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Hollywood writers strike ends as WGA sends contract to member vote
More than 11,000 film and TV writers in Hollywood to review tentative deal on pay and AI protection
Film & TV
September 27, 2023, 12:51 AM
Hollywood writers' strike to end after deal reached with studios
Two sides reach tentative agreement five months after screenwriters first formed picket lines
Arts & Culture
September 25, 2023, 3:41 AM
How hard have the Hollywood strikes hit the box office?
While a lack of publicity and star presence have forced some studios to push back release dates, it has also been a year of historic wins for Oppenheimer and Barbie
Film & TV
September 21, 2023, 7:04 AM
Hollywood writers' strike negotiations to resume next week
Little progress has been made in talks since WGA went on strike in May
Film & TV
September 15, 2023, 2:29 PM
Drew Barrymore 'pauses' talk show return until Hollywood writers' strike ends
The star has cancelled the September 18 premiere of The Drew Barrymore Show, saying: 'I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt'
Film & TV
September 13, 2023, 7:32 AM
Jada Pinkett Smith's Worthy book world tour lands in Dubai
The event will be her second stop in the UAE, while she promotes her new title around the globe
Books
September 12, 2023, 9:55 AM
Hollywood strike leaves 75% of UK film workers idle as they stack shelves and work in bars
The UK is the world's third-largest centre for film production
UK
September 12, 2023, 4:00 AM
Hit Man: Richard Linklater presents 'flight of fancy' dark comedy at Venice
Film loosely based on real-life professor who hunted people hiring assassins earns standing ovation
Film & TV
September 09, 2023, 8:36 AM
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner announce 'amicable' end to marriage
The couple, who tied the knot four years ago and have two children, have filed for divorce
Pop Culture
September 06, 2023, 2:56 PM
Jada Pinkett Smith to host Red Table Talk-style event in Abu Dhabi
Hollywood star will be in the UAE capital on her first Middle East stop to promote her memoir, Worthy
Pop Culture
September 05, 2023, 3:01 AM
Expendables director to make film about Bedouin warrior Antara in Neom
One of the Gulf's most celebrated poets and knights is the subject of a new epic production in Saudi Arabia
Film & TV
September 04, 2023, 8:01 AM
Dubai breaks world record with Hatta sign that is taller than Hollywood's
Dubai Holding sign measures 19.28 metres tall
Government
September 01, 2023, 6:22 PM
Still on fire: Looking back at Denzel Washington's dazzling action movie career
With the release of The Equalizer 3 on Thursday, we look back at some of the actor's most entertaining action films
Weekend
September 01, 2023, 6:02 PM
Venice Film Festival 2023: Directors, not stars, take centre stage
The writers and actors' union's strike has put a dampener on celebrity presence, but not the quality of films
Film & TV
August 30, 2023, 2:03 PM
Dune: Part Two postponed – here are other films and TV shows delayed by Hollywood strike
Major studios update release schedules as negotiations with striking writers and actors fail to make progress
Film & TV
August 27, 2023, 10:02 AM
Meet the real-life Russian Barbie who lives with 12,000 dolls
Tatiana Tuzova says she wants the real world to be as bright, beautiful and pink as Barbie Land
Pop Culture
August 27, 2023, 5:05 AM
Hollywood film to tell story of Saudi Arabia's oil discovery and creation of Aramco
Project to focus on partnership between American geologist and Bedouin guide who struck oil in 1938
Film & TV
August 26, 2023, 11:31 AM
Tumbleweed blows through UK movie studios as ripples of Hollywood strike are felt abroad
Blockbuster film lots are deserted and thousands of industry workers have been laid off as the walk-out grinds on
Weekend
August 25, 2023, 6:00 PM
Nissan GT-R used in Gran Turismo film to go under the hammer
The car was driven by Jann Mardenborough, whose gamer-to-racer story inspired the Hollywood drama
Film & TV
August 24, 2023, 2:08 PM
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us actor who won two Emmys, dies aged 66
His manager confirmed the actor died from a 'long-standing pulmonary issue'
Film & TV
August 20, 2023, 4:10 AM
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