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Tom Hanks' American Experiment: Bipartisan US History
Netflix's five-part The American Experiment, executive produced by Tom Hanks for America's 250th anniversary, aims for scrupulous bipartisan balance in retelling the nation's founding — and lands clos
Deja viewing: the return of the cheapo compilation film
Jackass 5 is the latest in a long line of cheap-to-produce compilation films capitalizing on archival footage, a shortcut Hollywood has been exploiting since 1974's That's Entertainment! and now reviv
Eros Launches AI Music Label With Rafi Family
Eros Innovation launched Eros Music Worlds, an AI-powered music label using a proprietary Large Cultural Model, debuting seven AI-native artists and partnering with the Mohammed Rafi estate for new re
‘I carry the pain of the world’: Oscar-winning singer Camille on her tumultuous triple album about motherhood
French singer Camille releases The Sound of Milk, a 15-year triple album tracing three stages of motherhood through baby field recordings, parent-child ditties, and politically charged pop — after her
Australian artist faces imitation claims at two art
Australian painter Jane Allan faces accusations that two separate prize-winning works borrowed heavily — one described by a gallery as 'clearly influenced' by Jean-Michel Basquiat, another called an '
Alicia Keys Pays Tribute to Clive Davis After His
Alicia Keys posted a heartfelt social-media tribute to music executive Clive Davis after his death at 94, crediting him with believing in her at age 18 and standing beside her through every chapter of
Wilkins Defends Freedom 250 Gig Against Ethics Accusations
Country singer Alexis Wilkins pushed back on a freelance journalist's claim that her booking at a Trump-founded Freedom 250 National Mall event raised federal ethics concerns, insisting she was invite
PTS Taigi Begins Production On 'Gunshot' Police Drama
Taiwan's PTS Taigi has begun production on 'Gunshot,' an eight-part Taiwanese-language police drama starring Kent Tsai, Chan Tzu-Hsuan, and Singaporean Golden Horse winner Mark Lee, produced by the te
John Valley's 'American Dollhouse' Channels Modern
Director John Valley's 'American Dollhouse,' a slasher that premiered at SXSW and screened at Overlook Film Festival, casts an unhinged nosy neighbor as a 'manifestation of the panopticon' channeling
'Who's the Boss?' Star Pintauro: 5 Jobs, No Residuals
Former 'Who's the Boss?' child star Danny Pintauro revealed in April that he's working part time as an Amazon delivery driver — one of five jobs he now juggles because, he says, he doesn't earn residu
Studios Pass on Guadagnino's OpenAI Biopic 'Artificial'
Multiple major Hollywood studios have reportedly passed on distributing Luca Guadagnino's biographical drama about Sam Altman, following Amazon MGM's sudden withdrawal from the project — a pattern the
Alec Baldwin, Jeremy Piven Star in Action Thriller
Pinnacle Peak Pictures' mainstream label Panoramic Pictures has begun production on the action thriller 'Panic Button,' directed by Juan Boffill and starring Alec Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, David A.R. Whi
Bruce Springsteen Center Opens at Monmouth University
The $50 million Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music opened at Monmouth University, housing Springsteen's 48,000-item donated archive on the condition that it celebrate the full history of Amer
Taylor Swift Is Missing One Ingredient from the Recipe for a Best Original Song Oscar Frontrunner
Toy Story 5's box office launch and Taylor Swift's 'I Knew It, I Knew You' topping the Billboard Hot 100 look like a Best Original Song lock, but the song's end-credits placement cuts against the Acad
Homeless Friend Drained Settlement to Finish 'Rescued'
First-time filmmaker D.J. Hale's debut feature "Rescued" — stalled when funds vanished on day 18 of a 26-day shoot — reached completion after his friend Dominique Smith committed a substantial portion
Lin-Manuel Miranda Bringing ‘Warriors’ Musical to Broadway in Spring 2027
Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Warriors,' a musical adaptation of the 1979 cult film about NYC street gangs, will begin previews at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March 2027 with an official opening in Ap
Miranda's 'Warriors' Musical Sets Broadway Bow at
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis's 'Warriors' musical, based on the 1979 cult film, will begin Broadway previews in March 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre — marking Miranda's first original full-len
Neil Young Drops Free Hourlong Concert Film 'Corduroy
Neil Young quietly released Corduroy Plants, a free hourlong concert film on the Neil Young Archives featuring 11 songs from his 2025 live LP As Time Explodes paired with politically charged archival
Carmelo Anthony on Knicks Win, Chalamet at Cannes
Carmelo Anthony joined Variety's Ramin Setoodeh at a Cannes Lions rooftop event to discuss the Knicks' title run, Timothée Chalamet's fandom, and his growing portfolio of media and wine ventures.
Alok's Sustainable Tour Still Runs on Private Jets
Brazilian DJ megastar Alok is pitching his new "Rave the World" tour and album project as a sustainability push for dance music, complete with carbon offsets and Indigenous collaborations, while ackno
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