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Matlock, 'Burbs Lead Dark Comedy Wave With Older Women
This Emmy season is seeing a wave of comedy and drama series built around middle-aged and senior women navigating dark mysteries, criminal investigations, and Big Pharma conspiracies, with CBS's 'Matl
SIFF Jurors Urge Emerging Filmmakers to Break
Jurors across four competition sections of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival's Golden Goblet Awards gathered Sunday to share evaluation criteria, with Asian New Talent chair Anthony Chen u
Oliver Tree Dies at 32 in Rio Helicopter Crash
Singer-songwriter and viral TikTok star Oliver Tree, 32, died Sunday in a Rio de Janeiro helicopter crash that killed six people, according to CNN Brazil.
Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage
Ariana Grande launched a five-show Los Angeles run — her first tour since 2019 — with a 23-song set built around her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, blending powerhouse vocal runs, cheeky spectacle, and
Ainsley Earhardt's Patriotic Kids Book Hits #1 on Amazon
Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt's patriotic children's book 'America, I'm So Glad You Were Born' debuted at #1 on Amazon's kids chart after its June 2 release, timed to the July 4th weekend and
Why 'Ponies' Deserves Emmy Love as a Comedy
Variety argues that Peacock's Cold War spy series 'Ponies,' starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, deserves Emmy recognition, spotlighting the show's unusual strategy of submitting for comedy
Michael Becomes Highest-Grossing Music Biopic in History
Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" has grossed $911.9 million worldwide less than two months after its April 24 premiere, surpassing 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossi
Spielberg Reveals Scrapped Porgy and Bess Movie
Steven Spielberg told Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' podcast that he developed and nearly cast a Porgy and Bess movie about the Gershwins — with Colman Domingo as Todd Duncan — before scrapping the project
Darren Kennedy Launches LGBTQ Dating Show 'Heyy Gay'
TV veteran Darren Kennedy and former Hello Sunshine SVP Sue Kinkead have launched 'Heyy Gay!,' a new LGBTQ dating show premiering on YouTube and Instagram during Pride month, produced by Kinkead's Mix
RioFilme Sets Shanghai Festival Mission: Partnerships, Content, Growth
RioFilme is bringing three Brazilian titles to the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival while its president Leonardo Edde courts Chinese co-productions and investment to grow Rio de Janeiro's aud
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Wonder Man's Superpower Is
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reflects on playing Simon Williams in Marvel's 'Wonder Man,' the audience reaction he watches unfold on YouTube, and why 'being human' is the show's real superpower.
Turkish Drama "Hear The Yellow" Sweeps 72nd Taormina
Turkish drama "Hear The Yellow" by director Banu Sıvacı swept the 72nd Taormina Film Festival on Sunday, winning best film, director, actor, and actress under a Jane Campion–led jury.
Box Office: Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Opens to $44 Million, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Suffers 71% Drop, ‘Obsession’ Keeps Shattering Expectations
Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film 'Disclosure Day' debuted to $44 million domestically, while YouTube-creator horror breakouts 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' continued shattering studio records at a weekend
Boy George Recalls Trapping Label Execs to Land Virgin
A new clip from Alison Ellwood's "Boy George & Culture Club" documentary reveals how the band weathered homophobic heckling and record-label rejection, eventually landing a Virgin Records deal after a
Hirst Unveils Bloodaxe, Reveals Cathar Dream Project
"Vikings" creator Michael Hirst unveiled his new 10th-century historical drama "Bloodaxe" at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, while also revealing a long-held dream project about medieval Cathar h
'Minotaur' Wins Sydney Film Prize After Cannes Grand
Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur,' winner of the Cannes Grand Prix earlier this year, claimed the AUD$60,000 Sydney Film Prize as the 73rd Sydney Film Festival closed Sunday with record-breaking attenda
YouTube Horror Films Top Studio Box-Office Records
Two horror films made by YouTube-raised filmmakers under 30 — 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' — opened within a week of each other in May and each became their studio's highest-grossing release ever, outp
Domingo, Pidgeon Unpack Euphoria's Ali and Love
In a Variety and CNN Actors on Actors conversation, Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon unpack their respective roles in Euphoria, Netflix's The Four Seasons, and FX's Love Story, with Domingo revealing
Aldeburgh opens with semi-staged Pelléas et Mélisande
A semi-staged Pelléas et Mélisande opened the Aldeburgh Festival with conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and director Rory Kinnear placing the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on the same platform as the sing
Guardian Curates David Hockney's Greatest Works
The Guardian has curated a photo gallery of David Hockney's most iconic paintings, spanning his homoerotic early works, California pool series, landmark queer portraits, and double portraits of close
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