California governor signs bills offering AI protections for actors
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law two bills that will give actors more protections over their digital likenesses, addressing concerns brought up during last year’s Hollywood strike led by performers guild SAG-AFTRA.
‘Shogun’ wins best drama, ‘Hacks’ surprises in comedy at TV’s Emmys
LOS ANGELES — “Shogun,” a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, and “Hacks” upset defending comedy champion “The Bear” at television’s highest honors.
Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ No. 1 Again With $51 Million as ‘Speak No Evil’ Opens to $11 Million
Three new movies were no match for the Ghost With the Most as “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” loomed large over domestic box office charts again.
How to watch the 2024 Emmys (and everything else you need to know)
LOS ANGELES — The second Primetime Emmy Awards of 2024 are upon us.
Video shows Jon Bon Jovi saving woman from jumping off Nashville bridge
Singer Jon Bon Jovi is being hailed as a hero after he saved the life of a woman who was about to jump off a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee.
Will Ferrell hits the road with trans friend in warm documentary
Will Ferrell takes a ride across America with his best friend in “Will & Harper,” a sweet, kindhearted documentary about truth, discovery and the open road of friendship.
Justin Timberlake reportedly reaches plea deal in DWI case ahead of Hamptons hearing
Justin Timberlake is nearing a resolution in his driving while intoxicated case, months after he was arrested in the Hamptons in June.
James Earl Jones, Actor Whose Voice Could Menace or Melt, Dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a stuttering farm child who became a voice of rolling thunder as one of America’s most versatile actors in a stage, film and television career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the faceless menace of Darth Vader, died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.
Kendrick Lamar to headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
Football season may have just begun, but the next Super Bowl halftime act is already set: Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 show, according to the announcement Sunday morning from Roc Nation, Apple Music and the NFL.
Critics on ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: Keaton in top form, but sequel lacks spark
The “Beetlejuice” sequel, now haunting theaters is taunting critics with the ghost of better films’ past.
‘We screwed up’: Lionsgate drops new ‘Megalopolis’ trailer after the one with fake quotes
“Megalopolis” has received a do-over trailer after a previous iteration was recalled for a mega faux pas.
David Gilmour says new work is his best since Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Midway through a conversation with David Gilmour about the former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist‘s terrific new solo album, “Luck and Strange,” it’s time to ask him about something he said.
Larry Ellison will control Paramount after deal, filing shows
Paramount Global, the parent of CBS, will be controlled by software billionaire Larry Ellison after a group led by his son David completes its purchase of the Redstone family’s interest in the film and TV company, according to a regulatory filing.
Elton John says a ‘severe eye infection’ has left him with ‘limited vision’ in one eye
Elton John — he of the bedazzled spectacles and dazzling spectaculars — has been “quietly” spending his summer recovering from a “severe eye infection” that has affected his vision.
Disney, DirecTV battle to reshape TV bundling
What began as routine haggling over the rates satellite TV provider DirecTV would pay to distribute Walt Disney’s television networks is turning into a referendum on the future of bundled programming, executives and experts said.
As ‘Beetlejuice’ returns, conjure up Winona Ryder’s best film roles
Iconic actress Winona Ryder makes a return to her breakout role — Lydia Deetz — in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” teaming up with director Tim Burton and co-stars Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara some 36 years after the original film made Ryder a household name and the ultimate quirky cool girl.
Georgia city seeks to save a piece of ‘Stranger Things’ school
ATLANTA — Stockbridge leaders are hoping to save a piece of television history before it’s lost to demolition.
Controversial Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ lands US release date before Election Day
Here is one October surprise you can put on your calendar now: The Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice,” which set tongues wagging when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has secured theatrical distribution by Briarcliff Entertainment and will hit theaters on Oct. 11, less than a month before the presidential election.
After Trump claimed fake Taylor Swift endorsement, her fans make real push for Harris
Nine days after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed to accept an endorsement from pop superstar Taylor Swift, thousands of Swift fans, including some high-profile cultural and political figures, gathered on a video call with the goal of ensuring his defeat.
Controversial Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ lands US release date before election day
Here is one October surprise you can put on your calendar now: The Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice,” which set tongues wagging when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has secured theatrical distribution by Briarcliff Entertainment and will hit theaters on Oct. 11, less than a month before the presidential election.
