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Bella Hull Lands SNL UK Writer Role at 28
Profile of Bella Hull, a 28-year-old British standup who broke through hostile comedy clubs to sell out the Edinburgh Fringe and land a writer's role on the new UK version of Saturday Night Live.
Jacob Sparrow's 'Sanctuary' Debuts at Edinburgh Fringe
Jacob Sparrow's debut two-hander 'Sanctuary' — about two gay men confronting HIV/Aids and 1990s village prejudice — opens at Edinburgh's Pleasance Dome, running alongside a major revival of 'Angels in
Mermaid Beach Review: Mermaidcore Undone by Nylon Tail
A review of Mermaid Beach, a Welsh-set family film about a teenager who transforms into a mermaid, criticizes the unconvincing nylon tail and stilted screenplay, suggesting the movie would work better
China Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Retains Crown as ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East,’ ‘The Odyssey’ Surge in Previews
Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day held the top spot at mainland China's box office for the Aug. 7–9 weekend with $28.9M, while 2026 year-to-date revenue tracks 31.8% below the same period in 2025.
Oliver Roasts Trump's DOJ, Own Network's DC Flops
John Oliver on Sunday's 'Last Week Tonight' skewered Trump's DOJ over dismissed indictments and failed probes, then joked the department's losing streak was good news for Warner Bros.' struggling DC s
Movie paradise? How Malta became a magnet for big film shoots
Malta hosted a record 36 major film and TV productions in 2025 — all qualifying for a 40% cash rebate that a Napoleon and Gladiator II producer called "probably the most generous cash rebate in the wo
Bayreuth Festival Sells Out 150th Edition in 90 Minutes
A music critic endured nearly 23 hours of Wagner across six operas in seven days at Bayreuth's sold-out 150th-anniversary festival, describing rock-hard seats, no surtitles and a heatwave as tests eve
Olga Koch's 'Fat Tom Cruise' Pulls Bait-and-Switch
Olga Koch's Edinburgh Fringe show 'Fat Tom Cruise' performs a structural bait-and-switch, beginning by mocking men's self-esteem before pivoting at the end to argue that male vulnerability deserves to
Mekai Curtis on Raising Kanan Finale, Power: Origins
Mekai Curtis reflects on the Raising Kanan series finale, where Jukebox kills Raq and Kanan accepts the loss as the culmination of his character's arc, and discusses reprising young Kanan in the new p
SDSA TV Awards: Widow's Bay, Fallout, Wednesday Win
The Set Decorators Society of America announced its TV Awards winners tonight, with Apple TV+'s Widow's Bay, Netflix's Wednesday, and Amazon's Fallout among the big winners in the hour-long categories
House of the Dragon Changes Helaena's Book Death
Phia Saban discusses Helaena Targaryen's suicide in the 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 finale, calling it a tragedy while explaining how the show rewrote her death from George R.R. Martin's 'Fire & Bl
Ben Jones, Actor Turned Politician Who Played Cooter Davenport in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84
Ben Jones, the actor who played Cooter Davenport on 'The Dukes of Hazzard' and later served two terms in Congress representing Georgia, died Sunday at age 84 from a heart attack, his wife confirmed.
Phoebe Bridgers Returns With 'Lost Weekend' After Six-Year Hiatus
Phoebe Bridgers returns after a six-year solo hiatus with 'Lost Weekend,' an album that braids gallows-humor eulogies for her late father with frank romantic songs aimed at boyfriend Bo Burnham, set f
David Sackeroff, Emmy-Nominated ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Home Improvement’ Production Designer, Dies at 81
David Sackeroff, an Emmy-nominated production designer who shaped the visual look of 'Seinfeld,' 'Alf,' 'Home Improvement' and dozens of other sitcoms across more than 300 episodes, has died at 81.
Porter Flight Canceled After Child Refuses Seatbelt
A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled after a child refused to sit down and buckle up, with the incident forcing the entire flight to be scrapped.
Anthony Bourdain Biopic A Top 2026 Limited Opening; Jane Schoenbrun, ‘CatVideoFest’, Fire Up Indie Weekend – Specialty Box Office
A24's Tony, Matt Johnson's young-Bourdain biopic starring Dominic Sessa, led specialty box office with a $349k six-screen debut at a $58k per-screen average — among 2026's best — alongside Jane Schoen
Wagner Moura Ties 'The Last House' to COVID Letdown
Wagner Moura draws a direct parallel between the trapped-indoors premise of Netflix's new sci-fi film 'The Last House' and his own post-COVID disappointment that the pandemic didn't fundamentally chan
Ariana Grande Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart With ‘Petal,’ Earning Her Best First-Week Numbers in Seven Years
Ariana Grande's album 'Petal' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 295,000 equivalent album units, marking her seventh chart-topper and her strongest opening week since 2019.
RSC Stages Game of Thrones Prequel 'The Mad King'
The Royal Shakespeare Company has opened Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a 3-hour-45-minute prequel play by Duncan Macmillan and director Dominic Cooke dramatizing King Aerys II Targaryen just 14 years
Nolan's Odyssey Hits $1.1B, His Biggest Film Ever
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" crossed $1.1 billion globally to become his highest-grossing film ever and IMAX's biggest release of all time, with the movie yet to open in China.
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