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‘Star Trek Scouts’ Sets Second Season YouTube Premiere On Star Trek Day — Comic-Con
Paramount announced at San Diego Comic-Con that its preschool animated series Star Trek Scouts will debut its second season on September 8, Star Trek Day.
Hadestown Film Captures Lyric Theatre London Musical
Variety reviews the filmed capture of 'Hadestown' from London's Lyric Theatre, praising Anaïs Mitchell's mythological opera and standout turns by André De Shields, Reeve Carney, and Patrick Page ahead
‘Futurama’ to Release Three New Supersized Specials, Including a Christmas Episode, Starting Next Year on Hulu
Hulu has greenlit three supersized 'Futurama' specials alongside Season 14, with the first, a Christmas-themed edition, set for 2027 and Season 14 debuting Aug. 3 with weekly episodes.
Katy Perry 'Deeply Appalled' by White House Iran Strike TikTok
Katy Perry publicly condemned the White House's unauthorized use of her 2010 hit 'Firework' in a TikTok video showing a US missile striking an Iranian naval ship, saying she was 'deeply appalled' by t
Bob's Burgers Holiday Short Premieres on Hulu
Bob's Burgers is producing its first original streaming-exclusive short — "On the Fort Day of Christmas" — for Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally, announced at San Diego Comic-Con by creator
Review: Tornatore's 'Brunello' Is Seductive Hagiography
Giuseppe Tornatore's biographical film on Italian cashmere mogul Brunello Cucinelli dazzles visually but reads as hagiography, sidestepping hard questions about pricing, worker pay, and whether Cucine
Andy Roddick Stars in 'The Dink' Comedy
Tennis champion Andy Roddick makes his acting debut in the pickleball comedy 'The Dink,' earning praise from co-star Jake Johnson and director Josh Greenbaum for his comedic timing and authenticity.
'Avatar Aang' Movie: Hand-Drawn 'Oil Paintings Come to Life'
Creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and director Lauren Montgomery discuss the new Paramount+ film 'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender,' revealing cut fight choreography, the hand-crafte
Karlovy Vary Winner 'Incinerator': Gentle to a Fault
Variety reviews Shuntaro Uchida's "Incinerator," which won the Jury Prize in Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition, praising its strange young protagonist but faulting the film for retreating into famili
RSC Cancels Game Of Thrones Previews, Ticket Holders Furious
The Royal Shakespeare Company canceled its first week of Game of Thrones: The Mad King preview performances, citing unforeseen delays, and left ticket holders unable to rebook the sold-out run.
Wu Jing: Hong Kong Cinema Still Shapes Every Wuxia Film
Wu Jing received MIFFest's Excellent Achievement in Film Award and used a Q&A for 'Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert' to argue that Hong Kong action cinema's fingerprints remain on eve
'Bad Counselors' Review: Stealth Christian Frat-Bro Comedy
Variety reviews 'Bad Counselors,' Chris Dowling's faith-based comedy about two fraternity bros sentenced to community service at a church summer camp, finding it earnest in its Christian messaging but
'Lucky Lu' Tops MIFFest Malaysia Golden Global Awards
Lloyd Lee Choi's "Lucky Lu," a U.S.-Canada co-production, won Best Film at the Malaysia Golden Global Awards, closing the 9th MIFFest with winners spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, the Mi
Mid-size Venues Bet Big Against Live-Music Decline
A wave of operators — from Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett to Another Planet Entertainment — are opening and reviving midsize music venues across the US, betting millions that community-rooted spaces can s
Josh Sapan Champions Neurodivergent Filmmakers Post-AMC
Former AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan has spent five years championing autistic filmmakers through Marvels of Media, which partners with the Academy Museum Saturday for a sensory-friendly showcase while
Josh Sapan's Post-AMC Life: Disability Advocacy and Indie Film
Former AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan is bringing his Marvels of Media Festival — a showcase for neurodivergent filmmakers inspired by his autistic son — to the Academy Museum this Saturday for a sensory
Lil Wayne, Karol G, Smashing Pumpkins to Receive Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2027
The Hollywood Walk of Fame will add 32 stars along Hollywood Boulevard in 2027, with Lil Wayne, Karol G, Smashing Pumpkins, and Netflix's Ted Sarandos among the honorees across music, film, television
Authors Pick Their Perfect Summer Beach Reads
A literary roundup gathers summer beach-reading recommendations from bestselling authors including Freida McFadden, Mick Herron, Robert Harris, and Curtis Sittenfeld, with picks spanning historical fi
You’ve Never Met a Horror Host Like 2017’s Cryptina: The Luminous Ghost of Short Films Past
IndieWire's After Dark column profiles "Cryptina's Spook-Time Variety Show," a 2017 horror-host short film by married filmmakers Steph and Ryan Twyford-Rigley whose planned TV series never materialize
Del Torres Promises No AI in Pan's Labyrinth 3D Re-Release
Guillermo del Toro guaranteed fans at San Diego Comic-Con that no AI was used in the upcoming 3D re-release of Pan's Labyrinth, doubling down on his long-held opposition to the technology in filmmakin
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