The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Honorary Oscars to actor and producer Tom Cruise, choreographer and actor Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas at the 16…
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died last week at 59, was honored on Sunday night during the opening credits of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver": A photo of Escobe…
John Oliver tackled the Trump Administration's defunding of public media for his final "Last Week Tonight" episode of 2025, detailing how the decision to eliminate $1.1 billion from the Corp…
Walton Goggins has played complex characters in series including "The Shield" and "Justified." Now he's hoping his latest nuanced performance will help an unexpected beneficiary: Walmart. Go…
How do you solve a problem like "Chess"? With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, and now with a new version of Rice's book by Danny Strong, "Chess…
In "Working Girl," an upwardly mobile Melanie Griffith embodied Tess McGill, a secretary from Staten Island with big hair and even bigger dreams. She thought her new boss (played by Sigourne…
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, reshared Donald Trump's demand for Seth Meyers to be fired from NBC after being made the subject of his roasts on the host's late-night show. Trump pos…
Tom Cruise and Debbie Allen didn't wait until Sunday night's Governors Awards to celebrate their honorary Oscars. The two were spotted hitting the dance floor at a party Saturday hosted by A…
Timothée Chalamet and Adam Sandler joined for a conversation about their careers and crafts in the Fairfax High School gymnasium in Los Angeles, where Chalamet praised Sandler as "one of th…
Cynthia Erivo didn't mince words when discussing the challenges she and co-star Ariana Grande have faced while promoting "Wicked: For Good." "We have come through some shit," Erivo told a pa…
Melissa McCarthy is returning to host "Saturday Night Live" this December. It was revealed during this week's episode that McCarthy will host the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest …
Jeffrey Epstein's just-released emails were the topic of conversation on the cold open of the Nov. 15 episode of SNL. The sketch began with Ashley Padilla's portrayal of White House press se…
Glen Powell had a special guest in the audience when he hosted "Saturday Night Live." During his opening monologue, "The Running Man" star revealed that he was originally supposed to host "S…
Glen Powell is known for his confident charisma and star power, but early in his career, he found himself so starstruck by Dustin Hoffman that he bombed a script reading with the legendary a…
Cristin Milioti insists she's not thinking too much about the possibility of "The Penguin" getting a second season. "I feel like I have zero chill about it because every time I'm asked [abou…
The Match Factory has launched sales at AFM on Jane Schoenbrun's slasher movie "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," which stars "Hacks" actress Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, at t…
The Egypt Film Commission aims to increase foreign shoots in Egypt, in the wake of recent high-profile productions, including Guy Ritchie's "Fountain of Youth," shot at the Giza Pyramids, Ne…
Chloé Zhao emerges from her cave " her words, not mine " with "Hamnet." It's a film that feels less like a period drama and more like a spiritual excavation. The co-writer and director, who…
"Succession" actress Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by her talent agency, Gersh, a spokesperson has confirmed to Variety. The actress was let go after far-right commentator Nick Fuentes appe…
Are you a big fan of mindless crap? Well, you're in luck. An excerpt of the fictional "Pluribus" book "Bloodsong of Wycaro," the latest novel in Carol Sturka's "Winds of Wycaro" romantasy se…
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are getting a name makeover. Starting with the 32nd edition next year, the kudocast will now be known as "The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA." According t…
Regina Hall defies expectations. She reinvents herself every few years, prompting audiences to reconsider their perceptions of her. From the slapstick absurdity of "Scary Movie" to the layer…
With 11 stand-up specials under his belt, Jim Gaffigan is one of the most prolific comedians this side of George Carlin. His family-friendly jokes about parenting and food made Gaffigan a ho…
"Wicked: One Wonderful Night" scored 3.6 million viewers on NBC. The thrillifying telecast is the network's second-highest rated special this year, after "SNL50: The Anniversary Special." Th…
The Jewish Federation Los Angeles has recruited prominent entertainment industry figures to launch the Jewish Entertainment Alliance, an advocacy effort to address the rise of antisemitism. …