Substack Surges Past 5M Paid Subscriptions, Thanks to Video and Trump (Exclusive)
Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie says that creators jumping ship from 'mainstream media' like Jim Acosta, Joy Reid and Mehdi Hasan are a big driver of the growth.
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You Haven’t Seen All of Lili Reinhart Just Yet
The Hollywood Reporter's latest "Person of Interest" is the 28-year-old actress and entrepreneur who is being "intentionally picky" about her next roles, but she has a reason.
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Star-Studded ‘Othello’ Breaks Record for Highest Weekly Gross for a Broadway Play
In its second week of previews, the play brought in $2.8 million.
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The Best Head-to-Toe Beauty Sleep Products Recommended by Celebrity Facialists
Hollywood-loved skin-care experts Candace Marino and Katie Sobelman reveal their favorite beauty rest hacks to benefit the face, body and soul — shop their picks and our expert-driven recommendations.
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This Director Couldn’t Get An Interview With Sam Altman. So He Deepfaked Him In a Documentary
The latest film from Adam Bhala Lough (who co-directed ‘Telemarketers’) charts the filmmaker’s journey to commission and interview “Sam Bot.”
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‘Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’ Wins Podcast of the Year at iHeartPodcast Awards
The interview and culture podcast last won the award in 2023.
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The Rise and Fall of Technicolor in Hollywood’s Golden Age
The exquisitely exacting and expensive process (three to four times more costly than reliable black and white) was a major gamble — and win — for the nascent entertainment industry. Then came the copy cats.
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Tribeca Festival Sets Dates For Second Portugal Edition
Tribeca Festival Lisboa will run Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2025 in Lisbon with a mix of U.S. indie and local Portuguese film and TV series titles.
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DOJ Attorney Claims She Was Fired for Refusing to Approve Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Gibson, a high-profile supporter of Donald Trump and one of his "special ambassadors" to Hollywood, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.
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Can Feminism and Religion Coexist, Ukrainian Activist Asks in ‘Girls & Gods’ (Exclusive Trailer)
The film from directors Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz, written and narrated by Inna Shevchenko, world premieres at Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX.
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A Ukrainian Mother and Doc Maker Writes to Her Son From the Frontline in ‘My Dear Théo’ (Trailer)
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Alisa Kovalenko enlisted to defend her country, leaving her husband and 5-year-old son behind, sending him letters now revealed in her Copenhagen-premiering new film.
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‘Bridgerton’ Star Nicola Coughlan to Receive Canneseries Honor
The Irish actress is this year's recipient of the French TV festival's Konbini Commitment Award.
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Wheesung, Veteran Korean Singer, Dies at 43
The k-pop star, who suffered a precipitous decline in his career after being caught illegally using anesthetics in 2021, was discovered unresponsive in his Seoul apartment Monday evening.
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Renée Zellweger on Those ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Easter Eggs: “That’s Life, Isn’t It?”
Director Michael Morris and writer Helen Fielding open up about injecting grief into the long-running rom-com franchise.
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‘Cruel Intentions’ Canceled After One Season
The TV followup to the 1999 film of the same name will not return.
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The WWE Is Entering a New Era With Netflix. Paul Heyman Wants to Embrace the Change
The wrestling manager and on-air talent is ready to leverage social media and the scale of Netflix to take his storylines to the next level.
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Peter Craig Explains How Co-Writing ‘The Town’ and ‘The Batman’ Paved the Way to ‘Dope Thief’
The busy scribe — whose credits also include 'Top Gun: Maverick' and Jennifer Lawrence's final 'Hunger Games' movies, also weighs in on a few idiosyncratic theories about Matt Reeves' Batman movie.
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Disney Didn’t Steal Idea for ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds
Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in this case may indicate he faces an uphill battle.
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