Variety

Phoebe Bridgers Will Unveil ‘Lost Weekend’ Album in Planetariums in More Than 30 Cities

Phoebe Bridgers will premiere her “Lost Weekend” album to the public in planetariums, it was announced Thursday, with a global series of listening sessions accompanied by visual content taking place over a five-day period.   Two different presentations will be taking place to augment the planetarium listening “experience”: a laser show designed by Laser Fantasy, […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

‘Adam’s Law’ Trailer: Judge Judy Passes Daytime TV Gavel to Her Son in New Court Show

Court is back in session.  CBS Media Ventures has released the trailer for “Adam’s Law,” a new syndicated daytime court show led by Judge Adam Levy, son of the famed TV jurist Judge Judy, aka Judith Sheindlin. The series is set to premiere Sept. 14 in first-run syndication, distributed by CBS Media Ventures and airing […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Netflix Plans Week-Long ‘Beef’ Free Wellness-Centered FYC Events Throughout Los Angeles (EXCLUSIVE)

The characters on “Beef” could sure use this. Right before Emmy Phase 2 voting gets underway, Netflix is embarking on a week of massage, relaxation and wellness events throughout Los Angeles. Dubbing the event “Beef — Release Your Rage. Feel Your Calm,” the free events will take place from Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Gentle Monster’ Scared Most Actors Away. Léa Seydoux Embraced the Challenge

Netflix’s bold awards contender depicts a seemingly ordinary family undone by a father’s charge of possessing child sex abuse material. “It’s controversial, but also realistic,” Seydoux says. “It was important to tell this story because it’s reality.”

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

FCC Eliminates TV Station Ownership Cap in Win for Nexstar and Other Big Broadcasters

The FCC has formally moved to eliminate the longstanding national limit on the number of TV stations that a single entity can own on a 2-1 vote that is likely to draw legal challenges. FCC chief Brendan Carr and fellow Republican commissioner Olivia Trusty voted to end the restriction that has its roots in regulations […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

David O. Russell and Nicolas Cage’s ‘Madden’ Sets Prime Video Streaming Release for November

Director David O. Russell’s sports drama “Madden,” starring Nicolas Cage as legendary American football coach and sports commentator John Madden, is heading to streaming in the fall. Amazon MGM, which is backing the movie, has scheduled “Madden” to land on Prime Video Nov. 18. It’s expected to receive an awards-qualifying theatrical release earlier in November […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Madden’ Biopic Sets Fall Release Date, With Nicolas Cage Teasing Role as “Highlight for Me”

Christian Bale co-stars as Raiders owner Al Davis in David O. Russell's feature about the legendary NFL coach and broadcaster.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Minnie Driver Suffers Neck Injury in ‘Really Bad Car Accident’ and Says ‘I Am So Grateful to Be Alive’

Minnie Driver is “so grateful to be alive” after suffering a neck injury in a “really bad car accident” in France. The Oscar-nominated actress shared the news on Thursday in a video on Instagram, in which she is laying in bed and wearing a neck brace. “I got into a really bad car accident a […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jean Lodge, British Actress and Mother of ‘Nanny’ Actor Charles Shaughnessy, Dies at 99

She worked opposite Alan Ladd in ‘The Black Knight’ and alongside Kenneth More in ‘Brandy for the Parson.’

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Sienna Miller is Ready for Battle in First Images From Sky/HBO Legal Drama ‘War’: ‘It’s About Rivalries and Partnerships’

Sienna Miller looks ready for battle in the first images from “War,” the upcoming Sky/HBO drama from “Hijack” co-creator George Kay. Miller stars opposite Dominic West (“The Crown”) in the eight-part series, as they play a high-net worth couple going through a divorce. The show, which is set to land on Oct. 1 on HBO […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

David Zaslav Sidesteps ‘Supergirl’ Flop, Touts “Fantastic” ‘Superman’ Sequel

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO was asked if the company has considered any change of strategy at DC.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

How an NYC Nightlife Legend Tracked Down the Pablo Escobar of Animal Trafficking

“My trajectory is so weird,” offers Eric Goode. Back in the early ‘80s — before directing music videos for Nine Inch Nails, launching iconic New York City destinations like the Bowery Hotel and Waverly Inn and creating the docu-phenomenon “Tiger King,” but not long after showing a series of bondage-themed Etch A Sketch drawings alongside […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

SiriusXM Taps Paramount Pictures and Universal Alum Jenny Tartikoff as Head of Communications

SiriusXM hired Jenny Tartikoff, who formerly led communications for Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, as senior vice president and head of communications for the satellite radio and podcast company. Tartikoff will start at SiriusXM on Aug. 10, 2026, reporting to president and chief content officer Scott Greenstein. She takes over the role after former comms […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Juilliard Hires Director Anna D. Shapiro to Lead Drama Division

Shapiro is a Tony Award-winning director and former artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

SiriusXM Taps Jenny Tartikoff To Lead Communications

Tartikoff comes to SiriusXM after holding top comms positions at Paramount Pictures and Spotify.

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘James Dean has got nothing on that kid’: River Phoenix films – ranked!

As Stand By Me is re-released for its 40th anniversary, we look at the late actor’s most intense, enduring roles – from a goofball boffin to a narcoleptic hustlerIssue-of-the-week TV movie about elder abuse, with Tuesday Weld as a harried mum taking out her frustrations on her own ageing mother. Phoenix slaps on the hair gel as the essentially decent son who blasts his music too loud, lets his rowdy if unusually spiffy pals put their feet on the furniture and resents the new house guest: “Grandm

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘We crafted it from our hearts’: the Womack Sisters on continuing a great soul music dynasty

Their parents were Womack & Womack, Uncle Bobby was a superstar and so was their grandfather, Sam Cooke. The trio explain how, after driving Ubers and being told soul was dead, they joined the family businessBackstage at a London festival, on a Sunday afternoon, the Womack Sisters are assembling themselves on a sofa, still clad in the clothes they were wearing on stage a few minutes ago. They look very stylish in their black dresses, tights and high heels, but they are not, it has to be said

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jeff Zucker Disses Robert Pattinson in Riveting ‘Primetime’ Trailer: “I Don’t Like Your Show”

The official trailer for A24's dramatic take on Chris Hansen's controversial 'To Catch a Predator' series: "We're going to be bigger than 'Lost'!"

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, AA Films Board Toronto Midnight Madness Malayalam Vampire Thriller ‘Half’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Toronto Midnight Madness selection “Half,” the Malayalam vampire action thriller from Fragrant Nature Film Creations (FNFC), has been boarded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment, which will present and distribute the film in Hindi across North India in association with AA Films. “Half” will be Excel’s first release from the Malayalam-language film industry. […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026

Variety

Toronto Midnight Madness Film ‘Kick On’ Boarded by Blue Finch for Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

U.K. sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has picked up worldwide sales rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to Nick Kozakis’ action horror “Kick On,” which will have its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival. The company will launch sales on the film at the festival’s newly established […]

entertainment  Aug 6, 2026