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Lionel Richie Undergoes Heart Procedure, ‘Will Be Back on Stage Soon’ After Canceling Next Three Shows
Lionel Richie will miss at least a few concert dates after being hospitalized this week and undergoing a procedure to tr...
A Geico Holiday Special? Insurance Giant’s New CMO Widens Spotlight on Entertainment
Geico’s famous animated Gecko used to turn up only in TV commercials. He recently enjoyed guest-star billing on a podcas...
Jessica Lange Speaks Out on ‘American Horror Story 13’ Return, From Playing Secret Fifth Character to Begging for a Musical Number
Jessica Lange is not only reprising her four previous “American Horror Story” roles in Season 13 — she’s debuting a new ...
Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Be a ‘Streaming Powerhouse,’ Wall Street Analysts Say — but Saddled With More Than $77 Billion in Debt
Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison has prevailed in his dogged pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery: He’s won the deal. Now...
Zara Larsson Performs at iHeart in Las Vegas, Jonathan Bailey Attends Burberry Fashion Show in London and More Red Carpet Photos: September 2026
As the summer begins to wind down in September, Hollywood is just getting started with a new crop of awards season movie...
This $760 ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Box Set Comes With Hand-Signed Artwork and a New Margaret Atwood Introduction
The Folio Society is giving Margaret Atwood’s Gilead novels a lavish makeover. The independent publisher is releasing a ...
Rachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
The 2026 Montclair Film Festival will present producer Rachel Maddow and director Ben Klein with its 2026 David Carr Awa...
Former Cinecittà Chief Nicola Maccanico Appointed CEO of Rainbow Group’s Colorado Film
Former Cinecittà Studios chief Nicola Maccanico has been appointed CEO of Rome-based production shingle Colorado Film. T...
BTS, Seventeen, Tomorrow X Together, Enhypen Anchor Trafalgar-HYBE Cine Fest’s Global Expansion
Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE are expanding HYBE Cine Fest into a global event for the first time, bringing the week-long...
‘Heart of the Beast’ Review: Brad Pitt Is a Veteran Stranded With His Combat Dog in David Ayer’s Stirringly Crafted Survival-in-the-Wild Saga
Ayer and Pitt (both producers on the film) have teamed up to make something that isn’t so far removed, in form and spiri...
Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Set for Mipcom Talk on Vision for Banijay After All3Media Acquisition
Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti will usher in a new chapter for Banijay Entertainment and All3Media when the two hold a j...
Billy Bush to Join Fox News as Contributor
Billy Bush, the longtime entertainment-news correspondent, is expected to join Fox News Media as a contributor, a potent...
‘Gangs of London’ Producers Claim They’re Owed $20 Million From Vice Over Pulse Films Sale
The founders of “Gangs of London” producer Pulse Films claim they are owed more than $20 million over the sale of the st...
‘Resident Evil’ Reboots at No. 1 as ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Bounds to No. 3 at U.K., Ireland Box Office
Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” stormed to the summit of the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first plac...
Business Culture Podcaster Sammi Cohen Is Launching Social Commerce Network (SCN), a Livestreamed News Show Inspired by TBPN and Aimed at Being a Next...
Sammi Cohen has hundreds of thousands of followers who tune in to her podcast focused on the intersection of business, t...
Channing Tatum Calls Rumors He Has a Burner Instagram Account ‘F—ing Hilarious’: ‘Can’t Believe Y’all Think This Is What I’m Doing With My Free Time’
No, Channing Tatum is not running an Instagram burner account to troll his ex Zoë Kravitz — but he does find the idea pr...
Goodfellas’ CEO Vincent Maraval Says Michel Hazanavicius Cut Eight Days of Production on WWI Film ‘The Third Hand’ by Using AI
Vincent Maraval, the veteran CEO of major French sales-production company Goodfellas, spoke about the effects of AI in t...
Will Record Summer Box Office Save Indie Cinema? Not Quite, but Cannes Might, Say U.S. Producers
There was some much overdue optimism on the first day of the Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized by CAA Media F...
Clavicular Charged With Rape and Drugging in Massachusetts
“Looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular has been charged with rape and drugging in Massachusetts, according to online court...
