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Backrooms Hits $212.6M, Becomes A24’s Top Grossing Film
A24’s horror film Backrooms has become the studio’s highest‑grossing title, earning $212.6 million worldwide in ten days and overtaking Marty Supreme. The movie posted a $135 million domestic total, $
Shania Twain Plays Tiny London Pub Before Wembley
Shania Twain played a surprise hour-long set for 200 fans at a tiny east London pub, the Shacklewell Arms, as a warm-up to her Wembley Stadium dates supporting Harry Styles and the launch of her seven
David Gray: Play Madness at My Funeral
David Gray walks readers through the songs that shaped his life in a Q&A, from an 11-year-old's love affair with Madness to choosing "One Step Beyond" as his funeral track, timed to promote his new al
Mama G seeks lesbian grandmothers behind new kids' book
Pantomime dame Mama G is appealing for help finding two lesbian grandmothers who, after a 2021 encounter at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, inspired her new children's picture book The Proudest Bird in th
Ariana Grande Kicks Off Eternal Sunshine Tour in Oakland
Ariana Grande launched her 'Eternal Sunshine' tour at Oakland Arena, returning to the road after a six-and-a-half-year touring hiatus. The limited 11-city run carries premium resale tickets topping $1
Milo Rau Cancels Peter Thiel Panel at Vienna Festival
Milo Rau, artistic director of Vienna's Wiener Festwochen, disinvited tech billionaire Peter Thiel from the festival after facing boycott threats from productions, reversing a decision his own advisor
Marlon Wayans Says Melissa Hart Missed Scary Role
Marlon Wayans told Entertainment Tonight that Melissa Joan Hart had originally been considered for the Cindy role that Anna Faris ultimately played in the first Scary Movie, with their brother Keenen
Emotions Spill Over at Town Hall of Industry Workers Opposed to Paramount-WBD Merger: “It’s the Death of a Great American Industry” - The Hollywood Reporter
Industry workers gathered at a town hall to denounce the planned Paramount‑WBD merger, calling it the death of a great American industry. The Hollywood Reporter covered the emotional protest, while Re
Olivia Rodrigo Debuts Robert Smith Duet at Primavera
Olivia Rodrigo surprised fans at Primavera Sound by debuting the new track “What’s Wrong With Me,” a duet with The Cure’s Robert Smith. The collaboration appears on her forthcoming third album, “You S
Charlie Puth Cancels Orlando Show, Cites Illness
Charlie Puth scrapped his Saturday night Orlando show on his Whatever's Clever! World Tour after falling ill, telling fans on Instagram he was warned to rest or risk losing more dates on a tour that r
Charlie Puth Cancels Orlando Show: 'Without a Voice'
Charlie Puth announced via Instagram Story that he's canceling his Saturday show in Orlando after being sick for several days, saying he was instructed to rest to avoid losing more tour dates.
Laurie Metcalf Stars in Big Mistakes & Monster
Laurie Metcalf joins Netflix’s new series “Big Mistakes” as the over‑the‑top mayoral candidate mother Linda Morelli, a role she likens to stepping into the huge shoes left by Catherine O’Hara’s Moira
Netflix & Sony Unveil Ghostbusters: Night Shift Logo
Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation announced the animated series Ghostbusters: Night Shift, slated for a 2027 Netflix debut and set at the FDNY Hook & Ladder 8 firehouse. The launch coincides with th
Patrick Godfrey, 'Ever After' Actor, Dies at 93
Patrick Godfrey, the English actor best known for playing Leonardo da Vinci in the 1998 film 'Ever After: A Cinderella Story,' has died at 93, his talent agency confirmed on June 5.
Best Horror of June 2026: ‘Scary Movie’ Returns, Spielberg Revisits Aliens, Javier Bardem Tackles Another Villain Role and More
Variety’s Horror Explorer column rounds up June 2026’s top horror releases, from big‑budget parodies and Spielberg’s alien sequel to off‑beat indie thrillers. The list spotlights marquee titles like S
Sean Penn “Got To Enjoy” Watching The Oscars While Skipping Ceremony: “Better For My Mental Health”
Actor Sean Penn skipped the 98th Academy Awards, opting to watch the ceremony on television for mental‑health reasons. He missed the event to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his film
House of the Dragon Built Full-Scale Ships on Gimbals for Gullet Battle
At SXSW London, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal and cast members revealed that Season 3 opens with a massive Battle of the Gullet sequence featuring full-scale ships built on gimbals in dry
Top 100 reader novels
Critics and authors assembled a top‑100 list of novels, and the poll invited readers to vote. Over 3,000 readers, ranging from Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, cast their votes, resulting in a new novel c
Ray Santilli’s Alien Autopsy Hoax Exposed on Sky Doc
A new Sky documentary uncovers how 1990s entrepreneurs Ray Santilli and Gary Shoefield staged a fake alien autopsy using a sculpted prop, a magician, and a homeless man, exposing the long‑running hoax
Doremus Returns After 7 Years With Clarke-Led 'Next Life'
Drake Doremus returns to directing after seven years with "Next Life," a Tribeca premiere starring Emilia Clarke as a London woman whose spilled coffee on a train splits her life into two parallel rom
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