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‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’ Review: A Luminous Two-Hander from Slovenia About Online Pals Navigating the Waters of IRL Friendship
Anyone with a scrolling habit will know that social media can be a soothing place for the downbeat and lonely. Yet the i...
Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-Inspired Song, ‘Serena Joy,’ in a Tiny Run of CDs, With Digital Drop to Follow
It was already clear Olivia Rodrigo is in full feminist mode these days, with her all-female music festival, Daisy Chain...
Austrian Director Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Best Film at Sarajevo Film Festival
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” continued its winning streak at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where the Cannes Un Certain Reg...
Bill Maher Puts Hunter Biden in the Hot Seat: ‘I’ve Seen You With Your Dick Out’
After enduring years of character assassinations by the right, Hunter Biden is in the throes of a chaotic media blitz th...
‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs
I watched "Spa Weekend" and realized that the genre it’s in — the high-concept movie with the concept in the title, the ...
Paramount and State A.G. to Meet Monday to Discuss Settlement of Antitrust Case
Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discu...
Paramount Slams Mark Ruffalo Merger Attack as ‘Antisemitic,’ Says Company Does Not ‘Tolerate Prejudice of Any Kind’
Paramount has come out swinging against a Friday screed from Mark Ruffalo, in which the award-winning actor accused mogu...
Emmy Overachiever Jason Bateman on Whether He Considers Himself an Actor or Director First
Jason Bateman is this year’s Emmy overachiever, nominated for lead limited series actor and limited series directing on ...
Secret Hollywood Group’s AI Plan Focuses on Defining How AI Is Used — While Keeping Humans in Control
A group of Hollywood filmmakers, executives and actors has spent the last three years secretly meeting with Silicon Vall...
Vertical Media on Track to Generate $150 Billion in 2026 as the Booming Sector Fights Crowded Content Field and High Subscriber Acquisition Costs
There’s no doubt that 2026 will go down as a milestone year for the growth in popularity of vertical media content in th...
‘Harry Potter’ Star Jessie Cave Says It Was ‘Embarrassing’ to Join OnlyFans to Pay the Bills but ‘It Has Saved Me’: Lavender Brown ‘Was a Small Part 2...
Jessie Cave, the actor who portrayed Lavender Brown in three “Harry Potter” movies, appeared in a recent interview on th...
Chris Aronson Files $4 Million Age Discrimination Suit Over Ouster at Paramount
Chris Aronson, who was let go as Paramount’s head of domestic distribution last year, has filed a lawsuit accusing the c...
Alex Aster on Writing Barbie World’s First-Ever YA Book, Sending Her ‘Lightlark’ Movie Producers ‘Really Smart’ Fan Casts
BookTok sensation Alex Aster stepped away from the worlds of her bestselling “Lightlark” and “Starside” novels this week...
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA Pageants Pulled From The CW Just a Week Before Air
The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have faced several controversies in recent years, and here’s the latest: Just a ...
‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’ Crew Thought Their Journey Was Done Until There Was a Big Break in the Case: ‘We Have to Rally Now’
Two days’ notice is all director Margaret Brown had to figure out how to give her true-crime docuseries “The Yogurt Shop...
Shaquille O’Neal: Marvel Turned Me Down for the ‘Avengers’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Shaquille O’Neal will not be appearing in December’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” or any other “Avengers” film, for that matter...
Mark Ruffalo Goes Scorched-Earth on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Calling Out the Ellison Family’s Complicity in Palestinian ‘Genocide’
Mark Ruffalo is not staying quiet. The Oscar-nominated actor and activist, who’s currently starring in the box-office sm...
‘Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter’ Doc Director Unpacks the Tennis Champ’s Resilience and His Retirement
Novak Djokovic is, by the numbers, one of the best tennis players in the modern era. He has spent the most weeks — 428 —...
‘It Ends’: Is Alexander Ullom the Next Great Horror Director?
Alexander Ullom is dog-tired. The reason why the 28-year-old filmmaker looks “like a fuckin’ mess,” as he puts it, is be...
Quality Control Co-Founder Pierre ‘P’ Thomas Hospitalized After Suffering Heart Attack
Quality Control co-founder Pierre “P” Thomas is currently in the hospital receiving medical care after suffering a heart...
Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her ABC Executive Job and Drained Her Savings Account to Make a Documentary About Gaza Healthcare Workers
When Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Poh Si Teng heard the news of her colleague Samer Abu Daqqa...
