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Seth Abramovitch

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Seth Abramovitch is a Senior Writer at The Hollywood Reporter and the Southern California Journalism Awards’ 2026 Entertainment Journalist of the Year and 2022 Print Journalist of the Year. He has earned 18 Los Angeles Press Club Awards for stories like “Searching for Shelley Duvall” and “The Tragic End of Witold Zacharewicz.” He has previously written for The Atlantic, New York and Esquire.

More from Seth Abramovitch

Canadian Rock Icon Bryan Adams Takes Aim at Trump, Says His Protest Song Gets Standing Ovations in Red States (Exclusive)

In new singles like "Lake Ontario" and "51st State," the musician is speaking out against U.S. treatment of Canada: “If you have that much power, why would you not want to channel it for good?”

How Bill Paxton’s Son Took Over His Father’s Role in a Western 35 Years in the Making

Starring Malcolm McDowell, the quiet comedy gem ‘Last Train to Fortune’ arrives on VOD Nov. 6, with James Paxton taking on the outlaw role originally intended for his late father.

A Comic-Con for the Military? Two Hollywood Veterans Are Betting on It

Former Bruckheimer Films exec Jennifer Worthington and Hulu co-founder George Kliavkoff are mounting the patriotic spectacle, debuting in San Antonio and San Diego in 2027.

Stanley Kubrick, the Ultimate Outside-the-Box Director, Gets a New Box (Set)

Criterion’s new Stanley Kubrick collection may be the ultimate gift to cinephiles.

Roseanne Barr Breaks Silence on High-Stakes TV Return: “Who Wants a Number One Show?”

Eight years after ABC fired her over a tweet widely condemned as racist, the former sitcom queen opens up about her estranged TV family, sides with ex-husband Tom Arnold against Chuck Lorre and bets on a self-financed comeback she calls “the funniest shit I’ve ever done.”

Billy Joel Offers Health Update in Rare Interview as He Prepares to Sell Prized Motorcycle Collection

The singer discusses living with hydrocephalus, his hopes of performing again and why he’s auctioning more than 70 bikes at Christie's: “I was not a collector. I was actually a rider.”

Harvey Keitel Threw ‘Bad Lieutenant’ in the Trash Before Giving One of His Greatest Performances

Abel Ferrara recalls how Christopher Walken’s last-minute exit nearly derailed his 1992 classic, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Meet Cosmic Salon, the ‘Chronovisor’ Directors Who Are Curry Barkers for the Library Set

Childhood friends Jack Auen and Kevin Walker turned a $55,000 budget, a cold-emailed professor and a Vatican conspiracy theory into an unlikely thriller. Now they’re working with UTA.

The “Rape of Christ” Scene from 1971’s ‘The Devils’ Is Back. Is the World Finally Ready?

How footage feared destroyed was recovered and restored to Ken Russell’s notorious film, more than half a century after censors demanded its removal.

As ‘Digger’ Sinks, Hollywood’s Three Amigos Close Ranks

Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro’s defense of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s costly flop is the latest chapter in a remarkable 30-year creative alliance that carried three Mexican filmmakers to the pinnacle of mainstream moviemaking.

I Was Humiliated, Spooned and Kissed on the Lips at L.A.’s Strangest Sold-Out Show

Candle House’s buzzy ‘The Pineapple’ puts one audience member at a time through 60 minutes of disorientation, humiliation and startling intimacy. The only way out? Say the safe word.

John C. Reilly Joins Chicago International Film Festival Jury

The actor will judge alongside filmmakers Carolina Cavalli, Davy Chou, Ildikó Enyedi and Henk Handloegten in awarding the festival’s Gold and Silver Hugos.