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Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother’s Defamation Suit Over Memoir
A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, in which he claimed he was defamed by the superstar’s...
Gram Parsons Tribute Concert at Troubadour to Feature Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Black Crowes, Margo Price and More
The “Grievous Angel” will be getting a salute from a lot of grateful angels when an all-star tribute concert honoring th...
Jon Leland and Ivan Askwith Launch Fandom First Studio: Popular Demand (EXCLUSIVE)
Jon Leland, former chief strategy officer at Kickstarter, and Ivan Askwith, who previously led Digital Media at Lucasfil...
‘Only What We Carry’ Team Sets Offbeat Family Drama ‘Trafalgar,’ Starring Fanny Ardant, Danny Huston (EXCLUSIVE)
Fresh off the festival run of “Only What We Carry,” the offbeat indie drama starring Quentin Tarantino, actor-producer L...
Daniel Kaluuya to Star in ‘Purpose’ Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Next Show ‘Grass’
Daniel Kaluuya will make his New York stage debut in “Grass,” a new play from Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Bran...
JustWatch TV Launches With Content Partners Including Cineverse and Altitude for New AVOD Streaming Service
Streaming guide JustWatch Group set its 30 major content partners for its Advertising-Based Video on Demand streaming se...
‘Sinners’ Music Exhibition Opens at California African American Museum
An exhibition dedicated to the music of Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning “Sinners” has opened at the California African Amer...
Patrick Dempsey Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE)
Patrick Dempsey has signed with Gersh for representation. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated actor is a big get f...
U2 to Play Halftime Show for NFL’s Thanksgiving Eve Game in What League Calls ‘a New NFL Holiday Tradition’
Although Thanksgiving Eve has not yet been recognized by everyone as a holiday in its own right, the National Football L...
NBA 2026-2027: Here’s Where to Watch Regular Season Games Live Online
After winning the NBA Finals for the first time in 53 years back in June, the New York Knicks are at the top of the pro ...
Cleo Sol Announces First-Ever North American Arena Tour Dates
With her intentionally low-key public profile, British R&B singer-songwriter Cleo Sol is the kind of artist you thin...
Spotify Inks Licensing Deal With Believe Music for AI Remixing Tool
Spotify has struck a content licensing deal with the France-based independent music company Believe ahead of its forthco...
Palestinian Filmmaker Rakan Mayasi on His Search for Unconventional Stories and Portraying ‘Communities That Have Not Been on Film Before’
Iconoclastic Palestinian filmmaker Rakan Mayasi’s debut feature “Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep” made a splash in this y...
Guillermo del Toro Tears Up as He Says ‘We’re Handing Down a World in Ruins’: ‘It Pains Me Deeply to See Three Generations Fail the Next’
Mexico’s beloved Guillermo del Toro descended on the 24th Morelia Film Festival like the rockstar he is, greeted by hord...
BBC Three Among Linear Services Set to Close as Broadcaster Looks for Savings
The BBC has confirmed it will shut down a host of linear broadcast services next year. Among those impacted are BBC Thre...
Hulu’s Mother-Son Mystery ‘Phony’ Mutes Connie Britton’s Charisma Under Visual Effects: TV Review
It’s a shame Hulu shared only half the first season of the streamer’s new comedy-mystery series “Phony” with critics in ...
Prince Harry Opens Up About Move Back to England and Wanting to ‘Work It Out’ With King Charles and Prince William: ‘The Most Important Thing Is to Re...
Prince Harry says he wants to make peace with both his father and brother. Speaking in his first major interview since r...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ Sets Broadway Cast
Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the cast for his next Broadway venture, “Warriors,” which comes a decade after “Hamilto...
Spotify Removes 50 Million AI Slop Tracks from Recommendations This Year
Spotify’s quest to curb the chaos AI-generated music has brought onto the platform has caused it to remove 50 million AI...
Podcasters Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky Among Winners at Signal Awards (EXCLUSIVE)
The Signal Awards, which is in its fifth year of honoring podcasts, has revealed this year’s recipients, including “Good...
Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With MS: ‘I’m Back at Square One’ and It’s a ‘Mindf—’
Christina Applegate returned to her podcast, “MeSsy,” on Tuesday with some shocking news: She was misdiagnosed with mult...
Emily Watson Joins ‘The Drive,’ Inspired by JFK Assassination, as Exec Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson has joined the Oscar-qualified short film “The Drive” as executive producer, lending...
