The U.S. Open is officially underway in New York. The final Grand Slam of the year kicked off its main draw Aug. 30 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, with third-round play beginning Friday, Sept. 4. ESPN has exclusive U.S. rights to the
Formula 1 heads to one of its most storied tracks this weekend, as the Italian Grand Prix takes over the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The 2026 Italian Grand Prix takes place Sunday, Sept. 6, with the race starting at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT. Apple TV’s race-day coverage begins at
A former production assistant on Amazon’s upcoming comic book crime drama “Criminal” has filed a lawsuit against the showrunner and studios involved, alleging a hostile work environment that included racial and sexual harassment. The production assistant, Ijaaz Noohu, is
Maria Bartiromo was brought to Fox to cover the ins and outs of Wall Street, and make the company a bigger presence in the world of business-news cable. But her growing interest in punditry and opinion left Fox increasingly uncovered before the law. And that constant
The Asian-American director's erotically-charged drama also stars Lily Franky and will have a gala world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Members of the Below Deck franchise had been frustrated with the network for staying silent and for instructing those affiliated with the show to not speak publicly on the matter, according to a source
More details regarding the suspension of “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton are emerging: According to TMZ, the website has received photos from an American Airlines passenger who says they saw Thornton’s laptop opened on a “disturbing chat room” that appeared to be
Mellody Hobson delivered emotional remarks about her husband George Lucas as the two hosted a “friends and family” preview on Thursday night at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. “I watched George up close,” Hobson said, explaining that she missed the earlier
Dolly Parton‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after the original one was vandalized following the country superstar’s death. Parton died of cancer on Aug. 25 at age 80. The star, which Parton received in 1984, is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, and
Alix Earle has publicly commented on her feud with “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper for the first time in the season finale of her new TV show “Earle Meets World.” Earle first began working with Cooper in 2023, launching her podcast “Hot Mess” under Cooper’s media network,
Producers United is joining groups like the MPA and DGA to urge the nation’s lawmakers to back the proposed federal tax incentive for film and television production to “protect American workers and foster sustainable careers.” The coalition of film and television producers
Adam Wingard’s new movie “Onslaught,” in theaters Friday via A24, is an ’80s-inspired action thriller in which a combat veteran (Adria Arjona) has to save her daughter (Blake Kennedy) when their trailer park is attacked by a trio of government-enhanced super soldiers. It’s a
Amber Eggers, who appeared in the 2019 season of WE TV’s reality series “Love After Lockup,” died Sept. 3 of acute liver failure at a hospital in Georgia. She was 41. Her death was confirmed to TMZ by her mother Monica Eggers. “Love After Lockup” follows couples meeting
“Falling,” the London-set romantic drama starring KJ Apa (“Riverdale”), Isabel May (“Scream 7,” “Mr. Irrelevant”), and Archie Renaux (“Alien: Romulus”), is set to hit cinemas, having been acquired by Brainstorm Media for North America. The Gulfstream Pictures film — from
When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist. “But I wasn’t very good at drawing. I wasn’t up to standard,” she said with a laugh during a wide-ranging masterclass about her career on Friday afternoon at the Venice Film
Does a filmmaker have a responsibility towards marginalized communities? It’s an irreconcilable debate given the unbridgeable chasm between the two sides: Is the onus on the artist, or the audience? Edoardo Gabbriellini’s “The City of the Living” is a beautiful, heartrending
In William Shatner‘s new memoir, “William Shatner … and You,” the “Star Trek” actor, 95, reflects on his seven-decade career by focusing on his fans, with anecdotes from former co-stars, collaborators and celebrities like Ben Stiller, Josh Groban, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Jeri
Director Ziad H. Hamzeh’s inspirational drama based on Christine Handy’s novel ‘Walk Beside Me’ will hit U.S. cinemas on Sept. 25.
There isn’t an iota of artificiality in Ashgan El-Hamus’ impressive debut “Al Baraneya,” not an easy accomplishment given that it’s fiction looking like a documentary, with a cast almost exclusively composed of relatives. The format translates to an energized intimacy, enhanced
Monica Dolan stars as an amateur historian who uncovered the scandal in director Frank Berry's film, which will get its international premiere at TIFF after its world debut at Galway.
