Netflix ya no es una plataforma de vídeos por Internet. Es un gran estudio de Hollywood. Esa evidencia se hizo oficial este martes, cuando la Asociación de Productores de Cine (MPAA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció la entrada de Netflix en el club que agrupa a las majors, los principales estudios de la industria. Ya no se puede hablar de los seis grandes. Son siete: Disney, Fox, Warner, Sony, Paramount, Universal… y Netflix, la empresa que hace solo una década era un videoclub digital. “En nombre de la MPAA y sus miembros, es un placer dar la bienvenida a Netflix como socio”, dijo en un comunicado Charles Rivkin, presidente ejecutivo de la asociación. “Añadir a Netflix nos permitirá defender de manera más efectiva a la comunidad global de creativos contadores de historias”. El jefe de contenido de Netflix, Ted Sarandos, aparece citado en el comunicado diciendo: “Unirnos a la MPAA pone todavía … [Read more...] about Netflix entra en la asociación de los estudios de Hollywood
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Portimão’s ‘Portuguese Hollywood’ scam
Carito and three businessmen now are on trial for money laundering, qualified fraud and economic participation in business. The list of defendants includes six companies that provided services to two municipal companies, Portimão Turis and Portimão Urbis. This dream world was created by Carito about a decade ago – the grand plan for a Portuguese Hollywood – the only thing magical was that anyone believed him. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, Carito's was a "fraudulent scheme" involving service providers to the two municipal companies. The "scheme", developed between 2009 and 2013, was supported by an "intricate web of banking movements," with Carito as the main beneficiary who, at the time, was responsible for finance and tourism at the Council. The Council’s financial situation worsened and then went into meltdown in 2013 – a year in which Council debt rose by €29.8 million. When the Police went to Carito’s house, on July 19 … [Read more...] about Portimão’s ‘Portuguese Hollywood’ scam
Haunting LA crime scene pics reveal horror of gang wars, executions and murders which plagued Hollywood in its heyday
THESE haunting crime scene pictures reveal the horror of gang wars, executions and murders that inspired many Hollywood movies in its heyday. The remarkable photographs from real-life crime scenes are taken by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in the early to mid 20th century. Pictures show two men lie gunned down at their restaurant table after an alleged mob hit, a lifeless body lies mysteriously under the Los Angeles River whilst a glamorous film star poses in a jail cell. These images all sound like fictional scenes from a classic Hollywood film noir. Since 1925, the LAPD captured scores of forensic crime images which form part of their archives – some of which are macabre whilst other shots are more darkly amusing in tone. One chilling image shows a murder victim who had his throat slashed in his car in 1929 and two men slain over their spaghetti at an Italian restaurant in a mafia hit. There are also sombre crime scene photographs from the Hollywood Hills home of … [Read more...] about Haunting LA crime scene pics reveal horror of gang wars, executions and murders which plagued Hollywood in its heyday
Hollyoaks is the biggest British soap when it comes to producing Hollywood stars with 12 cast including Ricky Whittle and Rachel Shenton breaking the US
HOLLYOAKS is the biggest British soap when it comes to producing Hollywood stars — with 12 cast members including Ricky Whittle and Rachel Shenton breaking the US. Many superstars star on soaps, and it's been discovered that UK actors have the best chance of making it big if they start on the Channel 4 show. Last year, ex-soapstars Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton picked up the Oscar for best live action short film last year with The Silent Child. Rachel wrote the screenplay and starred in the short, while her fiancé Chris directed it. And since his character Calvin Valentine was killed off in 2010, Ricky Whittle has appeared in various series on American telly, such as Single Ladies and Mistresses. James Corden even had a guest role in Hollyoaks back in 2000, long before he became a household name in America. Piers Morgan reveals Hollyoaks offered him a part as Tamara Wall's love interest at the NTAs Other stars who have been catapulted into fame after starting … [Read more...] about Hollyoaks is the biggest British soap when it comes to producing Hollywood stars with 12 cast including Ricky Whittle and Rachel Shenton breaking the US
Musso and Frank: Charlie Chaplin’s old Hollywood haunt
Features Daniel Pembrey 22 Jan 2019 This year, legendary Hollywood restaurant Musso & Frank Grill turns 100. When it opened in 1919, Hollywood Boulevard was a dirt road; Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks would race here on horseback, the loser picking up the dinner tab. What exactly kept the celebrities returning down the decades? Step this way to find out. Chaplin’s booth was the one nearest the front door; Frank Sinatra required a booth hidden away and secure. The Rolling Stones ask for one of the corner tables, while Orson Welles preferred a booth for two that allowed him to jam the table into the seat opposite, so as to both accommodate his girth and dissuade opportunists from joining him in order to promote a script. Charlie Chaplin’s old booth (Credit: Tina Whatcott) Next door was the bookstore of literary agent and raconteur Stanley Rose; nearby too were the Screen Writers Guild and the studios. Musso & Frank became a haven for writers: Hemingway, F. … [Read more...] about Musso and Frank: Charlie Chaplin’s old Hollywood haunt