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Watch: San Diego Comic-Con goes back to basics

With actors and writers still on strike, many studios chose not to attend the convention this year.

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'Haunted Mansion' premieres in Hollywood without its actors

The Hollywood movie "Haunted Mansion" made its world premiere without its stars. The director Justin Simien attended the gala event but he made clear his support for the actors and writers on strike.

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Here's how you can buy Johnny Depp's debut self-portrait at auction

Capturing Depp’s emotional exhaustion during a difficult period of his life, the Hollywood star has chosen to donate $200 (€180) from the proceeds of each sale to the charity Mental Health America.

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San Diego Comic Con begins without Hollywood writers and actors

The massive pop culture Comic-Con International held annually in San Diego is going back to basics this year without Hollywood writers and actors who are continuing their strike.

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Bruce Lee RIP: Fans honour martial arts legend 50 years on from death

It’s the 50th anniversary of the death of legendary American-born Chinese actor and martial art master Bruce Lee. This is how he became an enduring worldwide movie star and a global icon.

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Hollywood actors picket movie studios in New York and LA

The last time screen actors and writers struck simultaneously, in 1960, the guilds established royalty (later residual) payments for replays of films and TV episodes, among other landmark protections.

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Venice Film Festival preparing Plan B if Hollywood strikes continue

The red carpet at this year's Venice Film Festival may not get much US A-lister footfall, as the festival prepares to adapt to the unprecedented challenges posed by the writers-actors strike in the US.

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Hollywood strikes: A-listers join the picket line

Hollywood's biggest strike in more than six decades sees performers join the picket lines alongside screenwriters, bringing the industry to a full standstill.

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Christopher Nolan warns that AI is reaching its 'Oppenheimer moment'

"We have to hold people accountable for what they do with the tools that they have."

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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: The funniest Barbenheimer memes

As Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' collide head-on at the box office, the internet has gone wild with memes, jokes and fan art.

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Culture Weekly Re-View: Hollywood actors strike and Spacey testifies

Hollywood actors join screenwriters on strike, The Netherlands pledges to return artefacts to Indonesia, Kevin Spacey gives testimony in court while the jury is out at the Venice Film Festival.

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"The Queen of Percussion" Sheila E. gets Walk of Fame star

"The Queen of Percussion", Sheila E. gets her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She worked with artists like Prince and Ringo Starr.

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Venice unveils jury line-up as Hollywood strikes threaten festivals

The jury line-up is eye-wateringly good... Even if the recently announced actors strikes threaten the Fall festival season.

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Hollywood strikes: Oppenheimer cast leaves UK premiere in solidarity

Leaders of Hollywood's actors' union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down.

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Emmy nominations: HBO's Succession dominates as actor strike looms

HBO dominates the nominations, but Emmys are overshadowed by a looming Hollywood actor strike.

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Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships in his old school

Leonardo DiCaprio will fund scholarships and a climate education program at the UCLA-based elementary school where he was once himself a scholarship student.

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Culture Re-View: The Hollywood sign didn't always look like that

13 July 1923: The HOLLYWOOD sign is first resurrected

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First Barbie, now Barney: How Mattel plans to dominate your screens

Life in plastic, it’s fantastic. Whether you asked for it or not, better get used to toy manufacturer Mattel dominating your cinema screens. After the upcoming 'Barbie', brace yourselves for a beloved purple childhood character to get his very own big screen debut...

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Stormzy joins growing league of celebrity football club owners

Rapper Stormzy becomes joint owner of a lower league British football club and joins a number of celebrities investing in the sport.

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Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead after hike in California mountains

US authorities have confirmed the death of British actor Julian Sands five months after he went missing while hiking in California mountains.