63 stories by "Leia Mendoza"
The first trailer for Netflix's "People We Meet on Vacation," starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, has been released. The film is based on Emily Heny's bestselling book of the same name and w…
When Ridley Scott first premiered "Alien" in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott bui…
Elphaba and Glinda are back " for good. Universal has released the final trailer for "Wicked: For Good," the follow-up to the 2024 film adaptation of the hit broadway musical. The finale wil…
At the Los Angeles premiere of "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery " The Untold Story," singer Sarah McLachlan apologized to the crowd for having canceled the performances that had been schedul…
Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo and Marisa Tomei will star in Tony and Obie award-winning playwright V's new play "This is Crazy!," to raise money for The National Alliance on Mental Illness. The o…
During this year's Walker's Rising Stars Foundation Gala at Telluride Film Festival, students from around Colorado had the unique opportunity to perform on stage to compete for various schol…
The Kering Foundation's Fourth Annual Caring For Women Dinner has announced that this year's event will feature a performance by singer-songwriter and producer, FKA twigs, on behalf of Sista…
Project Angel Food has announced actress Jennifer Tilly will receive the 2025 Angel Award at the nonprofit's annual awards gala. The event will take place on Sept. 27 at Paramount Pictures S…
In Alex Timbers' new musical "Just in Time," audience members are transported into the jukebox world of American singer Bobby Darin (Jonathan Groff), who rose to success from a teen idol to …
Dan Ziskie, an actor known for his roles in "House of Cards" and "Treme," died on July 21. He was 80. His family reported that Ziskie had died from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Â…
At the 2025 Variety & Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit presented by Paramount+, keynote conversations and panel discussions with documentary filmmakers, journalists and cultural trends…
The Season 4 finale of "Hacks" took Ava and Deborah far away from the sunny Los Angeles skies into the world of Singapore. While the episode follows Deborah after walking away from her Late …
GALECA, The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, has announced that Diane Anderson-Minshall, former CEO of Pride Media has been named executive director, alongside a new board of director…
When Alec Flynn was in college, the comedian began using standup as a form of medicine to help with depression. "I needed some sort of creative outlet outside of getting blacked out every we…
Two years after Season 1 was released, Apple TV+'s "Platonic" has returned for a second season of chaos, mishaps, and road trips throughout Los Angeles. While the series follows former best …
As far back as the decline of gladiatorial games in the 1st century AD, pundits have complained that this or that sector of the entertainment industry is on the brink of oblivion, and it'…
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced 18 Princess Grace Award winners and 12 Honoraria recipients into the Princess Grace community. This year's recipients have been named within 5…
Composer Volker Bertelmann leads this year's nominations for the 25th World Soundtrack Awards, set to take place on Oct. 15. Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have announced th…
Robert Wilson, an experimental theater stage director, playwright, founder and artistic director of The Watermill Center, died on July 31. He was 83. Wilson's death was confirmed on his pers…
After meeting and working together 17 years ago on Jason Robert Brown's teen-centric Broadway musical "13," Liz Gillies and Graham Phillips have finally reunited onstage courtesy of the West…
Rene Kirby, an actor known for his work in "Shallow Hal" died on July 11 in Burlington, Vermont. He was 70. His brother Jon confirmed to Seven Days that Kirby had died at the University of V…
Marissa Bode ("Wicked," "Wicked: For Good") is set to join the judges' table at the 11th annual Her Universe Fashion Show. The event takes place during San Diego Comic-Con on July 24 at the …
Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, has acquired the critically acclaimed documentary "We Can Be Heroes" from filmmakers Carina Mia Wong and Al…
David Kaff, the British actor and musician known for playing keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner's "This Is Spinal Tap," died on Friday. He was 79 years old. No cause of death has been offi…
Jackson Browne, Seth MacFarlane and Patti Austin are among some of the performers set to perform as part of lyricist Alan Bergman's 100th birthday celebration. The tribute concert will be he…