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Tim Ryan, Former Variety Honolulu Correspondent, Dies at 80
Tim Ryan, who chronicled Hawaii's film and entertainment industry for Variety and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, died June 20 at age 80 in West Seattle after a long illness.
Starz Adapts 'The Wolf King' With Tanya Saracho
Starz is developing a TV series based on Lauren Palphreyman's 2023 romantic fantasy novel 'The Wolf King,' tapping Tanya Saracho — creator of the network's 'Vida' — as showrunner and executive produce
Ben Lerner Wins Orwell Fiction Prize for Transcription
Ben Lerner won the Orwell prize for political fiction for his novel *Transcription*, a meditation on technology and memory, while Karen Bartlett took the nonfiction prize for her account of Afghan wom
Blood, Sweat & Tears frontman David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy-winning Canadian frontman of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose hits like "Spinning Wheel" helped define jazz-rock, died at 84 in a Toronto hospital.
Disney+ Orders 'Aquamarine' Pilot; Emma Roberts to
Disney+ has ordered a pilot for an 'Aquamarine' series based on the 2006 mermaid teen comedy, with Emma Roberts returning to guest star and executive produce alongside original director Elizabeth Alle
'Drag' With Caplan, Stamos Set for January 2027 Release
Briarcliff Entertainment has set a January 29, 2027 wide theatrical release for the SXSW thriller comedy 'Drag,' starring Lizzy Caplan, John Stamos, Lucy DeVito, and Christine Ko.
Row K Debuts 'Charlie Harper' Trailer With Robinson
Row K released the first trailer for indie romance "Charlie Harper," starring Nick Robinson and Emilia Jones as a couple whose diverging ambitions threaten their bond, ahead of a September 25 theatric
Plymouth's The Box wins 2026 Art Fund Museum of the
The Box, Plymouth's combined museum, gallery and archive, has won the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award — the world's largest museum prize at £120,000 — beating four heavyweight finalists includi
Suno Launches 'Spark' Grants for Independent Artists
Suno unveiled "Spark," an incubator program offering grants, mentorship, and distribution support to unsigned artists, as the AI music platform works to position itself as an industry partner amid ong
Donkey Spinoff Set for June 2028 with Murphy
Universal and DreamWorks announced a "Donkey" origin-story spinoff for June 30, 2028, with Eddie Murphy reprising his role — landing one year after "Shrek 5" hits theaters in summer 2027.
Ransom Canyon S2 Trailer: Yancy's Wife, Quinn's New
Netflix's Western drama "Ransom Canyon" released its Season 2 trailer, teasing a July 23 premiere with major relationship reveals including Yancy Grey's mysterious wife and Quinn's new love interest O
Rhiannon Giddens Calls New Album a 'Punctuation Point'
Rhiannon Giddens will release her seventh album, 'Hope Is the Thing With Feathers,' on Sept. 18 via Nonesuch, framing the live-in-studio ensemble record as a 'punctuation point' to two decades in Amer
Barnard rugby-tackles handbag robber before film
Aneurin Barnard, the British actor known for Dunkirk and Peaky Blinders, chased down and rugby tackled a handbag snatcher in Annecy, France, before calmly attending a panel for his new animated film R
Rembrandt Painting Restored, Turban Revealed
A 17th-century painting discovered in Germany has been confirmed as an early Rembrandt after restoration revealed its original, diverse figures—including a man in a turban—beneath layers of overpaint.
Guy Maddin Retrospective Screens at Academy Museum
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will host "A Weekend with Guy Maddin" July 11-13, screening four features from the Canadian filmmaker known for replicating early cinema aesthetics, alongside a n
Jay-Z Documentary Series Set At HBO – Watch The Teaser
HBO is launching "Jay-Z in 8," an eight-part documentary series this fall in which Jay-Z sits down with producer-director Rick Rubin for an extended conversation about his music, lyrics, life, and cre
Lenny Kaye Previews Debut Solo Album at Grammy Museum
Guitar legend Lenny Kaye, 79, previewed his long-awaited debut solo album 'Goin' Local' at a Grammy Museum event in New York, performing songs and reading from his book with moderator Michael Imperiol
Scott Eastwood Signs With Verve
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of this Friday’s release of Lucky Strike, his new World War II drama for Roadside Attractions and Saban...
Rhino's 'Eternal (Live)' Compiles 16 Joy Division
Rhino is releasing "Eternal (Live)," a 16-album, 14-CD-plus-2-DVD box set of complete Joy Division concerts spanning the band's brief career, timed to the surviving members' Rock & Roll Hall of Fame i
Nirvanna Duo Illegally Skydives Off CN Tower for Movie
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol bring their 2007 mockumentary web series to the big screen with a Jackass-meets-Borat-meets-Back-to-the-Future film that includes an illegal skydiving stunt off Toronto's
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