Tom Cruise is welcomed by fans during the red carpet event for ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One’ in Seoul, South Korea, June 29, 2023.
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The movie offers both Hollywood history and Cruise’s presence as weapons of human resistance to the hazards of AI in filmmaking.
Sean Tuohy, Michael Oher and Leigh Anne Touhy pose for a photo before a University of Mississippi game in 2008.
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Two very distinct legal processes are at issue in the Michael Oher case.
Michael Oher and his family celebrate his selection by the Baltimore Ravens at the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
William Friedkin, far right, with his Oscar for best achievement in directing for The French Connection.
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New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at 87.
Hollywood writers picket in front of Warner Bros. Studios.
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What would you do if the industry you work in could clone your skills, style and even the way you look and sound?
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Given the hypocritical and exploitative treatment of artists by entertainment industries, do we really have moral obligations to pay for streaming services?
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Hollywood has been using artificial intelligence for 20 years. But the current actors’ and writers’ strikes are specifically concerned about generative AI.
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We readily accept these body modifications to be part of the preparation for the role without necessarily considering the potentially long-term physical and mental health consequences.
Ronald Reagan, as president of the Screen Actors Guild, gives Lois Maxwell her member card in 1947.
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Reagan is the only union leader to serve as US President. Paradoxically, he was also one of the most aggressively anti-union presidents of the 20th century.
Picketers carry signs outside Paramount in Times Square on July 17, 2023, in New York.
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The Hollywood actors’ strike is a watershed moment for the entertainment industry, marking a turning point for the future of labour in the arts.
As this picket sign says: lights, cameras, no action.
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Some of the ways that streaming has transformed the industry are jeopardizing actors’ livelihoods.
Actors Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh were among those who walked out of the premiere of ‘Oppenheimer.’
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As actors join screenwriters in a strike that has shut down movie productions, a labor historian looks back at union action on the silver screen.
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Actors love to return to their most famous roles decades later – and digital de-ageing is Hollywood’s next big thing.
In a March 2023 episode of ‘Accused,’ a teacher tries to help his student navigate the hurdles of getting an abortion.
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Though abortion is appearing in more plot lines, many programs still aren’t accurately depicting what the reality of abortion access looks like in America today.
Arthur Miller photographed c. 1997.
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Miller told me that he was writing at the edge of a cliff. There was a reason the Bible began with the story of Cain and Abel, brother killing brother.
Satanic panic in the modern era: how conspiracy theories take hold in times of crisis.
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Satanic rituals and Hollywood elites: the myths behind satanism conspiracy theories.
Striking workers picket outside of Warner Bros. Studios on the second day of the Hollywood writers strike on May 3, 2023, in Burbank, Calif.
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The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
A still from the film ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ showing Russell Crowe as the real-life Vatican exorcist.
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How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in celebratory mood.
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It’s not just Premier League clubs that enjoy the benefits of being in the spotlight.
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Known as the ‘King of Calypso’, Belafonte used his platform as an artist to elevate and support political activism.