The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies.

The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded more than 49,000 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades.

Critics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare.

A missing child alert was issued on Monday for a 10-year-old girl from South Florida who may have been taken to Orlando.

Trade unions in Nevada want the state to offer tax incentives to major film studios to bring more movie making to the Vegas area.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Orlando.

Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent.

Sunday’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive with clear favorites but few sure things.

The Venice Film Festival has kicked off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday.

Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang have been named the honorees of this year's Academy Museum Gala, hosted by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

A federal lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region “under siege.”.

Few Paris addresses conjure myth quite like Maxim’s, the gilded Belle Époque haunt where artists and aristocrats once jostled for a seat at dinner, and a place immortalized in Cole Porter’s lyrics and classic Hollywood films as the very symbol of Parisian chic.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 534 new members to its organization on Thursday, adding recent Oscar nominees and many more to Hollywood’s most exclusive club.

A man was killed after running onto the Florida Turnpike in Orange County and being struck by two vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative contract deal with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.

“Top Gun: Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski started dreaming up a movie about Formula One racing while watching “Drive to Survive.”.

In 1993, up-and-coming Hollywood director Michael Bay created a formative piece of '90s pop culture: the very first "Got Milk?" television commercial.

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.

“A Minecraft Movie” is smashing all box office projections.

Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

The feminine wasn’t just celebrated at Miu Miu.

Hollywood’s never-ending awards season can make it easy to get a little lost in the run-of-the-mill “best” categories.

On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Orlando.

Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could help clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields.

Florida’s biggest Christian music festival, Rock the Universe, is back at Universal Orlando Resort.

An unusual sight caught on camera as a 10-foot-long shark was seen swimming in a lake just off the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood.

When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s awards season was in full swing.

Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area.

This is the kind of storyline usually reserved for Hollywood.

Two Publix stores are set to open their doors to customers on Thursday, adding to the grocery chain’s growing list of locations.

Two Publix stores are set to open their doors to customers on Thursday, adding to the grocery chain’s growing list of locations.

Police say two people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting outside a party venue in Hollywood, Florida.

A historic ocean liner that ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Lakeland.

Usually, when people think about celebrities they think of Hollywood.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age.

U.S. Coast Guard crews worked to unload some $96 million in interdicted drugs at a South Florida port as a trio of suspected smugglers await trial in federal court.

Brad Pitt gets into a Formula One racecar in the first teaser trailer for “F1,” which dropped this week.

Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the silver screen icon remain in Palm Springs.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the state’s response to flooding in South Florida caused by intense rainfall from a tropical disturbance.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age.

It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid on screen, hindering these stars from being taken seriously in Hollywood as adults.

Florida may be among the best states in the nation, but that doesn’t mean everywhere in the state is rainbows and sunshine.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age.

Prominent members of the #MeToo movement are speaking out about the court ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction.

Novels that tell complex and surprising stories of migration are among six finalists for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Opponents of online sports betting in Florida have lost their latest fight against a Seminole Tribe agreement with the state that permits the gambling.

Police in South Florida say they've arrested a woman believed to be the mother of an infant found dead in a trash bin earlier this year, and the man who helped her dispose of the body.

In a story published March 11, 2024, The Associated Press quoted a bettor as saying he has placed bets on Russian slap fighting and Korean ping pong.

“Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowed best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.

On the Friday before the Oscars, the center of Hollywood seemed to be at a private home in Los Feliz.

The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster.

In Florida, residents ages 21 and over can place bets through Hard Rock Bet, which is the state’s sole online sportsbook managed by the Tribe.

Ambitious online news site The Messenger has abruptly shut down after only eight months in operation.

The Mushroom Kingdom at Universal Studios Hollywood continues to drive big business for Universal’s theme parks, according to a new earnings report from the parks’ parent company Comcast.

Everyone has ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards.

A new survey of the entertainment industry finds that the culture of Hollywood has shifted in the years since the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but many still don’t trust that sexual harassers will be held accountable.

Hollywood is ready to party as the Golden Globes return for its annual boozy celebration of film and television’s biggest names.

A Manhattan jury will soon decide if Jonathan Majors is guilty of assaulting his girlfriend following two weeks of clashing narratives about whether the rising Hollywood star was the aggressor or victim during a chaotic struggle in the back seat of a car.

Usually, when people think about celebrities they think of Hollywood.

A news viewer spotted a shark on Interstate 95 Tuesday.

Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the major entertainment companies.

Missed your favorite actors.

Hollywood's actors union has reached a deal with studios to end its strike.

Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first week.

The Seminole Tribe is ready to roll the dice on in-person sports betting in Florida, even as legal challenges continue in the federal and state court systems.

Walt Disney World’s creative teams are putting the final touches on the holiday celebrations.

Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months.

The streaming service expects to wait until the ongoing actor strikes end before going ahead with those increases, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal.

A documentary chronicling Beyoncé‘s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday.

The strike by Hollywood screenwriters is over.

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Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters have spent a second full day in talks that could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that has brought many film and television productions to a halt.

“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery.

According to studio estimates, the third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise has topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million.

Two spinoffs of “The Walking Dead” and the next season of “Interview With the Vampire” will be resuming production despite the Hollywood strikes after reaching a deal with the actors' union.

The cast of “Breaking Bad” has reunited to call upon Hollywood studios to resume negotiations with striking screen actors.

The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them directly in Hollywood’s awards season for a change.

Umm, no!

The 75th Emmy Awards have been postponed due the the ongoing actors and writers strikes that essentially shut down Hollywood.

In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners.

Striking screenwriters and actors are holding rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.

Three years after the pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, the film and TV industry has again ground to a halt.

More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings as a blistering heatwave continues across the Southwest and California.

Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators.

Two stunt performers from Walt Disney World got the chance to attend the Hollywood red carpet premiere and meet with Harrison Ford.

Fifty days into a strike, and about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters have marched across Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security.

Indiana Jones fans are counting down the days till the new film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” hits the silver screen on June 30.

A representative for Al Pacino confirms the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah have welcomed a baby, Pacino's fourth.

Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick is working on a memoir, with all the highs and the lows and in-betweens.

Rumors about the "Bad Boys" Will Smith and Martin Lawrence filming the action series’ fourth installment at the Orlando Gatorland attraction swirled early June, but the amusement park's CEO says it's not true.

Federal investigators say there are no signs of survivors after a plane registered in Melbourne, Florida entered restricted airspace over Washington DC and crashed in Virginia.

Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day.

The FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child.

A representative for Al Pacino confirms that the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah are expecting a baby.

The footage shows that around 6:41 p.m., the crowds began to scramble away near Margaritaville along the Broadwalk.

Look at James Hong, you will likely see the busiest 90-something in show biz.