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Rodrigo goes Cure; Spielberg says no to Bond
Olivia Rodrigo's third album 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love' is the rare third-record pivot that actually delivers. The Cure influence runs through it — Robert Smith duets on 'What's Wrong
Keith Urban's 'Flow State' Goes Full Yacht Rock
Keith Urban's 13th album 'Flow State,' a collection of soft-rock covers steeped in yacht-rock DNA, lands as Nashville's broader embrace of the genre accelerates — from Charles Kelley's new SiriusXM Ya
Act One: Takal's Cult-Acting Psychodrama Premieres at
Variety reviews Sophia Takal's 'Act One,' a drily funny late-'90s psychodrama premiering at Tribeca about a high school actress (Ella Beatty) seduced by a cult-like acting coach (Ari Graynor), praisin
Anna Faris on Scary Movie Pay, Anxiety, Return
Anna Faris discusses her triumphant return in the sixth 'Scary Movie,' recounting her shockingly low pay on the original franchise, a public divorce, post-'Mom' career anxiety, and childhood fears of
MAFS Australia Cast Brides With Undisclosed Criminal
A BBC investigation finds that Married at First Sight Australia matched contestants with partners who had prior drug and violence convictions that were never disclosed, prompting nine former cast memb
Ariana Grande Launches Brighter Days Ahead Foundation
Ariana Grande has launched the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, a new nonprofit that funnels money into small organizations working on youth mental health, arts education, and community causes through
The Moment Of Truth For 555 Programs As Emmy Nomination Voting Hits Fever Pitch This Weekend – Notes On The Season
Emmy nomination voting is now live with final ballots due June 22, capping what one four-decade Television Academy member calls the most exhaustive FYC campaign cycle ever seen, with 555 programs comp
DGA Board Backs 4-Year AMPTP Deal With AI Protections
The DGA's National Board unanimously recommended ratification of a new four-year contract with the AMPTP featuring increased health plan contributions, new AI guardrails giving directors authority ove
DGA Deal Curbs TV Actor-Directors Amid 40% Job Slump
The Directors Guild of America reached a tentative four-year deal with major studios that curbs actors from directing TV episodes, lifts health plan contributions, and adds AI safeguards — all aimed a
Kieron Moore on 'Blue Film' Kink: 'Never a Shock'
Kieron Moore, star of the new VOD film 'Blue Film,' explains how the movie's sexual kink and taboo content didn't faze him thanks to his sex-positive queer friend group, and addresses Netflix's cancel
Gene Shalit, Longtime ‘Today Show’ Film Critic, Dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the bow-tied, pun-happy film and book critic who became one of television's most recognizable faces during a 40-year run on NBC's 'Today Show,' has died at 100.
NBC Redevelops 'What The Dead Know' With Taylor
NBC is redeveloping its crime procedural pilot 'What The Dead Know' with a new writer while retaining star Taylor Schilling, whose option was extended by Universal Television just before it was set to
RuPaul's 'Stop That Train' Tops Weekend Specialty Slate
RuPaul's 'Stop! That! Train!' is the widest opening in a specialty weekend otherwise defined by limited NYC launches, Cannes-premiered world cinema, a Pride Month restoration cluster, and a one-night
Adam Keen Launches Agenda Collective PR Firm
Veteran entertainment publicist Adam Keen, with three decades at Amazon MGM Studios, Warner Bros. and MGM, has officially launched Agenda Collective, a bicoastal full-service PR firm whose client rost
Jack Innanen Turned Down Heated Rivalry Role
Jack Innanen revealed he was offered a starring role on Season 2 of the Crave/HBO Max hockey drama "The Heated Rivalry" but had to pass due to scheduling conflicts, despite having publicly campaigned
DOJ Clears Paramount-Warner Bros Merger
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division concluded Friday that Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is unlikely to harm competition or consumers, aligning with Paramount's own
‘Jinsei’ Review: An Eerie Philosophy of Fame is Fine-Lined in a Spellbindingly Strange Anime Debut
Ryuya Suzuki's hand-drawn, crowd-funded debut 'Jinsei' tells the century-spanning story of a J-pop idol across surreal, genre-defying terrain — and it's being released the same summer as major Hollywo
'Lucy Schulman' Review: Failure to Launch, Wholesomely
Comedian Ellie Sachs writes, directs, and stars in 'Lucy Schulman,' a 2026 Tribeca-premiering indie about a directionless New Yorker navigating breakups and a loving relationship with her father, play
Joe Negri, Guitar Player and Handyman on ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Dies at 99
Joe Negri, the jazz guitarist who played 'Handyman Negri' on PBS's 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' for the show's entire 33-year run, has died at 99 in Pittsburgh.
Nora Fatehi to Perform 'Siir Siir' at World Cup Opener
Bollywood star and Canadian-born singer Nora Fatehi is set to perform her official FIFA World Cup song "Siir Siir" at Canada's opening ceremony in Toronto on Friday, blending a Moroccan football chant
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