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Ella Bright Defends Age Gap With 'Off Campus' Co-Star
Ella Bright, 19, pushed back on scrutiny of her nearly decade-long age gap with 28-year-old co-star Belmont Cameli on Prime Video's 'Off Campus,' saying she was fully briefed on the show's intimate co
Sports Emmys 2026 Winners List: NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’, Mike Tirico, Ernie Johnson & Katie George Among Honored
The 47th Sports Emmy Awards honored the best of 2025 sports broadcasting, with NBC’s Sunday Night Football taking home the top series prize. Veteran executive Steve Bornstein received the Lifetime Ach
Kevin Hart Defends Roast Jokes After Backlash
Kevin Hart defended the controversial jokes at his Netflix roast, saying he doesn’t expect less or more from comedians, even as Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd gag and Shane Gillis’s lynching quip spa
Eiza González Praises Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’
Eiza González took to Instagram after the Neon premiere of Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, lauding the director’s boundless creativity and calling the film a rare, original work with a strong point of
Pressure Film Dramatizes D-Day Weather Forecasting Battle
Director Anthony Maras's new film "Pressure" dramatizes the real-life meteorological conflict between forecasters Dr. James Stagg and Irving Krick as General Eisenhower weighs whether to launch the D-
Yoshihiro Nishimura, 'Tokyo Gore Police' Director, Dies at 59
Japanese genre filmmaker Yoshihiro Nishimura, best known for 'Tokyo Gore Police' and credited with sparking a new wave of Japanese ultra-violent horror, died Monday in Tokyo at 59.
Chess Revival Closes June 21 With Lea Michele Exit
The Broadway revival of "Chess" will close on June 21, ending its run the same day Lea Michele departs rather than continuing with planned replacement JoJo Levesque.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Getting a Cinephile-Approved Blu-ray and DVD Release From Criterion
The streaming hit KPop Demon Hunters is getting a physical home from the Criterion Collection, marking a rare move for Netflix’s biggest‑watched original. The Blu‑ray/DVD will arrive (likely before th
Cannes Film Festival Fends Off and Embraces AI
Cannes Film Festival’s 25th edition, already under fire and praised for a vibrant international roster that includes a strong showing from Catalan cinema, is now wrestling with artificial intelligence
Mandalorian & Grogu Opens $100M; Obsession Climbs 30% Wk 2
"The Mandalorian & Grogu" debuted to $100 million worldwide over Memorial Day weekend — a strong but franchise-tinged start that Variety analyst Rebecca Rubin compared to "Solo: A Star Wars Story," th
KPop Demon Hunters to Release on Criterion Blu‑ray
Netflix’s breakout animated musical ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ will debut on Criterion’s home‑video line in Blu‑ray and 4K UHD, marking the film’s transition from streaming hit to premium physical release a
Nemesis Gains 61% On Netflix As The Boroughs Debuts At No. 2
Netflix's "Nemesis" dominated the streamer's weekly English TV chart with 11.4M views, up 61% from its opening, while the Duffer Brothers' new paranormal series "The Boroughs" debuted at No. 2 with a
Kenmure Street Doc Wins Sundance Civil Resistance Award
The documentary "Everybody to Kenmure Street" won a Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Documentary competition, recognizing its account of Glasgo
Spotify Adds 650+ Narrated Articles to Audiobooks
Spotify is expanding its audio library by adding a curated collection of more than 650 narrated magazine articles—from Rolling Stone to The Atlantic—available to Premium subscribers as part of their a
Prime Video Launches Eight‑Episode 'Young Sherlock'
Prime Video launches 'Young Sherlock,' an eight‑episode series that reimagines a teenage Sherlock Holmes at Oxford, offering a fresh origin story directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Hero Fiennes Tiff
Veeps to Stream MLW Fusion Free Every Saturday
Live Nation's Veeps has signed Major League Wrestling for a free global Saturday night streaming block featuring MLW Fusion, quarterly pay-per-views, and exclusive merchandise drops tied to the broadc
Tom Francis Cast in Apple TV+ Series 'The Off Weeks'
Tony‑nominated actor Tom Francis has been added to Apple TV+ limited series 'The Off Weeks' as Jonathan’s son, joining Richard Gere, Jessica Chastain, and Ben Stiller in the eight‑episode drama.
Off Campus logs 36M viewers, Prime Video’s 3rd debut
Amazon Prime Video’s new romantic drama ‘Off Campus’ attracted 36 million viewers in its first 12 days, positioning it as the platform’s third‑most‑watched debut series ever and the top debut among wo
Half Man Ends May 28, Confronts Incest and Toxicity
HBO and BBC’s six‑episode drama ‘Half Man’ wrapped on May 28, delivering a gritty 1980s Scottish tale of stepbrother rivalry, incestuous tension and toxic masculinity, culminating in a violent, ambigu
007 First Light shines on PS5 Pro, outshines base PS5
007 First Light showcases IO Interactive’s most advanced console rendering yet, delivering a new software‑based global illumination system that shines on PS5 Pro while the base PS5 relies on FSR upsca
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