U.K.’s National Film and TV School and Sean Connery Foundation to Establish Permanent Base in Edinburgh (EXCLUSIVE)
The U.K.’s renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with the Sean Connery Foundation to establi...
‘Tango Metal’ Kickstarts Partnership Between Finland’s Helsinki-filmi and Iceland’s Glassriver (EXCLUSIVE)
In a move mirroring European indie producers’ look out for strong partners in an unstable market, Helsinki-filmi (“Tom o...
Oscars: Egypt Selects Abu Bakr Shawky’s ‘The Stories’ for International Feature Race
Abu Bakr Shawky’s drama “The Stories” — which is inspired by how the director’s Egyptian father and Austrian mother bega...
Juliet Stevenson, Olivia Williams Join Tim Crouch’s ‘An Oak Tree’ at the Other Palace (EXCLUSIVE)
Francesca Moody Productions has unveiled further casting for Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree,” adding Juliet Stevenson, Olivia...
Susan Sarandon to Be Honored at Rome Film Festival Sidebar Where ‘The Accompanist’ Will Bow Internationally (EXCLUSIVE)
Susan Sarandon will be honored by the Rome Film Festival’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar, which is dedicat...
Japan Pitch Heads to Busan Film Festival With Four Co-Production Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
Atmovie Inc. will stage Japan Pitch at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, giving four filmmakers from its Atmov...
Rima Das, Shan Zuolong, Shim Eun-kyung Named to Busan’s New Currents Jury
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Indian director Rima Das, Chinese producer Shan Zuolong ...
Inside the Basque Production Boom: Who Owns the Growth?
The Basque Country has become an increasingly attractive place to make films and television. In Bizkaia alone, audiovisu...
Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’ Lands Home Entertainment Deal With Buffalo 8 (EXCLUSIVE)
Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired home entertainment rights to “Ghost Elephants,” the documentary written, directed an...
Inside the 2026 San Sebastián-CAA Media Finance Creative Investors’ Conference
Acme AI & FX’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Austin-Little at Black Bear International, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, StudioCanal’...
3Cat’s ‘Gènesi’ Tells Origin Story of El Bulli, the Iconic Restaurant of Celebrity Chef Ferran Adrià
The six-part 3Cat series “Gènesi,” which premiered two episodes at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 21, aims to ...
‘The Harvester’ Star Antonio de la Torre: ‘Violence Has No Justification, but It Does Have an Explanation’
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – “Violence has no justification, but it does have an explanation.” That was Antonio de la Torre’s ...
Taiwan Creative Content Fest Adds Spotlight Screenings to Court International Buyers
The 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) will introduce Spotlight Screenings for the first time this November, givin...
Matthew McConaughey Exposed Himself to Jimmy Kimmel in the Emmys Bathroom and Woody Harrelson Saw the Whole Thing
On Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the late-night host kicked things off by throwing jabs at his favorite punching b...
Generative AI, Microdramas to Take Center Stage at Busan Market
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) official market, has finaliz...
Robin Williams’ Daughter Calls for Fans Creating AI Videos of the Actor to ‘Have Some Shame’: ‘Leave Him Out of Your Delusional Bulls—’
Zelda Williams is calling for fans to stop circulating AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams, nearly a ...
Netflix Partners With British Library, Sets Talks Series With Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan and More
Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more peo...
Tom Cruise Says AI Is ‘Coming and It’s Going to Happen,’ but ‘People Want to See Real Things’: ‘Keep Creating’
Despite the threat of AI to the film industry, Tom Cruise is confident that people will always “want to see real things”...
Christina Applegate Shares First Video Following Months-Long Hospitalization: ‘Love to You All Out There’
Christina Applegate has shared a first look at her life outside the hospital following a months-long stay amid her ongoi...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Ending With Season 3
Daredevil is hanging up his mask after three seasons on Disney+. Marvel’s “Daredevil: Born Again,” starring Charlie Cox ...
Rob Bonta, Facing Skeptics, Defends ‘Very Strong’ Paramount Deal
Rob Bonta defended the antitrust settlement that allows Paramount to merge with Warner Bros. on Monday, saying in a 45-m...
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