More from Benjamin Svetkey
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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They’re Back: Kamala Harris Fires Up Hollywood’s Power Brokers
Literally overnight, big-dollar Democratic donors who’d been nervously sitting on their checkbooks since Joe Biden’s debate debacle have been lining up to shower millions on their candidate.
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Hollywood Flashback: When (Bob) Hope Ruled Hollywood
The golf-club swinging comedian was among the very first to use his fame for good, turning the USO into a literal cause celeb.
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Sharon Stone Leaves Nothing Unturned
The iconic actress and former amfAR spokesperson on battling bigotry (and Harvey Weinstein), forgiveness (especially when it comes to Kevin Spacey) and how she came back from the dead (literally).
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Man Bites Dog: RFK Jr. Learns the Hard Way How White House Ambitions Can Be Undone by a Pooch
Did he really eat a canine in Korea? Or was it a goat in Patagonia? It hardly matters. Because the fringe candidate has just stepped on the true third rail of American politics — never diss a dog.
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The Five Most Legendary Lawyers of 2024
David Fox, Michael Kump, Peter Nelson, Ron Nessim, and Kelli Sager join the roster of THR’s Legal Legends.
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