Pop superstar Katy Perry and “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King were among the six passengers Monday on an all-female voyage into to the edge of space via Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space travel business. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared into space after blastoff from
Jack Rooke has seen at least two U.S. producers reduced to tears in the middle of meetings. Best known for the BAFTA-winning “Big Boys” — his acclaimed semi-autobiographical sitcom that straddles both out-and-out hilarity and serious matters such a grief, loss, sexuality and mental health
Italian composer Paolo Buonvino delved deep into the musical heritage of his native Sicily to create the score for Netflix’s sumptuous “The Leopard” series, which has been steadily gaining global fans since dropping in March. The high-end period piece, which marks the streamer’s biggest splash in
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” held onto the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second straight weekend, building on its record-breaking debut with another £7.2 million ($9.3 million), according to Comscore. The film has now amassed $40.1 million,
Dave Chappelle is set to take center stage at Toronto’s Departure Festival + Conference, with an exclusive stand-up performance at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The six-time Grammy winner, five-time Emmy winner and recent recipient of the NAACP President’s Award, anchors the comedy-focused expansion of the
HBO is officially confirming the first cast members for the “Harry Potter” TV series. The cast now includes the following series regulars: John Lithgow (“Conclave,” “The Crown”) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (“Tumbleweeds,” “The White Queen”) as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You,”
Brussels-based company company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights to “A Useful Ghost” ahead of its world premiere at Cannes Critics’ Week. “A Useful Ghost” marks the feature debut of Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke who previously directed the short film “Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the
Mario Vargas Llosa, one of Latin American literature’s modern greats, died April 13 in Lima, Peru. He was 89. He died surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his children Álvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana Vargas Llosa announced in a social post. “He enjoyed a long,