Entertainment - Tuesday, August 11, 2026

John Hinckley Jr., the Oklahoma native who tried to assassinate President Ronald Regan in 1981 in an attempt to impress Jodie Foster, shared a new message for “The Silence of the Lambs” star during a recent appearance on the “Mark Joseph Show” (via EW). “I just wish Jodie Foster well, you know,” Hinckley said. “I […]

Variety • 33 days ago

For over 75 years, Mel Brooks has been making people laugh. Hard. He’s brought to the screen Mongo, Lili Von Shtüpp, the grandson of a certain mad scientist (aka Young Frankenstein), Frau Blücher (“A little Ovaltine, perhaps?), Louis XVI (“It’s good to be the king”), Max Bialystock, Leo Bloom, Barf, Dark Helmet, President Skroob, Yogurt, […]

Deadline • 33 days ago

French art experts insisted the fragile 900-year-old masterpiece could never travel. Political will, cutting-edge engineering and unorthodox diplomacy proved them wrong.

NYT Arts • 33 days ago

National CineMedia has agreed to buy Captivate Holdings, a leading operator of digital video elevator and lobby advertising in North America, from PE firm Generation Partners for $275 million. Combining NCM’s cinema advertising with Captivate’s footprint will make it a major player in premium video and digital out-of-home advertising with more than 48,000 screens across […]

Deadline • 33 days ago

Zoe Saldaña is growing frustrated with political questions, mainly because she doesn’t find them being asked in equal measure across the industry. The Oscar winner said during a conversation at the Locarno Film Festival that she often participates in Q&As because she is eager to talk about the craft of acting. However, Saldaña keeps finding […]

Variety • 33 days ago

Crunchyroll has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai’s next feature film. The distribution will exclude Asia, except for India. Plot details, along with the title and release date for Shinkai’s next film, are not being disclosed at this time. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures previously partnered on the global distribution of Shinkai’s Suzume (2023), […]

Deadline • 33 days ago

He spent decades as a magazine editor and wrote an acclaimed history of small-town America, as well as biographies of the novelists Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis.

NYT Arts • 33 days ago

There will be another season of HBO Max’s Harry Potter TV series. The new Harry, Ron and Hermione have received their Hogwarts admission letters, as have the newest additions — four out of Ron’s six siblings. Since those magical owl deliveries, the Ginny Weasley role will be recast for Season 2 due to Gracie Cochrane’s […]

Deadline • 33 days ago

Panache Digital Games announced “1666: Amsterdam” will release in Early Access on Aug. 25. From “Assassin’s Creed” series creator Patrice Désilets, the dark, third-person narrative action-adventure game unravels a mystery across Amsterdam. Players take on the role of Noa, the Collector, who wields witchcraft to uncover “Originals,” demonic entities hiding behind human faces. The Early […]

Variety • 33 days ago

Some guys have all the luck, even if sometimes it’s bad. Rod Stewart’s reps said Tuesday that the singer has canceled his One Last Time farewell tour concerts for the next four weeks to recover from a recent “routine coronary stent procedure.” No firm dates were given, but he was booked to play U.S. shows […]

Deadline • 33 days ago

Rod Stewart has announced that he will be canceling the next four weeks of performances as part of his “One Last Time” farewell tour and “The Encore Shows” Las Vegas residency after undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure. The news comes just days after the singer postponed a show scheduled for Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center […]

Variety • 33 days ago

The new label, which will begin to be applied next month, is an effort by the streaming service to be more transparent about A.I.-generated music on its app.

NYT Arts • 33 days ago