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Cartoon Forum Names 2026 Tribute Nominees, Adds Eco Award
Cartoon Forum, Europe's leading animated-TV co-production market, unveiled its 2026 Tribute nominees across three categories and introduced a new sustainability-focused award ahead of its September 14
Zero Company Review: Tactical Joy, Toothless Permadeath
Bit Reactor's Star Wars Zero Company is a turn-based tactics debut from XCOM veterans that delivers joyfully absurd squad heroics and emergent camaraderie, but undercuts its XCOM DNA with toothless pe
MMM Films Acquires Ukrainian Drama 'Camouflage' for Venice
Paris-based MMM Films has acquired international sales rights to Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko's drama 'Camouflage' ahead of its world premiere at Venice's Giornate degli Autori parallel section
Willem Dafoe Shines in 'Late Fame' as Rediscovered Poet
Kent Jones directs 'Late Fame,' adapted from an Arthur Schnitzler novella by Samy Burch, in which Willem Dafoe plays an aging New York postal worker and forgotten 1970s poet whose out-of-print work is
Domhnall Gleeson's breakout year with Swift, Herzog, and The Incomer
Domhnall Gleeson is experiencing a surge in visibility with multiple high-profile projects released in quick succession, including a Taylor Swift music video, a Scottish indie comedy, and a journalism
Joe Lycett launches live pub show after failing licensing exam
Joe Lycett is launching a live TV show from a functioning pub he operates, balancing fatherhood, a return to stand-up, and the challenge of passing a licensing exam he initially failed.
Booko & Sanchez Exit The Valley After 3 Seasons
Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez are leaving Bravo's 'The Valley' after three seasons, sharing a joint statement citing their family and peace as Season 4 begins production.
Trump Doubles Down on Federal Film Tax Credit
President Trump is intensifying his push for a federal film and TV production tax credit, winning praise from major Hollywood unions while the actual legislation remains thin on details and is being d
Blanchett & Hoss coin-flip casting in uneven Electra/Persona
A new National Theatre double bill welds Sophocles' Electra to Bergman's Persona, with Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss trading roles by coin flip each night — but critics find only the ancient tragedy ha
Wheel of Fortune's Jim Thornton Suspended, Role Recast
Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended by Sony Pictures Television following allegations connected to a May commercial flight incident, with the role being recast pending a 'thorou
Jason Isbell Sues Suno Over Right-of-Publicity Claims
Jason Isbell and several fellow musicians have sued AI music company Suno in Massachusetts federal court, alleging the platform trained its models on artists' identities without consent in violation o
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Extended Preview Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Weekly Title
A 27-minute extended Grand Theft Auto VI preview became Netflix's most-watched title last week, drawing 31.1 million global views and topping the English film list in 87 of 93 tracked countries.
Randy Rainbow Signs With CAA, Returns From WME
Randy Rainbow, the political parody comedian known for his viral web series, has signed with CAA, returning to the agency he first joined in early 2020 after a stint at WME.
Tokyo Film Festival Tabs 'Godzilla Minus Zero' as Centerpiece
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled its 2026 lineup, tapping "Godzilla Minus Zero" as the centerpiece, Zeze Takahisa's "Sukiyaki" as the opening film, and Yeon Sang-ho's Korean zombie
Bailey Exits West End Musical After Grande Departs
Jonathan Bailey has stepped back from the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sunday in the Park With George' weeks after co-star Ariana Grande left, leaving the production without its two announc
Paley Center Launches Nashville Songwriter Series
New York's Paley Center for Media will launch 'Southern Rounds: Bringing Nashville to New York' on Sept. 24, importing Nashville's nightly songwriter round format with workshops, acoustic performances
SZA Calls Pop's Next Stars Months Early
SZA has become pop's most influential tastemaker through her Instagram Stories, repeatedly surfacing emerging artists like Flowerovlove, Natanya, and Ayra Starr months — sometimes years — before mains
Miley Announces 'Bass Persuades' Album, Hollywood Bowl Dates
Miley — formerly Miley Cyrus — announced her 10th album "Bass Persuades" for Sept. 18 release alongside her first full U.S. concerts since 2021, a two-night Hollywood Bowl headlining run in October.
Woo Jin Joo Embroidered Korean Spirits From Discarded Junk
Korean-Chinese artist Woo Jin Joo transforms found objects and old Ikea bags into embroidered sculptural creatures inspired by Korean shamanism, ahead of her first solo show at London's Ruup & Form ga
‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums
Sam Andrews, an 18-year-old from Georgia, is documenting his attempt to listen to every one of Masami Akita's 400-plus Merzbow albums on Instagram, drawing half-million-view videos and even the artist
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