It’s surprising to find out that Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is the first modern blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s second epic poem, which is, along with its predecessor “The Iliad,” arguably the first example of storytelling on a grand scale, which continues to inform our cinematic quests, our hero’s journeys. There are ...Read more

DETROIT — "SNL" star Sarah Sherman is on board with this year's Gathering of the Juggalos, rounding out a lineup of more than 70 artists and performers that includes Vanilla Ice, the Pharcyde, Esham, Tech N9ne, trap-themed Michael Jackson impersonator Michael Trapson, Three Six Mafia's DJ Paul and Milli Vanilli featuring Fab Morvan.

Insane ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former "The Ring" and "Lilo & Stitch" child star Daveigh Chase, who died while homeless in June after years of battling drug addiction, leaves an estate worth nearly half a million dollars.

Probate documents filed July 8 in Los Angeles County Superior Court say Chase — legal name Daveigh Elizabeth Schwallier — left behind ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ariana Grande switched up the Ricky Alvarez section of her “thank u, next” lyrics during Monday’s Barclays Center show, in an apparent nod to the exes’ rumored reconciliation.

The newly single Oscar-nominated “Wicked” star, 33, crooned, “Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back” — rather than the...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — A pair of “Duck Dynasty” stars new North Texas-set series will premiere next month.

Great American Media announced Monday that Jep and Jessica Robertson’s new lifestyle series “Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou” will premiere Thursday, Aug. 13, on Great American Pure Flix and Saturday, Aug. 15, on Great American ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Many soccer aficionados in town for the World Cup took time out for a change-of-pace culture fix: a visit to an emblematic collection of 20th century Mexican art, featuring signature works of Frida Kahlo, the taboo-breaking painter turned global feminist icon.

“Fabulous,” concluded Álvaro Muñoz, 41 a university professor ...Read more

On paper, Lauren Meyering’s debut feature “Horsegirls” sounds like it was made in a 2000s indie movie lab: it features a quirky heroine with a unique hobby, a loved one with a devastating illness, and the formation of an unlikely community that rallies around our protagonist and her dream. But surprise, surprise, the story of “Horsegirls...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Finch, the bassist for veteran L.A. rock act L7, has brain cancer and will not perform with the band on its farewell tour this year.

"Our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer," the band wrote in a statement on its Instagram on Monday. "Following ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tim Heidecker, known as the Tim in “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” and for “On Cinema at the Cinema,” a 16-year conceptual soap opera barely in the guise of a movie review show, is now also the creative director of the Onion’s guerrilla takeover of Alex Jones’ InfoWars.

With a Texas appeals court having ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Thinking back on the last two years of his life full of album releases, filming schedules and tour dates, Finn Wolfhard requires squint-inducing concentration to keep it all straight.

"Jesus, a lot has happened," he says, looking surprised. That's an understatement.

In that time, the 23-year-old not only finished filming the ...Read more

While Sam Neill declared himself cancer free in April, after a four-year battle with blood cancer, he wasn’t out of the woods when it came to worrying about his health, the Daily Beast and other outlets are reporting.

Before his death Monday, the 78-year-old “Jurassic Park” star had contracted pneumonia, apparently a consequence of the ...Read more

Sir Mick Jagger regrets taking John Lennon's advice not to meet Elvis Presley.

The Rolling Stones frontman was put off meeting his idol after the Beatles legend was left disappointed by his own interaction with The King, but decades after the deaths of both Elvis and John - who passed away in 1977 and 1980 respectively - Mick admitted he wishes...Read more

Anne Hathaway was "shocked" to get pregnant again.

The Odyssey actress recently revealed she and husband Adam Shulman are expecting a sibling for their sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, six, and while they "knew what [they] were doing", the couple were still stunned to have their third child on the way.

Speaking to Late Night host Seth Meyers, Anne...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky have reportedly split.

The comedy power couple are calling it quits after 18 years of marriage, according to TMZ. A source told the outlet that the pair separated a couple of months ago but remain amicable and plan to continue co-hosting their podcast, "Your Mom's House."

Reps for Segura and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In its third year, the Minnesota Yacht Club festival is acting more like it’s in its 43rd year. That’s around the age when many people start relying on familiar artists instead of new names in their music programming.

Much of the lineup for MYC 2026 looks like it could have been made for a festival in the year 2006. Matchbox...Read more

NEW YORK — “The View” host Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor, is asking the Westchester DA’s office to go easy on her son after he was cited for trespassing while out for a run.

Authorities on June 16 accused Gabriel Hostin of entering an off-limits area near an active railroad track without permission.

Sunny Hostin — a ...Read more

The War and Treaty is coming home again.

The country-gospel husband-and-wife duo has announced an Aug. 22 date in Homer, Michigan, just outside of the group's adopted hometown of Albion.

The group is calling the show the HeartsTown Festival, and announced details on social media.

"For years, you've welcomed us into your lives. Into your homes...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s based on a 12,000-line poem thought to be more than 2,700 years old, and it will be, quite literally, the biggest movie of the summer.

Christopher Nolan filmed “The Odyssey,” opening Friday, using technology that didn’t exist until he pressed for its invention.

It’s the first feature-length movie ever shot entirely...Read more

All the headlines about the death of Sam Neill on Monday reminded people that he starred in Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster 1993 film “Jurassic Park,” but the 78-year-old film and TV actor also became beloved in recent years for his charming social media presence, with many posts focusing on life on his remote New Zealand farm where he ...Read more

“The Ring” actress Daveigh Chase, who apparently spent her final years living in an RV on skid row, had an estate worth $400,000 when she died, according to court documents.

Her mother, Cathy Chase, earlier this month asked a Los Angeles Superior Court to appoint her as administrator, according to probate filings obtained by US Weekly. She ...Read more