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"Hamnet," "Marty Supreme" and a powerful one-two punch from Warner Bros. " "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" " are among the American Film Institute's 10 best films of the year, the o…
It appears Thomas Benski's new venture Lumina Media has acquired a notable stake in Benedict Cumberbatch's production outfit SunnyMarch, according to documents filed in the U.K. Cumberbatch …
It was a heck of an opening gambit: In its first week on Broadway, the new revival of "Chess" earned more than $1.2 million from just four sold-out performances. A few weeks later, the show,…
Israel is set to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union general assembly called off a vote over its participation. Next year's contest, which will be …
If you want to get in touch with Fran Lebowitz, you'll have to jump through a few hoops. Even inquiring if the sharp-tongued writer and flaneur would entertain an interview required three in…
U.K. performers union Equity is set to ballot members over potential strike action related to AI protections. Negotiating partner Pact, the U.K. producers union, has been notified. "Nobody w…
When Nicholas Galitzine arrived on the set of Julia Jackman's "100 Nights of Hero," he had to check his inhibitions at the door. "They were like, 'Yeah, you're going to be naked, covered in …
Hollywood is coming to the defense of Paul Dano after Quentin Tarantino slammed the performer as "the worst fucking actor in SAG." As cinephiles flocked to social media to champion Dano's pe…
Queen Latifah captivated a packed crowd at the first of the Red Sea Film Festival "In Conversation" series, where she sat down with Saudi podcaster Mo Islam ("The Mo Show") to reflect on her…
Fresh off one of the most ambitious shoots of his career, Tahar Rahim landed at the Marrakech Film Festival buzzing about Fred Cavayé's dynamic new take on Victor Hugo's classic "Les Misér…
The British Academy has unveiled the make-up of its 14,000 members five years after going through a comprehensive review process aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion. According to BAF…
Born on the same day in the same Beirut hospital just a minute apart, while war raged outside, the lovers in "A Sad and Beautiful World" were seemingly destined to fall for each other, and t…
Jon M. Chu is taking his talents to Paramount Skydance. The "Wicked" director has inked a multi-year first-look film and TV deal with the David Ellison-led studio. Though Chu most recently h…
President Trump has granted a pardon to Tim Leiweke, the live entertainment executive accused of rigging a bid to build an arena on the campus of the University of Texas. In a proclamation s…
At Monday night's Gotham Awards, Joel Edgerton pushed back on James Cameron's take that films without theatrical runs shouldn't be eligible for the Oscars. "None of us should be squabbling w…
WME has signed spiritual leader, author and "Woman Evolve" founder Sarah Jakes Roberts for representation. The agency will collaborate with Jakes Roberts to expand her presence and mission t…
Salvador Plasencia, the doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before his overdose death in 2023, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison. Plasencia apolog…
The third season of revived HBO series "The Comeback" has revealed a first-look image at Lisa Kudrow back in action as actress Valerie Cherish, alongside the news that Andrew Scott is joinin…
The health fund for the Writers Guild of America has taken a brutal hit in the last two years, losing $122 million as costs increased while work slowed. Much of that decline is due to the 20…
Richard Gere is more than just an executive producer by name on "Wisdom of Happiness," a documentary about his longtime friend the Dalai Lama. "I've never worked this hard to get a film that…
Innovative Artists Entertainment agent Andy Patman is not sitting around waiting for the entertainment business to change. Instead, he and his team want to make the changes themselves. "Ever…
Netflix is rolling the dice with the greenlight of a drama series set in Las Vegas. The untitled projects was created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who will serve as showrunners and e…
Tig Notaro is planning another splashy collaboration with Zack Snyder. The actor and comedian was on the Dec. 1 episode of the podcast "On With Kara Swisher," where she spoke about her role …
It's Halloween night at Madison Square Garden, and a group of 20-somethings are deep into a sacred ritual: gabbing in the bathroom mirror with your girlfriends. They fluff their hair and …
Composer Daniel Blumberg says if anyone was right to tell the story of Ann Lee, it was Mona Fastvold. The historical drama, "The Testament of Ann Lee," opening Dec. 25, stars Amanda Seyfried…