Walking the star-studded red carpet on November 18th in LA, I was part of Ridley Scott’s illustrious Gladiator II cast – Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, and Connie Nielsen included. As we made our way to the premiere, a barrier blocked our view of an impressive Christmas tree standing tall at the entrance of the Ovation Hollywood mall, nestled beside the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre.
Santa Fe preserves the legacy of its original inhabitants. The capital city of New Mexico is home to renowned contemporary art galleries located within traditional Pueblo-style structures decorated with garlands of chiles, a native American plant. In the downtown area near the Plaza, a long arcade at the Palace of the Governors is dedicated solely for Native artists and craftsmen to sell their items. Meanwhile, in the Railyard Arts District, the Hotel Santa Fe, largely owned by the Picuris Pueblo tribe, frequently hosts the Sundance Institute’s Native Lab – a filmmaking program that has been a stepping stone for many notable Indigenous creatives working in Hollywood since its establishment.
On Wednesday, a significant investor’s proposal aimed at eliminating News Corp.’s two-class share system was rejected.
Initially, when studios introduced their personal streaming platforms, they highlighted that they owned a significant portion of the content streamed on these platforms. This advantage meant that unlike Netflix, with frequent changes in its content library, services such as Disney+ and HBO Max could theoretically upload content, particularly original content, and keep it there for extended periods. However, we’ve come to understand that even among top-tier streaming services, this is not always the case.
Instead of superheroes and video game adaptations, Colleen Hoover books are now the highly sought-after properties. After the phenomenal box office success of “It Ends with Us” this summer, studios and stars have been buying the rights to other books by this contentious author. One such star is Anne Hathaway, who will feature in an adaptation of Hoover’s 2018 thriller titled “Verity.