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Russo Brothers Pass Box Office Gauntlet to Spider-Man
Joe and Anthony Russo publicly congratulated the Spider-Man: Brand New Day team on Instagram after the film broke their Avengers: Endgame domestic opening weekend record with $360 million.
George RR Martin on depression, aging amid Winds delays
George RR Martin reveals he has been battling depression and stress amid ongoing delays for The Winds of Winter, while reaffirming his commitment to finishing the book.
Prime Video’s Stunning Drama ’Sterling Point’ Elevates the YA Genre Beyond the Mundane: TV Review
Sterling Point, a new YA drama from creator Megan Park and executive producer Margot Robbie's LuckyChap, premieres all eight episodes on Prime Video on August 5, with a review praising its departure f
Dog Man Musical Opens in UK After Off-Broadway
Dog Man: The Musical has opened in the UK after an off-Broadway run, adapting Dav Pilkey's 70-million-copy graphic novel series. Reviewers say the production leans on slapstick at the expense of the b
Disney CEO Defends Box Office Flops as Franchise Wins
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro framed 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and live-action 'Moana' as franchise successes despite box office underperformance, arguing their value to merchandise, parks, and streaming
WSA: Greenwood, Desplat, Guðnadóttir Among Nominees
The 26th World Soundtrack Awards unveiled nominations across Film Composer, Television Composer, and Best Original Song categories, setting the field for the Oct. 10 ceremony where Hildur Guðnadóttir
Joe Marler becomes BBC's first celebrity Gladiator
Former England rugby star Joe Marler will become the first ever celebrity Gladiator on BBC's revival of the show, taking on the persona "Mauler" for special appearances in the fourth series set to air
Disney Earnings Buoyed By ‘Toy Story 5’, Theme Parks, Streaming Profit; Books $100M Tariff Refund
Disney posted fiscal Q3 operating income of $5.6 billion, up 21% year-over-year, beating Wall Street forecasts as Toy Story 5 crossed $1 billion globally, streaming profit more than doubled, and theme
Disney Streaming Profit Doubles; Consumer Products Shifts
Disney posted June-quarter earnings with streaming operating income more than doubling, while CEO Josh D'Amaro announced a major restructuring that moves consumer products revenue from Disney Experien
Film Exposes Himmler's 'Anti-Nazi' Masseur as SS Member and Forger
A new film premiering at the Locarno festival stars Claes Bang as Felix Kersten, Heinrich Himmler's personal masseur, but depicts him as a narcissistic document forger rather than the wartime savior h
Why Horror Filmmakers Are Obsessed With Obsolete Tech
A new wave of indie horror hits — Obsession, Backrooms, and Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma — is leaning hard into analogue props, pre-digital production design, and the year-20
Locarno Film Festival Head Giona A. Nazzaro Talks Mission To Liberate Spectators In The Age Of The Algorithm As 79th Edition Kicks Off
Locarno Film Festival launches its 79th edition with French duo Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh's timely migration drama 'The Green Eyes,' as artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro vows to liberate audie
The Shards Review: Murphy's Comeback on Disney+
The Guardian's TV reviewer hails Ryan Murphy's Disney+ adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards as the showrunner's triumphant return to form after last year's critically savaged All's Fair.
Ted Lasso Season 4: Sudeikis Returns to Coach Women's Team
The Apple TV series Ted Lasso returned after a three-year hiatus with its Season 4 premiere, finding Ted working at a Kansas City grocery store before being recruited to coach a women's team in Englan
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Is Both a Promising Reboot and a Tedious Sequel: TV Review
Variety's review of 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 finds the women's team premise a promising reset but says the show can't bench Roy Kent or the Roy-Keeley romance long enough for new characters like Tanya Rey
Review: Suryawanshi's Snow Leopard Memoir
Indian conservationist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi's first book reframes the snow leopard not as a literary icon but as a fragile, conflict-plagued predator whose survival hinges on unglamorous fieldw
Phoebe Bridgers Returns with Lost Weekend Solo Album
Phoebe Bridgers returns with 'Lost Weekend,' her first solo album in six years — a daring, disorienting indie-Americana record built around her father's death and the collapse of her engagement to act
Tulisa Launches Fix the Press Campaign, Paramount+ Doc
Tulisa Contostavlos has launched "Fix the Press," a petition for an independent press regulator free of industry funding and control, while Paramount+ films a three-part documentary on her life and th
‘The Odyssey’ Extends Run At Alex Theatre After Becoming Highest-Grossing 70MM Exhibitor Who Had Not Screened A New Movie In 35 Years
Los Angeles's historic Alex Theatre is extending its 70mm run of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey through August 20, 2026, after becoming the film's highest-grossing 70mm exhibitor — despite not having
David Attenborough, 100, Scores Two Emmy Nods
Director Keith Scholey joined Deadline's Doc Talk podcast to discuss 'Ocean with David Attenborough,' a documentary that earned six Primetime Emmy nominations and gave its centenarian narrator two Out
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