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Manosphere influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal officers Saturday afternoon in Miami, according to AP. The charges against the brothers were not immediately made public. This isn’t the first time the Tate brothers have found themselves in cuffs. Back in 2022, the controversial media figures were arrested in Romania by anti-terrorism authorities […]
To paraphrase Aaliyah: Cast size ain’t nothing but a number. In the realm of the theater, no one exactly equates the number of headshots on a Playbill page with the ultimate fulfillment a stage show provides. Still, a question may arise: How few people can you have in a musical and still generate just as […]
Christopher Nolan recently told “Today” that after giving it his all for “The Odyssey,” it will be “at least” three years until he makes another movie. “I definitely hit the limits of my own stamina and everybody’s stamina, I think,” Nolan said. “I mean, it’s ‘The Odyssey,’ of course it should be difficult. We’re not […]
Lena Headey is getting real about the “weird protection” of “predatory men” in Hollywood and reveals what “shocked” her about the reaction to the Game of Thrones nudity scandal. In a new interview, the GoT star who played Cersei Lannister in the HBO fantasy series opened up about the backlash she got for using a […]
If you’re a movie buff, a cinephile, or whatever else you want to call it (I called my 2016 memoir “Movie Freak”), one of the greatest pleasures to be had is when a film grabs hold of you and won’t let go. That’s happened to me a number of times, with movies like “Nashville” and […]
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is making big numbers at the box office, but don’t expect his next film to be released anytime soon. The filmmaker recently revealed that it’ll be “at least” three years before audiences see another of his works on the big screen. In an interview with Today, it was noted that Nolan has […]
Following the news that the FIFA World Cup final will feature its first halftime show in history, The Cure’s Robert Smith took to social media to slam the announcement. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff,” Smith wrote on The Cure’s Instagram account. Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, performers will include Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and BTS. In […]
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, the early rock & roller who scored big, joyful radio hits with, among others, 1959’s “Tallahassee Lassie” and 1962’s “Palisades Park,” died yesterday, July 17, at a California hospice facility following a brief battle with cancer. He was 89. His death was announced by Tom Cuddy, a longtime friend and iHeart […]
Freddy Cannon, a veteran of the early rock scene whose hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s included the top 10 hits “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie” and “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” died Friday at 89. A representative said Cannon, who lived in Oxnard, California, died at a hospice facility after very recently […]
Samantha Morton doesn’t have a lot of screen time in “The Odyssey,” but when she shows up about halfway through the action epic, she commandeers the film. In an electrifying sequence that lasts roughly 10 minutes, Morton delivers a searing, richly textured performance as Circe, a sorcerer who transforms Odysseus’ men into pigs. In Homer’s […]
Jim Parsons, who rose to fame on The Big Bang Theory and is currently appearing on Broadway in Titanique, is opening up about his mental health during the height of his sitcom fame and success. Appearing on the YouTube podcast All Out with Jon Dean (watch it below), Parsons spoke with the British host – […]
Paramount Pictures’ upcoming “Call of Duty” movie from writer Taylor Sheridan will be based on the Xbox-owned first-person shooter franchise’s “Modern Warfare” games. Plot details about the movie have been kept under wraps since it was first announced in September 2025. But during a “Call of Duty in Culture Panel” promoting the October release of […]
Valentina, who has appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Fox’s Rent: Live, will make her Broadway debut on Tuesday when she joins the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, the Sam Pinkleton-directed revival of Richard O’Brien’s time-warping musical. Valentina will take over the role of Columbia, the top-hatted acolyte of Luke Evans’ Frank-N-Furter initially portrayed by cast […]
Jim Parsons recently told the “All Out with Jon Dean” podcast (via People) that he was “miserable” during the height of his long-running TBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” “I look back now and realize that there were many ways, at some of the best moments of my life, I was miserable,” Parsons said. “I […]
So, a Homerist, an archaeologist and a dentist walk into a bar. Fresh from a Thursday night showing of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a group of 17 spent the evening doing what scholars have done with Homer’s epic for nearly 3,000 years: arguing about it. “We had a really robust debate,” says Joel P. Christensen, […]
SATURDAY UPDATE: Not sunny weather, nor World Cup is hindering Universal’s The Odyssey which as of this morning is on its way to becoming Christopher Nolan’s best global opening ever with $257.8M, which puts away his previous highs of The Dark Knight Rises ($249M WW debut), The Dark Knight ($198M WW) and Oppenheimer ($180M WW). […]
Larry David squares off – after a fashion – against the high-profile, if often misinformed, husband of his former Curb Your Enthusiasm costar Cheryl Hines in the latest episode of HBO Max’s mock-history comedy series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The target of his trademark ire? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In the latest […]
W Hotels is continuing its reinvention with a growing portfolio of properties across Italy, anchored by its latest opening: W Sardinia – Poltu Quatu, a 157-room resort tucked into a secluded marina village on the island’s northeastern coast. The property joins W Rome and the recently opened W Florence, giving the Marriott-owned luxury lifestyle brand three markedly […]
“The Odyssey” didn’t need a Trojan Horse to break into the top of Friday’s box office charts. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” earned $51 million on Friday from 3,919 North American screens. Early estimates had the saga grossing $90 million to $100 million by Sunday, but after a stellar opening day, forecasts have the film climbing […]