Evolution Mallorca Brings Back Script Lab Pitches With ‘Sirat’ Producer and Oscar Winner Kim Magnusson Among Jury Members
This year’s Evolution Mallorca, held on the Spanish island between Oct. 28 and NoV. 4, is bringing back Evolution Pitch,...
Raj Singh and Italy’s RP1 Holding Launch €100 Million Film Fund to Boost Country’s Struggling Indie Ecosystem
CEO of Media Capital Technologies Raj Singh and Italy’s RP1 Holding, an Italian group comprising companies specializing ...
‘Street Fighter’ Punches to Summit as Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Bows in Third at U.K., Ireland Box Office
Paramount’s “Street Fighter” delivered a knockout blow to top the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place w...
Dana Carvey Says He ‘Didn’t Understand the Kerfuffle’ Over Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘I Just Saw It’ as a ‘Joke’
“Saturday Night Live” alum Dana Carvey didn’t get all the controversy over Shane Gillis’ recent monologue on the sketch ...
Jakarta Pitches Itself as Regional Film Hub, Points to Busan as Model
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo kicked off the Jakarta Film Summit 2026 on Tuesday with a pitch for the Indonesian...
‘Goodbye Julia’ Director on Reaching for ‘Wider Audiences’ in Sudanese Period Drama ‘About Love & September Laws’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani, whose debut feature “Goodbye Julia” premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar...
‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ Director Muhammad Mustapha Talks Masculinity Ahead of El Gouna Premiere: ‘The Only Emotion Men Are Allowed to Express Is Anger’
Egyptian filmmaker Muhammad Mustapha’s “Big Boys Don’t Cry” follows a group of Cairo bodybuilders and nightclub bouncers...
‘Line of Duty’ Director Douglas Mackinnon Preps Edinburgh-Set Paramedic Drama ‘BurnTime,’ Builds Slate at Rugged Island Films (EXCLUSIVE)
“Line of Duty” and “Good Omens” director Douglas Mackinnon is prepping an Edinburgh-set paramedic drama that’s part of a...
‘Lilly,’ Starring Patricia Clarkson, to Open London’s Women and the World Intl. Film Festival
Rachel Feldman’s “Lilly,” starring Patricia Clarkson, will open the third edition of the Women and the World Internation...
AI Could ‘Absolutely’ Replace Human Actors, CEO of Generative AI Startup Runway Says at Italy’s View Conference: ‘It’s Already Happening in a Way’
Durng a fireside chat entitled “Every Pixel Will Be Generated” at Turin’s View Conference, an audience member asked Cris...
Human-AI Indian Music Label Raagverse Launches With ‘Janaa Hai Toh Jao’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Raagverse, a new Indian music label that pairs human songwriting with AI production tools, will release its first album,...
Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala Present Mumbai Cab Thriller ‘Aakhri Ride’ for Halloween Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala have come on board to present “Aakhri Ride,” a short thriller set over a...
Jon Stewart Jokes Skydance Has ‘Pulled Our Renewal’ Before Slamming JD Vance, Trump and Emmanuel Macron
Jon Stewart was back behind the desk of “The Daily Show” Monday night and went all in on Vice President JD Vance, Presid...
Judi Dench Says Panned ‘Cats’ Film Was a ‘Waste’ of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Goodwill and Talent’
Judi Dench, who played Old Deuteronomy in Tom Hooper’s “Cats,” is reflecting on the universally panned film in her forth...
Why Daisy Edgar-Jones Listened to Dolly Parton to Prep for ‘Sense and Sensibility’
Daisy Edgar-Jones is no stranger to starring in a book-to-screen adaptation. She knows how to please hardcore fans while...
Why ‘Office Space’ Actor Richard Riehle Was the Quintessential Actor’s Actor (Guest Column)
The first time I met Richard Riehle, I was making one of the first things I’d ever made. It was a Funny or Die video, an...
‘Star Wars’ Comes to 2027 Super Bowl With Animated ‘Alterna-Cast’ for Disney Channel, XD, Disney+
Add C-3PO to the list of popular Disney personalities who will be guiding football fans through sundry telecasts of ESPN...
Ann Hornaday, Longtime Washington Post Film Critic and Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Dies at 66
Ann Hornaday, the longtime film critic of The Washington Post, died Sunday at her home in Baltimore following a battle w...
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