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<b>  Cillian Murphy Delivers a Raw, Haunting Performance in <i>Steve</i>   </b>

Cillian Murphy Delivers a Raw, Haunting Performance in Steve

FilmOctober 30, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Steve opens one morning in the mid-1990s at a “last-chance” reform school perched on the edge of a rural landscape. The campus grounds are tired—peeling…

<b>Mothers, Mistakes & Mirror Games: <i> The Girlfriend</i> Turns Domestic Trust Into a Thriller    </b>

Mothers, Mistakes & Mirror Games: The Girlfriend Turns Domestic Trust Into a Thriller

TVOctober 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In The Girlfriend, Robin Wright steps in front of and behind the camera, shaping a drama that begins as polished domestic perfection and unravels into…

<b>Hawaiian Language Finds New Voice as Jason Momoa Brings It to the Screen      </b>

Hawaiian Language Finds New Voice as Jason Momoa Brings It to the Screen

Newsmakers, TVOctober 19, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In his new Apple TV+ series Chief of War, actor-producer Jason Momoa steps into the role of the late-18th-century aliʻi (chief) Kaʻiana — and with it comes a…

<b>Alec and Stephen Baldwin Escape Injury After Crashing Into Tree in the Hamptons     </b>

Alec and Stephen Baldwin Escape Injury After Crashing Into Tree in the Hamptons

Newsmakers, TVOctober 15, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Actor Alec Baldwin and his brother Stephen were involved in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in the Hamptons when their Range Rover struck a tree…

<b>D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Luminary, Dies at 51      </b>

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Luminary, Dies at 51

NewsmakersOctober 14, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Michael Eugene Archer — known to the world as D’Angelo — passed away today at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer….

<b>Portland Erupts in “Emergency” Nude Bike Ride to Protest Troop Deployment     </b>

Portland Erupts in “Emergency” Nude Bike Ride to Protest Troop Deployment

NewsmakersOctober 13, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

  In the damp chill of a Sunday evening in Portland, hundreds of cyclists pedaled through rain-slick streets in bold protest—many stripped down to bare…

<b>Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Killed in Prison Attack in UK     </b>

Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Killed in Prison Attack in UK

NewsmakersOctober 11, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Ian Watkins, the former frontman of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, was killed on Saturday in a violent attack inside a British prison where he…

<b>Diane Keaton, 1946–2025     </b>

Diane Keaton, 1946–2025

Film, NewsmakersOctober 11, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Diane Keaton, the luminous and singular presence in American cinema whose style, wit, and emotional depth left an indelible mark on generations of audiences, died…

<b> USC Faculty Mount Sharp Criticism Over Trump-Linked Compact Demand     </b>

USC Faculty Mount Sharp Criticism Over Trump-Linked Compact Demand

NewsmakersOctober 11, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In th latest iteration of culture contoversy between the Trump administration and academia — faculty across the University of Southern California responded with visible anger…

<b> Judge Dismisses Drake’s Lawsuit Against Kendrick Lamar and Universal Music Group      </b>

Judge Dismisses Drake’s Lawsuit Against Kendrick Lamar and Universal Music Group

NewsmakersOctober 11, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed rapper Drake’s lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar and Universal Music Group, ending one of the most publicized legal…

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