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As ‘The Shop’ Returns Next Week, New Hosts Travis Bennett and Steelo Brim to Take Over for LeBron James and Maverick Carter
HBO-turned-YouTube talk show 'The Shop' gets new hosts Travis Bennett and Steelo Brim starting June 22, replacing LeBron James and Maverick Carter, with a new weekly format, a Cannes Lions appearance,
Jason Bateman on Black Rabbit, DTF St. Louis & Grisham
Jason Bateman maps out his busiest stretch yet — two Emmy-contending limited series, two upcoming film directing gigs, and a career-spanning Q&A touching Katharine Hepburn's blunt on-set advice.
Laverne Cox Has Lost 90% of Her Income and Blames Trump’s ‘Regime’ for Attacking ‘Gender Ideology and DEI’
Emmy-winning actress Laverne Cox says she has lost 90% of her income in recent years and blames the Trump administration's attacks on "gender ideology and DEI," in a new Guardian interview tied to her
How ‘Scary Movie’ Conquered the International Box Office: ‘Let’s Cross Every Line, and Let’s Cross It Locally in Each Territory’
Paramount retooled jokes, hired local writers, and sent Marlon Wayans on a global tour to make the sixth "Scary Movie" feel native to every market — and the gamble delivered a franchise-best $50.5 mil
Will the Oscars Be Obsessed With ‘Obsession’?
Horror film "Obsession" — from first-time YouTube feature director Curry Barker — has grossed $265 million globally to become Focus Features' highest-grossing release ever, and the studio is mounting
Anne Schedeen, 'ALF' Star Kate Tanner, Dies at 77
Anne Schedeen, the actress best known for playing Kate Tanner on NBC's 1980s sitcom 'ALF,' has died at 77, her family announced Sunday in a Facebook tribute that highlighted her 'burning hatred for Tr
Lego Drops 825-Piece 'KPop Demon Hunters' Set Ahead of
Lego will release an 825-piece set inspired by Derpy and Sussie Bird from Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' ahead of the animated film's one-year anniversary, with pre-sales opening globally on LEGO.com
Seyfried Learned Full Blue Album for Axed Joni
Amanda Seyfried revealed in British GQ that she was once attached to play Joni Mitchell in a biopic, learning Mitchell's entire 'Blue' album during COVID before the project collapsed after manager Ell
Anish Kapoor's Hayward Show Is a Vantablack Bloodbath
Anish Kapoor has filled the Hayward Gallery with a visceral, sacrifice-themed exhibition that pits Vantablack optical voids against gore-splattered paintings, upside-down mountains, and blood-bag scul
As ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Turns 25, Renée Zellweger and Director Sharon Maguire Discuss the Casting Backlash and Creating a New Kind of Rom-Com
Renée Zellweger and director Sharon Maguire reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival for the 25th anniversary of 'Bridget Jones's Diary,' reflecting on the casting backlash against a Texan playing a Brit
Reis Çelik's 'Night of Blindness' Debuts at Shanghai
Turkish director Reis Çelik premiered his Turkish-German co-production 'Night of Blindness,' a black-and-white drama set during Turkey's 1980 military coup, in main competition for the Golden Goblet a
De Niro Leads Anti-Trump Chants at NYC Free-Speech
Robert De Niro used a New York first-amendment benefit concert on Sunday to deliver a sustained attack on Donald Trump, leading the crowd in chants of "shut the fuck up" and comparing expressions of p
Tsui Hark's 'Peking Opera Blues' Restored in 4K for
Tsui Hark's 1986 landmark film 'Peking Opera Blues' returned to the big screen in a 4K Dolby Atmos restoration at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, with the remastered version backed by B
Roger Cook, BAFTA-Winning Investigative Reporter, Dies at 83
Roger Cook, the BAFTA-winning investigative journalist who fronted ITV's 'The Cook Report' and was credited with inventing the doorstep interview technique, has died at 83, his family confirmed.
Huawei Pushes Free HDR Vivid to Break US Cinema Tech
At Shanghai's film festival, Huawei and Chinese cinema exhibitors rallied behind the free HDR Vivid standard as a way to cut American certification fees and assert control over global cinema technolog
Juno Hong's Debut Selected for SIFF Project
Chinese director Juno Hong's debut feature 'Only the Moon Knows' — about a Chinese international student and a homeless elderly woman bonding at a convenience store — was selected as one of three inte
Jordan Expands Film Ties With China at Shanghai
Jordan's Royal Film Commission is premiering two Jordanian films at the Shanghai International Film Festival and signing a memorandum of understanding with the China Film Administration, deepening a t
Andy Burnham builds leadership bid on Manchester music
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has built his pitch for a return to Westminster and a Labour leadership bid around Manchester's music heritage — soundtracking campaign launches with Oasis and El
Kentridge Directs Glyndebourne's First-Ever L'Orfeo
Glyndebourne stages Monteverdi's 1607 L'Orfeo for the first time in its history, in a William Kentridge production framing La Musica as the creative power of art, performed on period instruments by th
Free Nelson Mandela review – this gripping documentary pulls no punches
A new three-part BBC documentary directed by James Rogan revisits the global anti-apartheid struggle through Nelson Mandela's 27-year imprisonment, the diaspora resistance movement, and the personal t
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