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<b>Sydney Sweeney Is Nobody’s Ingenue     </b>

Sydney Sweeney Is Nobody’s Ingenue

FilmNovember 7, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Born on September 12, 1997 in Spokane, Washington, Sydney Sweeney grew up in a lakeside home in the Idaho panhandle where her family had lived…

<b>Sydney Sweeney Delivers a Punchy Performance, but <i>Christy</i> Stumbles into Familiar Territory       </b>

Sydney Sweeney Delivers a Punchy Performance, but Christy Stumbles into Familiar Territory

FilmNovember 7, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In Christy, the new biopic of boxing legend Christy Martin, actress Sydney Sweeney steps into the ring with fierce physical commitment and a determination to…

<b>Helen Mirren to Receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2026 Golden Globes     </b>

Helen Mirren to Receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2026 Golden Globes

Film, NewsmakersNovember 5, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Dame Helen Mirren will be honored with the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, a distinction reserved for artists whose work has…

<b><i>Wicked</i> Star Jonathan Bailey Named <i>People</i>’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2025     </b>

Wicked Star Jonathan Bailey Named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2025

Film, NewsmakersNovember 5, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Jonathan Bailey, the British actor whose rise has been nothing short of meteoric, has been crowned the 2025 “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine, an…

<b>Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Dies at 89     </b>

Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Dies at 89

Film, NewsmakersNovember 4, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Diane Ladd, the acclaimed actress whose seven-decade career earned her three Academy Award nominations and an indelible place in American film, has died at 89….

<b>Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg Set to Bring <i>Call of Duty</i> to the Big Screen      </b>

Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg Set to Bring Call of Duty to the Big Screen

FilmOctober 31, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Film veterans Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg are teaming up to adapt the blockbuster video-game series Call of Duty into a live-action feature film under…

<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>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>Brad Everett Young, Actor and Celebrity Photographer, Dies at 46     </b>

Brad Everett Young, Actor and Celebrity Photographer, Dies at 46

Film, Newsmakers, TVOctober 7, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Brad Everett Young, an actor, photographer, and passionate advocate for arts education, has died at the age of 46 in a tragic motor vehicle crash…

<b>Taylor Swift Dominates Box Office and Charts with <i>The Life of a Showgirl</i>    </b>

Taylor Swift Dominates Box Office and Charts with The Life of a Showgirl

Film, NewsmakersOctober 6, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Taylor Swift is back in dazzling form, breaking records not just in music but in film. Her new album and companion cinematic event, The Life…

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