On a windy winter morning in New York, Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora pose for photos in front of the freshly revealed New Year's Eve Ball. The decorated ball, perched 25 stories high atop One T…
From megamergers to disruptive new technologies, the media industry has a lot to pack into the next 12 months. Artificial intelligence continues to reshape the way movies, shows and music is…
A Disney World Hollywood Studios employee was struck by a prop boulder during a showing of the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!" stage show after the 400-pound rubber sphere became dis…
Ratings for the Kennedy Center Honors took a sharp decline this year. The poor turnout comes shortly after Donald Trump added his name to the historic forum. This year's Kennedy Center Honor…
Spike Lee has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Isiah Whitlock Jr., who died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. Lee shared a photo of himself with Whitlock on Instagram on Tuesday, wr…
Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor best known for playing the corrupt state senator Clay Davis on "The Wire," died on Tuesday in New York, Variety has confirmed. He was 71. His manager, Brian Lieb…
Canadian romance novelist Rachel Reid first saw Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in person on the set of "Heated Rivalry," Jacob Tierney's television adaptation of her queer hockey book se…
Believe it or not, two of broadcast TV's biggest events aren't even in primetime. They also happen to pretty much bookend the year: ABC's "Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacre…
As the calendar flips and viewers once again choose between braving the cold or celebrating from the couch, television networks are rolling out their annual New Year's Eve spectacles. This y…
"Wicked: For Good" is flying to streaming. The blockbuster musical sequel, which made more than $200 million at the global box office, is now available to rent/purchase on VOD. Starting toda…
Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose music has been covered by Destiny's Child and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 77. A rep for Smallwood confirmed to Variety that …
Director Marcie Hume is responding to a claim that Corey Feldman was not aware of footage she shot for her just-released documentary about his life on his rock tour, "Corey Feldman vs. the W…
Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes five times, making Hollywood sweat with his take-no-prisoners approach to jokes mocking showbiz. In his new Netflix stand-up special "Mortality," w…
The Season 3 trailer for the Apple TV+ comedy "Shrinking" teases Michael J. Fox's return to acting after stepping away from his career in 2020 due to speech issues associated with his Parkin…
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…