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In Tokyo for the screening of his 1985 biopic "Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters" at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Paul Schrader was an upbeat mood when he walked the opening ni…
Ethan Hawke recently joined Vanity Fair for a career retrospective video interview and remained in awe that he got the chance to watch Robin Williams act on the set of 1989's "Dead Poets Soc…
Rachel Sennott and Josh Hutcherson aren't too worried about their families watching their sex scene in the first episode of the new HBO Max comedy series, "I Love LA." "I warned my parents,"…
In creating the world of Nia DaCosta's "Hedda," hair and makeup artist Sharon A. Martin created a new phrase to explain the aristocratic world of mid-century England. "I coined the phras…
"The Brutalist's" Emma Laird and "Dunkirk" star Fionn Whitehead are British composers whose frail bond begins to unravel on a Greek island holiday in Alex Burunova's "Satisfaction," a psycho…
Vidiots, the non-profit film organization that operates the historic Eagle Theatre and video rental store in Los Angeles, will commence 40th anniversary celebrations this November " beginnin…
Fusion Entertainment has added writer and director Elliot Tuttle to its roster of management clients. The move follows the debut of Tuttle's provocative feature debut "Blue Film," which prem…
Adam Driver will star in a hostage drama series from Netflix titled "Rabbit, Rabbit." The show is written by Peter Craig ("The Town," "The Batman") and directed by Philip Barantini, who won …
Shortly after wrapping the short film "America," Luca Castellani achieved American citizenship, an accomplishment that the Brazilian-born actor describes as "bittersweet." "It's bittersweet …
"Portlandia" co-creator Jonathan Krisel is making his feature debut with "Hey Bear," a bold revenge comedy that will star Mia Goth ("Frankenstein"), Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover trilogy"…
Apologies to all those with emetophobia: indie streamer Nebula is debuting director Patrick Willems' short film "The Dinner Plan" next month, the story of a man (played by Griffin Newman) tr…
Kate Hudson doesn't often cry when she screens her own movies " she's too busy critiquing her work " but watching her latest film, "Song Sung Blue," was an exception. She was sitting in a da…
Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring in the solo play "Every Brilliant Thing." The actor, who became famous for playing the Boy Who Lived in eight wildly popular "Harry Pott…
"Slow Horses" is the unlikely seed of a franchise. Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody's idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman's ir…
Cheryl Hines has criticized her interview earlier this month on "The View," saying the hosts "just wanted to grill me" about her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is currently serving as t…
During a recent appearance on "The Howard Stern Show," Ben Stiller gave his thoughts on the term "nepo baby," which describes children of celebrity parents who become famous themselves. Stil…
After leaving "Saturday Night Live" before Season 51, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim got candid about the work culture at the iconic late-night sketch show. While hosting Gardner on her "Thank…
It can be challenging to deliver something fresh and unique to the memory play genre. However, in writer Bess Wohl's new Broadway show, "Liberation," she manages to do just that. Directed by…
On the chain around Hedda Gabler's neck hangs a key to her father's gun case. One needn't be a genius to deduce that the key will be used, and eventually the gun as well, in writer-director …
Emma Thompson lost it on "The Late Show" when host Stephen Colbert asked about her feelings regarding "the coming AI revolution" in Hollywood. As an Oscar and BAFTA-winning screenwriter than…
Jamie Lloyd had tried once before to lure Nicole Scherzinger to the stage. Several years ago, the renegade British theater director pursued the former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman to star in "E…
The stars of hit 1980s Fox sitcom "Married…. With Children" are reuniting in January for a live event that will serve as a benefit for the Race to Erase MS organization. "Married… With C…
ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN revealed on Tuesday updated policies to accept registrations of musical compositions partially generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These works will now b…
Joe Torre, the longstanding Major League Baseball player, manager and executive, gets center spotlight in a new documentary directed by John Turturro and produced by Motto Pictures. "Joe Tor…
The Stray Cats have announced the cancellation of their fall United States tour, citing member Brian Setzer's "serious illness." In a statement, Setzer explained, "I'm heartbroken to share, …