John Williams, the veteran film composer known for his work in the “Star Wars” saga, “Jaws,” “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park,” “Saving Private Ryan” and dozens of other iconic films, has had a music building dedicated to him by Sony Pictures Entertainment on the historic Culver
The BAFTA film nominations offered jaw-droppers and a couple of head-scratchers with their inclusions (and exclusions) this year. Always an interesting precursor to the Oscars, the past few years have produced less overlap between them, partially due to jury intervention in compiling the nominees. That
Jacob Elordi will host “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 20 with Reneé Rapp as the musical guest. And if that’s not enough to get millions of fans excited, NBC is selling merch inspired by the highly anticipated episode. The black t-shirt is designed with a classic
James Brolin, Lizzy Greene (“A Million Little Things”), and Eoin Macken (“La Brea”) are set to join Netflix’s upcoming romantic drama “Ransom Canyon,” Variety has confirmed. They join previously announced leads Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. Kelly will portray Quinn, a character who “has often
A multi-part docuseres about Jimmy Hoffa is in development at Village Roadshow Unscripted Television, Variety has learned. News of the show comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of Hoffa’s disappearance, which occurred on July 30, 1975. The series is being made with the full cooperation
Kevin Hart joined The Independent for a recent interview in which he called Jo Koy a “phenomenal” stand-up comedian following the disastrous reviews Koy earned as the host of the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Hart made headlines earlier this month when he said he will
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke, who “humanizes China’s modern history – and turns it into poetry,” according to one critic, will be the guest of honor at Visions du Réel. The documentary film festival’s 55th edition runs April 12-21 in Nyon, Switzerland. Jia, a leading figure
Apple is claiming it’s complying with a court ruling to let app developers choose to bill customers of their iPhone or iPad apps directly, rather than be forced to use Apple’s App Store. But some of Apple’s partners, including Disney+ and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max,