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Verity tops Digger as Cruise's $125M bet implodes
Colleen Hoover's author-to-screen pipeline keeps winning while Tom Cruise loses. Amazon MGM's $40M Verity pulled $4.5M in previews and is tracking a $30M-plus opening, while Cruise and Alejandro Gonzá
Watch Tinashe Sing ‘The Times They Are-A Changin’ to Bob Dylan When She Was 10 Years Old
A resurfaced clip of a 10-year-old Tinashe singing to Bob Dylan in his 2003 film 'Masked and Anonymous' is going viral, with Roger Ebert's original 'master class' praise now echoed as her album 'Popst
Skydance Blasts Off: Can David Ellison Make Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Fly?
David Ellison's $111 billion Paramount-WBD merger closes Oct. 6 as Skydance Corp., the biggest M&A deal in Hollywood history, fusing Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO, CBS, and CNN under a single roof.
Tom Morello Releases Heaviest Solo Album, Calls Era Fascism
Tom Morello released 'Everyone Gets Everything They Want,' his heaviest solo record since the first Rage Against the Machine album, alongside a pre-midterms festival whose proceeds fund voting rights
How My Little Pony Freed Me From My Mean Best Friend
Growing up neurodivergent, the author describes how 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' and its 'Elements of Harmony' framework helped her realize her bullying childhood 'best friend' embodied none
Storrie Stars in Generic Sci-Fi Clone 'April X'
Connor Storrie headlines 'April X,' a dystopian sci-fi film that leans on familiar tropes and underdeveloped ideas, marking writer-director Michel K. Parandi’s feature debut with technical flair but n
Deepfake review: Jess and Morgs' PM interview dances around its own
A new dance-theatre piece "Deepfake" from the duo Jess and Morgs uses green screen, live relay and seven background dancers to interrogate a surreal prime-minister interview, but the review finds its
Readers Name the Songs That Always Get Them Dancing
Readers from at least eight countries share the one song guaranteed to get them dancing — from Northern soul wedding requests to 90s MTV living-room dance sessions — revealing how a single track can s
Zach Bryan Wears 'Free Palestine' Shirt at Kraft's Gillette
Singer Zach Bryan wore a "Free Palestine" shirt on stage during Friday's stop on his "With Heaven on Tour" at Gillette Stadium, the Kraft-owned property where he made the statement following owner Rob
Phil Collins Says He ‘Kissed and Made Up’ With Paul McCartney After Snub From Decades Ago
On Piers Morgan Uncensored, Phil Collins revealed he reconciled with Paul McCartney by phone, ending a roughly 20-year grudge that began when McCartney made a dismissive remark about him at the 2002 Q
Tour Spoilers Flood TikTok as Phoebe Bridgers Bans Phones
Social media posts of concert footage are spoiling set lists, staging, and surprises for fans yet to see major tours by Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, Harry Styles, and Ariana Grande, prompting Phoebe Br
Josephine Director Condemns Cornell Rape Case in Speech
Filmmaker Beth de Araújo used her Breakthrough Director Award acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Association's Celebración of Cinema & Television 2026 to condemn the recent Cornell University rap
Tony Gilroy Returns After 14 Years With 'Behemoth' at NYFF
Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' world premiered at the New York Film Festival, marking the writer-director's first feature film in 14 years (since 2012's 'The Bourne Legacy'), with Pedro Pascal starring as
Digger's Meta Twist Saves Cruise's Box Office Bomb
Variety argues that 'Digger,' Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Tom Cruise-starring box office bomb for Warner Bros., is rescued from being a complete disaster by a mid-film meta twist revealing the narrative a
Gaza Doc NAZA Opens in U.S. After 25-Min Venice Ovation
The Venice prize-winning documentary 'NAZA' — which claims Israeli military personnel accepted civilian casualty thresholds as high as 500 Palestinians — opens its U.S. theatrical run at New York's IF
Selma Blair Announces 'Hineni' Doc on Antisemitism
Selma Blair announced at the ADL State of the Arts Reception in New York City on Thursday that she is producing a documentary called 'Hineni (Here I Am)' focused on antisemitism, more than two years a
Richard E. Grant Blows Traitor Cover in Premiere
Richard E. Grant was chosen as a Traitor on Celebrity Traitors, then accidentally blurted out his role to the entire cast in the premiere, calling it 'the biggest mistake I've made in my life.'
Verity's Darker Original Ending Killed by Focus Groups
Director Michael Showalter revealed that "Verity" was originally going to end with a twist revealing Dakota Johnson's character as the true mastermind and Anne Hathaway's Verity still alive, but focus
Dolly Parton Recorded 'Jolene' in Welsh Before Death
A posthumous Welsh-language version of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene,' recorded with Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis and Parton's niece Jada Star before Parton's death on 25 August, will be released on 9 October
K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
Stray Kids have joined BTS in declining to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards, protesting a new Best Asian Pop category that critics say will segregate non-English music and exclude the genre's b
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