
As brutal as 2023 has been for the entertainment industry, it’s possible the town will someday look back on this moment wistfully. And not just because of the picket line solidarity or cozy mogul hangs in the bargaining room. The strikes helped earn gains for Hollywood workers in such areas as streaming residuals and AI, […]
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32 Reality TV Couples Who Are Still Together
Since the dawn of reality TV in the new millennium, sharing one’s love life on unscripted television has almost certainly spelled the death of one’s marriage — no matter the ZIP code or size of the bank account. From Basketball Wives to the Real Housewives, the Kardashians to the Hogans, it’s become commonplace for a […]
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Most Anticipated Concert Tours of Fall 2023: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Drake and More
Drake, Jonas Brothers and Ed Sheeran are among the artists who hit the road this year for highly-anticipated concert tours.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.
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13 Times Hollywood Predicted the Scary (or Not So Scary) Future of AI
Artificial intelligence has gained new technological and cultural relevance in the past year, to the excitement (we assume) of some and the fear of pretty much anyone who’s ever seen a sci-fi movie. Indeed, one of the major reasons for the dual writers and actors strike is concern that studios will use AI to replace […]
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