Variety

‘Al Baraneya’ Review: Cinema Verité Doesn’t Get More Naturalistic Than Egyptian Director Ashgan El-Hamus’ Impressive Debut

There isn’t an iota of artificiality in Ashgan El-Hamus’ impressive debut “Al Baraneya,” not an easy accomplishment given that it’s fiction looking like a documentary, with a cast almost exclusively composed of relatives. The format translates to an energized intimacy, enhanced by months of workshopping the story together with the one professional actor, Reem Amer, […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Liam Neeson-Produced ‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ About Secret Mass Burial of Irish Kids, Confronts a Painful Historical Chapter (Exclusive Trailer)

Monica Dolan stars as an amateur historian who uncovered the scandal in director Frank Berry's film, which will get its international premiere at TIFF after its world debut at Galway.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

‘Fauda’ Creator Calls Mark Ruffalo a ‘Rare Combination’ of ‘Stupid’ and ‘Ignorant’ After His Viral Statement on Paramount: ‘Do You Understand What It Means, “Genocide”?’

“Fauda” creator Avi Issacharoff has criticized Mark Ruffalo’s interpretation of the Israel-Hamas conflict, including his repeated claims of “genocide” in Gaza. “Mark Ruffalo saying ‘Genocide, genocide.’ Then you know that there’s a kind of people that are ignorant, there are some people that are stupid. He’s a rare combination of those two,” Issacharoff said during […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Maria Bartiromo Denies Fox Firing, Hires Bryan Freedman As Attorney: “We Have the Receipts”

"The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false," Freedman said.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

‘Mayday’ Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Are Unlikely Cold War Buddies in a Pleasing Eighties Throwback

Accelerated by artificial intelligence and an indefatigable firehose of content, the uncanny valley between real blockbusters and fake ones is disappearing at an exponential pace. Ten years ago, or even five, a movie like “Mayday” would have arrived in theaters, impressed audiences and entered the canon of slight but engaging fare to watch on repeat […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Maria Bartiromo’s Lawyer Says Anchor Was Not Fired by Fox News

Maria Bartiromo’s attorney railed at reporting that suggests the longtime business-news anchor was fired by Fox News Media, and suggested she was ready to take the company to court. “The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false,”- […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ Play Sets London Transfer

"It promises to be an exhilarating journey," creator and executive producer George R. R. Martin teased.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Meet Wynn Everett, the (Delightful) “Gus Fring” of ‘Chad Powers’

"I can't say enough good things about her," showrunner Michael Waldron tells The Hollywood Reporter. "She can do anything," his co-creator Glen Powell says. "She really can."

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Global Content Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss ‘Multilateralism for the Moving Image’ at France’s Lumiere Summit

Hollywood heavyweights and top players in content and exhibition from around the world will gather in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on Sept. 7 for the landmark Lumiere Summit that aims to explore the future of film at a time of profound change that is transforming media and entertainment. The daylong event, to be held at the renowned art […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

TikTok Creator Skyelar Chase Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Digital creator Skyelar Chase, who specializes in luxury lifestyle content and has more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas. The agency will work with Chase to strategically expand her growing presence across the fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle spaces. She did not previously have […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Rising Pop Badass Adéla Arrives in a Big Way With ‘Prima’: Album Review

Being eliminated from the “Dream Academy” series that produced Katseye might be the best thing that ever happened to 22-year-old Slovakian native Adéla Jergová: After a summer of lighting up festival stages from Lollapalooza to Reading, the arrival of “Prima” makes it more obvious than ever that a group couldn’t contain her. While her debut […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Lea Salonga on ‘Miss Saigon,’ ‘Aladdin’ and Supporting Her Trans Son Amid Anti-Trans Rhetoric: ‘It Makes Me Intensely Afraid and Not Just for My Child’

Tony winner Lea Salonga admits she never really thought about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Most of my work is in musical theater,” says Salonga, who earned international recognition for originating the role of Kim in “Miss Saigon” in 1989. “So even though musical theater does reach Los Angeles and Hollywood, […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Jeff Zucker on How He Ended Up Playing Himself in A24’s ‘Primetime’: ‘Jacob Elordi Wasn’t Available’ (EXCLUSIVE)

As an actor, Jeff Zucker makes for a good TV executive. So when he was approached by “Primetime” filmmaker Lance Oppenheim to play “Jeff Zucker” in the new A24 movie, the real Jeff Zucker couldn’t resist. “Primetime” stars Robert Pattinson as former “Dateline NBC” reporter Chris Hansen, whose segment on the newsmagazine executed sting operations […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Dobby, Ginny Weasley and Tom Riddle for ‘Chamber of Secrets’ Season 2

Hogwarts just got a little bit bigger. HBO has announced a few new castings for Season 2 of its upcoming “Harry Potter” series. Dobby will be played by Lenny Rush, Ginny Weasley will be played by Bonnie Hill and Tom Riddle will be portrayed by Billy Barratt. Hill will replace Gracie Cochrane, who portrays Ginny […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

‘A Place to Heal’ Review: Cédric Kahn’s Rawly Sensitive Film Chronicles the Daily Tumult of an Adolescent Psychiatric Ward

“A Place to Heal” is an unduly sentimental English-language title title for French writer-director Cédric Kahn’s new feature, which goes internationally by the more prosaic (if outwardly cryptic) “15/18” — referring, simply, to the age bracket of the teenage residents in the psychiatric ward where most of the drama is confined. It’s a place to […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘A Place to Heal’ Review: An Intensely Performed French Teen Psych Ward Drama That Shifts Uneasily Between Reality and Fiction

Writer, director and actor Cédric Kahn ('The Goldman Case') immersed himself in a psychiatric facility for this Venice competition entry about a group of adolescents coping with emotional disorders.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Casts Tom Riddle, Dobby and a New Ginny Weasley

Three more key roles have been filled in the Harry Potter TV series.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Malcolm Todd Is The Luckiest Guy in the World

The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, who's having a breakout year with the success of his sophomore album ‘Do That Again’ and viral single "Earrings," doesn't want to "curate anything for anyone."

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Variety

Ann Hui, Carlo Chatrian to Head Pingyao’s Fei Mu, Rossellini Juries

The Pingyao International Film Festival has named Hong Kong director Ann Hui and Italian critic and programmer Carlo Chatrian as jury presidents of the Fei Mu Awards and the Roberto Rossellini Awards, respectively, ahead of the festival’s 10th edition, running Sept. 24–30, in Pingyao, China. The Fei Mu Awards, recognized by Fei Mu’s family, aim […]

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Why Cate Blanchett Went All In on the Absurd, Sincere Alien Comedy ‘Alpha Gang’

Starring opposite a wild cast including Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp and Riley Keough, the actress and producer embraced the zany tone of filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner: “It's alien Chekhovian.”

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026