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Johnny Depp unveils self-portrait which captures his ’emotional exhaustion’

The Hollywood actor and musician is donating 200 dollars from every sale of the picture to Mental Health America.

The Independent UK

These projects, including a Mel Gibson movie, can keep filming amid SAG-AFTRA strike

LOS ANGELES — Even as actors and writers have brought Hollywood to a standstill with a historic double strike, movies starring some of the industry's biggest names — Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega among them — are allowed to continue filming.

Los Angeles Times

AI generated an entire fake episode of South Park as writers' strike rages on

AI tools could change Hollywood forever, for better or worse, especially now they can create entirely artificial TV episodes.

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Netflix has an extra $1.5 billion in cash flow thanks to the Hollywood Writers strike

The streaming giant said it wanted to come to an agreement wit striking unions as soon as possible.

Fortune

He was making a documentary about police brutality. Then the LAPD tased him in his home

LOS ANGELES — Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality. But when a burglar broke into his Hollywood apartment, he didn't hesitate to call the cops.

Los Angeles Times

Trimmed trees outside LA studio become flashpoint for striking Hollywood writers and actors

A row of tightly trimmed ficus trees along a stretch of sidewalk outside Universal Studios has become a hot spot in the face-off between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters and actors

The Independent UK

How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors' strike – and then became an anti-union president

Production on US film and television sets has ground to a halt as Hollywood actors have joined writers in walking off sets. At issue are residuals (or royalties), streaming services and the use of artificial intelligence.

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What residuals are — and why Hollywood actors and writers are striking over them

Residuals are an essential issue in the current strikes of Hollywood's actors and screenwriters

The Independent UK

Iger’s Comments On Writers And Actors Strike Spark Controversy

Disney CEO Bob Iger faces backlash over criticism of media industry double strike.

Zenger

Without much choice, Comic-Con goes back to its roots

It’s hard to imagine now, but the nation’s most popular comic book convention — San Diego Comic-Con International — did not have its first sellout until 2007.

Tribune News Service

How to support the actors’ and writers’ strike

With thousands out of work, here are ways you can support Hollywood’s most financially vulnerable

The Independent UK

We talk 'Barbie' BTS, Ryan Gosling and villa rules with Love Island’s Chris Taylor in the run-up to his breakout Hollywood role

Love Island’s Chris Taylor tells us all about his role in the 'Barbie' movie and what his villa experience was like...

My Imperfect Life

Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Biopic Is A Cinematic Triumph

A studious examination of history, shown via a reverent lens of Hollywood spectacle, Oppenheimer is a chilling biopic that could be Christopher Nolan’s best picture yet.

Cinemablend

Michael Hiltzik: By the standards of their peers, Hollywood CEOs aren't all that overpaid. That's the problem

The writers and actors union currently on strike in Hollywood have made a big issue out of the extravagant pay packages enjoyed by the studio heads they're fighting.

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The Guardian - AU

Hollywood actors know strength comes from unity. Australian workers, can I get an ‘amen’?

Shrink union membership and reduce the ability to strike and you provide a double whammy to hopes for better wages

Los Angeles Times

With Hollywood on strike, Comic-Con is ‘back to basics.’ Here’s what to expect

LOS ANGELES — David Glanzer has seen his fair share of Comic-Cons, and looking out from the San Diego Convention Center, he still sees evidence of the bustle that swirls around the gathering of comic book, animation and genre fans each summer: Vendors were unloading materials and craftspeople were erecting…

Fortune

Streaming usage in the U.S. hits a record just as Hollywood shuts down because the business model is broken

YouTube and Netflix lead the pack, and the most-watched program is the action-drama S.W.A.T., with nearly 5 billion minutes viewed in June.

The Independent UK

‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered

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Don't worry, House of the Dragon season 2 on Max won't be delayed by the Hollywood strikes

Independent productions such as season two of House of the Dragon are OK to film during the Hollywood actors' strike

Woman & Home

How Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite - late royal said to have upset Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, and Judy Garland in ONE evening

Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite at an exclusive dinner during her 1965 tour of the US - but it wasn't the only time

The Guardian - US

The Hollywood strike can and must win – for all of us, not just writers and actors

The thousands of strikers are at the frontlines of two key battles: against a future controlled by AI, and against suffocating inequality

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution

LOS ANGELES — If you want to start a revolution, tell your workers you'd rather see them lose their homes than offer them fair wages. Then lecture them about how their "unrealistic" demands are "disruptive" to the industry, not to mention disturbing your revels at Versailles, er, Sun Valley.

The Guardian - UK

Showstopper: inside the 21 July Guardian Weekly

Hollywood on strike; extreme heat is here. Plus the Women’s World Cup kicks off

The Independent UK

13 awful movies by great filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to Steven Spielberg

Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 13 of the biggest duds

Tribune News Service

SAG strikers lament lack of A-listers on picket line: ‘Where the f— is Ben Affleck?’

LOS ANGELES — By 9 a.m. Tuesday, hundreds of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members and supporters had gathered outside the Netflix studios on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood. Armed with signs, water and sunscreen, the picketers represent the 160,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild who went on strike…

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