THE world got to watch the Oscars 2025 recently, and the winners from various categories gleefully celebrated their victories upon being announced the winners for their respective categories and going up to the stage to receive their Oscars and give their speeches. The 'gold statuette' they receive must be valuable, right? But is it true that the...
The who's who of Hollywood were in attendance at the Academy Awards on March 2, but one presenter went viral for gushing over Korean singer-actor Rowoon. In a video posted by CTV's Etalk on TikTok, Canadian host Elaine 'Lainey' Lui said: "He's a major K-pop star. I don't know what he's doing here but I am losing...
A union representing Hollywood film and television crew said on Tuesday (June 25) it has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay hikes and guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) members, which include lighting technicians and costume designers, are to ratify the...
Hilary Swank says quitting Hollywood to care for her sick dad was a "blessing". The Oscar-winning actress walked away from her glittering career in 2014 to move in with her dad Stephen and become his live-in carer after he underwent a lung transplant — and she says the decision to put her family first was an...
Sharon Stone has named the iconic Hollywood producer who pressured her to have sex with a co-star to get a "better" performance from the actor. The Basic Instinct star, 66, has said the late Robert Evans, who died in 2019 aged 89, wanted her to get intimate with Billy Baldwin, 61, while they filmed 1993's Sliver...
Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered US$150 million (S$205 million) to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors' strike as it nears its 100th day. Their offer, confirmed by Clooney's spokesperson on Thursday (Oct 19), would provide the union an extra US$150 million over three...
Serena Kashmir has always looked at her acting career as a "spiritual, loving and joyful thing," but after the Hollywood actors' strike began last month, she is taking a big step back from the craft. Hollywood is experiencing its first dual work stoppage of writers and actors in 63 years, forcing the halt of most productions...
Gal Gadot got fans' hopes up last week when she said a third Wonder Woman movie is in the works. It looks like the news of Gal Gadot playing Wonder Woman in a third standalone movie isn’t true. According to Variety, contrary to reports of Gadot back in the DC universe with Wonder Woman 3, insiders the outlet spoke to say there...
Can’t hear the dialogue in Oppenheimer? Don’t be quick to blame the guy in the projection booth — it’s Christopher Nolan’s doing. By now, you should know Nolan’s movies are notorious for their loud sound mix — so loud that sometimes it obscures the dialogue (remember the uproar over Tenet?). It goes without saying that it’s happening again with...
The latest trailer for the upcoming sci-fi epic The Creator is drawing flak for allegedly using footage of a real disaster. Directed and co-written by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One), The Creator tells the story of a human soldier (Tenet’s John David Washington) who’s tasked with protecting an android child who holds the key to ending the war between humans and...
