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"Heated Rivalry" star Hudson Williams got an early start on his birthday festivities Thursday night, celebrating at Gold House's inaugural Lunar New Year party in New York City. Williams, a …
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights," in theaters now. Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" has just been released in theaters, but there hav…
The lore of why Emerald Fennell decided to adapt "Wuthering Heights" for the big screen is almost as well-worn as the copy of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel that the Oscar-winning filmmaker ha…
SAG-AFTRA is joining the industry condemnation of ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, for releasing a new video model that has enabled widespread copyright infringement online. SAG-AFTRA…
"Love Story" showrunner Connor Hines is defending the decision not to consult the Kennedy family for the latest installment of Ryan Murphy's anthology series, which explores the marriage of …
There are different ways to say "I love you" in Norwegian and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas is teaching us. It wasn't in the script for her to say it to her co-star Renate Reinsve in one of the mo…
Now in its 29th edition, the European Shooting Stars platform, run by European Film Promotion and supported by Creative Europe's Media Programme, brings another 10 promising European acting …
Shelly Desai, a character actor whose work spanned generations of television and film, died Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. He was 90. His family announced the death but did not disclose a cause. De…
It's time to raise a glass to the Disney+ "Muppet Show" special. Per the Mouse House, the revival of the beloved variety series has delivered 7.58 million multiplatform viewers across Disney…
Zazie Beetz spoke out against the proliferation of AI at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for Gore Verbinski's new film "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," which tackles the hot topic…
Rupert Grint is fully aware that he's hasn't exactly been supplying his 5.5 million Instagram followers with gold. Having joined the platform in late 2020 with a photo of his newborn daughte…
The jazz piano of Bill Evans was characterized by grace and poise, a lightness of touch yielding a plaintive depth of feeling, that belied a life beset with chaos and tragedy. It would be ea…
Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator of "Saturday Night Live," has allowed Morgan Neville behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, "Lorne," is getting released by Foc…
Hulu has ordered a series version of the Jack Jordan novel "Conviction" with Elisabeth Moss attached to play the lead role, Variety has learned. David Shore is adapting the book for the smal…
Dearest gentle reader, the love story of Benedict Bridgerton is far from finished. Netflix has released the official trailer for "Bridgerton" Season 4 Part 2, teasing the final chapter in Be…
Veteran pop auteur Lykke Li has signed a new deal with Neon Gold Records via Futures Music Group and will release her sixth album " her first in four years " titled "The Afterparty" on May 8…
Emily Mortimer's upcoming directorial debut "Dennis" has expanded its cast with a trio of fellow Brits. Jim Broadbent ("Jay Kelly," "Bridget Jones"), Kelly Macdonald ("Dept. Q," "No Country …
Netflix has acquired the U.S. rights to the forthcoming "Lord of the Flies" series from "Adolescence" co-creator Jack Thorne. Sony Pictures Television announced the deal on Friday as "Lord o…
Este Haim may be in Berlin with the buzzy Brit indie "Sunny Dancer" "Â for which she wrote the score "Â but has aspirations to write the music for the current Oscar favorite. Paul Thomas…
Jessie Ware has joined the BAFTA party. The award-winning singer-songwriter will take to the stage during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony later this month to perform a special tribute during …
Grace Passô is a creative fueled by exploring the malleability of form. The actor, director and playwright adapted her own play into her feature debut "Our Secret," premiering in Berlin s…
İlker Çatak, who was born in Berlin to Turkish parents, is back at the Berlinale with "Yellow Letters," which unlike his last film " the Oscar-nominated Germany-set "The Teachers' Lou…
Sales company Epsilon Film has closed a raft of distribution deals on live-action family adventure "Momo," starring Martin Freeman and Claes Bang. "Momo" follows orphan Momo as she battles t…
Indian sarod virtuosos Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash are channeling their musical prowess toward environmental activism with the Feb. 20 release of "Celebrating Our Tigers," a seve…
On the red carpet for AppleTV+ series "The Last Thing He Told Me" Thursday evening, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner both had memories of James Van Der Beek to share. Van Der Beek, who …