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Jury rules N.Y. Times defamed Bama hoops player
An Alabama federal jury awarded $9.25 million to University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears, finding The New York Times defamed him by incorrectly identifying him as a passenger in a car linke
How ‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Topped $20 Million at the Box Office to Become an Unlikely Indie Blockbuster
Hadestown: The Musical has become the highest-grossing live theater capture, crossing $20.7 million to surpass Hamilton's roughly $17 million domestic total, after Bleecker Street's event-cinema strat
Mike D: ‘After Yauch died I couldn’t make music. I’d open a computer file and just feel sadness’
Mike D of the Beastie Boys is releasing his debut solo album "Thank You" on 28 August, reconnecting with music through home-studio jams with his sons after years of grief following Adam Yauch's 2012 c
Odyssey beats Deadpool as top-grossing R-rated film ever
The Odyssey has overtaken Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history at $1.35bn worldwide, narrowly surpassing the Marvel title despite typically being seen as a comme
'Voice of Hind Rajab' Director Calls Israel Probe a 'Smokescreen'
Kaouther Ben Hania, director of the Oscar-nominated 'The Voice of Hind Rajab,' has rejected Israel's announcement of a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind
Woody Harrelson Plans Live Film Return, New Comedy Projects
Woody Harrelson plans to return to directing with a new live-streamed film, revisits his stand-up ambitions, and teases major projects including a Netflix dark comedy directed by Jason Bateman.
Alice Roberts: Dawkins Books Drove Me From Anglican Faith
Anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts has revealed that reading Richard Dawkins's evolutionary biology works as a teenager pushed her to abandon the Anglican faith of her upbringing and become a hum
See the Light: Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen illuminate Durham gallery’s revival
The Light, a £17m contemporary art gallery in Durham, opens Saturday in a former military museum, featuring Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson — marking a rare new publicly funded regional
Wolf Days, First Week of August Top Sarajevo CineLink
The Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink Industry Days handed out prizes across its co-production, works-in-progress, and drama strands, with Emilija Gašić's folk horror "Wolf Days" and Filip Mojžeš's "T
'The Marching Band' Review: French Film Opens in U.S
A French buddy film in which a Parisian conductor discovers a working-class biological brother and joins his struggling brass band opens in U.S. theaters via Greenwich Entertainment, more than two yea
Anthony Hopkins, 88, releases orchestral debut on Decca
Anthony Hopkins, the Oscar-winning Welsh actor, releases his orchestral debut album 'Life Is a Dream' on Decca at age 88, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and drawing on his Port Talbot childhood and fami
Rachel Cusk's Life of M: A Portman-Inspired Novel Reviewed
Rachel Cusk's new novel 'Life of M' follows a nameless, genderless narrator's stalled attempt to collaborate on the autobiography of a celebrity film star whose career openly mirrors Natalie Portman's
Almodóvar Calls 'Bitter Christmas' His Riskiest Film
Pedro Almodóvar calls "Bitter Christmas," his 24th film opening this summer, "the riskiest film I've ever made" — a metafictional autofiction where a director writes a film about a director writing a
Blue Eye Samurai Renewed For Third & Final Season At Netflix
Netflix's animated action series Blue Eye Samurai will conclude with a newly announced third season, while Season 2 is set to premiere in January 2027 after recently wrapping production.
Chris Hansen Refuses NDA, Denied 'Primetime' Screening
Chris Hansen refused to sign a legal agreement A24 presented ahead of a private screening of 'Primetime,' the Robert Pattinson film dramatizing his 'To Catch a Predator' tenure, and left the studio's
Jaafar Jackson: 'Michael' Sequel Will Address Abuse Allegations
Jaafar Jackson confirmed the planned 'Michael' biopic sequel will tackle the 1990s abuse allegations against his uncle, telling GQ Middle East the two-part structure offers a chance to finally present
The Best ‘Widow’s Bay’ Merch, From Tourist Tees to Salty Whale Totes
With Apple TV's horror-comedy 'Widow's Bay' renewed for Season 2 but no return date set, fans can now buy officially themed merchandise while waiting to revisit the fictional 'New Martha's Vineyard.'
Outer Banks Creators Unveil 'Earned' Finale, Tease Prequel
Outer Banks creators Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke broke down the Netflix series' fifth and final season, detailing the hurricane-bookended finale and confirming a parents-era prequel is in
Crybabies' The Scaring Brings Chills and Laughs to Fringe
Crybabies' "The Scaring," a comic horror play about a priest facing demonic possession at a run-down hotel, earns raves at the fringe festival for its dense gags, chills, and unusually high production
Code Vein II expansion ‘Mask of Idris’ launches September 9 alongside version 2.0 update - Gematsu
Bandai Namco will release the first Code Vein II expansion, 'Mask of Idris,' on September 9 alongside a free version 2.0 update.
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