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John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ Returns to Top of Book Charts Following Netflix Adaptation’s Release
John Steinbeck's 1952 novel 'East of Eden' has surged to No. 1 on Amazon's Best Sellers list following the October 1 release of Netflix's limited series adaptation starring Florence Pugh.
Marjoe Gortner, Preacher and Actor Who Was Subject of Oscar-Winning Doc and Appeared in ‘Earthquake,’ ‘Falcon Crest,’ Dies at 82
Marjoe Gortner, a child evangelical preacher who later exposed the revival-tent circuit in the Oscar-winning 1972 documentary 'Marjoe' and went on to a B-movie acting career, died Friday in Santa Fe a
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Movie in History With $2.925 Billion After ‘Encore’ Re-Release
Disney's re-release of 'Avengers: Endgame' has pushed the 2019 superhero epic past 'Avatar' to reclaim the all-time global box office record at $2.925 billion, ahead of December's 'Avengers: Doomsday'
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Indian Filmmaker Behind ‘Pushpaka Vimana,’ ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’ and ‘Aditya 369’ Dies at 95
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, the prolific Indian filmmaker behind the dialogue-free classic 'Pushpaka Vimana' and a decades-long creative partnership with Kamal Haasan, has died in Chennai at age 95.
Mountain Grass Unit Are Lighting a New Bluegrass Fire
Mountain Grass Unit, a young Alabama-born jam-grass quartet that notably plays without a banjo, release their new LP "Appalachian Smoke" after a 2025 breakthrough that included a festival-stopping Tel
E.l.f., Wendy's, Gap Bet on Original Music for Gen Z
E.l.f. Beauty, Gap, and Wendy's are launching original albums and entertainment partnerships as retailers increasingly blur the line between shopping and content creation to capture Gen Z spending.
Nick Hayes on Hardwick Hall and the Right to Roam
Nick Hayes, co-founder of the Right to Roam campaign and author of The Book of Trespass, discusses the Oxfordshire riverside community he calls home and how Hardwick Hall has been taken back by the pe
John Cena Defends McMahon Loyalty, Talks Matchbox Film
John Cena, 49, defends his loyalty to disgraced former WWE boss Vince McMahon in a new interview while promoting Apple TV+ film Matchbox: The Movie. The recently retired wrestler explains why he doesn
Mike Nelson review – a waking nightmare of derelict dunes and desert island despair
English artist Mike Nelson returns to Modern Art Oxford 22 years after a landmark 2004 show with a sprawling, derelict installation that the reviewer calls a nakedly personal cry of despair over wars
Wakaliwood Debuts Colonial-Restitution Superhero Film
Wakaliwood's new 40-minute film 'Kibuuka Omumbaale,' a blistering superhero action movie about a warrior whose relics were looted by a British missionary, premieres at London's Chisenhale — marking th
Turnstile Debuts on SNL with 'Birds' and 'Never Enough' Medley
Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile made their Saturday Night Live debut, performing 'Birds' and a medley from their Grammy-winning album 'Never Enough' — the night after their Austin City Limits set.
Taylor Swift Crashes Dakota Johnson's SNL Monologue
Taylor Swift made a surprise cameo during Dakota Johnson's SNL hosting monologue, where the two joked about Johnson's pattern of dating musicians, with Swift playing her unofficial therapist who gets
Boyega Recounts Damilola Taylor's Killing in BBC Doc
John Boyega, who was one of the last to see 10-year-old Damilola Taylor alive, revisits his childhood friend's 2000 stabbing in a new BBC Two documentary and reveals how the trauma shaped him as an ei
Taylor Swift Crashes Dakota Johnson's SNL Monologue
Taylor Swift made a surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live, crashing Dakota Johnson's opening monologue to tease her about dating musicians. Swift also returned at show's end with a birthday cake for J
‘Digger’ Star Tom Cruise Says He’s “So Proud Of What We Created” Despite Poor Open At Theaters
Tom Cruise's new film *Digger* opened to just $8 million, marking his weakest box office debut in nearly two decades, despite strong praise from the star and crew for the Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directe
Sorkin Shocked Eisenberg Wouldn’t Return as Zuckerberg
Aaron Sorkin revealed he was surprised Jesse Eisenberg declined to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg in the upcoming film *The Social Reckoning*, leading to Jeremy Strong being cast instead.
Gears of War: E-Day Devs Proud of Xbox Main Title Role
Gears of War: E-Day developers say they're proud to be one of Xbox's main titles as Microsoft sharpens its focus on platform exclusivity, with coverage also spotlighting a 35-GPU performance benchmark
Abbott Cast as Professor X, Says He Hasn't Read X-Men Script
Christopher Abbott, cast as Professor X in Marvel's upcoming X-Men film, told Entertainment Tonight he hasn't received a script yet but called the cast 'really good' and director Jake Schreier 'great.
Pete Townshend Doc Premieres, Heads to Hamptons & Mill Valley
A new documentary, Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes, makes its festival rounds after premiering at Telluride, tracing The Who's songwriter from his Ealing Art College roots through the abandoned Lifeh
3D movies are finally worth watching
After 3D was written off as one of the biggest tech flops of all time, the author argues the technology has finally matured enough to make 3D Blu-rays worth collecting again, more than 15 years after
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