Variety

Questlove on Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary, Why He’ll Probably Never Make a Prince Film, and What’s Coming Next

Across four documentaries — the Oscar- and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul,” “Sly Lives,” “Ladies and Gentlemen, 50 Years of Saturday Night Live Music” and the new “Earth, Wind & Fire (to Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World),” which arrives on HBO Sunday night — Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer and leader of the Roots […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

‘Beef’ Director Lee Sung Jin and ‘Black Rabbit’ Director/Star Jason Bateman Talk Craft, Creating an Aesthetic and Using a Real-Life ER Visit as Inspiration

Lee Sung Jin, the creator, executive producer and director of “Beef,” and Jason Bateman, who executive produced, directed and starred in “Black Rabbit,” sat down with Variety’s Clayton Davis to discuss their directing techniques and stylistic choices. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Netflix. Lee – who directed one episode in “Beef” Season 1 […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money

The American Federation of Musicians alleged that UMG and WMG "have refused to compensate the musicians whose work ... is fed into AI machines for profit."

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

Paramount Made Radical Changes to CBS Late Night and ‘60 Minutes.’ Will Advertisers Still Spend?

Dozens of advertising and media buying executives convened in late April at an event space near the west side of New York City, eager to get a look at what Paramount Skydance had to offer in its first “upfront” market under the control of CEO David Ellison. Attendees sat at long tables, dined on exquisitely […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Everything on the Menu’ Host Braun Strowman Is “Looking Right Now” at a Return to Wrestling

But really, he's happy being more Tony Bourdain than Tony Atlas.

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zarna Garg Defends Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival as “Ordained by Some Higher Power”

During an appearance on ‘Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown,’ one of the three female comedians who took the stage at the controversial, Saudi Arabia festival says “money was not a motivator” for taking the gig but rather the message: “I went with the sense that I owe those women something.”

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

Madonna to Release ‘Confessions II – The Film’ on YouTube Next Week

Madonna has announced that she will release “Confessions II – The Film” on YouTube on June 8 at 11 a.m. ET. The film, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (Torso), is set to have its world premiere on Friday night at New York City’s Beacon Theatre as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Madonna […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Ordered to Release Board Communications on Skydance Megadeal

A flurry of cases look to answer whether Shari Redstone unfairly steered the sale of National Amusements, the entity through which she controlled Paramount, to Skydance.

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Stars Emma Caulfield, David Boreanaz and More Pay Tribute to Anthony Head: ‘He Was the Best of Us’

Anthony Head, who died on June 5 at the age of 72, is being honored by his “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” co-stars. Head first appeared in the show’s pilot as Rupert Giles, the titular character Buffy’s Watcher and mentor. Giles also worked as the Sunnydale High School librarian, and was a main cast member for […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

Taylor Swift Releases ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Music Video Featuring ‘Toy Story’ Footage

Taylor Swift has released the music video for her latest single, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the country-inflected original song she contributed to “Toy Story 5.” The video is entirely made up of footage from “Toy Story” and focuses on Jessie, who inspired the song and is featured on the track’s cover art. Viewers […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Anthony Head brought gravitas to Buffy and everything else he touched | Jesse Hassenger

The late actor was a charming and funny father figure, and sometime singer, in the cult TV show, one of his many roles that showed just how much he could doAnthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72For years, fans eagerly anticipated the oft-floated idea of a spinoff from the cultishly beloved 1997-2003 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As described by creator Joss Whedon, this miniseries would not follow beloved supporting characters like nerdy witch Willow, sard

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Newest Vertical Video Player Is … the Kansas City Chiefs?

The NFL franchise is debuting a Spanish-language micro-comedy titled 'El Offseason' in the U.S., Mexico and Spain as part of an international marketing push.

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Life After,’ ‘Pray Away’ Production Company Multitude Films Becomes a Nonprofit (Exclusive)

Co-founder Anya Rous is taking over as the head of the 10-year-old company, which also produced ‘Power’ and ’Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power.’

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Why ‘The Comeback’ Made AI the Big Threat of Its Final Season

Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King break down their rush to tackle artificial intelligence in season three of the HBO series: “We wanted to be on the air before any studio actually admitted they were using it.”

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Terry Winters review – flashes of magic in patterns science has yet to explain

Modern Art, LondonThe mathematically named new works of Along the River are disorienting, illusive and seem to offer a flash of the secret sequences that underpin the physical worldWhy do we find things beautiful? More precisely, why do some paintings of coloured dots in rippling patterns inspire in me something like revelation? The idea that beauty is the feeling you get when encountering truth is unfashionable in the arts, but lingers in the sciences. The physicist Paul Dirac once proposed tha

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Testaments’ Star Mattea Conforti Shares Her Interpretation of That Final Kiss

Conforti's Becka finally acted on her feelings for Chase Infiniti's Agnes to end the first season of 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel series: "We had a lot of conversations about that kiss."

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Wayans Brothers Bring Back ‘Scary Movie,’ ‘Cape Fear’ Premieres and This Week’s Best Events

Inside this week's biggest Hollywood premieres, parties and openings.

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

Madonna Performs in Times Square, Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor Promote ‘Disclosure Day’ in London and More Celeb Red Carpet Photos: June 2026

It was anything but June gloom when the Gotham Television Awards kicked off the month in New York City. Winners and honorees included Chase Infiniti, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kerry Washington, “I Love LA” and “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.” In London, Variety launched its London edition of Power of Women with Cynthia […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Variety

Netflix Film Boss Says Streamer ‘Won’t Work With’ Directors ‘Who Still Want Theatrical’ and ‘We’ve Accepted’ That

Netflix has been making overtures to movie theaters ever since it launched its bid to buy Warner Bros. Even after that deal collapsed, Netflix has signaled its openness to working with cinemas by deciding to give Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” a full theatrical release. It’s all part of an effort by Ted Sarandos, […]

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift On New ‘Toy Story’ Song: “A New Challenge and Also Felt Like Second Nature All At Once”

"We wrote this with so much adoration for these characters that made us laugh and helped us learn lessons and think outside the backyard all throughout our childhoods," Swift wrote on Friday.

entertainment  Jun 5, 2026