Stephen Galloway
Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Rush Limbaugh, Radio Talk Show Host and Conservative Firebrand, Dies at 70
He swayed the right and outraged the left in more than four divisive decades on the air. → Read More
What Was the Worst Oscars Flub Ever?
The 'La La Land' and 'Moonlight' envelopegate may have been one of the most embarrassing moments in Academy history, but 1940's ceremony puts 2017's mixup of just one award to shame. → Read More
Son of Oscars Producer Shares Never-Before-Heard Hollywood Tales, From Bart the Bear to Madonna's Mike
It’s been 30 years since Gil Cates took on his first assignment as executive producer of the Oscars for the 62nd Academy Awards, the year after a fiasco, when Rob Lowe shared the stage with Snow White. That was the beginning of an unparalleled run in which Cates oversaw 14 Oscar telecasts. → Read More
The Best Oscars Speeches That Were Never Quite Delivered
Remember Marlon Brando’s stirring words on winning an Oscar for 1972’s The Godfather? Or Dalton Trumbo’s noble oration when he received a screenplay award for The Brave One? Of course you don’t. Because those speeches were never spoken. → Read More
Oscars: Where Have All the Indie Contenders Gone?
There was a time when studio films struggled to find a place in the best picture race. But the 2020 crop includes only one true independent ('Parasite'). The shortened awards season and a shift in studio thinking may be to blame. → Read More
Oscars: Brad Pitt and the Science of the Perfect Acceptance Speech
Self-deprecating humor, love of "the community" and respect for history has helped propel Pitt, Renée Zellweger and other contenders toward their likely coronations. → Read More
Oscars: How '1917' Can Win Best Picture With No Acting Nominations
As 'Parasite' and 'Ford v Ferrari' join the war movie in the race for the top prize without any performance noms, the films must become the stars. → Read More
What Is the Most Profitable Movie Ever?
'Avatar'? 'Blair Witch Project'? 'Star Wars'? The Hollywood Reporter crunches the numbers to see which film has earned the most hard cash. → Read More
How Much Is an Oscar Actually Worth?
As campaign spending soars in a shorter awards season, an analysis of who actually benefits financially from a win, writes executive editor Stephen Galloway. → Read More
Bob Iger's 'The Ride of a Lifetime': Book Review
The Disney CEO largely opts for diplomacy rather than disclosure in his new memoir. → Read More
The Fascinating Gossip in Hollywood Legends' Letters
A new book, 'Letters From Hollywood,' collects the judgments, gossip and predictions in telegrams and handwritten notes from industry notables. → Read More
In Defense of 'Joker'
Todd Phillips’ bravura work 'Joker' dares to confront the things we’re most afraid to see. → Read More
Hollywood History Questions Answered: What Movie Was the Biggest Bomb Ever?
From 1963's 'Cleopatra' being the costliest film ever made at the time to 1980 flop 'Heaven's Gate,' which film takes the dubious crown for the biggest box office loser of all time? → Read More
How the Middle Fell Out of Hollywood
Movie studios, talent agencies and even PR firms are being forced to scale up in order to survive, and the war of attrition may further divide showbiz into very large and very small companies: "The ones in the middle are getting squeezed." → Read More
Why Nobody in Hollywood Has Any Friends
Transience is the very essence of the entertainment business, unpredictability its warp and weft. → Read More
Les Moonves, Kevin Tsujihara and the Art of Hollywood Self-Sabotage
Even before the #MeToo era, there was a long tradition of Tinseltown executives destroying their own careers. → Read More
As Annapurna Teeters, Why Are So Many Rooting for Megan Ellison to Fail?
The Oracle heiress' Annapurna Pictures faces financial headwinds, but the producer behind such films as 'Vice,' 'The Master' and 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' should be praised for her increasingly rare commitment to quality. → Read More
The Vanishing $200 Million Blockbuster
In an increasingly stratified box office landscape dominated by Disney, not a single film this year so far has topped out between $200 million to $300 million domestically. → Read More
Leo, Brad, Dwayne and the Return of the Movie Star
DiCaprio and Pitt bring emotional resonance to 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' and Johnson elevates flimsy material in 'Hobbs & Shaw.' But are these anomalies? asks Hollywood Reporter executive editor Stephen Galloway. → Read More
If One Thing In Hollywood Could Change, What Should It Be?
If you could change one thing in Hollywood, what would it be? Stephen Galloway put that question to several dozen industry members last week and got some surprising answers. → Read More