Shirley MacLaine says ‘the glamours gone out’ of Hollywood: ‘100 percent different’

nypost.com:

Shirley MacLaine is back on the silver screen as she marks a milestone career anniversary this year.The 89-year-old actress is starring opposite Peter Dinklage in the dark comedy “American Dreamer,” which premiered in theaters on Friday ahead of the 96th Academy Awards.

Forty years ago, MacLaine won her first best actress Oscar for her performance in 1983’s “Terms of Endearment” after receiving four previous nominations.MacLaine, who made her acting debut in 1955, recently told Extra’s Billy Bush that she still loves her profession as much as when she first started in the entertainment industry.

However, MacLaine shared that Hollywood has significantly changed over the years with the advent of streaming platforms.“The glamour’s gone out of it, I’m afraid.

I think it’s entirely different,” MacLaine said. “It’s 100% different.”Bush noted that movie stars’ privacy was more protected by studios in the Golden Age of Hollywood and asked if MacLaine was bothered by the prevalence of “prying eyes” today.“It’s all right,” she said, “I’m kind of open anyway and I don’t have much to hide.”“I sometimes have a lot of explaining to do,” MacLaine quipped.In “American Dreamer,” Dinklage, 54, plays Dr.