Variety

‘The White Lotus’ Star Vincent Cassel to Play Napoleon Bonaparte in New Video Game ‘Valor Mortis’

Vincent Cassel, who will star in the fourth season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” is set to play Napoleon Bonaparte in the upcoming first-person Soulslike video game “Valor Mortis.” Per the game’s description, “Set in a supernatural reimagining of 19th-century Europe, Valor Mortis casts players as William, a resurrected soldier of the Grande Armée who […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

CAA’s Maha Dakhil Says a Revolution Is Happening in Hollywood: “We Don’t Even Need Studios to Greenlight Ideas”

"The people who are working at the highest levels are people who are not just performing in movies or showing up and being hired, but are actually really becoming the masters of their destiny," Dakhil shared at the Forbes Iconoclast event in New York.

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

L.A. Mayor’s Race: Nithya Raman Closes in on Spencer Pratt, Who Grows Frustrated With Slow Vote Counting

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is within striking distance of Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor. She is expected to overtake the Republican and former reality star for second place when the tally from the next round of ballots is released on Sunday afternoon. After she was slotted in a […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. Mayor’s Race

UPDATE: This article was updated to reflect the newest round of ballots, which were counted on the evening of June 7. Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor. After trailing the Republican and former reality star in a distant third, Raman leapfrogged Pratt for […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

A Storied Hollywood Motel Is Engulfed in Mysterious Blaze — Just Before Becoming a Landmark

The Hollywood Center Motel had starring roles in everything from 'Perry Mason'to 'L.A. Confidential.' How it burned down remains a puzzle that will likely never be solved.

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Becomes First Movie to Cross $1B in 2026

The first ‘Mario’ animated film earned $1.36 billion at the global box office in 2023.

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

‘Carolina Caroline’ Review: Classic Lovers-on-the-Run Thriller Shows Why Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner Should Be Bigger Stars

With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary. The premise of “Carolina Caroline” could be copy-pasted from innumerable American road movies, from landmarks like “Bonnie and Clyde” […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Donald Trump Storms Out of ‘Meet the Press’ Interview: ‘You’re Either Crooked or You’re Stupid’

President Donald Trump stormed out of his interview with “Meet the Press” after getting into a verbal sparring match with Kristen Welker over claims of election fraud. Tensions began rising when Welker pressed Trump on if, in the face of bipartisan resistance, he planned to push forward with his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund meant to […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Trump Storms Out of ‘Meet the Press’ Interview After Being Grilled on Claims of Rigged Election

When Kristen Welker asked him for evidence, the president replied: "Listen to me: There's tremendous evidence. There's nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. It was a dirty election, and it's happening again right now in California."

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Obsession’ Crosses $200M Globally to Become Focus’ Top Movie of All Time

Curry Barker's horror hit has legs like only the rarest of movies, declining just 7 percent in its fourth weekend.

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Becomes First 2026 Release to Cross $1 Billion

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark. It’s the first film of 2026 to hit that milestone. The animated adaptation of the hit video game was produced by Universal and Illumination in collaboration with Nintendo. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” cost $110 million to make, which is relatively cheap for an […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul Celebrated for Grace and Resilience at Race to Erase MS Gala: ‘I Live It Openly’

Disney executive Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul opened up Friday night about her extraordinary journey of coming to grips with multiple sclerosis as she was honored Friday at the annual Race to Erase MS gala. Bulochnikov-Paul spoke from the heart as she described the surprise of receiving the diagnosis. As a senior executive at Disney and as the […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

‘Interview With the Vampire’ Transforms Into ‘The Vampire Lestat’ for a Gloriously Glam Season 3: TV Review

Throughout the third season of AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire,” characters speak with equal parts dread, anticipation and awe of something called the “Great Transformation.” The phrase has its own meaning within Anne Rice’s lush, grandiose world of bloodsuckers and spell-casters as interpreted by creator and showrunner Rolin Jones. But it’s also a meta description […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ’Scary Movie’ Stuns With $55M, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Lands at $29.3M

'Backrooms’, now A24’s top-grossing title of all time, and Focus stand-out ’Obsession’ take the No. 3 and No. 4 slots with $25.9 million and $25.6 million, respectively.

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Jafar Panahi’s One-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Iranian Court

Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi who in December had been sentenced in absentia on charges of engaging in propaganda activities against the Iranian state. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili announced the decision by the court to reject the director’s appeal during a press briefing in Tehran on […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence, Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi

An Iranian court upheld its original verdict against the Oscar-nominated director of 'It Was Just an Accident,' finding him guilty of “propaganda against the regime.”

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘Scary Movie’ Scores Franchise-Best $55 Million Opening, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Stumbles With $29.3 Million

It’s a horror trifecta. Paramount’s “Scary Movie” ruled at box office with $55 million in its opening weekend, extending an unexpected streak for, well, scary movies in the height of summer movie season. The R-rated parody was joined at the top of North American charts by “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” two horror films that captured lightning […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Scott Pelley Details Events Leading Up to His ’60 Minutes’ Firing, Calls for Removal of Bari Weiss at CBS News Amid “Subtle Political Bias”: “CBS News Is on Fire”

"We need adult supervision and at the moment we don’t have it," he told The New York Times in his first interview since his dismissal. "We have people who’ve been installed in these jobs who through no fault of their own have no experience in television. They don’t know what they’re doing."

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Variety

Tribeca 2026 After Hours: A Guide to the Fest’s Best After Parties and Events

As New York City braces for a stretch of 80-degree days this week, Tribeca’s 25th anniversary edition is also bringing some serious heat to New York’s after-hours circuit. Running June 3-14, this year’s festival opened with Questlove’s new Earth, Wind & Fire documentary and a live performance from Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots at […]

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Atonement review – guilt and love battle for an unhappy ending

Chichester Festival theatre This stage version of Ian McEwan’s devastating class novel shows inspiring touches and the cast play adeptly, yet the tale’s emotional sweep feels underpoweredIan McEwan’s novel begins with a play. It is written by 13-year-old Briony Tallis, who has a gift for telling stories. It is perhaps appropriate that Briony’s tale – the one she is constructing through the course of McEwan’s novel – has been adapted for the stage itself now, although it is a hard act to follow t

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026