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Shortly after wrapping the short film "America," Luca Castellani achieved American citizenship, an accomplishment that the Brazilian-born actor describes as "bittersweet." "It's bittersweet …
"Portlandia" co-creator Jonathan Krisel is making his feature debut with "Hey Bear," a bold revenge comedy that will star Mia Goth ("Frankenstein"), Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover trilogy"…
Apologies to all those with emetophobia: indie streamer Nebula is debuting director Patrick Willems' short film "The Dinner Plan" next month, the story of a man (played by Griffin Newman) tr…
Kate Hudson doesn't often cry when she screens her own movies " she's too busy critiquing her work " but watching her latest film, "Song Sung Blue," was an exception. She was sitting in a da…
Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring in the solo play "Every Brilliant Thing." The actor, who became famous for playing the Boy Who Lived in eight wildly popular "Harry Pott…
"Slow Horses" is the unlikely seed of a franchise. Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody's idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman's ir…
Cheryl Hines has criticized her interview earlier this month on "The View," saying the hosts "just wanted to grill me" about her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is currently serving as t…
During a recent appearance on "The Howard Stern Show," Ben Stiller gave his thoughts on the term "nepo baby," which describes children of celebrity parents who become famous themselves. Stil…
After leaving "Saturday Night Live" before Season 51, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim got candid about the work culture at the iconic late-night sketch show. While hosting Gardner on her "Thank…
It can be challenging to deliver something fresh and unique to the memory play genre. However, in writer Bess Wohl's new Broadway show, "Liberation," she manages to do just that. Directed by…
On the chain around Hedda Gabler's neck hangs a key to her father's gun case. One needn't be a genius to deduce that the key will be used, and eventually the gun as well, in writer-director …
Emma Thompson lost it on "The Late Show" when host Stephen Colbert asked about her feelings regarding "the coming AI revolution" in Hollywood. As an Oscar and BAFTA-winning screenwriter than…
Jamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in "E…
The stars of hit 1980s Fox sitcom "Married…. With Children" are reuniting in January for a live event that will serve as a benefit for the Race to Erase MS organization. "Married… With C…
ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN revealed on Tuesday updated policies to accept registrations of musical compositions partially generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These works will now b…
Joe Torre, the longstanding Major League Baseball player, manager and executive, gets center spotlight in a new documentary directed by John Turturro and produced by Motto Pictures. "Joe Tor…
The Stray Cats have announced the cancellation of their fall United States tour, citing member Brian Setzer's "serious illness." In a statement, Setzer explained, "I'm heartbroken to share, …
When Jamie Lee Curtis was shooting "Fierce Creatures" in London in 1996, Princess Diana came by the set with her two little princes. It had been a long day, and Curtis was on a much-needed p…
Othelia Technologies has launched its AI-native storytelling platform, Othelia, which is meant to help writers, creators, and producers "structure and manage complex narrative worlds " from …
Prunella Scales, the actress best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, the intimidating wife of John Cleese's Basil on the '70s British sitcom "Fawlty Towers," has died. She was 93. Her sons, Sam…
Disney's "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland with £1.3 million ($1.75 million), according to Comscore. The Bruce Springsteen portrait launched …
On this week's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart pointed out all the signs that Donald Trump may be planning for a third term in office. Late into Monday night's monologue, Stewart pl…
Is it time for "Wicked" to conquer the Oscars, for good? Universal Pictures' musical fantasy sequel appears poised to match or exceed its predecessor's impressive showing at the Academy Awar…
After just one season, Emmy-winning drama "The Pitt" is already having an impact on healthcare conversations. That's the finding from a new study released Monday by the USC Norman Lear Cente…
As her new album opens, Brandi Carlile is having a slight argument with herself. The title track of the record, "Returning to Myself," wonders aloud about how much value there is in going de…