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Chris Gardner

Award-winning journalist Chris Gardner serves as a Senior Staff Writer at The Hollywood Reporter. He writes Rambling Reporter, a legendary column that dates back to the first issue of the magazine, published Sept. 3, 1930. In addition to writing about Hollywood culture, Gardner moves between breaking news, event coverage, talent interviews and features. He has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys, film festivals like Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, and cultural events including the Super Bowl. He has won four L.A. Press Club awards including one for a story that detailed power publicist Nanci Ryder's battle with ALS.

‘Barbie’ Actress Ariana Greenblatt to Receive Rising Star of the Year Award at CinemaCon

CinemaCon continues to confirm honorees for its Big Screen Achievement Awards, adding actress Ariana Greenblatt to the roster. Greenblatt will be presented with a rising star of the year trophy at a ceremony inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 11. The honor follows Greenblatt’s role in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Barbie, and arrives months […]

Cillian Murphy Reveals Post-Oscar Project: New Versace Icons Campaign With Anne Hathaway

Cillian Murphy is starring in a new project, his first after winning an Oscar for Oppenheimer. The 47-year-old teamed with Donatella Versace to star in the fashion house’s new Icons campaign alongside another Versace veteran (and fellow Oscar winner), Anne Hathaway. Donatella praised the pair as “very Versace,” adding: “Strong, direct, iconic. For me, Anne […]

The High Highs and Low Lows of Alan Ritchson

Tattoos are a relatively new obsession for Alan Ritchson. His collection is growing and each piece is thoughtfully selected. There’s a lotus on his wrist to honor his wife of 17 years, Cat. “She’s the flower, I’m undoubtedly the mud,” he says. There are separate tattoos inspired by the couple’s three young boys — a […]

George Miller to be Honored at CinemaCon With International Career Achievement Award

As the rollout of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga revs up, filmmaker George Miller will be heading to Las Vegas. CinemaCon announced Tuesday morning that the Australian filmmaker has been selected to receive an international career achievement in filmmaking award during the annual convention put on by the National Association of Theatre Owners. Miller will […]

Warner Bros. Television Group Set for Medal of Honor at Entertainment Community Fund Gala 

The Entertainment Community Fund has set its sights on Warner Bros. Television Group for top honors at an upcoming gala in New York City. The studio division, led by chairman and CEO Channing Dungey, has been selected to receive a medal of honor during the gala, set for Manhattan’s New York Marriott Marquis on April […]

Lizzo Hits Back at Online Critics: “I’m Starting to Feel Like the World Doesn’t Want Me in It”

Lizzo is done with online haters. “I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” the Emmy- and Grammy-winning artist wrote in an Instagram post shared Friday afternoon. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little […]

Cardi B, Demi Moore and More Stars Celebrate Their Power Stylists at The Hollywood Reporter and Instagram’s Exclusive Dinner

There’s a myth in Hollywood that circulates around the start of every year that once all the Oscars have been handed, insiders can collectively catch their breath and resume a normal schedule. But that’s not really ever the case, especially for the fashion crowd that keeps a breakneck pace year-round. That said, in the wake […]

Dennis Quaid to Receive Icon Award at CinemaCon

Dennis Quaid is an icon, according to CinemaCon. The annual convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners has zeroed in on the veteran star to receive this year’s Cinema Icon Award. Quaid will be honored during the Big Screen Achievement Awards, hosted by official presenting sponsor the Coca-Cola Company inside the Colosseum at Caesars […]

Dan Stevens to Receive CinemaCon’s Excellence in Acting Award for Three Back-to-Back Films

Dan Stevens will soon be heading to Las Vegas, where he’ll be needed onstage. The busy actor has been selected to receive CinemaCon’s excellence in acting award at the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners. News of the honor comes ahead of a spell that will see Stevens on the big screen […]

Liam Neeson on Working With Irish Pals in New Film and Why He Said Yes to ‘Naked Gun’ Sequel

Liam Neeson was 56 when his career took an unexpected detour into the action hero genre thanks to 2008’s Taken, a Pierre Morel-directed surprise blockbuster that raked in more than $226 million worldwide and kick-started a franchise. He’s kept up a respectable pace ever since, churning out high-octane thrillers one after the next — and he’s […]

Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente Stepping Down

Joana Vicente is departing the Sundance Institute, where she has overseen the nonprofit and its storied film festival since late 2021. Sundance board member Amanda Kelso will step in as acting CEO through April, while Vicente will remain as an adviser to Kelso and the board through June. Vicente came to Sundance from the Toronto […]

Tyler, the Creator Hand-Drew the Louis Vuitton Monogram for New Capsule Collection

Tyler, the Creator says Pharrell Williams has always left doors open for him, and that gesture of goodwill has led the multi-hyphenate to Louis Vuitton for a new capsule collection that debuted on Thursday. Williams, a longtime friend and collaborator of Tyler, took over as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton in 2023, and […]