Maggie Gyllenhaal attempted to use AI to transform Dakota Johnson into Marilyn Monroe for her new short film Flesh Impact.

The 48-year-old filmmaker has revealed how she tried to use the technology to turn Dakota into the Hollywood icon for her new project - which marks the centenary of Marilyn's birth and will premiere at the Venice Film ...Read more

Chloe Zhao has urged the film industry not to "write off" comic book movies.

The Oscar-winning director helmed the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick Eternals, which failed to live up to box office expectations and received lukewarm reviews from critics, but continues to see value in the genre despite its decline in popularity in recent...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, I went with my older daughter and a group of her classmates to see Gloria Steinem speak. Though they were part of a feminist group recently formed at their all-girls Catholic high school, some were not quite sure who Gloria was, exactly. My daughter knew her mostly as my former "boss"; my first job out of college ...Read more

Steve Irwin’s loved ones are remembering his impact on the 20th anniversary of his death.

In an Instagram post shared Friday, the Crocodile Hunter’s wife, Terri Irwin, reflected on the final days she and her children, Bindi and Robert, spent with her late husband.

“After 20 years, grief still walks with me like my shadow,” she wrote. �...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Tommy Brennan has never had a Netflix special, starred in a hit movie or headlined a major venue. Yet here he was Thursday, kicking off the first of six sold-out shows at Acme Comedy Club where rabid fans treated him like a superstar.

That’s what happens when a native son makes it to “Saturday Night Live.”

A year ago this...Read more

DALLAS — Dallas’ Texas Theatre rolled out the red carpet on Thursday for “The Last Critic.”

The documentary follows Robert Christgau, the self-proclaimed “Dean of American Rock Critics,” that has been writing about music since the late 1960s for Esquire and The Village Voice. Christgau, who is in early 80s, is still writing today. ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Roger Daltrey delivered his own very apt preview of what fans could expect from his solo show on Wednesday (Sept. 2) at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga.

“Tonight is about having a laugh, having some fun — forgetting about what’s going on in the rest of the world,” the 82-year-old vocalist told the crowd at the start...Read more

Steve Irwin has been remembered as a "superhero" by his loved ones on the 20th anniversary of his death.

The Crocodile Hunter tragically died at the age of 44 in 2006 after his heart was fatally pierced by a stingray barb to the chest as he was snorkelling in shallow waters in Queensland, Australia, and his family have honoured the ...Read more

Bunnie Xo is taking inspiration from Cameron Diaz on her journey to become a mother.

The 46-year-old podcaster has cited the example of Diaz - who welcomed her third child earlier this year at the age of 53 - as a reason for not giving up hope of becoming a parent following her divorce from country star Jelly Roll.

Speaking on Jenna Bush Hager...Read more

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has admitted there was "tons" of tension on the set of Seinfeld.

The 65-year-old star played Elaine Benes on the hit NBC sitcom and explained that she and co-stars including Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards would often "butt heads" during the making of the show.

Quizzed on if there was "ever any friction...Read more

The fall movie season is upon us, but some of the year’s most exciting cinematic events are still months away.

For starters, there’s “Dunesday.” Assuming neither studio budges before then, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Dune: Part Three” and Disney’s “Avengers: Doomsday” will both slam into theaters on Dec. 18. (This is, of course,...Read more

STRATFORD, Ontario — The Stratford Festival of Canada’s departing artistic director Antoni Cimolino chose William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” as his valedictorian show in the huge Festival Theatre. Unsurprising, given how Prospero hacks on about “our revels now are ended” and so on and so forth, talking like an imminent retiree, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Prince fans are furious once again with his Estate, this time for misleading them about the recording of the new retrospective album, “Timeless.”

The Prince Estate claimed these 10 tracks were original recordings, spanning 1977 to 2016. However, trombonist Greg Boyer posted on Facebook that he added his part this year to “...Read more

CHICAGO — Cultural Chicago has much to celebrate this fall. And a few things to worry about.

Two new theaters — TimeLine Theatre in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and Northlight Theatre in Evanston — will be welcoming audiences to what are modest buildings by the standards of some new debt-driven arts edifices across the country, but are...Read more

Harry Daniels says a "reputable" actor refused to go public with their relationship.

The 22-year-old TikTok star, who has gone viral for his videos showing him singing for celebrities, admitted while he has got into some impressive circles, his content isn't for everyone.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Harry revealed he was previously ...Read more

Mr. T is "about to get married" to a mystery woman.

The 75-year-old star, who has three children with ex-wife Phyllis Clarke, got divorced in the 1980s, but now he's revealed he has a fiancée with wedding bells on the horizon.

Asked by The Guardian newspaper if there's "a lady in his life", he quipped: "Oh, there are a lot of ladies in my ...Read more

Sandra Bullock's daughter told her she "needed to date" after Bryan Randall's death.

The 62-year-old actress, who has adopted children Laila, 12, and 16-year-old Louis, started dating her late partner in 2015, and she hasn't had another relationship since he passed away aged 57 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in August 2023.

However, ...Read more

NEW YORK — “Wheel of Fortune” host Jim Thornton’s suspension was triggered after he was allegedly spotted looking at a pedophile support chatroom on board an American Airlines flight back in May, according to a report.

In images obtained by TMZ, the longtime television host can be seen seated on the plane, his laptop out in front of him...Read more