“Fauda” creator Avi Issacharoff has criticized Mark Ruffalo’s interpretation of the Israel-Hamas conflict, including his repeated claims of “genocide” in Gaza. “Mark Ruffalo saying ‘Genocide, genocide.’ Then you know that there’s a kind of people that are ignorant, there are
Accelerated by artificial intelligence and an indefatigable firehose of content, the uncanny valley between real blockbusters and fake ones is disappearing at an exponential pace. Ten years ago, or even five, a movie like “Mayday” would have arrived in theaters, impressed
Maria Bartiromo’s attorney railed at reporting that suggests the longtime business-news anchor was fired by Fox News Media, and suggested she was ready to take the company to court. “The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is
Hollywood heavyweights and top players in content and exhibition from around the world will gather in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on Sept. 7 for the landmark Lumiere Summit that aims to explore the future of film at a time of profound change that is transforming media and
Skyelar Chase, a digital creator who specializes in luxury lifestyle content and has more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas. The agency will work with Chase to strategically expand her growing
Being eliminated from the “Dream Academy” reality-TV series that produced Katseye might be the best thing that ever happened to 22-year-old Slovakian native Adéla Jergová: After a summer of lighting up festival stages from Lollapalooza to Reading, the arrival of “Prima” makes
Hogwarts just got a little bit bigger. HBO has announced a few new castings for Season 2 of its upcoming “Harry Potter” series. Dobby will be played by Lenny Rush, Ginny Weasley will be played by Bonnie Hill and Tom Riddle will be portrayed by Billy Barratt. Hill will replace
“A Place to Heal” is an unduly sentimental English-language title title for French writer-director Cédric Kahn’s new feature, which goes internationally by the more prosaic (if outwardly cryptic) “15/18” — referring, simply, to the age bracket of the teenage residents in the
Tony winner Lea Salonga admits she never really thought about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Most of my work is in musical theater,” says Salonga, who earned international recognition for originating the role of Kim in “Miss Saigon” in 1989. “So even though
As an actor, Jeff Zucker makes for a good TV executive. So when he was approached by “Primetime” filmmaker Lance Oppenheim to play “Jeff Zucker” in the new A24 movie, the real Jeff Zucker couldn’t resist. “Primetime” stars Robert Pattinson as former “Dateline NBC” reporter
The Pingyao International Film Festival has named Hong Kong director Ann Hui and Italian critic and programmer Carlo Chatrian as jury presidents of the Fei Mu Awards and the Roberto Rossellini Awards, respectively, ahead of the festival’s 10th edition, running Sept. 24–30, in
Sadie Sink had to dodge questions for months over whether or not she was playing Jean Grey in the lead-up to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” and now it seems like DC star Adria Arjona may have to do the same for the “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.” Details about her role have
President Donald Trump reacted to Fox News’ surprise announcement Thursday that it has parted ways with Maria Bartiromo, who had been an anchor on Fox News and Fox Business Network for more than 12 years. Fox News did not provide a reason for its dismissal of Bartiromo, a
George R.R. Martin has confirmed “Game of Thrones” play “The Mad King” is set to transfer to London. “I had a splendid time in Stratford upon Avon for the premier of Duncan Macmillan and Dominic Cooke’s epic new stage production of ‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King,’” Martin wrote
Don Lemon, who has flourished in recent months on YouTube and other digital venues, is eyeing a return to TV — sort of. The digital entrepreneur and former CNN anchor will launch The Don Lemon Channel, a free, ad-supported streaming outlet that will be made available across
Rick Santelli, the longtime CNBC economic-indicators analyst whose plain-spoken but passionate takes on the effects of federal policy on average Americans boosted his profile at the business-news outlet, plans to retire from the Versant Media-backed network on October 2.
Veteran Italian auteur Nanni Moretti’s “It Will Happen Tonight,” featuring French star Louis Garrel and Italian A-lister Jasmine Trinca (“La Storia,” “Supersex”) has been pre-sold widely by Paris-based international sales company Playtime ahead of its Venice world premiere in
The director's latest, 'The Basics of Philosophy,' starring Jack Huston, Sofia Boutella and Bill Pullman, world premieres out of competition on the Lido, with Martin Scorsese again on board as executive producer.
Iranian director Mohsen Gharaei, who is at the Venice Film Festival with well-received drama “Falling House,” is set to shoot a new film titled “Centrifugal Force” that will capture “the impossible choices facing a generation of Iranians today,” as the synopsis puts it.
Prime Video’s “The Boys of Tommen” has added Jonathan Forbes, Cobhan O’brien, Harvey Moloney, Tristan Heanue and Lewis Brophy to its cast. Forbes (“Catastrophe,” “The Rainmaker”) joins as Johnny Kavanagh’s father John Senior, O’brien (“Foundation”) and Moloney (“Krimi”) as
Victor Kossakovsky discusses his new sensory doc, premiering at Venice, his desire to cultivate empathy for plant life, how the film is like a Christmas carol and looks like 'War and Peace,' and his tribute to Fellini.
George Clooney has said he doesn’t trust the government to regulate AI. “I don’t know that you want government to be regulating this either, because I sit and watch when Zuckerberg is testifying in front of, you know, a 94-year-old Chuck Grassley, and they’re like, ‘Well, how
Guatemalan producer Joaquín Ruano's feature directorial debut about two people finding connection "in a world not yet ready to make space for them" world-premieres at Toronto.
The U.K. may have just had the hottest August since records began but, in more positive news, it also had the hottest August at the box office in almost a decade. Thanks to the incredible performances of both “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” a total of $161.3
Matilda De Angelis ('The Undoing') and Babak Karimi ('A Separation') star in Nicola Sorcinelli's directorial feature debut, premiering at Venice Days, which is "rooted in a lifelong anger at the ways freedom can be withheld, controlled or silenced."
Venice jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed that she experimented with artificial intelligence to transform Dakota Johnson into Marilyn Monroe for her short film “Flesh Impact” which plays on the Lido. But she ended up scrapping it because she felt that it stripped
Bendita Film Sales has acquired international rights to Norma Vila’s psychological horror thriller “Salitre” (“Carapace”) ahead of its premiere at the Sitges Film Festival’s Fantàstic In-Competition Selection. Vila’s debut feature stars Nagore Aranburu, star of Series Mania top
Following her mammoth five-hour odyssey “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow,” Julia Loktev’s sequel remains just as riveting, if not more so, in its continued depiction of journalists escaping the Russian government. Its predecessor’s endpoint (one Loktev could
Manisha Koirala is attached to star in “Cowgirls & Indians,” an indie feature that will start shooting in November around Austin, Texas, and nearby locations. The film was formerly titled “Cowboys & Indians.” Tejal Desai, a Nicholl Fellow, wrote and is directing the film,
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), will present Doc Square 2026 from Oct. 10-13, bringing together eight partner organizations from five countries to connect Asian documentary creators with industry
