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The release of the fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" seems to have given a boost to "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," the Broadway play that serves as a prequel to the Netflix s…
Arise Sir Stringer Bell! Idris Elba is set to receive a knighthood in the U.K. after the star led the list of names in the 2026 new year honors. Despite coming after another busy year for th…
Two more acts have canceled their upcoming performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the wake of Donald Trump adding his name to the historic forum, according to …
Joe Rogan is the latest industry heavyweight speaking out against Donald Trump's repeated attacks against Rob Reiner after the director's tragic death. Trump alleged that Reiner's death was …
​Global luxury group Kering will screen "Hamnet" and "The Testament of Ann Lee" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival as part of its Talking Pictures program on Saturday.…
Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother," now in theaters, is made up of three very different segments, each with a notable cast discussing the nature of their family relationships. One…
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov's journey may be over for now " "Heated Rivarly" Season 2 is likely not coming until 2027 " but Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have the perfect solution …
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another," "Sinners," "Weapons," "Frankenstein and "Wicked: For Good" led the 13th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award nominations.…
Timothée Chalamet is officially the king of the Christmas box office. It's the third consecutive holiday season where the A-list star has dominated at the box office, a reign that began wit…
During a recent episode of the "Team Deakins" podcast, Kate Winslet discussed her debut in Peter Jackson's 1994 drama-thriller "Heavenly Creatures," which follows the Oscar winner and Melani…
Marina Zenovich's "I'm Chevy Chase, and You're Not" is not your average celebrity documentary. From the film's outset, it is clear that the 82-year-old comedian had zero editorial control ov…
Indian actor Sheena Chohan, who made her Hindi-language feature film debut in the biopic "Sant Tukaram" earlier this year, has been cast as the lead in "Arjunanin Allirani," a Tamil-language…
Jamie Lee Curtis is thankful her movie star mom made her wait to start acting in horror movies. During a recent appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show" (via People), Curtis said that a produ…
It took some time for Eddie Murphy to forgive David Spade for his infamous "Saturday Night Live" dig. During a recent episode of his "Fly on the Wall" podcast, Spade said it took him "25 yea…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Episode 6 of "Heated Rivalry," now streaming on HBO Max. In what proved to be one of the most powerful scenes of the six-episode queer roma…
Ambassador Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center, said the organization will seek $1 million in damages from noted jazz musician Chuck Redd after Redd abruptly…
A new documentary reveals that Chevy Chase was put into a coma for around eight days after he experienced heart failure during the pandemic. It was reported in 2021 that the now-82-year-old …
Last week, President Donald Trump's name was emblazoned across the Kennedy Center's building façade, website and social media accounts. The organization's new name, after what the White H…
Christmas albums still have a bit of a stigma among fans of higher-cred artists. It can be difficult, first, to overcome the expectation that they're either cash grabs or sops to sentimental…
It was a lively mix of Snoop Dogg's greatest hits and Christmas favorites that livened up Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium during the halftime break for Netflix's Christmas Day telecast of the…
Mohammad Bakri, a prominent Palestinian actor and director who was known for his work in "Homeland" and the Oscar-nominated 1984 drama "Beyond the Walls," died Dec. 24 in Israel. He was 72. …
"You simply must marry. You just haven't met the right young lady," Benedict Bridgerton's mother Violet admonishes him in the trailer for season 4 of Netflix's "Bridgerton." That situation m…
Martin Scorsese honored the late Reiners in an essay published in The New York Times, writing, "Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I'll have to use the past tense, an…
Jimmy Kimmel has delivered a scathing "Â and typically comical "Â attack on president Donald Trump in a special Christmas Day address to the U.K. on Channel 4. For its 2025 annual Altern…
It's no surprise that "Marty Supreme" was recently shortlisted for consideration for a nomination for the new casting Oscar. Director Josh Safdie and casting director Jennifer Venditti assem…