Entertainment - Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Mike Preston, known for playing settler leader Pappagallo in “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” and Detective Bob Delaney in the Australian series “Homicide,” died June 8 in Florida. He was 93. Preston’s death was confirmed to Variety by his wife, Josie Preston. Preston, who was born Jack Davis, was an early U.K. chart-topping singer […]

Variety • 5 hours ago

The Odyssey is on its way to a $20M Tuesday we understand, and if it gets past $20.86M today, it will become Christopher Nolan’s Best Tuesday ever at the domestic B.O., ahead of 2008’s Dark Knight. Currently, among all Tuesdays this year, the Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Mia […]

Deadline • 5 hours ago

Julian Wachner, the former music director at Trinity Church in New York, faces up to 10 years in prison after reaching a plea deal.

NYT Arts • 7 hours ago

Spain’s win over Argentina in the World Cup Final was watched by 62.8M people in the U.S., breaking ratings records for both Fox and Telemundo. Fox averaged 38.9M viewers for Sunday’s final and NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo brought in an additional 23.9M viewers on linear as well as on Peacock. It’s clear that the tournament, […]

Deadline • 5 hours ago

Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired distribution rights for North America, Australia and New Zealand for the LGBTQ indie dramedy “Actual Nobodies,” written and directed by Alex Wyse. S&R picked the film up at this year’s Cannes Market. Germany’s Media Luna New Films has secured rights for all remaining territories. A U.S. release is planned […]

Variety • 6 hours ago

The singer is charged with killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teenager whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of his Tesla.

NYT Arts • 7 hours ago

Greek mythology is riddled with humans who become immortal, many as punishment for tangling with the gods. But not Christopher Nolan, the toast of the mortal world’s Mount Olympus — Hollywood. The opening-weekend success of his Imax epic “The Odyssey” cements Nolan as his own kind of myth: a bankable auteur who can command the […]

Variety • 6 hours ago

Ryan Gosling can sleep easier now knowing that the La La Land poster has been fixed from his “La La Hand.” To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the Oscar-winning film, Lionsgate unveiled a new poster that modified Gosling’s hand position. Over the years, Gosling has been open about disliking the movie poster, […]

Deadline • 6 hours ago

Spain’s victory over Argentina at Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final broke the record books in the United States — averaging 38,937,000 viewers watch on Fox, making it the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. TV history and most-watched FIFA World Cup final ever in the U.S., according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, on the Spanish language side, […]

Variety • 6 hours ago

Sony Pictures is in early talks to lease and operate the legendary Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood, Variety has confirmed. Sony has been actively moving into the exhibition business in the past few years, acquiring the Alamo Drafthouse chain in 2024 for its Sony Pictures Experiences arm and investing in Cosm shared-reality experiences earlier this […]

Variety • 6 hours ago

EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson is among the producers on a new documentary about one of Austin’s legendary music venues, Armadillo World Headquarters. The feature-length doc, currently in development, is set to chronicle the rise, cultural impact and enduring legacy of the venue that has shaped the city’s identity and welcomed some of the world’s most iconic […]

Deadline • 7 hours ago

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city full of secrets and surprises.

NYT Arts • 8 hours ago