Meghan Markle in Talks to Join ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3
Just hours after it was revealed that Meghan Markle was eyeing a return to acting following her move back to the U.K., V...
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Sets Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Creator Eric Heisserer as Co-Showrunner
Attention crawlers: Eric Heisserer has been named co-showrunner of Peacock’s upcoming live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl”...
Bonnaroo to Take Off 2027 to Recover From Extreme Weather
Organizers for Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have announced that the festival will be taking a “much-needed” year off...
How Disneyland’s Cast Members Work Behind the Scenes to Create Magic for the Holidays: ‘Storytelling Is a Centerpiece to Everything We Do at the Compa...
In a 400,000 square-foot warehouse in Cerritos, Disney cast members create magic. It’s the facility where cast members ...
Disney Partners With Dhar Mann Studios, Which Has Been Given a 20-Episode Series Order
Disney has sealed a pact with Burbank-based content creator Dhar Mann Studios to create new youth- and family-oriented p...
‘Saw V’ Director David Hackl Boards Action-Thriller ‘Solar Storm’ as Jack Hudson and Lorena Andrea Cast in Lead Roles (EXCLUSIVE)
David Hackl (“Saw V,” “Dangerous”) is set to direct the neo-noir action thriller “Solar Storm” for Pelican Pictures, fro...
‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ Soundtrack Features New Music by Composers Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve and Anže Rozman
The soundtrack for Apple TV’s “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” has been released, featuring music by Hans Zimmer and fellow...
Seth Rogen, Colman Domingo, Danny Boyle Join Speakers Lineup at Toronto Market Summit
The Toronto Intl. Film Festival’s Market, which runs Sept. 10-16, has added Seth Rogen, Colman Domingo and Danny Boyle t...
Edward Bluemel Suits Up as Detective Poirot in First Look at BBC and BritBox Series ‘Hercule’
Edward Bluemel has suited up as famed Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot in a first look at the upcoming BBC and B...
Sam Smith Wears Their Heart on Their Sleeve With the Lovestruck ‘Hazel Eyes’: Album Review
It’s sometimes easy to forget what a massively successful artist Sam Smith is: five Grammys, an estimated 65 million alb...
Box Office: ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Makes $3 Million in Previews
Halloween is coming a little early this year, as “Insidious: Out of the Further” is opening in theaters this weekend. Th...
Sandra Bullock Joined Social Media to Fight Scammers ‘Using My Name and Likeness’ to Defraud Fans — Not Just to Promote ‘Practical Magic 2’
Sandra Bullock revealed on the “SmartLess” podcast (via People) that she was forced to join social media to combat scamm...
Prince Harry, Elton John and More Ordered to Pay Initial $13 Million to Daily Mail Publisher After Losing Privacy Case
Prince Harry looks like he might be returning to the U.K. with a sizeable bill to pay. The prince is among a group of se...
RFK Jr. Blasts CNN’s Erin Burnett as Having ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Over Report Finding His ‘Affordable’ Family Meal Costs 3.6 Times What Health ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lashed out at CNN anchor Erin Burnett, claiming she is afflicted with “Trump Derangement Syndrome”...
Kenneth Branagh on Doing His Own Stunts as a KGB Operative in ‘Mayday,’ Bonding With Ryan Reynolds Over Soccer: ‘We Can Be Pretty Nerdish’
While he may not be known as an action star, Kenneth Branagh absolutely wanted to give it a go for “Mayday,” his upcomin...
Canada’s H264 Nabs Colombia’s ‘Where the River Begins’ Ahead of Toronto Fest World Premiere
Canadian distributor h264 has pounced on worldwide sales rights to “Where the River Begins” (“Donde comienza el rio”) by...
‘Supporting Role’ Director Ana Urushadze Preps ‘Fear of Butterflies,’ a Detective Story With ‘Mysticism and a Touch of Body Horror’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Georgian director Ana Urushadze (“Scary Mother”), whose Rotterdam prizewinner “Supporting Role” plays in competition thi...
Meghan Markle Eyes Acting Return After Move Back to the U.K.
Meghan Markle is eyeing a return to the screen as she and Prince Harry move back to the U.K., Variety has confirmed. Fol...
Meghan Markle Eyeing Acting Return After Move Back to the U.K.
Meghan Markle is eyeing a return to the screen as she and Prince Harry move back to the U.K., Variety has confirmed. Fol...
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