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<b>Robert Redford, Golden Boy of the New Hollywood and Champion of Independent Film, Dies at 89    </b>

Robert Redford, Golden Boy of the New Hollywood and Champion of Independent Film, Dies at 89

Film, NewsmakersSeptember 18, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Robert Redford, the golden-haired leading man who became an Oscar-winning director, a tireless environmental advocate, and the founder of Sundance, has died at 89 at…

<b><i>Waltzing with Brando</i> Balances Inspiration and Imperfection in Brando’s Island Fantasy</b>

Waltzing with Brando Balances Inspiration and Imperfection in Brando’s Island Fantasy

FilmSeptember 9, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Based on Bernard Judge’s 2011 memoir of the same name, Waltzing with Brando feels like a half-forgotten story brought to vivid life. Judge, a Los…

<b>Jon Heder: From Quirky Breakout to Serious Contender on Screen    </

Jon Heder: From Quirky Breakout to Serious Contender on Screen

FilmSeptember 9, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Jon Heder will forever be remembered as the awkwardly charming Napoleon Dynamite, the high school outsider who danced his way into cult film history. That…

<b>Billy Zane: A Chameleon of Screen and Stagecraft    </b>

Billy Zane: A Chameleon of Screen and Stagecraft

FilmSeptember 9, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Billy Zane has always been more interesting than the roles that first made him famous. People remember the swaggering villainy of “Titanic” or the pulpy…

Dwayne Johnson: From Wrestler to Global Icon

Film, NewsmakersSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Dwayne Johnson’s story has always been about scale. Everything he has touched in his career has carried a sense of larger-than-life momentum, from his days…

Bold New Chapter for Dwayne Johnson as Venice Premiere Sparks Oscar Buzz

FilmSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

At the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Dwayne Johnson delivered a daring departure from his action-hero persona in The Smashing Machine, portraying real-life MMA legend Mark…

Rudy Giuliani Seriously Injured in New Hampshire Car Crash

NewsmakersSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a serious car accident on Interstate 93 in Manchester, New…

<b>Burning Man Tragedy: Man Found in “Pool of Blood” as Homicide Investigation Unfolds     </b>

Burning Man Tragedy: Man Found in “Pool of Blood” as Homicide Investigation Unfolds

NewsmakersSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

A grim discovery at Burning Man has shaken the desert gathering to its core: a man found dead in a “pool of blood” on Saturday…

<b>Coco Gauff: From Teenage Prodigy to the Future of Tennis   </b>

Coco Gauff: From Teenage Prodigy to the Future of Tennis

NewsmakersSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

She arrived on the scene as a teenage whirlwind who broke through expectations and record books alike. Born in 2004 to parents who named her…

<b>Naomi Osaka: Champion, Changemaker, and Mother Redefining the Game   </b>

Naomi Osaka: Champion, Changemaker, and Mother Redefining the Game

NewsmakersSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

She grew up with two worlds in her veins—Japan and Haiti—but only one destiny: greatness. Born in Osaka in 1997 to a Haitian father and…

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