Variety

Oscars Budget, ‘Engaging’ With AI and Hot Memorabilia: Inside the Academy’s Annual All-Members Meeting (EXCLUSIVE)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got down to business on Tuesday, setting its agenda for the next year in an all-hands meeting with its membership. The official purpose, as noted in the annual virtual meeting’s invite, was to educate roughly 11,000 members “about the Academy’s leadership structure, budget, goals and priorities.” The […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs Set ‘2 Broke Girls’ Reunion on ‘Shifting Gears’ Season 3

The “2 Broke Girls” are getting back together. Variety has learned that Beth Behrs is set to guest star in the upcoming third season of the ABC sitcom “Shifting Gears,” which stars her former co-star Kat Dennings. Behrs will guest star as Dr. Johnson, who is described as a beautiful emergency room doctor who treats […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Beth Behrs Joins ABC’s ‘Shifting Gears’ for a ‘2 Broke Girls’ Reunion

She'll guest star alongside Kat Dennings in a season three episode.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Little Bird review – no wonder this masterly drama has already cleaned up awards

It’s impossible not be be enraged by this story of Indigenous children who were taken from their families. This heartbreaking show has been a hit in Canada – and it would be a crime for the rest of the world to miss itFew dramas will enrage you as much as Little Bird. Not because it’s in any way hokey or problematic. On the contrary. Based on the real story of the Sixties Scoop – a period in Canada from the mid-1950s to the 1980s, when an estimated 20,000 First Nations children were forcibly rem

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paul M. Pollard, Who Handled a Camera on ‘Bound for Glory’ and ‘Heaven’s Gate,’ Dies at 84

He also worked on ‘Zoot Suit,’ ‘L.A. Story,’ ‘A Simple Twist of Fate,’ ‘Northern Exposure’ and ‘The Larry Sanders Show.’

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Robin Williams’ Kids Revive Instagram Account to Combat AI Slop: ‘As Technology Evolves, We Want This to be a Safe, Trusted Place’

Nearly a month after the late Robin Williams’ 75th birthday, his three children have revived his Instagram account as a hub for honoring their father’s legacy — and to combat the “rampant AI abuse” of his likeness. “We’re grateful to see new generations discovering his work while longtime fans continue to celebrate the joy he brought into […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Michael Latt Legacy Fund Sets Third Cohort of Leading With Love Grantees

The nonprofit was formed in the wake of Latt's death to support creatives whose work hits the sweet spot of what Latt held dear in his own life: culture, advocacy, social impact and community transformation.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Bill Rasmussen Founded ESPN and Left a Year Later. It Was Long Enough to Change TV Forever

He was Ted Turner a year before Ted Turner.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Briarcliff Acquires North American Rights to ‘Ash and Crayons,’ Ukraine Doc From Oscar Nominee Evgeny Afineevsky (Exclusive)

The film, which highlights seven children whose lives have been upended by the ongoing war in Ukraine, will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 20.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Dale Dickey on Her First Emmy Nomination for ‘Widow’s Bay’ and the Monologue That Made Her Say, ‘What the F—‘

A few years back, Dale Dickey walked into a department store looking for a dress. She was wearing what she usually wears — T-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, no makeup — and a salesperson gave her the once-over and redirected her. “I sort of was treated like Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman,’” Dickey tells Variety. “It’s like, […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Sundance Prizewinner Blerta Basholli on Kosovar War Drama ‘Dua’: ‘Teenagers Growing Up in Conflict Zones Are No Different From Any of Us’

Kosovar filmmaker Blerta Basholli’s debut “Hive” won the Grand Jury Prize, the Directing Award and the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021. In May, she premiered her second feature film, “Dua,” in Cannes’ Critics’ Week, and this week the film screened at Sarajevo Film Festival. Variety […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Frank Beard, ZZ Top Drummer, Dies at 77

"His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top," Billy Gibbons said in a statement.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Rosie O’Donnell’s Guest Hosting Gig Continues: How to Stream Her ‘Kimmel’ Episodes Live Online

O'Donnell makes her weeklong talk show return in what Kimmel calls a "special treat" for Trump.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Motion Picture Academy Names Sean Baker and Samantha Quan as Chairs of Marquee Theater Committee

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Sean Baker and his partner, producer Samantha Quan, as the co-chairs of the new Marquee Theater Committee, which reviews submissions and recommends venues to be included on the Academy Marquee Theater List.  Additional chairs and vice chairs for the 2026-27 committees and affinity groups were also […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Great ADHD Myth? review – the most controversial show of the year is here

Dr Max Pemberton isn’t uncompassionate or especially radical, but he assembles a team of medics whose stance on the condition is clear from the off. This is a documentary that will incense and offend manyPresenter Max Pemberton, a psychiatrist in the NHS, Daily Mail columnist and author, and the experts he has assembled, waste no time in setting out their stall in The Great ADHD Myth?. This is a documentary that will incense and offend some of its viewers, and its scepticism regarding ADHD is cl

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Exit review – a circus squad who really drive each other up the wall

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe acrobats in this symphony of ins and outs build and break tension as they clamber over the set togetherFour performers enter the auditorium and walk among us but they’re sizing up the space not the audience. On stage is a scaffold structure with a cutaway design and a white facade featuring several doors, which soon frame a series of comings and goings. With this much slamming it’s no surprise that there’s an element of farce as the cast move in and out, become human

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Nashville’ Alum Charles Esten Notes “Strange Coincidence” of Being in Greenville, South Carolina Days Before Hayden Panettiere’s Death

The actor says he "wish[es]" he'd had a chance to see and reconnect with Panettiere as he recalls how they became "fast friends" during the audition process and early days of making ABC drama series.

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Hayden Panettiere’s Estranged Mom Speaks Out After Actor’s Death: She ‘Lost Her Way’ and ‘I Wish She Had Stayed True to Herself’

Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother and former manager, Lesley Vogel, has spoken out about her daughter’s shocking death at the age of 36. In an interview with NBC News, Vogel said, “I think Hayden was an amazingly talented person in so many departments and I think young people who grow up in the entertainment industry — […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

Frank Beard, Longtime ZZ Top Drummer, Dies at 77

Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s longtime drummer for the past 56 years, has died. He was 77. A representative for Beard confirmed that he died while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with his family by his side. Just last week, ZZ Top abruptly canceled their performance at the Hollywood Bowl due to […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026

Variety

How the ‘Hacks’ Production Team Created a ’70s Sitcom Set and Overcame Las Vegas-Sized Challenges

In the “Hacks” universe, “Who’s Making Dinner?” is a fictional sitcom celebrating its 50th anniversary at PaleyFest with a screening and party. The story goes that the sitcom was created in the 1970s by Deborah (Jean Smart) alongside her late husband, Frank. However, Frank conned her out of a creator credit, leaving himself with sole […]

entertainment  Aug 18, 2026