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BTS Wins Artist of the Year; Black Eyed Peas Reunite
At the American Music Awards, BTS dominated, clinching Artist of the Year for a second straight year and adding Song of the Summer and Best Male K‑pop Artist to their haul. The ceremony also highlight
TGC Partners with Chánh Phương on Vietnamese Horror
At the Cannes Film Market, Singapore‑based Triple Green CineCapital announced its first Vietnamese investment, partnering with Chánh Phương Films to adapt the popular indie horror game “The Scourge” i
American Music Awards Full Winners List
The 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas turned the spotlight from nomination leader Taylor Swift to a group of three‑time winners — Sabrina Carpenter, BTS, KATSEYE, SOMBR and Bruno Mars — each wal
Katseye Performs ‘Pinky Up’ and Wins Best New Artist
Katseye delivered a flamboyant “Pinky Up” performance at the American Music Awards, complete with a tea‑room set, a giant pink teddy bear and EDM flair, before clinching the Best New Artist trophy. Th
Sombr delivers rain‑soaked 'Homewrecker' at AMAs
Sombr turned a sudden rainstorm into a show‑stopping moment at the AMAs, delivering his Song of the Summer nominee “Homewrecker” while already clutching a Best Rock/Alternative Song win. With seven no
Lisa Rinna Slams Spencer Pratt’s L.A. Mayoral Run
Lisa Rinna dismissed Spencer Pratt’s L.A. mayoral bid, saying reality stars shouldn’t run for office, while Pratt fired back by questioning Karen Bass’s past activism, including her trips to Cuba.
Maurel’s ‘Forever Your Maternal Animal’ Review
After a stretch of NFL international‑schedule coverage, SKIMNEWS now turns its lens to Latin American cinema with Valentina Maurel’s sophomore film ‘Forever Your Maternal Animal’, a quirky, episodic p
Bruno Razo's 'Six Months in a Pink & Blue Building'
Mexican director Bruno Santamaría Razo makes his narrative debut with Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building, a lyrical film rooted in his own childhood memory of his father's HIV diagnosis and his ow
The 18 Best Movies We Saw at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
IndieWire’s curated list of Cannes 2026’s 18 standout films puts the Palme d’Or winner 'Fjord' and a surprise Netflix‑acquired award for 'The Black Ball' front‑and‑center. It also highlights Ryusuke H
Mandalorian & Grogu $163M Global; Michael Nears $800M
The Mandalorian & Grogu debuted to $163M globally over Memorial Day weekend, leading a frame where Michael pushed its cume to $789.2M and China's Dear You topped $151M on a reported $2M budget.
Hannah Einbinder & ‘Hacks’ Creators Bid Farewell To Show, Recall Full-Circle “Coincidence” Filming Paris Finale: “So Proud Of What We’ve Done”
After five seasons, Hacks bows on HBO Max with a May 28 finale, while star Hannah Einbinder credits the show for launching her stand‑up and acting career. Creators Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky and Lucia
UK Top Films: Chrisses Beat Women Over 60 for Leads
The Centre for Aging Better's analysis of the UK's top 100 grossing films from 2023-2025 found that leads named Chris outnumber those played by women over 60, and talking-animal leads are four times m
Films Are More Likely to Star a Man Named Chris or a Talking Animal Than an Older Woman, According to Study
An Age Without Limits study of the 100 biggest UK box‑office hits from 2023‑2025 shows that a male lead named Chris appears in six films, while a female lead over 60 appears in only five, and talking‑
Wendell Pierce Quadfecta: Othello, Elsbeth, Jack Ryan
Actor Wendell Pierce is orchestrating a rare ‘quadfecta’ of simultaneous projects—starring in Othello on stage, appearing in the CBS drama Elsbeth, and headlining the new Jack Ryan: Ghost War film—whi
NetEase Bans 488 Marvel Rivals Cheaters, 184 Were Bronze
NetEase permanently banned 488 Marvel Rivals players for cheating and published the full list — revealing that 184 of the banned accounts were stuck in Bronze, the game's lowest rank, even while using
HBO Max releases sizzle reel for Stuart Fails spinoff
HBO Max unveiled a new sizzle reel for the upcoming *Stuart Fails to Save the Universe* spinoff, giving fans a quick glimpse – a Wil Wheaton cameo and a glimpse of the multiverse‑facing premise.
Kane Parsons Directs A24's Backrooms Feature
At 20, YouTube creator Kane Parsons, known as Kane Pixels, makes his feature‑film debut directing A24’s adaptation of his viral Backrooms web series, marking the studio’s youngest ever director in Hol
‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?
Moving beyond its recent focus on the NFL’s expanding international schedule, SKIMNEWS now turns to music history, chronicling the Mekons’ rapid rise. Formed at Leeds University, the band recorded 'Wh
John Achkar's L'Olympia Arabic Special Lands on MBC Shahid
MBC Shahid has acquired exclusive MENA streaming rights to Lebanese comedian John Achkar's 'Tryin'' — the first Arabic-language stand-up special ever filmed at Paris' L'Olympia, produced by Front Row
Pope Leo XIV Calls for AI Regulation, Child Protection
Pope Leo XIV released the encyclical Magnifica humanitas, urging global AI regulation, protection for children against hypersexualized AI content, a call to disarm AI technologies, and urging AI to se
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