John Hockridge, an accomplished first assistant director who collaborated with director Peter Segal on eight films, including the Adam Sandler starrers Anger Management, 50 First Dates and the remake of The Longest Yard, has died. He was 79. Hockridge died April 17 of liver cancer in Portland, Oregon, his daughter Lindsey Hockridge told The Hollywood…
Australia is getting serious about making Big Tech pay for news. The country’s government unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday that would require companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok to pay for the journalism they aggregate or reshare, or face a levy on their local revenues. Communications minister Anika Wells said at a press conference today:…
Justine Bateman’s no-AI film festival is going streaming. The Credo 23 Film Festival, the gathering Bateman launched last year devoted to handmade human work, will now make its films available via a digital “room” through July 10 at RoomC23.com, Bateman says. Any consumer interested in its offerings can buy a “key” to the room for $40…
OpenAI’s lawyers argue Musk’s lawsuit aims to undermine the company for his competing venture, xAI. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Tech billionaire Elon Musk has taken the stand for a second day in a landmark United States trial against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder whom he accuses of betraying promises to keep…
Emily Blunt has been awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.The Devil Wears Prada 2 star, 43, had a joint ceremony with her co-star and brother-in-law, Stanley Tucci, 66. Robert Downey Jr. gave a speech about his Oppenheimer co-star. “Emily is an outright blunt object,” he told the audience. “She is the girlfriend you never…
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Harvey Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann gushed about how “easy” it was to “love” the disgraced ex-Hollywood bigwig — just two days after he allegedly raped her, according to a bombshell note introduced Thursday at his third Manhattan trial. Mann, a former actress, typed the note, titled “Thoughts,” on her cellphone on March 20, 2013 and…
ROANOKE, Va. – Not everyone can say they have discovered a new dinosaur, but Virginia Tech student Simba Srivastava can! Earlier this year, Srivastava identified the fossil of a meat-eating dinosaur that is thought to be three times older than the T. rex, the only one of its kind that anyone has ever found. We…
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The cast and creatives of Prime Video’s next YA offering, Off Campus, gathered in Hollywood Wednesday night for the series premiere. Based on the Elle Kennedy books of the same name, the romance series follows “an elite ice hockey team, and the women in their lives, as they grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery —…
I got the text from United Airlines on Sunday night at 8:23 pm. “We’re sorry to let you know we’ve canceled flight UA1377 from Denver to Chicago because of forecasted severe winter weather conditions.” At the time, I was packing up my computer in preparation to leave early the next morning for PTXPO. I called…
