Hollywood

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Attitude Towards Press: The gossip columnist Earl Wilson once teased Parker: “There’s a rumor, Colonel, that if Elvis ever gets married, you’re going to have it in the Hollywood Bowl and sell tickets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Take DC’s famously scrapped “Batgirl” movie, a cancellation so unprecedented that it instantly became one of the most expensive unreleased movies in Hollywood history.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

But DC Studios, like all superhero-focused Hollywood studios, is a much different animal than something like Disney.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

The exhibition also features a silent film titled “The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra,” a 1928 short highlighting the plight of a background actor known as “9413.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

But the real Tanias had to keep fighting whether or not Hollywood brought their story to the silver screen.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein