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"The '94 version is apparently a serious drama," Steven E. de Souza quips to The Hollywood Reporter about social media reactions to the franchise's latest theatrical release.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Christina Downer, “Saturday Night Live” writer Jimmy Fowlie’s sister, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Delorean Bijon Brandon, 41, Downer’s boyfriend, and Kaylee Nicole Markowski, 34, were arrested Thursday in Highland Park and Tarzana, respectively. Detectives believe Brandon and Markowski were responsible for […]
Media layoffs across the entertainment industry are hitting hard after an avalanche of job cuts dating back to mid-2024. The unfortunate trend can still be felt following the Covid-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and — the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in January 2025. As the […]
The director, whose ‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ is in Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition, holds forth on why mothers are such a presence in his stories and how he made his first full documentary despite his misgivings about the genre.
Selma Blair issued a video apology on Friday for the Oct. 11 incident in which she allegedly injured a flight attendant and kicked a nurse after being removed from a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Blair, 54, is facing two state charges of 2nd-degree assault for the alleged attacks on the nurse and […]
A former staple of the pop ecosystem, the rapper/pop star link-up is essentially extinct.
Ye's daughter has been proving that she's talented and talked about some of her skills in a recent interview.
“6TM,” directed by Karim Akalay and produced by Walid Bekhti, won the New Visions Award for the most promising European project at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Friday. The film is described as “a Belgian family comedy in three chapters, rooted in magic realism and the resilience of a community.” In the film, which […]
Dwayne Johnson, Alicia Silverstone, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, and more will also feature in the film
Marvin R. Shanken, the longtime editor and publisher of Wine Spectator magazine who was instrumental in elevating the profile of American wine business, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 83. Shanken started his career in 1972 when he bought a small industry newsletter named Impact, which became a key resource for the wine and spirits […]
Held Oct. 2 in Tokyo, the conference featured speakers including Luminate CEO Rob Jonas and Naohiro Kaji of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The Human Consent Foundation, the Cate Blanchett-backed nonprofit trying to protect the likenesses of individuals from unauthorized scraping by AI models, and a legion of Hollywood companies have filed an amicus brief in the New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the tech companies’ position that it could not reasonably clear the rights […]
More than a decade after the Sony hack shook Hollywood, Martin Scorsese is still reeling from the fallout of the North Korean state-sponsored digital attack. The Oscar-winning director recalled how the wide-reaching hack, which was a response to Seth Rogen’s 2014 film The Interview, “ruined everything” for Scorsese’s planned Cleopatra feature, which would have starred […]
“Obsession” director Curry Barker is not only a fan of “You Can See Everything,” but he’s already reached out to Nathan Fielder about working together. “I thought it was freakin’ insane and awesome,” Barker told Variety Thursday night at the Time100 Next Gala at Pier59 Studios . “I didn’t know much about [Elizabeth Holmes’] story […]
Selma Blair on Friday broke her silence weeks after being arrested for assault for allegedly attempting to open an airplane door midflight.
Selma Blair on Friday broke her silence weeks after being arrested for alleged assault.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member Chris Young has signed with UTA for global representation in all areas. The signing comes as Young approaches nearly two decades in the country music spotlight. In addition to his robust solo catalog, over the years he has performed with Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Ashley McBryde and others. […]
A judge has ordered the federal government to pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads from television, social media and elsewhere that she says appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes
FRIDAY PM UPDATE: Halloween’s trick on the weekend domestic box office is currently seeing a fight between A24’s You Can See Everything and Warner Bros/DC’s Clayface with $10M+ apiece, though the odds are in favor the incarcerated failed Theranos founder versus a Gotham celebrity whose face melts. You Can See Everything is counting $3.2M today […]
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with reporter Megan Johnson, who wrote about what it's like to live in Salem, Mass. — famous for the Salem Witch Trials — during Halloween tourism season.
