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Hollywood is speaking out in support of the No Kings protests. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Americans across all 50 states took to the streets to protest against President Donald Tr…
Before stepping into the eponymous role in the upcoming series based on Jennette McCurdy's 2022 memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died," Jennifer Aniston got to know the child-actor-turned-author. She…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from "Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy," now streaming on Peacock. When Michael Chernus signed on to stand at the center of Peacock's new antholo…
Anthony Boyle wasn't too anxious about going full frontal for his role as Arthur Guinness in the new Netflix period drama series "House of Guinness." The only real bit of concern that the Ir…
A jury on Friday rejected "9-1-1" actor Rockmond Dunbar's claim that he was fired from the show due to his religious conviction against getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The eight-member federal…
Shortly after Charlie Puth took the stage for the first of his four-night residency at Los Angeles' freshly-opened Blue Note, he shared his intentions with those in attendance and the thousa…
In the documentary "Holding Liat," director Brandon Kramer follows elderly American Israeli couple, Yehuda and Chaya Beinin, as they fight for the release of their 49-year-old daughter, Liat…
Broadway's elite turned out on Thursday for the opening night of Lincoln Center Theater's "Ragtime" revival, a production that artistic director Lear deBessonet thinks will resonate with aud…
Oscar Isaac had the time of his life playing one of literature's most tortured souls. In Guillermo del Toro's reimagining of "Frankenstein," Isaac takes on the role of Victor Frankenstein, d…
One of the key issues at the World Soundtrack Awards Music Days, one of the leading events for film composers, was how to negotiate a fair contract. The closing panel of the industry program…
Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell are the next batch of "Saturday Night Live" hosts. They'll be joined by musical guests Brandi Carlile, Sombr and Olivia Dean, respectively. Teller …
At 54, Ethan Hawke has nothing left to prove. He has four Oscar nominations but no wins, and he's perfectly fine keeping it that way " at least, that's what Denzel Washington told him 24 yea…
Linden Entertainment has signed acclaimed filmmaker Tina Satter for representation. Satter most recently co-wrote and directed "Reality," HBO Films' 2023 Venice player starring Sydney…
English-born Samantha Eggar, who was Oscar nominated " and received the Golden Globe and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival " for her performance in thriller "The Collector" …
Fifth Season has optioned the film rights to adapt Teddy Wayne's next novel, "The Au Pair." HarperCollins Publishers is set to release the book on June 30, 2026. Like Wayne's previous novels…
Londoners are getting the chance to step into the world of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." In a fully immersive experience, the "Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal" exhibit is free t…
In order to get Ethan Hawke to fully transform into songwriter Lorenz Hart in "Blue Moon," Richard Linklater had to become a "naggy director." During a conversation at the BFI London Film Fe…
Yale University just might be the most fashionable campus in the world " at least in "After the Hunt," Luca Guadagnino's latest film where CelÃne blazers, Totême suits and Lemaire coat…
"Foundation" and "Miss Austen" star Synnove Karlsen will make her New York theatrical debut as Eliza Doolittle in Gingold Theatrical Group's production of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion." …
Whether "Ragtime" is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow's kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates…
"Stiller & Meara" begins to morph from a likable entertainment-world profile into something more resonant " a nearly novelistic portrait of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara's life-and-art ma…
If ever a play seemed tailor-made " tailor-braided? " for the Mark Taper Forum stage, at least in the 2020s, it's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." The most intimate of the three Music Center …
"How do you have sex onstage?" That's the central question of "Good Sex," an unconventional play that spotlights intimacy coordinators. Here's the unorthodox part: The show pairs together tw…
Noah Schnapp joined his "Stranger Things" co-stars on the cover of Time magazine and recalled journalists prying for information about his sexuality during press junkets when he was just a y…
Yes, Theodore Shapiro " the American composer behind the popular music for Ben Stiller's multiple award-winning series "Severance" " is well aware of the recent Saturday Night Live sketch wh…