More from Benjamin Svetkey
License to Shill: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover
It’s the Bond movies’ most shocking plot twist in decades. But will the tech giant’s surprise buyout of the franchise prove deadly? Or could it breathe new life into cinema’s most famous spy?
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How Streaming Is Making Us All Cinema-Illiterate
The oldest title available on Netflix last month was 1973’s 'The Sting.' Where does that leave the next generation of film lovers?
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Oscars: Music of James Bond Celebrated in Song by Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye
“Live and Let Die,” “Diamonds are Forever” and “Skyfall” were on the set list as Margaret Qualley opened the tribute with a dance performance.
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Trump’s Least Favorite Writer — “a Total Loser” — Gets the Last Word (Again) With ‘All or Nothing’
'Fire and Fury' author Michael Wolff's new page-turner is packed with revelations about Trump's comeback, including a desperate campaign by Rupert Murdoch to regain the president's trust.
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The Rooms Where it Happened: Lost Photos From the Chateau Marmont
A rediscovered book about the legendary hotel — a shabby chic center of Hollywood creativity and debauchery for nearly 100 years — proves that nothing changes there except the names and room numbers
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From ‘A Complete Unknown’ to ‘Selena’ to ‘Ray’: 33 Notable Music Biopics
THR takes a look at the ways in which filmmakers have depicted the life stories of some of the industry's most acclaimed musicians (and a few fictional ones).
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Who’s a Good Boy? A Brief History of Krypto the Superdog
The backstory on the canine who stole the show in the trailer for James Gunn's upcoming 'Superman.'
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Why Your Agent Is Going Ballistic
A new westside gun club is taking aim at Hollywood, with movie stars (like Samuel L. Jackson) and other industry bigwigs discovering the joy of shooting.
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Meet the Ultimate Influencer. You
How Meta and Snapchat are turning your selfies into AI avatars — to sell you more stuff.
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Dimitri, Hollywood’s Million-Dollar Maitre D’, Sails Off Into the Sunset (Tower)
The celebrated 75-year-old host of the San Vicente Bungalows is returning home to the Tower Bar — and a starring role in a new documentary.
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The DJ Behind the Dems’ Roll Call Dance Party
Cassidy Podell — aka DJ Cassidy — may have just changed the face of presidential politics forever. Or at least what conventions sound like. "I really didn't expect this to be so big."
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“F*** These Trump-Loving Techies”: Hollywood Takes on Silicon Valley in an Epic Presidential Brawl
L.A.’s liberal moguls are coming after Elon Musk and the rest of the Silicon Valley billionaire boys club in a political clash of the titans: “People are putting up a lot of dough just to teach these dudes they can’t buy an election.”
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