Variety

Tony Romo on Leave at CBS Sports After DUI Arrest

Tony Romo may face a delay of game after being arrested in Milwaukee last week on suspicion of driving under the influence. CBS Sports said Friday that Romo, its star NFL analyst and a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, was “on leave until further notice,” a move that may sideline its star analyst just as the […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hard-to-Please Frank Miller Praises ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: “Fan’s Dream Come True”

The comic book icon, who has famously dissed Nolan's Batman films, loves the new Tom Holland movie.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Delivers Record $72M in Previews, Besting ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal lead Sony's superhero feature that is spinning toward a stunning opening.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets Box Office Record With $72 Million in Previews, Beating ‘Avengers: Endgame’

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is already web-slinging its way to box office history. Tom Holland’s latest Spidey movie has made a record-breaking $72 million in previews, including Wednesday early access screenings, the most of any movie in history. The previous record was held by “Avengers: Endgame,” which made $60 million in Thursday previews on its […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man’: THR’s 1977 Review

On Sept. 14, 1977, the Marvel hero swung to TV screens across America in CBS' special presentation.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Hold the front page! Marilyn Monroe is Dakota Johnson’s ninth cousin three times removed

The vogue for celebrity ancestors can be traced back to Robert Pattinson descending from Dracula and Benedict Cumberbatch being related to just about everyoneTo mark Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, a short film will premiere at this year’s Venice film festival. Entitled Flesh Impact, the film has been written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, and will star two versions of Monroe. The first, played by Ellen Burstyn, will apparently be “a version of Monroe the world never got to see”, while Dako

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

FIFA Boss Infantino Under Fire Over World Cup Sell Off Plans

The FIFA president's bid to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors sparked an unprecedented backlash, threatening his grip on power ahead of next year's election.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

Starz’s U.K.-Set Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Is a Knockout: TV Review

Created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, “Fightland,” is a stimulating crime drama that puts audiences directly in the boxing arena. Set in London, “Fightland” follows Maduka “Duke” Kilroy (Howard Charles), a disgraced former Heavyweight Champion who returns to his hometown seeking vengeance on the man who […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

‘The Odyssey’ Is Luring Tourists to the Sicilian Island That Stands In for Ithaca — and Could Generate $500 Million in Revenue

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and Italy have special ties that are generating rich returns. The Greek epic was partly shot on the island of Favignana off the west coast of Sicily — which stood in for Ithaca, home to Penelope, her son Telemachus and its legendary, long-lost king Odysseus. The largest of the three Egadi […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

Suno Loses Landmark AI Lawsuit to German Performing Rights Society GEMA

German music collection society GEMA notched another major legal victory in its campaign to rein in AI companies’ use of copyrighted material on Friday, winning the case it brought against the generative music platform Suno. The Munich Regional Court has ruled that Suno is in breach of German and U.S. copyright law by training its […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

Irish Indie Film ‘Lemonade,’ Starring Barry Keoghan, Reveals First Images and Plot Details (EXCLUSIVE)

Full details of an under-the-radar and low-budget Irish feature starring Barry Keoghan have been revealed alongside a couple of first look images from the film. “Lemonade,” written and directed by documentary filmmaker Kim Barley in her narrative feature debut, was shot earlier this year in Dublin. Set amid Ireland’s care system, the film is described […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Filmsaaz and Neozoon: Meet Filmmakers With Pseudonyms – and Political Movies – at Locarno

'Together' explores "rising individualism" and the "Eurocentric, patriarchal narrative" behind land ownership, while 'Ãsheghetam' sees a queer youth in Iran "retreat into a bubble of romantic illusion."

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming

The global live music business is chugging along through its busy summer season as strong as ever, defying even what has long been its biggest challenge: ticket-price sensitivity. Consumers consistently cite cost as the biggest barrier to attending concerts. But the percentage of respondents on Luminate’s U.S. Music 360 survey who cite ticket prices as […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Reporter Who Won’t Give Up On the Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Story

As the case hits the six-month mark, NewsNation journalist Brian Entin, who made a name for himself after hunkering down in Tucson, explains why there still could be a break soon.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Gary Oldman, Curry Barker, ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner to Keynote Toronto Film Festival

‘Obsession’ star Inde Navarrette, director Lee Chang-dong, and producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will also take part in TIFF's content market.

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Alien erotica, football coaching and making Meryl Streep cry: Ted Lasso’s new star Tanya Reynolds opens up

She lit up screens as Sex Education’s steamy sci-fi writer, wowed Streep in the West End and now she’s starring in the return of TV’s feelgood footie hit. The star talks about pretending to be sporty – and why she’s a total cheese stringBy the time its third season came to an end in 2023, Ted Lasso was a Big Deal. The cosy comedy about an indefatigably positive American football coach gee-whizzing his way into the hearts of a London football team had won 13 Emmys and racked up more than 25bn mi

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Change is happening! I can cut off my hair and misbehave’: Vicky Krieps on rage, rebellion, and rejecting Hollywood

After her star turn in Phantom Thread, everyone expected a move to Tinseltown – but the actor embraced indie European films instead. It’s because of a lifelong instinct to be bold, she saysBack when she was a rising actor, Vicky Krieps had her fill of people telling her what not to do. When she got pregnant in her 20s, she was advised not to have the baby as it would derail her career, but she did it anyway. When, after playing a fashion designer’s muse in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread,

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

BTS are back: return of K-pop superstars sparks US economic boom

Cities in North America hosting 14 concerts in August and September – and economic impact is set to be significantBTS’s “Army” fanbase is descending on New York this weekend as the K-pop supergroup continues their first world tour after a four-year hiatus, sparking an economic boom wherever they land.After shows in South Korea and Europe, the group are back in North America, with 14 shows in six US cities in August and September. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

Gary Oldman, ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker and ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner Among Toronto Market Speakers

“Slow Horses” star Gary Oldman, “Obsession” director Curry Barker and “Barbie” producer Robbie Brenner are among the lineup of speakers at the Toronto Film Festival’s inaugural market, which runs Sept. 10-16. Other speakers at the event, known as TIFF: The Market, include “Obsession” star Inde Navarrette, director Lee Chang-dong, and producers Christine Vachon and Pamela […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026

Variety

Inside Netflix and Prime Video’s Fight to Reshape France’s Streaming Rules: ‘It’s an Unsustainable Equation’

While Canal+ has just agreed to invest more than $1.1 billion in French and European films over the next five years, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are fighting in court and behind closed doors to loosen France’s streaming regulations. Both services have launched separate legal challenges before France’s Conseil d’état, the country’s highest administrative court, […]

entertainment  Jul 31, 2026