Variety

Death Threats, Doxxing and AI: How Animator Jorge Gutiérrez Killed His Own Show in 36 Hours (EXCLUSIVE)

Jorge Gutiérrez thought he was being noble.  The director of “The Book of Life” had watched generative AI quietly move into every animation studio in town, and he had a bad feeling about it. “There aren’t enough artists overseeing this stuff,” he thought.   So when Amazon MGM Studios offered Gutiérrez the lead on “Punky Duck,” one of three series under its […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Social Media Face-Off: What’s Keeping Plastic Surgery Influencers Up at Night

Speculating about celebrity work made many doctors essential Instagram follows. The scary rise of looksmaxxing has turned them into watchdogs.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Face Only a Camera Could Love

Screen stars and content creators are asking plastic surgeons to alter them as dramatically as their social media filters. It usually doesn’t go well.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How to Design a Home That Helps You Live Forever

Do the rooms you live in affect your longevity? A new industry of wellness-focused luxury designers is betting on it.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Why Hollywood’s Follicle-Challenged Stars Are Harvesting Their Hair

That miracle pill you’ve read about? Two years out. Banking what you have for future cloning could be the solution you seek.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How Hollywood’s Hottest Men Fare on the Looksmaxxing Scale

Clavicular and his followers claim to understand the metrics of attractiveness, but their pseudoscience can’t account for charisma or the appeal of physical imperfection.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Batman Part II’ Release Delayed, Again, by Warner Bros.

The studio has also shuffled dates for ‘Panic Carefully’ and ‘Revenge of La Llorona.’  

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

The Box Office Bounces Back: Gen Z, Surprise Hits and More Have Hollywood Banking on a $10 Billion Year

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond has no illusions about his newfound popularity. People are calling his phone and cozying up to him like he could have gotten them inside Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. But no, what they really want is a golden ticket to a preview of “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s epic that […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Cannes Winner ‘All of a Sudden’ Gets Awards Season Release Date From Neon

Neon has set a Nov. 25 theatrical release date for “All of a Sudden,” the latest film from writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The film premiered in competition earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where stars Virginie Efira and Okamoto Tao shared the prize for best actress. Efira will separately receive the Leopard Club Award […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

MS NOW Prepares to Woo Red-State Crowds With Texas Live Event

You wouldn’t think MS NOW has a deep pocket of fans deep in the heart of Texas, but the cable-news network is going there anyway. The Versant Media backed news outlet will on September 26 offer a full day of discussions and panels featuring many of its best known personalities at an event called “MS […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Sets Season 18 Release Date

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has set its Season 18 premiere date at FX, FXX, and Hulu. The hit comedy series will be back starting Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. ET across the two linear channels and streaming service, with the show streaming on Disney+ internationally. Unlike the previous three seasons, Season 18 will consist […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Best Face Forward: Hollywood’s 20 Best Skin Secrets & Beauty Biohacks

The latest and greatest in gizmos, gadgets and goo that smooth, tighten and heal.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

MS NOW Is Planning a Texas Invasion

The left-leaning cable news channel will hold its largest community event yet in Arlington in September, as it preps its membership offering for later this summer.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Creatives from ‘Sharknado’ and ‘Doctor Who’ Are Now Making AI Films (Exclusive)

For its new slate, the startup Promise AI is boldly bringing in traditionalists to pair with generative creators.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Acclaimed Drama ‘All of a Sudden’ Locks Down Awards Season Release Date

The Japanese auteur's epic exploration of life, death and the failures of capitalism — which topped many critics' best-of lists at Cannes this year — opens exclusively in U.S. theaters via Neon on Nov. 25.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Adios, America: The World’s Top Plastic Surgery Destinations

Want to get perfect teeth in Turkey, a neck lift in London and breastwork in Brazil? From same-day procedures to six-week stays, here are the aesthetic trips to fit into your vacation time.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

FCC Moves to End Cap on National Broadcast Ownership

The Federal Communications Commission signaled it will vote on August 6 to repeal the longstanding cap on ownership of TV stations, replacing a limit that keeps owners from controlling stations in more than 39% of markets with a case-by-case review of transactions that might come before regulators. “Today, national programmers can distribute their programming to […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Price of Perfection: From $3,000 to $300,000, How to Get That Movie-Star Look

Hollywood’s hottest plastic surgery and aesthetic procedures for every budget.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Movie in the Works for Planned 2028 Release

Brian Robbins' Big Shot Pictures has acquired a stake in the franchise that last hit the big screen with 2015's 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.'

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Brazilian World Cup legend Jairzinho takes a shot: Michael Donald’s best photograph

‘Nowadays Jairzinho works with kids in the favelas of Rio where the unwritten rule is that you have to be out by 5pm. I asked for 10 more minutes and when I turned round, a guy had pulled a gun on my crew’I’m not a mad football fan. What I most love about the game is its universal appeal – it’s all about a ball crossing a line, and a goal is a goal whether it involves two jerseys in a park or the one that determines the outcome of a World Cup. But when I realised in 2007 that only 58 people had

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026