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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Crosses $1B Int'l in 12 Days
Sony/Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day became the second-fastest film ever to cross $1 billion at the international box office, reaching the milestone in just 12 days of release with a global total o
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.
Paramount Offers 30 Films Yearly to Win WBD Merger Approval
Paramount is offering written commitments to major theater chains for 30 films annually with a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, as CEO David Ellison tries to flip exhibition support against the 12-
Inaugural LA Jazz Festival Canceled Hours Before Opening
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, a citywide event featuring John Legend, Janelle Monáe, and Parliament-Funkadelic that had been billed for 250,000 attendees, was canceled hours before its opening Frida
The Blockbuster Mentality Is Back, Baby!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day shattered box office records with nearly $1 billion in its first 72 hours, reigniting Hollywood's blockbuster mentality amid concerns over creative stagnation and the need fo
Zuckerberg's yacht was closest to stranded Alaska skiff
A small Alaska cruise ship rescued a stranded skiff near Farragut Bay, but AIS tracking data showed Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht Launchpad was actually the closest vessel to the boat in trouble.
Steve Carell's 12th Emmy Nomination Without a Win
Steve Carell has earned his 12th Emmy nomination without a win, making him the second-most nominated performer in history without an award, trailing only Angela Lansbury.
Letterboxd Outage Locks Out 30M+ Users
Letterboxd, the film-review social platform with more than 30 million users, went down Sunday morning around 6 a.m. PT, with users unable to sign in and the company acknowledging the issue on Instagra
Paddy Young's 'Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?' Show Reviewed
A review of comedian Paddy Young's new show 'Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?', praising his self-deprecating 'luckless bachelor' persona and crowd-work while noting a downbeat edge that can sap comic mome
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes Second-Fastest Movie to Hit $1 Billion Overseas, Powers to $1.67 Billion Globally
Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $1.67 billion globally in just 12 days, becoming the second-fastest film ever to hit $1 billion internationally as it powers toward a potential $2 billion finish.
Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Flies to Third-Biggest Second Weekend of All Time With $145 Million
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ posted a historic second weekend with $145 million domestically, while ‘The Odyssey’ became Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing his previous blo
The Odyssey Becomes Nolan's Top Grosser at $1.1B
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has crossed $1.1 billion worldwide after four weekends, surpassing "The Dark Knight Rises" to become his highest-grossing film ever and the second-highest-grossing R-
Role Model on New Album, Dakota Johnson, Name Change
Singer Tucker Pillsbury, who performs as Role Model, sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss his new heartland-rock-influenced album "Chuck Timely and The Hourglass," how his girlfriend Dakota Johnson
Locarno Protest Unfurls 60,000 Names of Gaza Dead
About 100 demonstrators at Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival unfurled a shroud listing 60,000 names of those killed in Gaza, in a pre-approved protest calling on the Swiss government to pressure Isr
David Ellison Is Promising Theater Owners Contractual Guarantees for Paramount-Warner Bros. 30-Film Annual Slate. But What if Moviegoers Don’t Care?
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is offering AMC and Regal three-year contractual guarantees for 30 theatrical releases annually with 45-day exclusive windows, even as Paramount's doubled 2026 sla
Charli XCX Surprises at Outside Lands with The Strokes
Charli XCX made a surprise cameo during The Strokes' headlining set at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival on Saturday, joining them for the Is This It? closer 'Take It or Leave It' — the same week
John Carpenter Releases Cathedral Novel and Album
John Carpenter has released "Cathedral," a graphic novel and accompanying soundtrack album based on a vivid dream, as the 78-year-old filmmaker continues his second career as a musician with his son a
John Carpenter Has Been to Hell and Back
John Carpenter, the 78-year-old horror auteur behind Halloween and The Thing, has released a paired graphic novel and soundtrack album titled Cathedral, signaling that his late-career pivot to music h
Why Every Orchestra Needs a Conductor
A composer who also conducts reframes the often-mocked baton-wielder as a practical necessity born from the 19th-century orchestra's expansion—arguing conductors emerged to solve real acoustic and mus
Rannou's Wordless Western Premieres at Edinburgh Fringe
Olivier Rannou's one-man, wordless spaghetti western — blending Beckettian existentialism with clowning and mime — has premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in a Bakélite production running at Church Hill
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