SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Leave the World Behind,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s doomsday thriller “Leave the World Behind” carries an urgent warning about our faith in technology, among many other topics. During one notable set piece, Julia Roberts’ character has to dodge incoming Teslas piling up on a highway that have
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (“Rustin”) You’ve spoken before about how a lot of people didn’t know who Bayard Rustin was before the film. What’s it like now being recognized for playing this monumental figure? It feels great because it means that they will know even more. Any acknowledgement that
“The Blacklist” star Amir Arison’s series “The Reel Ones with Amir Arison” will be co-produced with and distributed by streaming television network ReachTV. According to the press release, the series “highlights filmmakers and the subjects of their short film documentaries.” Arison serves as executive producer, host and co-creator on the show. Other executive producers include
When “The White Lotus” returns for its third season in 2025, fans will finally get the chance to catch up with Natasha Rothwell‘s beloved spa manager Belinda from the first season. Rothwell’s casting was confirmed by Variety in April — she’s currently the only announced actor for the next season. Series creator Mike White is
SZA’s forthcoming album “Lana” — which started off as a deluxe edition of her multi-Grammy-nominated second full-length “SOS” but now may or may not be a separate release — has been in a state of flux ever since it was first conceived. But it apparently took a big step closer to completion on Sunday night, when the
Apple‘s iTunes will no longer be the place to find TV shows and movies for rent or purchase from the tech giant. Starting Monday, the iTunes Store app on iPhone and iPad will redirect users searching for TV and film titles to the newly redesigned Apple TV app. In addition, the iTunes Movies and iTunes
More witnesses took the stand Monday as the trial for Jonathan Majors‘ alleged assault entered its second week. Majors’ ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, has alleged that Majors assaulted her in the backseat of a car on March 25. Jabbari testified last week that she saw a text message on Majors’ phone from another woman that read,
Disney is bringing all past seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” to Hulu — while they will remain on Netflix — coinciding with the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ in March 2024. Starting in the spring 2024, Hulu and Netflix will share the co-exclusive U.S. streaming rights to all prior 19 seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” as
The classic NBC sitcom “Frasier” returned earlier this year with a revival series on Paramount+, but it did so without the involvement of former series regular David Hyde Pierce. While star Kelsey Grammer returned, Pierce turned down the chance to once again play Frasier’s younger brother, Niles Crane — a role that earned Pierce three
“It feels good to be known so well,” sang Lucy Dacus in “True Blue,” a balladic anthem from Boygenius’ “The Record,” one of the key albums of 2023. That song was an ode to friendship, love and intimacy, of course. But that line speaks to how music fans feel about the records that really move
Since hip-hop group the Roots launched its inaugural Roots Picnic in 2008, it’s mostly been confined to the collective’s hometown of Philadelphia. But next year, they plan on shifting it over to the West Coast. The Roots have partnered with Live Nation Urban for “Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life,” set to
The prophecy may now come to pass: There’s a good chance Jeremy Allen White wins a Golden Globe Award for Season 2 of “The Bear,” a week before he wins an Emmy… for Season 1 of “The Bear.” Ditto the show’s Ayo Edibiri (who could win a lead female actor Globe for the show’s sophomore
At the close of a particularly fraught year for Hollywood screenwriters, Monday saw the release of the annual Black List – a ranking of the top unproduced scripts in show business. Voted on by nearly 400 creative executives, this year’s favorite project that has yet to receive a greenlight is “Bad Boy” by Travis Braun,
Bravo has announced that Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” — which became a sensation earlier this year during its 10th season because of the #Scandoval, a cheating scandal within the cast — will premiere on Jan. 30. Two of the three #Scandoval principals, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, who broke up in March after she learned of
Jennifer Aniston wants the world to know that Matthew Perry was in a good place before his untimely death. In her first interview following the loss of her “Friends” co-star, Aniston told Variety she hopes Perry is remembered “as he said he’d love to be remembered” — a man who lived well and helped others.
