Variety

‘Jinsei’ Review:  An Eerie Philosophy of Fame is Fine-Lined in a Spellbindingly Strange Anime Debut

It is oddly encouraging that a film like Ryuya Suzuki’s “Jinsei” — not that there are many films like Ryuya Suzuki’s “Jinsei” — should be released within weeks of “The Odyssey” and “Disclosure Day.” Those two 2026 tentpoles are unalike in most ways, except that each will be the product of hundreds of people moving […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Roku Stock Jumps on Sale Talks

Shares are up 20 percent following Bloomberg report.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ to be Directed by Co-Creator Chris Sanders (Exclusive)

The voice of Stitch is stepping behind the camera for the sequel to the $1 billion hit.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Comic Creators James Tynion IV, Tony Fleecs Tackling ‘Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees’ Halloween Special (Exclusive)

Patrick Horvath has enlisted a bevy of names for a horror anthology based on his comic, which is IDW's highest selling original title.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

For a Curated Blend of Live TV and On-Demand Streaming, DIRECTV’s MyEntertainment Genre Pack Is the Best Value

The entertainment-focused pack is part of DIRECTV’s push towards more pared-down, genre-specific streaming offerings.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

What Taylor Swift’s Big Week With ‘Toy Story 5,’ Steven Spielberg and the New York Knicks Says About Her Next Era

What do Buzz Lightyear, Steven Spielberg and the New York Knicks have in common? The answer is Taylor Swift. The pop star has been everywhere this week: On Monday, she made a surprise appearance at the “Toy Story 5” premiere, performing her new song “I Knew It, I Knew You” — as well as a […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

My Paternal Instinct Should’ve Warned Me About Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instinct’

The film isn't bad, but the story sure is.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Most Watched Shows of 2025-26, This Time Including Sports

'Sunday Night Football' tops 'Stranger Things' in seven-day, cross-platform ratings for the season.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Justice Department Approves Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Without Any Strings Attached

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has reportedly cleared a big regulatory hurdle in advancing toward completing its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has approved the deal, as first reported by Politico. The agency is giving the green light to the Paramount-WBD tie-up without requiring “any divestitures, behavioral remedies or […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ronnie Schell, Actor on ‘Gomer Pyle: USMC,’ Dies at 94

The self-deprecating stand-up also starred in 'Good Morning, World' and 'The Cat From Outer Space' and provided the voice for Peter Puck.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Olivia Rodrigo Chronicles the Life and Death of a Relationship on ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’: A Track-By-Track Breakdown

Two years after her sophomore LP ‘Guts,’ the pop superstar is back with her best work to date.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Inside the Most Glamorous Weekend in Sports: Three Days at the Monaco Grand Prix With Aston Martin

Oysters, champagne, a 120 mph hot lap with Jenson Button and the great Kim Kardashian stakeout — a three-day diary of F1's most exclusive weekend.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Roku Stock Jumps 20% on Report It’s in Sales Talks With a U.S. Media Company

Shares of Roku hit a 52-week high Friday on a report that the streaming platform company is in talks to sell itself. Roku’s stock closed at $143.66/share Friday, up 20% for the day, pushing its market cap up to about $21.3 billion. That came after Bloomberg reported that Roku has been “in discussions with at […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ and ‘That Girl’ Actor, Dies at 94

Ronnie Schell, the versatile actor known for his comedic work in “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and “That Girl,” died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 94. Known for his work in film, TV and on stage as a comedian, the San Francisco native amassed over 140 credits over […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Katherine LaNasa Learned Her ‘The Pitt’ Accent in the Bathtub: ‘It Was a Hard Accent to Learn’

When Katherine LaNasa set out to build the voice of Dana Evans, the unflappable charge nurse on HBO Max’s hit medical drama “The Pitt,” she didn’t consult a dialect coach first. She started in the bathtub. The reigning Emmy winner for supporting actress in a drama series immersed herself in prestige television while studying Dana’s […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Where to Watch the 2026 Men’s College World Series Online: NCAA Baseball Livestream

The final eight teams head to Omaha for the double-elimination tournament.

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Failure was my thing’: Women’s prize winner Virginia Evans on her long journey to success

The American author received ‘thousands of rejections’ over two decades before finally hitting gold with her first published novelJust as I am about to interview this year’s Women’s prize winner, debut American novelist Virginia Evans, at the party on a drizzly evening in a leafy London square, we are interrupted because someone wants to congratulate her. The fan is Richard Curtis.A warm-hearted weepy with a sprinkling of gentle humour, Evans’s prize-winning novel The Correspondent is prime Curt

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Jason Bateman on Five Possible Emmy Noms, a ‘Game Night’ Sequel, AI and His Spielberg-Size Studio Dream

Jason Bateman is living dangerously. The actor-director enters this Emmy cycle with a problem most performers would envy: two acclaimed limited series, two wildly different roles and a directing-producing resume that keeps expanding even as he approaches the age when peers start thinking about slowing down. “Our tolerance for taking on more actually grows even […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Aaron Sorkin Tried to Get Jesse Eisenberg Back as Mark Zuckerberg for ‘Social Reckoning,’ but the Actor Doesn’t ‘Want to Be Conflated’ With the Facebook Founder Anymore

Jeremy Strong’s take on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially debuted with the launch of the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” a follow-up to 2010’s “The Social Network.” Sorkin won an Oscar for his screenplay of the first movie and returns to write and replace David Fincher as the director of the new […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026

Variety

Ariana Grande Expands Philanthropic Efforts With Launch of Brighter Days Ahead Foundation

Ariana Grande is expanding her philanthropic efforts with the launch of the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, focusing on youth mental health, arts education and community support causes. The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation is being launched with four different funds that partner with existing organizations including Lambda Legal, Trans Lifeline and Humanity Crew, among many others. […]

entertainment  Jun 12, 2026