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Still blazing after all these years: Mel Brooks at 100
Mel Brooks turns 100, capping a journey from a Brooklyn tenement and the Battle of the Bulge to becoming one of only 22 people in history to win an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony.
Nolan: Shooting Sinners In Imax 'Wasn't Crazy'
Christopher Nolan revealed he gave Ryan Coogler the green light to shoot 'Sinners' entirely in Imax, assuring the 'Black Panther' director it 'wasn't crazy' to film a vampire movie in the premium form
Bad Bunny makes UK history as first Latin artist to
Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to headline a UK stadium, performing to roughly 50,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the opening night of a sold-out two-night London run.
Every Year After Renewed for Season 2 at Prime Video
Amazon's Prime Video has renewed the drama "Every Year After" for a second season less than a month after its debut, with Season 2 shifting focus to Charlie and adapting Carley Fortune's sequel novel
Fatboy Slim Felt 'Paralysed' DJing Sober After Rehab
Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) has revealed he was 'paralysed and rigid with fear' during his first five sober DJ performances after checking into rehab in 2009 to address his alcohol addiction.
Musk Posts Hammer's 'Citizen Vigilante' on X for 48 Hours
Elon Musk briefly made Armie Hammer's Uwe Boll-directed indie action film 'Citizen Vigilante' available to stream on X, sharing the link for about 48 hours before it went dark Saturday.
Cannes Lions: The Pitches, Panels, Parties and Prognostication That Resonated Most During a Scorching Week on the Croisette
Cannes Lions 2026 drew 13,000-plus attendees to a scorching Croisette as major platforms aggressively courted creators, brands showcased AI-powered engagement strategies, and celebrity entrepreneurs f
Annecy Names Colombia 2027 Country of Honor
The Annecy Animation Festival, the world's premier animation event, has named Colombia its Country of Honor for 2027, recognizing decades of growth in the South American nation's animation industry.
'The Violinist' Wins Annecy Top Prize in Upset
"The Violinist," a Singapore-Spain-Italy co-production set in WWII Singapore, beat frontrunners "Iron Boy" and "Tangles" to win Annecy's top feature Cristal, while "Iron Boy" swept three awards and Do
Documentary Profiles Art Critics Saltz and Smith
The documentary 'House of Criticism,' directed by Alison Chernick, offers an intimate portrait of married New York art critics Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith, tracing their parallel careers, monastic d
Nolan: Playing It Safe 'Doesn't Work' in Mainstream
Christopher Nolan argued in a New York Times interview that Hollywood studios must take creative risks with blockbusters because audiences are 'looking for something new,' using the difficult sell of
Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience
Colman Domingo will receive Variety's Creative Conscience Award on June 27 at San Francisco's Castro Theatre in partnership with the Frameline Film Festival, the city where he lived from 1991 to 2001
Rakie Ayola Calls Gavin & Stacey Finale Role a 'Wow
Welsh actor Rakie Ayola has described playing the registrar who married Nessa and Smithy in the Gavin & Stacey Christmas finale as 'the most important and influential minute' of her award-winning care
Supergirl Opens to $18M as Toy Story 5 Holds Box Office Lead
Toy Story 5 held the Friday box office crown in its second weekend with $21 million, while DC's Supergirl debuted in second place with $18 million and Jackass: Best and Last posted the franchise's low
Oliver Tree's Family Launches Artist Grant Foundation
Two weeks after singer Oliver Tree died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at age 32, his family launched an artist grant foundation per his pre-death wishes, funding it with the sale of his non-art asse
BFI's Rip It Up Season Hands Programming to Young Curators
The BFI Film Audience Network has launched Rip It Up, a May-to-October nationwide season pairing classic British youth films with events programmed by 19-to-29-year-olds, timed to the 75th anniversary
Atlantic: Leisure Shouldn't Have to Earn Its Keep
The Atlantic's Wonder Reader newsletter curates a package of past articles arguing that leisure has intrinsic value and shouldn't be measured by what it produces, featuring pieces from 2019, 2021, 202
The Bear Ends With Two Michelin Stars, Carmy's Exit
The Bear's series finale trades its trademark kitchen chaos for warm, happy endings: Syd helps The Bear earn two Michelin stars, Ebraheim lands a franchise deal, and Carmy quietly walks away to interv
Larry David History Sketch Show Called Total TV
The Guardian pans Larry David's new sketch series "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness" — produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground — as a familiar, overlong misfire whose historica
Amazon Drops Guadagnino's OpenAI Film 'Artificial'
Luca Guadagnino remains hopeful his Sam Altman biopic "Artificial" will find a new distributor after Amazon MGM pulled it from its slate, while warning on Italian TV that AI is "completely changing" t
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