Tom Pelphrey has been cast in HBO‘s untitled Task Force series from Brad Ingelsby. The drama is currently in pre-production. The “Guiding Light” alum will play Robbie, a sanitation worker and dreamer who has been knocked around by life, but has always gotten back up again. Based on an original idea from Ingelsby (“Mare of
No surprise here: “Barbenheimer” led the field on the top-trending Google searches of the year in movies, while HBO’s dystopian video-game adaptation “The Last of Us” came out on top on the TV front. The Google year-in-review 2023 lists, released Monday, are based on data about the top-trending searches in the U.S., tracking queries that
“The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule hesitated to take on the latest incarnation of Alice Walker’s sacred text. However, when he revisited the book, the first line (“Dear God, I’m 14 years old”) struck him as a way to navigate a familiar story and “keep expanding Celie’s imagination.” In the new musical movie adaptation, as
The Oscar race is coming into focus with the Golden Globes nominations. Four clear candidates have emerged in the race for best picture – Apple Original “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer” from drama and “Barbie” and “Poor Things” from comedy. Those four movies also received the most nominations of the day.
Candice Huffine, one of the faces of Victoria’s Secret’s holiday campaign, knows a thing or two about gift-giving. And this year, the longtime model and owner of the coffee shop One Trick Pony in Westhampton Beach clued us in on her best tip: “No matter how big or small the gift may be, let the
At least one auld acquaintance won’t be present for CNN‘s annual coverage of the nation’s New Year’s Eve festivities. Sara Sidner and Cari Champion will take over the Warner Bros. Discovery network’s wee-hours broadcast on New Year’s Eve, holding forth during a slot that for years served as a showcase for raucous antics from Don
Nicki Minaj has announced the complete lineup for her 2024 “Pink Friday 2 World Tour.” Minaj will headline arena shows in North America and Europe, including appearances at Rolling Loud California and Dreamville Festival. This is her largest tour to date, and the full routing and ticketing information can be found below. Tickets will be
The Lippin Group has restructured operations, promoting a trio of veterans to the new posts of managing director and office of the chairman. Matt Biscuiti, Kevin Broderick and Katie Fuchs will serve as key lieutenants to chairman-CEO Dick Lippin, who has led the communications and marketing firm for more than 35 years. Biscuiti and Fuchs
The show is over for Showtime as a standalone brand. As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series. Confusingly, however, some
Considering the tragedy and devastation brought upon the United States by gun violence, it’s surprising that more musicians and artists aren’t working to fight it, but Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Kevin Bacon and a number of others stepped up at a concert and discussion panel in New York last week sponsored by the nonprofits Artist
Golden Globes exec producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner (of White Cherry Entertainment) don’t appear to be sweating the fact that with less than a month to go, there’s still no announced host for this year’s ceremony. “Or is there?” Weiss quipped, a bit mysteriously. “We have to leave some room for some interesting announcements
Netflix is adding another live sports event to its calendar: the Netflix Slam, featuring Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in a special one-night tennis exhibition match. The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2024, at noon PT at the Michelob Ultra Arena at MGM Resorts International’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
European Union officials have reached a provisional deal on a legal framework for the development and use of artificial intelligence within Europe, calling for greater transparency as well as setting parameters for high-risk AI. The political agreement, which has yet to be detailed and came together following 37 hours of debates within the European Commission,
For two seasons, Colman Domingo and Jacob Elordi have passed each other on the set of the megahit HBO drama “Euphoria” without ever sharing a scene. That’s why Domingo, who won an Emmy for guest actor in the show, describes this conversation as “an overdue coffee” — just without the caffeine kick. As the actors
Check out the official featurette for The Color Purple starring Taraji P. Henson! ► Sign Up for a FanAlert on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/the-color-purple-2023-232040/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M US Release Date: December 25, 2023 Starring: Colman Domingo, Danielle