July started off strong. Following Taylor Swift’s star-studded wedding extravaganza in New York City, the cast of “The Odyssey” dazzled at the film’s premieres in London and Paris. First reactions are only upping the excitement, with audiences movie-goers eagerly awaiting the film to hit theaters. On July 7, Dwayne Johnson launched his live-action adaptation of […]
SATURDAY AM: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey remains on course for the best live-action feature debut this year at the North American box office to date with $120.5M after Friday/previews of $51.2M. We already told you that this is Nolan’s third best opening ever in U.S./Canada, and so it is in opening days as well. The […]
Joe Caldwell, a writer on the original 1960s gothic cult-hit daytime TV series Dark Shadows who co-created the show’s signature vampire character Barnabas Collins, died Monday, July 13, following a stroke. He was 97. Caldwell’s death due to “a massive stroke,” was announced on Facebook by Bob Issel, a friend and frequent host of Dark […]
Yami Gautam-starrer “Article 370” won best feature film at India’s 72nd National Film Awards, announced Saturday in New Delhi by the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Gautam also took best actress for her role in the film, a political drama centered on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The film was […]
Activision wants “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” to be your new obsession. Its first big step in that plan involves a sports fan convention and “Obsession” star Inde Navarrette. Taking place at the Javits Center in New York City this weekend, Fanatics Fest 2026 will welcome 150,000 attendees between its kick-off Thursday through Sunday’s […]
For the Spanish-language audience, Sunday’s showdown between Argentina and Spain could be “the greatest World Cup final ever,” as one senior NBCUniversal Telemundo exec sees it. Miguel Lorenzo, SVP of Sports Content for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, told Deadline the matchup has a number of elements capable of propelling ratings to one last record at the […]
Meg Stalter once again donned the bratty, curled wig of Mary Todd Lincoln last night, returning to her Broadway debut performance as the lead in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! after a weeklong absence due to bronchitis. Just prior to the Friday evening performance, Stalter posted an Instagram Story photo of herself, apparently in her dressing […]
Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, BTS and more will perform in a new tournament festivity. Soccer purists aren’t singing praises.
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s a primer.
The “Summer House” cast member once yelled at a boyfriend, “How many sandwiches have you made for me?” These days, she’s enjoying her space.
The years that directly succeeded the COVID pandemic were marked by a dire, almost apocalyptic view on the future of cinemagoing. Audiences who were already thinning out before global lockdowns became even scarcer, with streamers growing their market share and smaller arthouse cinemas closing down as audiences failed to return through their doors once they […]
After 102 games across 16 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has a final, with defending champion Argentina coming from behind for a 2-1 victory over England in Wednesday’s semifinal to advance to the title game against Spain. The final matchup Sunday, July 19, at New York/New Jersey Stadium […]
Two character stills of Priyanka Chopra Jonas from S.S. Rajamouli’s “Varanasi” were released Saturday to mark the actor’s birthday. “Varanasi” spans thousands of years and traverses multiple continents, with locations ranging from Antarctica to Africa to the titular Indian city. Mahesh Babu plays the dual roles of the protagonist Rudhra and Hindu God Rama, Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays a character […]
Bollywood stars Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda visited London’s Wembley Stadium to celebrate the first anniversary of “Saiyaara,” unveiling a collector’s edition vinyl LP of the Yash Raj Films blockbuster – a package built to give fans and music enthusiasts a definitive way to revisit the film’s complete sonic journey. “Saiyaara,” directed by Mohit Suri […]
Director S.S. Rajamouli’s Varanasi is getting a first look at Priyanka Chopra in her new role. Two new stills from the upcoming film have been released, featuring Chopra as Mandakini. The new images were dropped as a celebration of Chopra’s birthday on Saturday, July 18. Varanasi takes place over thousands of years and in locations […]
John Kirby, an acting coach, brother of City Slickers star Bruno Kirby, and the son of Bruce Kirby, has died. He was 75. The actor and acting coach died the morning of Wednesday, July 15, three years after being diagnosed with ALS. “I am here to officially, with a broken heart, announce the passing of […]
The beef between Tom Brady and Logan Paul continues. On Friday, the future NFL Hall of Famer and YouTuber-turned-WWE superstar shared the stage at Fanatics Fest in New York. But when their panel ended, the sports stars got into a heated exchange that ended with Brady slapping Paul in the face. New York Knicks star […]
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” now streaming on HBO Max. Larry David weaponizes history to mock his former pal Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his HBO sketch comedy show “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” In the […]
Dom Taylor, the chef who won Netflix’s Five Star Chef, has died. He was 44. It was Taylor’s restaurant, The Good Front Room, that confirmed the “sudden passing” of the founder. “Dom was a visionary whose bold, joyful approach to celebrating the Caribbean cuisine of his childhood brought a fresh and exciting voice to London’s […]
“The Odyssey” is one hell of a journey. Once again, director Christopher Nolan enlists a cast of A-list actors and jumbles timelines to tell his ambitious version of Odysseus’ journey from Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Set after the conclusion of the 10-year Trojan War, the story follows the hero Odysseus (Matt Damon) as he returns to […]
Lorde is calling out Spotify over a new feature that uses AI to give context to the song playing on the streaming service. The “About the Song” feature, which is currently in beta, was released earlier this year and gathers information from third-party sources to give details on a particular song. “Hey Spotify, I’m gonna […]
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