Hollywood Reporter

‘Mario’ Review: Straightforward Doc Tells Mario Cuomo’s Story in Prose Rather Than Poetry

Peter Kunhardt, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt assemble the late New York governor's children, including former governor and failed mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, to remember their father.

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

‘Mexico 86’ Review: Diego Luna Scores in a Lightweight Look Behind the Scenes of a World Cup Campaign

With the FIFA World Cup literally kicking off next week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — an unprecedented triple-nation collaboration that makes the last of those countries the first in history to host the soccer tournament a third time — Netflix’s release of “Mexico 86” is opportunistically timed. Unfolding largely off the pitch, Gabriel […]

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

‘The Comeback’ Creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King on Ending the Series, the AI Threat, Valerie Cherish’s Evolution and Why Ice Cream as a Dessert ‘Is B.S.’

Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow didn’t mean to be so on the nose with the title of their HBO comedy “The Comeback.” But, it turns out, that has actually been the case for the show — every ten years, it makes another comeback. “It’s more meta than we tried to be,” Kudrow tells Variety‘s […]

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Jennifer Lopez Going Viral for Hot Take That “You Have to Be Born in New York to Be a New Yorker”

“Everybody wants to claim our city, but you have to be born in New York. You have to be born in one of the five boroughs to be a New Yorker,” Lopez told Kareem Rahma on ‘SubwayTakes.’

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift Drops “I Knew It, I Knew You” Music Video

The video features Swift's new country song for 'Toy Story 5,' playing alongside a compilation of footage of Woody and Jessie from the previous films.

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Susannah Flood, Star of Pulitzer-Winning ‘Liberation,’ on Her Journey to the Tonys

The accomplished theater actress pays tribute to her father, veteran acting teacher Peter Gosnell Flood.

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

Questlove on Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary, Why He’ll Probably Never Make a Prince Film, and What’s Coming Next

Across four documentaries — the Oscar- and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul,” “Sly Lives,” “Ladies and Gentlemen, 50 Years of Saturday Night Live Music” and the new “Earth, Wind & Fire (to Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World),” which arrives on HBO Sunday night — Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer and leader of the Roots […]

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

‘Beef’ Director Lee Sung Jin and ‘Black Rabbit’ Director/Star Jason Bateman Talk Craft, Creating an Aesthetic and Using a Real-Life ER Visit as Inspiration

Lee Sung Jin, the creator, executive producer and director of “Beef,” and Jason Bateman, who executive produced, directed and starred in “Black Rabbit,” sat down with Variety’s Clayton Davis to discuss their directing techniques and stylistic choices. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Netflix. Lee – who directed one episode in “Beef” Season 1 […]

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money

The American Federation of Musicians alleged that UMG and WMG "have refused to compensate the musicians whose work ... is fed into AI machines for profit."

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

Paramount Made Radical Changes to CBS Late Night and ‘60 Minutes.’ Will Advertisers Still Spend?

Dozens of advertising and media buying executives convened in late April at an event space near the west side of New York City, eager to get a look at what Paramount Skydance had to offer in its first “upfront” market under the control of CEO David Ellison. Attendees sat at long tables, dined on exquisitely […]

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

‘Everything on the Menu’ Host Braun Strowman Is “Looking Right Now” at a Return to Wrestling

But really, he's happy being more Tony Bourdain than Tony Atlas.

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Zarna Garg Defends Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival as “Ordained by Some Higher Power”

During an appearance on ‘Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown,’ one of the three female comedians who took the stage at the controversial, Saudi Arabia festival says “money was not a motivator” for taking the gig but rather the message: “I went with the sense that I owe those women something.”

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

Madonna to Release ‘Confessions II – The Film’ on YouTube Next Week

Madonna has announced that she will release “Confessions II – The Film” on YouTube on June 8 at 11 a.m. ET. The film, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (Torso), is set to have its world premiere on Friday night at New York City’s Beacon Theatre as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Madonna […]

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Ordered to Release Board Communications on Skydance Megadeal

A flurry of cases look to answer whether Shari Redstone unfairly steered the sale of National Amusements, the entity through which she controlled Paramount, to Skydance.

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Stars Emma Caulfield, David Boreanaz and More Pay Tribute to Anthony Head: ‘He Was the Best of Us’

Anthony Head, who died on June 5 at the age of 72, is being honored by his “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” co-stars. Head first appeared in the show’s pilot as Rupert Giles, the titular character Buffy’s Watcher and mentor. Giles also worked as the Sunnydale High School librarian, and was a main cast member for […]

entertainment  5d ago

Variety

Taylor Swift Releases ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Music Video Featuring ‘Toy Story’ Footage

Taylor Swift has released the music video for her latest single, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the country-inflected original song she contributed to “Toy Story 5.” The video is entirely made up of footage from “Toy Story” and focuses on Jessie, who inspired the song and is featured on the track’s cover art. Viewers […]

entertainment  5d ago

The Guardian Culture

Anthony Head brought gravitas to Buffy and everything else he touched | Jesse Hassenger

The late actor was a charming and funny father figure, and sometime singer, in the cult TV show, one of his many roles that showed just how much he could doAnthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72For years, fans eagerly anticipated the oft-floated idea of a spinoff from the cultishly beloved 1997-2003 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As described by creator Joss Whedon, this miniseries would not follow beloved supporting characters like nerdy witch Willow, sard

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

The Newest Vertical Video Player Is … the Kansas City Chiefs?

The NFL franchise is debuting a Spanish-language micro-comedy titled 'El Offseason' in the U.S., Mexico and Spain as part of an international marketing push.

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

‘Life After,’ ‘Pray Away’ Production Company Multitude Films Becomes a Nonprofit (Exclusive)

Co-founder Anya Rous is taking over as the head of the 10-year-old company, which also produced ‘Power’ and ’Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power.’

entertainment  5d ago

Hollywood Reporter

Why ‘The Comeback’ Made AI the Big Threat of Its Final Season

Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King break down their rush to tackle artificial intelligence in season three of the HBO series: “We wanted to be on the air before any studio actually admitted they were using it.”

entertainment  5d ago