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Barker Recounts 2008 Plane Crash in 'Louder Than Fear' Trailer
Travis Barker's upcoming Hulu documentary 'Louder Than Fear' confronts the trauma of a 2008 plane crash that killed four people, his resulting painkiller addiction, and the overdose death of fellow su
Albert Serra's 'Sixteen Moments' Premieres at Locarno
Albert Serra premiered his new concert film "Sixteen Moments of My Life" out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival, documenting Ingrid Caven's one-off Paris performance with Catalan musicians Mo
Netflix's Mourinho Doc: Three Parts, Little Revelation
A new three-part Netflix docuseries on José Mourinho, directed by Joe Pearlman, draws criticism for its subject's refusal to fully open up despite the format's demands for introspection.
Nussen Adapts Calvino's Meta-Novel for Edinburgh Fringe
Los Angeles performer Gregory Nussen has adapted Italo Calvino's famously meta-textual 1979 novel 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller' into a one-person Edinburgh Fringe show that uses the novel's pos
NFB's 'Piluk' Premieres at Locarno in Hand-Drawn Debut
The National Film Board of Canada's animated short "Piluk," co-directed by Marc Séguin and Elisapie Isaac, world premiered at Locarno Film Festival's Pardi di Domani — a hand-drawn, throat-singing pie
Spider-Man Holds Off The Odyssey at U.K. Box Office
Spider-Man: Brand New Day held the No. 1 spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second consecutive week, edging out Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey as Paramount's Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie deb
Cardellini Honors Betsy Palmer's Sweater In Crystal Lake
Linda Cardellini revealed at NBC's Backlot Press Day that she'll honor original Friday the 13th actress Betsy Palmer with a specific sweater homage when she plays Pamela Voorhees in Peacock's Crystal
Gramado Film Market Launches First 60-Filmmaker Youth Residency
Brazil's Gramado Film Market is launching its first-ever Residency for Young Filmmakers, an Aug. 17–19 intensive bringing 60 emerging creatives (ages 18–35) together for 17 masterclasses, panels and f
Films explore ageing artists’ ego as defence against irrelevance
A new wave of films explores ageing male artists grappling with creative stagnation and narcissistic defences, revealing ego as a shield against fears of irrelevance and mortality.
Lulu's Lounge reopens in Chinatown shophouse
Singapore nightlife fixture Lulu's Lounge has reopened in a heritage shophouse on South Bridge Road in Chinatown, replacing its original 2017 Pan Pacific Singapore home with a 1930s Shanghai-inspired
After Party review: Glam-ma's death-day farcical before emotional turn
A Traverse Edinburgh review finds Morna Young's 'After Party' — about an 80-year-old planning her death the day after her birthday bash — uneven: a flat, farcical first act gives way to a more emotion
Alan Lane on reinventing the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Alan Lane, a reservist and leftwing community theatre director, is reshaping the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo into a platform for cultural dialogue at a moment when, he says, every military leader
Reggie Bannister Dies: ‘Phantasm’ Actor Was 80
Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the wisecracking ice cream man across all five films in Don Coscarelli's cult horror franchise Phantasm, has died at age 80 at his home in Crestline,
Bill Bellamy to Receive Icon Award at Whats Funny Comedy Festival
Comedian Bill Bellamy will receive the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival in Chicago, where he'll be honored alongside 15 Chicago comedy legends during a Sept. 21 ceremony.
Demi Lovato Returns as Mitchie in Camp Rock 3
Demi Lovato will reprise her breakout role as Mitchie Torres in a cameo in Disney's 'Camp Rock 3,' 18 years after the original launched her career, after previously being announced only as an executiv
‘Newlyweds’ Jamie Lee Curtis On Why She “Begged” Her Agents To Find Her A Sitcom & Why Multi-Cam Comedies Are Primed For Comeback
Jamie Lee Curtis revealed she spent decades begging her agents for sitcom work as she executive produces and recurs on NBC's new multi-camera comedy "Newlyweds," a later-in-life romance she co-created
Amanda Knox Premieres 'Cartwheel' at Edinburgh Fringe
Amanda Knox premiered her debut standup show 'Cartwheel' at the Edinburgh Fringe, reframing her wrongful imprisonment story through the lens of new motherhood in a performance one reviewer found stirr
China's Flash Marriage Scams Fleece Lonely Men
China's 30-million-man gender gap has fueled a booming 'flash marriage' industry in Guizhou, where matchmaking agencies promise quick matches to desperate bachelors — and, in case after case, deliver
LISTEN: Summer Box Office Will Surpass the $4 Billion Benchmark
The U.S. summer box office has crossed $4 billion as of August 10, driven by Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey becoming the director's highest-grossing film at $1.1 billion and the highest-grossing IMAX
Harriet Richardson Debuts Creep at Edinburgh Fringe
Performance artist Harriet Richardson makes her standup debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with *Creep*, a storytelling hour that dissects an obsessive online exchange with an older comedian, blending pers
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