214 stories by "Ellise Shafer"
"Saturday Night Live" boss Lorne Michaels has finally addressed the sketch show's huge cast shake-up ahead of Season 51, saying "change is good." The past few weeks have seen the departures …
Alan Cumming and David Morrissey are set to star in Russell T Davies' upcoming drama series "Tip Toe" for Channel 4. The five part series from the "Doctor Who" and "It's a Sin" writer follow…
Oscar Isaac scored his second Venice ovation in five days as Julian Schnabel's literary epic "In the Hand of Dante" premiered to eight minutes of applause on Wednesday night. Isaac also lead…
Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" injected some life into Venice, earning a rapturous 13-minute standing ovation, the longest of the festival so far. Oscar Isaac, who plays the titular mad…
For Kent Jones and Samy Burch, nearly everything about making their new Venice-premiering drama, "Late Fame," was kismet. The two had never met before discussing the film " an adaptation of …
Charlie Kaufman's Venice-premiering short film, "How to Shoot a Ghost," has revealed its first trailer. Starring Jessie Buckley and Josef Akiki, the 27-minute film " which debuts out-of-comp…
"Bugonia" star Emma Stone jokingly made a confession at the Venice Film Festival press conference for her latest movie: She believes in aliens. In the black comedy directed by her frequent c…
"Game of Thrones" actor Kristian Nairn has dropped out as a contestant on U.K. competition series "Strictly Come Dancing" due to "unexpected medical reasons." Best known for playing the seve…
Hold on to your marmalade " the principal cast of the West End's "Paddington the Musical" has been revealed. As rehearsals begin, the show's producers have also shared first-look photos, tho…
Dominic McLaughlin, who will play Harry Potter in HBO's upcoming series adaptation, has spoken about being cast in the iconic role for the first time. While promoting his new film "Grow" " w…
John Oliver slammed former Superman Dean Cain over his announcement last week that he plans to join ICE, saying it shows the agency might be in "trouble." Discussing the recent raids taking …
"Saturday Night Live's" 50th anniversary special in February may have been attended by everyone from Robert De Niro to Kim Kardashian, but according to "SNL" alum Pete Davidson, the audience…
UTA's London office has hired Emily Thorpe-Jones to head up corporate and private events for its music division. Thorpe-Jones will work closely with UTA's agents, managers and artists to dev…
National Theatre Live has unveiled a stirring trailer for the cinema release of Rosamund Pike's latest play, "Inter Alia." The Oscar nominee stars in the production " which is currently runn…
Tim Burton praised Lady Gaga at the premiere of "Wednesday" Season 2 in London on Wednesday night, saying that working with the multi-hyphenate on the Netflix series was "inspirational." Gag…
"The Hunger Games: On Stage" play in London has found its Katniss Everdeen in Mia Carragher. The news was revealed via the show's Instagram on Tuesday morning. "Meet our girl on fire," the p…
John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" returned on Sunday, just in time to join the conversation around President Donald Trump's switch-up regarding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Desp…
"Trainspotting" and "The Full Monty" star Robert Carlyle is returning to the director's chair with the short film "Three." The short is led by Victoria Hamilton ("The Crown"), Isaac Gryn ("T…
Focus Features and Working Title's "Sense and Sensibility" has rounded out its cast with George MacKay, CaitrÃona Balfe, Fiona Shaw and more joining Daisy Edgar-Jones in the Jane Austen a…
Julia Roberts is a professor caught in the middle of a #MeToo scandal in the trailer for Luca Guadagnino's upcoming psychological drama "After the Hunt." The R-rated film also stars Andrew G…
Felicity Jones is making her audiobook narrating debut with James Patterson's newest novel "The Picasso Heist." The actor " who recently received her second Oscar nomination for her turn in …
Meet the new Rubeus Hagrid. Fresh off HBO's announcement that its upcoming "Harry Potter" series has officially started production " and the debut of newcomer Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Pot…
Bob Vylan played its first show on Wednesday night since the punk rock duo's controversial onstage comments at Glastonbury. At a sold-out surprise gig at London's 100 Club, frontman Bobby Vy…
Paul McCartney is getting back to North America. The Beatles and Wings frontman has set his first full tour of the continent since 2022 as an extension of his successful Got Back Tour. Follo…
Lena Dunham is sitting in bed, draped in a pink tulle gown fit for a princess, reading a book about torture. It's a prop for our photo shoot, which is taking place in an eccentrically decora…