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Last week, Nia Long got the tap on the shoulder she’s been waiting for forever. It was a summons from Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Jackson family, whom she portrays in the new biopic, “Michael.” Long steeled herself as she walked into a green room backstage at the Dolby Theatre and, when they came face to face, she froze for a moment. Then, she kneeled down, held the 95-year-old woman’s hand and said, “Thank you so much for all your sacrifices, for your love, for your patience, for your commitment to family.” “Mother Jackson,” as Long calls her, simply…
If you thought the first four seasons of Industry were wild, get ready for things to end on a high note. Fans of HBO Max‘s most audacious show of the past half a decade know all too well that the series creators, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, are big fans of big swings. Luckily for the audience, it sounds like the upcoming fifth and final season will be no different. At an FYC event on Monday in Los Angeles, Down and Kay appeared alongside cast members Marisa Abela, Myha’la, Kit Harington, and Max Minghella to talk about the smash-hit Season…
The Tribeca Festival will honor Bruce Springsteen with its 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award in an event that will include a conversation with longtime friend Bono and tributes from Robert De Niro and Patti Smith. The Belafonte Award, established by late Tribeca chief content officer Paula Weinstein, is given to artists who use their platform to advance equality, dignity and human rights. “There are few figures who embody the spirit of Tribeca’s Harry Belafonte Award more fully than Bruce Springsteen,” said Tribeca Festival co-founder and co-chair Jane Rosenthal. In addition to the Springsteen honor, Tribeca on Tuesday announced…
Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt attend a special screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2. They looked incredibly fashionable and chic, as they have for the entirety of the film’s promotional tour. They were seen out in New York City on Monday (April 28) to go to the screening. Anne stepped out in a leopard-print coat with a red handbag and heels, while Emily wore a bright red jacket and a black leather skirt paired with pointed-toe heels. Keep reading to find out more… While the Princess Diaries star is still out and about on the final leg of The…
A new Stranger Things series just scored a season 2 renewal on Netflix days after its premiere, and that’s not the only good news. Netflix revealed Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 has been renewed for season 2 just five days after the first season premiered on Netflix. That’s super early for a renewal, so you know Netflix is feeling confident after the early viewership metrics have started to trickle in. It’s starting to look like Netflix has had a much bigger plan in place for Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 from the start, though. In addition to announcing the season…
The Hacks farewell tour will be making a beach stop. Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky, the Emmy-winning brain trust behind the Jean Smart-powered HBO Max comedy, will receive the Showrunner of the Year Award at the second annual Newport Beach TV Fest, organizers announced Tuesday. Hacks is in the midst of its fifth and final season, which will end on May 28, just before the Newport TV fest kicks off. Aside from the Hacks team, the ensembles from Landman and Shrinking will be honored at the event, which runs June 4-7. Now in its second year, the TV…
Three months before the then-Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne as queen, she and husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made their first visit to the United States in October 1951. With the White House undergoing major renovations, the royal couple was hosted by President Harry S. Truman and his family at the president’s official guest residence Blair House. “I know it is never possible to understand a country as great as this by visiting only its capital,” Elizabeth, then 25, told Truman as he greeted the couple at the airport, per the Harry S. Truman Library, “even such a…
Typically it’s the fanboys who fire off summer, but this year it’s the fangirls as 20th Century Studios/Disney’s anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2 looks to keep the box office pizzazz going after the success of Lionsgate’s Michael. Prada 2 is looking at a $73 million-$80 million domestic start for what could be a near $180M worldwide debut in an offshore footprint that’s 100%. Essentially, a $100M international opening worthy of applause. While domestic tracking has risen to $73M, U.S./Canada presales of $20M indicate that an $80M start is in store for the sequel at 4,150 theaters. Those advance ticket…
Hideaway. (L-R) Noah Alexander Sosnowski as Graham, Greta Lee as Ann, Riley Chung as Ruth and Wagner Moura as Jason in Hideaway. Cr. Courtesy Netflix © 2026 Netflix has unveiled a haunting first look at The Last House (previously known as 11817, and internally, it seems, as Hideaway), an upcoming sci-fi survival thriller from director Louis Leterrier. Starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, the new movie is officially set to hit Netflix globally on August 7th, 2026. If you’re a fan of claustrophobic, high-stakes thrillers like Leave the World Behind or 10 Cloverfield Lane, this one needs to go straight…
Justine Bateman’s no-AI film festival is going streaming.The Credo 23 Film Festival, the gathering Bateman launched last year devoted to handmade human work, will now make its films available via a digital “room” through July 10 at RoomC23.com, Bateman says. Any consumer interested in its offerings can buy a “key” to the room for $40 and watch an unlimited amount of work.Among the titles are a diverse array of shorts that played the fest; features like the Lukas Haas-starring Crystal Gross and Bateman’s own David Duchovny-toplined feature Feel; and special talks with the likes of Sean Baker, Reed Morano and Matthew Weiner, all of whom…