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‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netflix megahit
Netflix's "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" has become a global megahit whose Season 3, premiering June 16, forces the show to confront its own role in transforming DCC into a fame
Glastonbury 1993 Documentary Rereleased in 4K After 30
Thirty years after it was shot at the 1993 festival, the documentary Glastonbury has been remastered in 4K and rereleased, offering a sun-soaked, pre-mobile-phone snapshot of the festival before corpo
Bouchra Review: Queer Diasporic Animated Memoir
The animated memoir 'Bouchra,' directed by Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri, uses anthropomorphic CG animals voiced by the real people they portray to explore a queer Moroccan filmmaker's fraught relat
Martha Reeves Recalls Motown Glory, Gaye, and Dusty
Martha Reeves reflects on her Motown journey—from secretary to Vandellas star—sharing stories of Marvin Gaye handing her 'Dancing in the Street,' the song's unexpected role as a civil rights anthem, a
Peacock's 'Strung' Collapses Into Camp After Halfway
Variety's review of Peacock's 'Strung' finds the Malcom D. Lee horror thriller collapses into campy absurdity after its halfway mark, undone by poor character choices and an implausible climax despite
Charli XCX Drops 'Wink Wink' Video Ahead of July Album
Charli XCX unveiled the music video for 'Wink Wink,' the third single from her upcoming album 'Music, Fashion, Film,' directed by frequent collaborator Aidan Zamiri and reportedly shot with just an ho
'Mārama' Director Traces Film to Great-Grandmother's
Filmmaker Taratoa Stappard traces his Victorian-era horror-revenge film "Mārama" — about a young Māori woman confronting colonizers in England — to the defiant world tours of his great-grandmother and
Scott Pelley Signs With CAA After CBS Firing
Veteran CBS News anchor Scott Pelley has signed with Creative Artists Agency just weeks after being fired from 60 Minutes over a confrontation with new executive producer Nick Bilton.
Ann Blyth, 'Mildred Pierce' Oscar Nominee, Dies at 98
Ann Blyth, the Oscar-nominated Golden Age actress whose breakout as the scheming Veda Pierce in 1945's 'Mildred Pierce' opposite Joan Crawford made her a star at 16, has died at 98.
James Bond Candidate Louis Partridge Says He Never Pictured Himself as 007, but It’s ‘Wonderful’ to Be in Contention
Louis Partridge, the 23-year-old breakout from Netflix's "Enola Holmes" franchise, is reportedly in contention to become Amazon MGM's next James Bond — a possibility he says he never pictured for hims
Margulies Joins Doc on SC's 5 Women Senators
Emmy winner Julianna Margulies has signed on as executive producer of "Sister Senators," a documentary following the five women in South Carolina's State Senate who crossed party lines to block a near
Telestubbies Headline Canva's Cannes Pride Beach Party
Canva hosted a Pride beach party at Cannes Lions on Thursday night featuring European drag queens, glitter, and a surprise Teletubbies dance set celebrating the children's show's upcoming 30th anniver
Avatar Showrunners on Cutting The Drill, Sandbending
Netflix's live-action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' showrunners Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani explain why they cut 'The Drill' and sandbending from Season 2 and moved 'The Painted Lady' forward,
Lucky Strike Review: Eastwood Stars in WWII Survival
Scott Eastwood plays an injured U.S. captain fighting to survive alone behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge in Rod Davis Lurie's WWII thriller 'Lucky Strike,' which Roadside Attractions o
Rupak Ginn And Sami Khan Serve Up Second Course Of ‘Spice Road,’ PBS Digital Series That Savors South Asian Culture, Cuisine
PBS Digital's 'Spice Road' returns for a second season with host Rupak Ginn and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sami Khan, traveling the American Midwest to spotlight South Asian immigrant chefs and restaur
Sombr Drops 'My Body Isn't Ready' Video, NYC Show Set
Sombr released his new single "My Body Isn't Ready" alongside a Gus Black-directed video starring Inde Navarrette and Josh Heuston, with a surprise NYC performance slated for June 26.
Octavia Spencer's Orit Names Film, TV Chiefs
Octavia Spencer's Orit Entertainment has hired Kathryn Tyus-Adair as Head of Film and Adam Wagner as Head of Television, recruiting two veteran executives from Starz and MRC to lead its expanding prod
Gen-Z Filmmakers Echo Easy Rider Generation
A Deadline essay compares today's YouTube-birthed Gen-Z filmmakers to the 1960s 'rabbi'-shepherded Easy Rider generation, citing The Amazing Digital Circus playing 2,300 theaters and horror breakouts
Springsteen, Keys, Warwick to Perform at Clive Davis
Music legends Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, and Dionne Warwick are expected to participate in the funeral of legendary record executive Clive Davis, who died Monday at 94, with the service planned f
The Box Wins 2026 UK Museum of the Year
Plymouth's The Box has been named the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year, winning a £120,000 prize after judges cited its £244m boost to the local economy and near-universal reach across the city's scho
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