Variety

Winnie the Pooh Celebrates 100 Years With $500 Cashmere Sweaters

Winnie the Pooh is turning 100, and the Hundred Acre Wood is getting a high-fashion makeover to celebrate. Los Angeles-based fashion brand Re/Done has teamed with Disney on a four-piece Winnie the Pooh capsule collection, arriving Sept. 3 as part of the yearlong celebration marking a century since A.A. Milne first introduced the honey-loving bear […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Dark Comedy ‘Down to Die’ Marks Actress Marta Pozzan Directorial Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

Actress and producer Marta Pozzan will make her directorial debut with the dark comedy short “Down to Die.” The film follows two friends, Maria (Pozzan) and Gabriel (Andrew Matarazzo), whose seemingly ordinary afternoon at an exclusive members-only club in East Los Angeles East spirals into a candid conversation about aging, ambition, identity and mortality. Pozzan […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Energy Shots Over Vodka Shots: 5-Hour Energy Makes Moves Into Mocktail Market

5-Hour Energy is introducing a series of original drink creations designed to provide the same “buzz” of alcohol – minus the hangover.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Asia Surpasses North America and Europe to Lead in Streaming Scripted Series Orders

The APAC region now accounts for 36 percent of global greenlights across Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Paramount+.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Dolly Parton Tributes Score Big Ratings for the Networks; ABC’s ‘9 to 5’ Airing Is Most-Watched Broadcast Movie in More Than Three Years

Dolly Parton continues to be a beloved icon — if ratings for the recent tribute specials across four different networks are any indication. ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW all attracted decent-sized crowds for quickly-scheduled specials that aired in late August — not particularly a time for major viewership. Among the highlights, ABC aired a […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Radu Jude’s ‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ Secures U.S. Distribution With Film Movement (EXCLUSIVE)

Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Radu Jude’s “The Diary of a Chambermaid,” the Romanian filmmaker’s first French-language feature, following its world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The deal was announced by Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg and Kevin Chneiweiss of Paris-based SBS International. Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd of SBS Productions, the film […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Wild Horse Nine,’ With Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich, Gets Venice’s First Rapturous Reception of 2026

Martin McDonagh's new awards contender features a stacked cast of character actors — Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Parker Posey — and is set amid the towering Moai statues of Easter Island in the 1970s.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

John Malkovich Fights Back Tears During 13-Minute Venice Standing Ovation as ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Storms Into Oscar Race

In what will surely be one of the biggest standing ovations at Venice Film Festival this year, Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” received a thunderous 13 minutes of applause at its world premiere on Thursday night and stormed into the Oscar race. John Malkovich got emotional and McDonagh looked touched as the cheering raged on, […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle and More Pay Tribute to Gloria Steinem: “Helped Shape the World for Women and All People”

The writer, activist and icon of the feminist movement died at age 92.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Suno Kills Controversial Mary J. Blige Ad Where She Seems to Endorse the AI Music Generator (EXCLUSIVE)

Legendary R&B singer Mary J. Blige was on the receiving end of a barrage of online abuse after the release late last month of a video advertisement circulated by AI music generator Suno, in which she is seen seemingly collaborating and responding positively to an AI-generated song that sounds remarkably like her work. There was […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

John Turturro Was Given a Rare Leading Film Role. Now He’s in the Running for His First-Ever Oscar Nod

The beloved character actor is a marvel in ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,’ which drew upon his rich screen history: "I was appreciative to have a beautiful part like that."

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

World Cup Champion Lamine Yamal Launches American Collection

Fresh off his World Cup victory in July, Lamine Yamal is bringing his signature streetwear style to the masses. The 19-year old soccer phenom has teamed with American Eagle on his first exclusive collection for the retailer. The 29-piece lineup, which officially launched Thursday morning, consists of oversized denim. cargo pants, relaxed shirting and streetwear […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

‘Ellison Is Trump’s B!tch!’ Banner Flies Over Paramount Lot in Protest of Warner Bros. Merger

A plane on Thursday flew over Paramount Pictures’ lot in Hollywood towing a banner that read, “Ellison Is Trump’s B!tch!” It is not immediately clear who was behind the stunt. The plane made its passed over the Paramount lot as a group calling itself Neighbors for Strong Communities was planning to hold a press conference […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Onslaught’ Star Dan Stevens on Expanding ‘The Guest’ Universe, Becoming RoboCop and His “Nasty” ‘Dexter’ Role

After years of audiences hounding the star as well as director Adam Wingard for a sequel to his 2014 breakout, they have delivered in an unexpected way.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Congress Didn’t Just Defund Public Media, It Defunded the Emergency Alert

The stations going dark this year aren’t NPR tote-bag liberalism. In much of rural America they’re the last local signal — and part of the system that tells you a tornado is coming.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Raffaele Annecchino, Former President and CEO of Paramount International, Dies at 55

Raffaele Annecchino, who over more than 25 years at Paramount/ViacomCBS rose from an early role on the sales side in Madrid to oversee the company’s international operations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia, has died of acute meningitis. He was 55. As CEO of Paramount International, Annecchino played a central role […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

‘Atonement’ Trailer: First Look at Reed Van Dyk’s Searing War Movie About Combat Guilt and the Anguish of Loss (EXCLUSIVE)

Kino Lorber has released the first trailer for Reed Van Dyk’s “Atonement.” The film will have its Gala Presentation Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and will be released on Oct. 2. It stars Kenneth Branagh, Boyd Holbrook (“The Bikeriders”) and “Succession’s” Hiam Abbass. “Atonement” follows the Khachaturian family, who were displaced from their […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Rick Riordan’s ‘Kane Chronicles’ Series in the Works at Disney+

“Kane Chronicles” is coming to TV. A series adaptation of the Rick Riordan book series is in development at Disney+. If the project is ordered, Angela Robinson (“True Blood,” “The L Word”) will executive produce and write the show alongside Riordan, who is best known for his “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series. “The Kane […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Series Based on Rick Riordan’s ‘Kane Chronicles’ in the Works at Disney+

Angela Robinson and the author are writing a script for the project, which was previously in development at Netflx.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Where Hollywood Stays, Eats, Shops and Finds Art in Venice

From a Grand Canal base and a storied power lunch to Venetian slippers and two September exhibitions, these addresses are worth leaving the Lido for during the 83rd Venice Film Festival.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026