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Teyana Taylor Named 2026 BET Awards Icon of the Year
Teyana Taylor will be honored as Icon of the Year at the 2026 BET Awards, recognizing her evolution from multi-platinum singer to Oscar-nominated actress, with the ceremony airing live June 28 from th
Woodard, Collette Join Gordon-Levitt's Netflix AI
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has cast Alfre Woodard, Toni Collette, Chloe Coleman, and Sagar Radia in his untitled Netflix AI thriller, joining a roster that already includes Rachel McAdams and Jeff Daniels.
Whalefall Trailer: Austin Abrams Trapped Inside Sperm
20th Century Studios dropped the first trailer for "Whalefall," the Brian Duffield-directed adaptation of Daniel Kraus' novel about a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale with one hour of air left,
Nadav Lapid Drops Out Of Marseille Festival Over
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdrew from the Marseille Film Festival jury after participating filmmakers pulled their films to boycott him, prompting the festival to denounce the move and hundreds
Paramount Slams Netflix Over WBD Merger Lobbying
Paramount's chief legal officer accused Netflix in a June 5 DOJ letter of running a "scorched-earth campaign" to poison regulators against the company's WBD merger, while Netflix called the claims "ab
Global Broadcasters Take ‘Best Medicine’ As Raft Of Deals Land For Fox Series
Fox's drama 'Best Medicine' has landed international distribution deals in roughly 14 territories — including a UK homecoming on Sky — ahead of its 14-episode second season this fall.
Prime Video’s ‘Every Year After’ Is a Dreamy Summer Romance: TV Review
Prime Video premieres 'Every Year After' on June 10, an eight-episode romantic drama adapted by Amy B. Harris from Carley Fortune's bestselling novel 'Every Summer After.'
'Killing Castro' Premieres at Tribeca with Pacino
The political thriller "Killing Castro," starring Al Pacino as a CIA operative and Diego Boneta as Fidel Castro, gets its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, reimagining Castro's 1960 Harlem
RA Summer Exhibition: Less Awful, Thanks to Ryan Gander
This year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, coordinated by conceptual artist Ryan Gander, earns a 'less awful than usual' verdict from the Guardian — with Harry Hill's burning-car paintings and Harri
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was a flop – but 25 years later, it is an exquisite digital relic
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Hironobu Sakaguchi's 2001 photorealist CGI film, bombed at the box office — but 25 years on it's being reassessed as a technical landmark and the first serious attem
‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras and Surkin launch 'Visions of 2034,' a new audio-visual exhibition and debut Gener8ion album featuring videos with Charlize Theron, 070 Shake, and Yung Lean — built piece-by-piece over e
Legally Blonde Prequel 'Elle' Premieres July 1 on
Prime Video has dropped the trailer and key art for "Elle," a "Legally Blonde" prequel series starring Lexi Minetree as a high school-aged Elle Woods, with all eight Season 1 episodes set to debut on
Bryan Cranston and Rhea Seehorn on ‘Pluribus’ Twists, Landing ‘Breaking Bad’ Right After ‘Malcom in the Middle’ and Playing Catherine O’Hara’s Husband Three Times
Bryan Cranston and Rhea Seehorn sat down for Variety and CNN's "Actors on Actors" series, where Seehorn confirmed "Pluribus" Season 2 is in the writers' room and Cranston revealed the Hulu "Malcolm in
Chanel Backs Reopening of Historic Paris Cinema
Chanel financed the reopening of Paris's historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema after a decade away, with CNC president Gaëtan Bruel using the gala to defend France's public-interest theatrical model
BBC Doc Details Sex Abuse Claims Against West Ham's
A BBC Panorama documentary, "Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss," investigates historical sexual misconduct allegations against David Sullivan, the billionaire former West Ham United owner who re
Interpol Announces New Album This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Interpol's forthcoming album 'This Mirror Weighs a Ton' drops on August 28, featuring a title track, a new vocal by guitarist Daniel Kessler, and a North American tour slated for late July.
‘Scary Movie’ Reboot Leads U.K. and Ireland Box Office as Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Looms
Paramount's 'Scary Movie' reboot topped the U.K. and Ireland box office with £4.1M ($5.6M), narrowly leading a tightly bunched frame of new releases as Universal prepares to open Steven Spielberg's 'D
Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater Split After Three Years
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have ended their nearly three-year relationship, splitting quietly and amicably several months ago according to People, as Grande launches her first tour since 2019.
Lee Chang-dong to Receive MIFFest Lifetime Achievement
The 9th Malaysia International Film Festival unveiled its full program in Kuala Lumpur, naming South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong as its Lifetime Achievement honoree and programming 65 films from 3
APOS Boss Vivek Couto on AI, Microdramas and the Redefinition of the Region’s Media Business: ‘You Can’t Dabble in Asia’
Media Partners Asia's Vivek Couto is positioning APOS 2026 (June 16–18, Bali) around the thesis that Asia's media business is being structurally 'redefined' — not merely reset — by AI, profitable stre
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