Entertainment - Friday, August 7, 2026

As the festival opens Friday, some of the acts already have significant word-of-mouth buzz or planned runs beyond the Fringe.

NYT Arts • 37 days ago

Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story. The author and comedian, who was wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, has responded after a petition to cancel her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Cartwheel surpassed 10,000 signatures. “There is […]

Deadline • 37 days ago

“One Night Only” director Will Gluck doesn’t want you to overthink it. The filmmaker has been fielding a lot of inquiries about the premise, logic and loopholes of his new movie, a raucous romantic comedy about the one night a year where premarital sex is legal. (Think “The Purge,” but for banging instead of murder.) […]

Variety • 37 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: We’re getting the first look at the late Vincent Pastore in his final television role in the Season 3 trailer for Gravesend ahead of its fall premiere. Pastore, who portrayed Donnie Glisto in the William DeMeo written and directed series, died August 1 from what is believed to be natural causes at his home […]

Deadline • 37 days ago

How sweet — or suite — it still is. Judy Collins is doing a valedictory lap or two around the country on what is billed as a farewell tour, even though, at 87, she’s showing little in the way of weariness about maintaining a full concert schedule or lack of prowess in pulling these shows […]

Variety • 37 days ago

FRIDAY AFTERNOON: 2026 will see its fifth $100M+ No. 1 weekend at the domestic B.O. as the sophomore session of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, armed with PLF and now Imax screens, is looking at $135M-$140M+ at 4,487 theaters. That easily would deliver the third-best second frame ever at the domestic B.O. behind 2015’s Star Wars: […]

Deadline • 37 days ago

What the former prime minister’s boyfriend rebrand says about the intersection of politics and entertainment.

NYT Arts • 37 days ago

The announcement dropped on a pulverizingly humid Thursday afternoon in New York City: just a few hours later, an Olivia Rodrigo surprise gig would take place at Brooklyn’s intimate, 1,100-capacity venue Warsaw. The expected mad dash for tickets — only available at the venue’s box office — ensued, with fans lining up in heat that […]

Variety • 37 days ago

SPOILERS: This post contains details about Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day character While her newly revealed MCU character can read minds, Sadie Sink is being kept in the dark on the casting process of her future X-Men co-stars. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day actress admitted that she’s being kept “a little bit separate” from […]

Deadline • 37 days ago

Florence “Flo” Anthony, a trailblazing entertainment journalist, author and TV and radio personality who broke a number of barriers for women of color, died August 6 of cancer. She was 74. Jack Hirsch, biographer of Anthony’s husband, Olympic and pro boxing champ Michael Spinks, confirmed the news to Anthony’s longtime publication New York Amsterdam News. […]

Deadline • 37 days ago

Dwayne Johnson has come to terms with the tepid critical reception to his latest movie, the live-action “Moana” remake. The muscled thespian spoke with People about his reaction to the film, which drew the ire of critics. “Our first two reviews came out,” Johnson said. “I’ll never forget it … They were amazing. I was […]

Variety • 37 days ago

A founding faculty member of Juilliard Drama, she helped the actors Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Wendell Pierce and many other mentees find their voice, quite literally.

NYT Arts • 37 days ago