Hollywood Reporter

Raquel Lee Reached Secret Settlement With Mark Curry Years Before Suing Disney Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

The 2015 private resolution between the actors has surfaced after the actress claimed in court that the company was negligent in protecting her against sexual assault when she worked on "The Poof Point" at 14 years old.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Oscars: Germany Selects Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ for International Feature Race

Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” has been selected as Germany’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. Due to a change in the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this spring, two major German films are already eligible for submission in the international feature film category: Visar Morina’s “Shame and […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

New York Film Festival Adds North American Premiere of ‘NAZA’ Documentary

The film, from 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Oscar-winning team behind 'The Zone of Interest,' was shot from the rooftops of Tel Aviv and documents Israel's bombing of Gaza.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Ba’s Book’ Unveils a Father’s Secrets Over Vietnam War, Revolutionary Iran (Exclusive Clip)

Ashley Duong has created an inventive hybrid film inspired by a memoir that fluidly moves between re-enactments and verite documentary styles. The film is headed to a world premiere at TIFF.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Paramount’s Brit Network 5 Being Sued by Producer Blackbox Multimedia Over Shelved Drama Series

Paramount’s U.K. network 5 is being sued by one of its production partners over what the company claims was the “wrongful termination” of an agreement over a crime drama series. Blackbox Multimedia, the U.K. banner that has made series for 5 such as “The Ex-Wife” and “Benidorm is Murder,” claims that it is owned money […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Issa Rae Sets HBO Pilot About Male Friendship and Pro Boxers in Las Vegas

10 years after Issa Rae’s seminal comedy series “Insecure” premiered on HBO, the network has ordered a new comedy pilot written and executive produced by Rae. Currently being referred to as “Untitled Male Friendship Show,” the official logline says that the show follows “Menzel, a 30-year-old barber, aspiring sports manager and professional best friend to […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

John Irvin obituary

British film-maker and director of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy who was described by Alec Guinness as having ‘balls behind the camera’Bouncing from war zone reportage to cold war espionage, Hollywood horror to Sherwood Forest swashbuckler, Harold Pinter to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the director John Irvin, who has died aged 86, was nothing if not eclectic.“I’m a bit split,” he said. “I like playing with expensive toys, yet I also like the miniatures. I hate being pigeonholed, and I like to do the unex

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mindy Kaling and ‘Not Suitable for Work’ Cast React to Cancellation: “I Loved Making This Show”

Avantika and Jack Martin are thanking viewers after the news that their 'Friends'-esque series — Kaling's first sole creator credit since 'The Mindy Project' — has not been renewed for a second season at Hulu.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

OnlyFans Millionaires: Site Says 5,076 Creators Have Earned More Than $1 Million to Date

A sizable bunch of top OnlyFans creators have taken home seven-figure checks from the fan-monetization site. Since the 2016 launch of OnlyFans, which is known for its porn-friendly policies, 5,076 creators have made over $1 million on the platform, the company said Tuesday. In total, OnlyFans — which takes a 20% cut of gross revenue […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Seth Rogen, Helen Mirren and Cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz Added to TIFF Tribute Awards Honorees

“Angh” cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz will receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Also being honored are Helen Mirren, who will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, presented by Joanna Griffiths. Seth Rogen will be presented with the TIFF Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award, presented by The Budman […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Jill Gomez obituary

Soprano with razor-sharp articulation who created lead roles including the Duchess of Argyll in Powder Her FaceA lustrous vocal quality, combined with an alluring, exuberant stage presence, ensured the popularity of the soprano Jill Gomez, who has died aged 83, on both operatic stage and concert platform. When her talent came to the fore in the early 1970s she was hailed by Arthur Jacobs in Opera magazine, along with Josephine Barstow, as “the most exciting of our newer female singers”, while re

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

New York Times Awards Columnist Kyle Buchanan Exits Paper to Launch Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE)

New York Times pop culture writer and awards columnist Kyle Buchanan has left the newspaper after eight years. I can exclusively report that Buchanan is launching a new video podcast about Hollywood, “The Kyle Buchanan Show,” in mid-October. His last day at The New York Times was Friday. Released twice weekly, “The Kyle Buchanan Show” […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Kemah Bob: Love Child review – Miss Fortunate’s follow-up is a superbly playful origin story

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith icky and edgy jokes, the comedian offers an authentic inquiry into her childhood in her sophomore showA standup’s debut show usually tells us who they are, then with their follow-up, they branch out. Kemah Bob has done things the other way around. After 2024’s Miss Fortunate, a wild shaggy dog story about a disastrous trip to Thailand, she now delivers that delayed “this is me” set, an open-hearted inquiry into how she got here and her origins as the child of a

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Series Entertainment Brings Vibe-Gaming to Life with ‘RUN,’ An AI-Based Platform to Create Games and Shows (EXCLUSIVE)

The generative AI boom brought us “vibe coding,” and then eventually “vibe directing.” Now, a new entry: vibe…game development? It’s the idea behind Series Entertainment’s “RUN,” a new platform that lets users create new games while shortening the typically months- or yearslong window for building them down to days. The platform, which is now in beta, aims to […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

’30 Rock’ Cast to Reunite for Live Benefit Show

The event will take place at Radio City Music Hall on the 20th anniversary of the series premiere.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Airport Chaplain review – thoroughly bingeable TV about ‘Batman in a hi-vis vest’

This moreish show about a do-gooder keen to save the day stars Hugo Weaving and The Pitt’s Shabana Azeez … and it’s pressure-packed from the get-goHugo Weaving plays the eponymous airport chaplain in this pacy and moreish eight-part series, which was co-created by Elise McCredie and Jude Troy, and directed with jittery flair by Bonnie Moir and Tig Terera. In case you were wondering, yes, that profession really does exist.I doubt the lives of real airport chaplains are anywhere near as frenetic a

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The whole world is becoming rightwing and anti-gay’: William Yang on 60 years of capturing LGBTQ+ life

Yang has taken more than 500,000 photographs since he first moved to Sydney in the late 1960s and now devotes most of his time to untangling the pastAs a young adult, William Yang discovered that his family’s story was actually a murder mystery. His uncle, William Fang Yuen, was killed by an employee on the family’s farm in far north Queensland in 1922, but his mother refused to tell him the full story. In 1990, he travelled to Innisfail in search of the truth.One aunt told Yang that his uncle a

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

‘Our Loves,’ Avi Nesher’s Frontrunner for Israel’s Oscar Entry, Boarded by Gersh and Other Angle Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Gersh and Other Angle Pictures have boarded Avi Nesher’s feature film “Our Loves” for sales. Gersh will rep U.S. sales with Los Angeles-based global sales agency Other Angle takes international. “Our Loves,” which is tipped to be Israel’s Oscar entry for international film, is set to premiere at TIFF next month as part of the […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Andy Cohen on Looking for Housewives in Nashville and Chicago, Tracy Tutor Joining ‘RHOBH’ and Rosie O’Donnell’s Possible Return to Talk Show Television

Andy Cohen is having a nice end of the summer. I’m not only chatting with him over Zoom from his beach house in the tony Hamptons enclave of Amagansett (did you see the photos and write-up of the home in Architectural Digest?), but he’s just returned to the States from a vacation in Greece. Now […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Funding Round Backed by Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Electronic Arts (EXCLUSIVE)

Stability AI, the AI startup backed by the likes of James Cameron and Sean Parker, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round from a roster of investors including some of the entertainment industry’s top record labels and gaming companies. The company’s newest investors include the top three record labels, Universal Music Group, […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026