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Make That Movie review – Sam Campbell has made the funniest TV show of the entire year

The Last One Laughing and Taskmaster star’s supremely daft mockumentary is so hilarious it deserves to be paraded around the streets. Hopefully it can run and run This is a punt, but I’d be prepared to bet money that Sam Campbell knows Birdemic: Shock and Terror inside out. Birdemic is, of course, one of the worst movies ever made; a comprehensively inept labour of love about a bird attack, made for pennies over the course of four years. It’s one of those films that is so fascinatingly bad from

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Nick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Boss, Wants Newsmagazine to Stick on Digital, Mobile Screens

Hold the stopwatch! The new boss at “60 Minutes” believes the venerable newsmagazine ought to be more prevalent in popular culture and the news cycle, rather than merely holding forth in its usual place on Sunday evenings on CBS. “The show is on the air one day, one night, one hour a week, and to […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

With ‘Off Campus’ Season 2, Mika Abdalla’s “It” Girl Moment Has Arrived

The 26-year-old actress knew from the first audition that her character, Allie, would headline the second season of the buzzy hockey romance. As Abdalla and the cast return to filming, she’s ready to dig into her leading lady role.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Scooter Braun Opens Up About Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Spencer Pratt and (Briefly) Sydney Sweeney in New 90-Minute ‘Second Thought’ Interview

Scooter Braun — former manager to Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kanye West and many more — does not give many interviews, especially since he retired from management and stepped down as CEO of Hybe America last year. But he sat for a long one with Suzy Weiss for her “Second Thought” podcast that dropped today. (Watch […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Cast Revealed

The new season of Peacock's hit reality show, hosted by Ariana Madix, premieres June 2.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

‘Love Island USA’ Sets Season 8 Cast Including the Brother of Season 7 Islander Charlie and a Paralympic Athlete

12 new bombshells are entering the villa. “Love Island USA” has set its Season 8 cast, which notably includes Zach Georgiou, the brother of Season 7 islander Charlie, and Beatriz Hatz, a bronze medal-winning Paralympic athlete. Season 8 debuts on June 2 and is followed by daily episodes throughout premiere week. After that, new episodes […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

News Emmys Scholarship Recipient Slams CBS News: “The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace”

Student journalist Santiago Campos, receiving a grant for his continuing education named for the late 60 Minutes icon, spoke out against "corporate elites" and stressed the importance of "journalism that serves people."

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zsa Zsa Zemeckis to Make Lead Film Debut With Romance ‘State-Crossed Lovers’ (Exclusive)

The actress stars as a secretly pregnant 17-year-old in the feature that Alyssa Rallo Bennett will direct for Stonestreet Studios and I Ain't Playin' Films.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Has a Surprise Best Perk of Fame: Free Ice Cream

She also teased the upcoming second season of the gay hockey drama — “I’m excited for Troy and Harris. Can I say that?" — as she appeared at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada event in Toronto.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

ABC Submits Broadcast Renewal Applications to FCC ‘Under Protest,’ Says Agency Order Is ‘Unlawful, Arbitrary and Unconstitutional’

Disney’s ABC has submitted its license renewal applications to the FCC as ordered by the agency — but it is doing so “under protest.” The FCC’s Media Bureau last month issued an unprecedented order forcing ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses for its eight owned-and-operated stations on an accelerated schedule. The move came after President […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Streaming Ratings: ‘The Boys’ Rises to No. 1

Former NBC series 'La Brea' is the latest recipient of the Netflix effect.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

‘Euphoria,’ ‘The End’ to Bookend Balinale’s 19th Edition

Julian Rosefeldt’s “Euphoria” will open Balinale’s 19th edition, with Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The End” closing the program. The festival is adding a new competitive category: Best Indonesian Short Tapestry of Indonesia, dedicated to local short-form storytelling. Indonesia’s only Academy Award qualifying festival presents 94 films from 38 countries. The narrative feature competition brings together four titles: […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Plotting Attack on Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Vienna Concerts

A man accused of planning an attack on Taylor Swift’s concert in Vienna in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for charges relating to the plot. According to BBC, the 21-year-old, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. under local privacy rules, was found guilty of plotting a jihadist attack. […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Lands North America Deal With Janus Films

The new movie from German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach ('Western') follows an archaeologist in Bulgaria who gets confronted with criminal ties that lurk beneath the surface on the outskirts of Europe.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

ABC Files TV Station Renewals to FCC “Under Protest”: “Americans Bear the Cost of This Order”

The FCC had given the Disney-owned network 30 days to submit its local TV licenses for an early renewal.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tom Hanks Teases “One of the Most Heartbreaking Scenes I’ve Seen” in ‘Toy Story 5’ as Cast Reunites for U.K. Launch

The actors behind Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) spoke about how the upcoming Pixar film takes on the issue screen time: "You can't make people play again, but you can show them that the engagement with toys and with your life and your friends is a little more satisfying than being on your device."

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

‘The Testaments’ Stars Chase Infiniti, Mattea Conforti on What That Private Finale Moment Means for Agnes and Becka: ‘That’s Her Person in Life’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Secateurs,” the Season 1 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” sequel series, “The Testaments,” now streaming on Hulu. Hulu’s “The Testaments” ended its first season with many upsetting and shocking moments — nothing less than fans would expect from a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But amid the darkness, there […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

‘Rambo’ Prequel Movie Sets 2027 Release Date

“John Rambo,” a prequel in the long-running action franchise, will hit theaters next summer. Lionsgate has slated the film for June 4, 2027. It’s scheduled to debut just ahead of Disney’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” (May 28) and a few weeks before Sony’s “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” (June 11) and the Warner Bros. “Oceans” prequel (June […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

CNN Plans New Anderson Cooper-Andy Cohen Event for ‘Independence Eve Live’

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are jumping from New Year’s Eve shots to Fourth of July fireworks. The duo, who have held forth the past several years as hosts of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage from New York’s Times Square, will now do something similar on July 3.  “Independence Eve Live with Anderson & Andy: […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Entertainment Marketing Firm Create Promotes Jonathan Gitlin to CEO (Exclusive)

The company worked on campaign for 'Sinners,' 'Tron: Ares,' 'Only Murders in the Building,' and 'Lilo & Stitch,' among others, and has 16 nominations going into Thursday's Golden Trailer Awards.

entertainment  May 28, 2026