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Corey Parker, a versatile actor whose career spanned film, television and mentoring young performers, has died, according to TMZ. He was 60 years old. His family told TMZ that he died Thursd…
Stephen Hibbert, a writer and actor who went from the Groundlings to writing for "Late Night With David Letterman" and "Mad TV" to a cult role as the Gimp in "Pulp Fiction," died March 2 in …
The opera and ballet communities are firing back at Timothée Chalamet after the "Marty Supreme" star said during "A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event" that he didn't want theatrical movie g…
The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to approve an agenda for bargaining with the studios, which is set to begin on March 16. With 97.4% voting in favor, the union approved…
While he decided not to direct "The Adventures of Cliff Booth" and scrapped "The Movie Critic," Quentin Tarantino will make a directorial comeback with an original play he's written, Vari…
Isabella Esler and John Cardoza have been cast as the new Veronica Sawyer and Jason "J.D." Dean in "Heathers The Musical." Both actors will begin performances on April 27 at New World Stages…
SAG-AFTRA and the major studios have agreed to continue negotiations on a new contract into next week, a sign that both sides see the value in further discussions. The performers' union star…
Thursday's tenth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, featuring Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige, Hozier, Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste, Mavis Staples, Nile Rodgers & Chic and more, raised over…
Rose Byrne is not only going into Oscar night as a first-time nominee for her work in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," but she'll also be reuniting with her "Bridesmaids" co-stars. Sources tell…
She's alive! Finally. When Maggie Gyllenhaal sat down to rewatch "The Bride of Frankenstein," the 1935 James Whale classic, she wasn't prepared for what she didn't see. The Bride appears for…
Stephen Colbert railed against Kristi Noem after Donald Trump's surprise announcement that he had fired the Secretary of Homeland Defense, with plans to replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mulli…
Daryl Hannah is not in love with "Love Story." In a New York Times op-ed titled "How Can 'Love Story' Get Away With This?," the actor-director denounces Ryan Murphy's popular FX series " abo…
Fast-rising Spanish actor Catalina Sopelana ("The Gardener," "The Crystal Cuckoo") is set to topline dramedy "Video Store 2001" ("Videoclub 2001"), with Spanish indie producer-distributor Si…
BBC director-general Tim Davie has answered questions from the U.K. government's Culture, Media & Sport Committee over the incident that erupted following the BAFTA ceremony in which the…
Global porn star Rocco Siffredi " whose life story inspired the Netflix series "Supersex" " is taking legal action against an investigative program aired by Italian broadcaster Mediaset a…
After Donald Trump fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel was having the last laugh. On Thursday night's edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the late night ho…
S. Epatha Merkerson and Danielle Brooks are among the honorees at the annual Black Women Film Network summit in Atlanta. Founded in 1997, BWFN has served as a platform for mentorship, advoca…
"Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan told Elle UK magazine that she was once confronted by a drunk fan of the Netflix smash hit while in a bathroom. The inebriated woman proceeded to openly dis…
Oscar-nominated star Jacki Weaver has been added to the cast of NBC's "The Rockford Files" reboot pilot, joining previously cast star David Boreanaz, as well as Michaela McManus. Weaver has …
Brooks Brothers is hoping a trip to "The White Lotus" will give women more of a reason to shop the legendary fashion brand. Leslie Bibb, who starred in the latest season of the hit HBO serie…
Christina Applegate recently appeared on "The View" to promote her new memoir, "You With the Sad Eyes," and she discussed how Will Ferrell and Adam McKay gave parts of their "Anchorman" sala…
Jean-Luc Picard is doing The Bard. Sir Patrick Stewart is lending his iconic voice to an audiobook in which he reads William Shakespeare's sonnets " all 154 of them " and "shares reflections…
"Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney has already set his next project. Netflix has given a series order to "Alexander," a drama series about Alexander the Great and Aristotle that Tierney …
Peter sits in a hospital gown and raises his voice at the doctor. "I'm not crazy!" the middle-aged man insists as the young woman in the lab coat asks if he has received therapy. He has lymp…
Lisa Vicari, the German star best known for Netflix's cult science-fiction mystery-thriller "Dark," is reuniting with the show's creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar on their next series…