Visit Hollywood California
World famous Hollywood, California is one of the best known cities in the world, however it not a city, it’s mayor is honorary, it has no city council or other city officers. It is part of the city of Los Angeles and as such is governed by the Los Angeles city council and mayor and it’s security is maintained by the Los Angeles Police Department.
What Hollywood does have is the Kodak Theatre which since opening in November 2001, has hosted a range of prestigious artists and events including the Academy Awards® Ceremonies, Celine Dion, Prince, Elvis Costello, Barry Manilow, American Ballet Theatre, Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, AFI Life Achievement Award to Tom Hanks, ESPY Awards, American Idol finals, GREASE starring Frankie Avalon and more, the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with it’s movie premieres, it’s cement handprints and footprints which immortalize some of entertainment’s brightest stars, the Egyptian Theatre, a 40,000-square-foot- theater complex, located at 6712 (& 6708 which is the address of retail space on the property) Hollywood Boulevard, currently consists of an operational 618-seat theater, a 6,700-square-foot tiled courtyard and a 3,080-square-foot retail building
and the Pantages Theatre, which has become one of the greatest landmarks of Hollywood, signifying both the glorious past and adventuresome future of the world’s entertainment capital.
Hollywood is also home to the Hollywood Bowl, The Greek Theatre which offers top quality entertainment under the stars, the Whisky A Go-Go, the Troubadour, the Hollywood Wax Museum which takes visitors of all ages on a personal stroll down memory lane, recapturing special moments with old friends from movies, television, music, sports and history, the Hollywood Entertainment Museum which features technologically advanced, interactive exhibits, memorabilia, special exhibitions, a six-minute multi-screen video presentation and a studio backlot tour and the El Capitan Theatre, an exclusive first run theatre for Walt Disney Pictures with live stage shows and world premieres.
While Hollywood does not have much in the way of hotels it does have the recently renovated (at a cost of $35,000,000.00) Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a Hollywood landmark since 1927, which is right across the street from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Celebrities stay there frequently, especially during premiers and other special functions. There is also the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel by Marriott with it’s 637 rooms and suites, roof-top pool, fitness room, full business center and more.
Hollywood, which had been in decline since the late 1950s has lately been undergoing it’s own renovation and while it is not yet like it was in it’s heyday, it is again, a fun and interesting place to visit.
Stroll down Hollywood Blvd., take in the sights, visit the Wax Museum, the Entertainment Museum, and the Kodak Theatre, have your picture taken with one or more of the many celebrity look-alikes hanging around, go shopping at Frederick’s Of Hollywood or at one of the many specialty shops, dine at one of the many restaurants, go dancing at Wiskey A Go-Go, take in a concert at the Greek Theatre or take in a movie at one of Hollywood’s famous theatres.
For more information about Hollywood, California see http://hollywood.usacitydirectories.com, a directory of links to Hollywood, California guides and directories listing resources, services, things to do, places to go and more.
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Highest Paid Actors in Hollywood
There is a high salary paid to famous actors in a movie. Some of these actors are so popular, that just associating the name of an actor with that movie can make that movie popular as well. In addition, the character of the actor spreads its quality and skill throughout the movie. Celebrities are the attention seekers valued for the position they hold in society. People cross various limits for just getting a glimpse of them sometimes.
Starting with actors according to Forbes Magazine, Matt Damon will be earning $29 million now onwards. His role in the first two Bourne films has netted $850 million and the third is now on the top of the U.S. Box Office.
The second on the list is Brad Pitt falling a place down and pocketing $24 million today whereas Vince Vaughn is on the third position after a tie up with Johnny Depp of Pirates of the Caribbean. Backing them up are the handsomes named Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise earning of salary of $30 million per film.
The one-time famous heroes Brad Pitt and Leonardo Di Caprio earn only $20 million adding up 20 percentage of the gross box office turn over per movie.
Jim Carrey was the top-earning actor collecting $39 million for his role in Cable Guy in 1996. Presently we have Tom Hanks who after the Da Vinci Code is being paid somewhere in the range of $29 to $49 million for the upcoming movie Angels and Demons.
Similarly, even after a flop Rendition in 2007 Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. She earns not less than $15 to $20 million whereas Angelina Jolie even after a movie like Beowulf earned only $8 million. The great Charlie girl Cameron Diaz is third having a price tag of $15 million.
Nicole Kidman of New York won Oscar award in 2002 for Virginia Woolfs The Hours was highest paid in 2006 but has dropped to fourth position to a salary of $10 to $15 million.
Renee Zellweger and Sandra Bullock get $10 million paycheck for their work. Even Julia Roberts a one time top class heroine also now belongs to same class of $10 million. Drew Barrymore and Jodie Foster together with Halle Berry follow the same track.
However, according to Forbes Magazine there are two such people away from industry but involved in it otherwise earning more than stars. One is J.K. Rowling and the other is Jennifer Aniston. The former is none other than writer of Harry Potter a craze throughout the nation whereas the latter took over Britney Spears last year and bagged $35 million for her as per reported by Reute.
These are the big names of Hollywood on whom the movie industry depends for its success.rs.
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