“In the Heights,” the feature film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, failed to topple “A Quiet Place Part II” from the top spot at the box office this weekend. Coming in below analyst projections of $20 million, it brought in a measly $11.4 million, according to estimates from measurement firm ...Read more

Nicole Kidman is currently “free-falling.”

The “Being the Ricardos” actor made that reveal in a conversation with comedian and “Fargo” star Chris Rock, published Thursday by Variety. In the film, Kidman plays Lucille Ball to Javier Bardem’s Desi Arnaz.

“I am way out of my comfort zone right now, Chris. I’m free-falling. ... I...Read more

All aboard! John Mayer has arrived at the station — the radio station, that is — with his new single/video, “Last Train Home.”

It’s a cool, soft-rock tune, with a definite mid-’80s vibe, as the Grammy-winning star once again mixes mellow vocal work with some tasty guitar licks.

It also features vocal contributions from country-pop ...Read more

Lights up on Washington Heights.

Opening weekend for the big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut Broadway musical "In the Heights" is finally upon us after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its theatrical release for nearly a year.

According to critics, the "spirited," "cheerful," "life-affirming" and "socially undistanced" cinematic ...Read more

Age has nothing on passion.

Actress Ellen Burstyn learns as much in Michael Lembeck’s “Queen Bees,” playing now in theaters and on demand, in the role of a widow who begrudgingly (and temporarily) relocates to a retirement community while her home is being repaired.

“I’m 88, so it’s not like there are a lot of films written for ...Read more

The already impressive cast of Marvel's Disney+ show "She-Hulk" continues to grow, adding one of its big bads: Titania, played by "The Good Place" actress Jameela Jamil.

She-Hulk antagonist Titania first appeared in "Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars No. 3" in 1984. In the comics, Mary MacPherran was a small high school girl taken from Earth to ...Read more

So this Kanye West-dating-Irina Shayk thing, with the birthday trip to France rolled in? Apparently it’s been going on for a while, if the Russian-born supermodel’s taste in pricy T-shirts is any indication.

Shayk was photographed in late April wearing a long-sleeve commemorative DMX shirt — with no pants, just thigh-high black boots — ...Read more

This is another story about a viral internet trend. But this one is different, really.

The Adult Swim trend, which has taken over TikTok this week, is bringing out a side of the platform that has been missing. Instead of just asking users to lip-sync to funny audio or get dressed up for a basic-to-bussin' transformation, the trend has demanded ...Read more

In the books and the first film based on them, "Peter Rabbit" and friends take on farmers and sometimes other animals. The sequel, "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway," takes on … itself?

Books and films are, of course, different animals. And that's OK. The second live-action/computer-animation hybrid movie in the series continues that evolution ...Read more

Broadway powerhouse Lillias White is bringing in a milestone birthday by doing something she never did before.

The Tony and Daytime Emmy Award winner will release her first studio recording — at age 70.

On July 23 — two days after her big birthday — White will release “Get Yourself Some Happy!” described as “a modern mix of Motown,...Read more

The director of “Crazy Rich Asians” has regrets about stereotypical depictions in the international blockbuster movie.

Jon M. Chu is apologizing for how the 2018 hit romantic comedy portrayed South Asian characters.

During a recent interview with Insider, the auteur — who was born in America but is of Taiwanese and Southwest China ...Read more

Ellen Burstyn’s most prized role was a not-so-dreamy character.

While the Academy Award-winning “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” star told the Daily News that choosing a favorite is like “asking a mother who’s her favorite child,” one did come to mind.

“Probably ‘Requiem for a Dream,’” Burstyn, 88, told The News last ...Read more

What was supposed to be Gladys Rodriguez's dream job began in early 2019. The TV writer, then 37, received a call about consulting on a new Netflix series focused on the life of Tejano pop superstar Selena Quintanilla. Having a hand in retelling the story of a cherished Latino icon who achieved the American dream for the biggest streaming ...Read more

Lorde is back, and she is not worried about a sunburn.

Just in time for 2021's first solar eclipse, the 24-year-old pop star from New Zealand released her feverishly awaited new single, "Solar Power," on Thursday — the first sampling (or "first of the rays," as she calls it) from an upcoming album by the same title.

"Solar Power" the song �...Read more

And so we come to the end of season one of "Hacks" on HBO Max. (I made a rhyme.) It is the end, and not the end, because the show, in which Jean Smart plays Deborah, a Las Vegas-based comedy legend of mature years, and Hannah Einbinder plays Ava, the 25-year-old comedy writer who falls into her employ, has been renewed for a second season. Still...Read more

Responding to recent criticism that “Friends: The Reunion” failed to acknowledge or grapple with the sitcom’s nearly all-white white legacy, the special’s director Ben Winston told the British newspaper The Times: “What more diversity do they want in this reunion?” But a small handful of women of color did appear as guest stars on �...Read more

Four decades after the premiere of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” stars and fans alike continue to tip their fedoras to the debut of Indiana Jones.

Karen Allen, who starred as Marion Ravenwood in the adventure flick, believes the Harrison Ford-led film’s ability to connect with audiences across multiple generations has been the key to its ...Read more