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Review: 'The Boroughs' brings a lively group of seniors into a predictable sci-fi adventure

What do we have here? Some of my very favorite actors — Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters and Geena Davis— starring in an eight-episode, B-grade sci-fi comedy-drama, “The Boroughs,” now streaming on Netflix.

Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a ...Read more

Netflix aims to eat radio's lunch with daily livestream of Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club'

Netflix subscribers will wake up to a video livestream of "The Breakfast Club" starting next month, marking the platform's first daily live podcast.

The deal is part of the streaming platform's ongoing focus on live programming, and the latest video podcast offering through its partnership with iHeartRadio, the company said on Thursday. The ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Rami Malek almost snubbed The Man I Love

Rami Malek almost turned down The Man I Love role due to Bohemian Rhapsody similarities

Rami Malek nearly rejected his role in The Man I Love as he feared it would be compared to his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

The 45-year-old actor appears in Ira Sachs' film as gay performance artist Jimmy George but feared that many would regard the film - which is set at the height of the AIDS crisis in New ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lupita Nyong'o covers ELLE UK magazine

Lupita Nyong'o 'had no idea what The Odyssey was' despite signing up for Christopher Nolan's epic

Lupita Nyong'o was unfamiliar with the story of The Odyssey.

The 43-year-old actress portrays the dual role of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra in Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic but explained that she had to familiarise herself with Homer's ancient Greek literature, which serves as the source material for the movie.

Speaking to ELLE magazine,...Read more

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Pro eater Joey Chestnut free to compete despite slap flap, league says

Joey Chestnut won’t face the wrath of Major League Eating over the competitive eater’s battery charge for drunkenly slapping a man in March.

George Shea, chairman of the pro-eating contests’ global overseer, told TMZ Sports Wednesday that MLE has no plans to punish the 42-year-old, who it’s dubbed the “greatest eater in history,” ...Read more

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T.J. Holmes, Amy Robach's engagement got 'blessing' from ex-spouses

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach’s upcoming nuptials have the “blessing” of the former “Good Morning America” co-hosts’ ex-spouses, who are dating each other — after speculation of an affair ended the ABC alumni’s tenure at the network.

An insider told Us Weekly that Holmes, 48, and 53-year-old Robach “have the blessing of their ...Read more

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No time for a 'Mandalorian' rewatch before getting your 'Grogu' on? We got you covered

Not too long ago in this very galaxy, audiences watched a helmeted bounty hunter meet a mysterious big-eyed alien toddler on their TVs, and "Star Wars" was changed forever.

After charming fans for three (and a half) seasons, the Mandalorian and Grogu — the once unnamed child unofficially dubbed Baby Yoda, who has since been promoted to title ...Read more

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How Josh Johnson composed 'Symphony,' the music-driven special aiming to be timeless

For a guy who has become known for his monstrous output of clips, comedy specials and content, it’s a wonder Josh Johnson has time to stop to think about what makes his comedy timeless. As a former writer and now one of the hosts of “The Daily Show,” much of Johnson’s humor outside of specials relies on his ability to deliver jokes on ...Read more

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TV for summer 2026: Larry David teams up with Barack Obama, 'The Bear's' final season and the return of … 'Ted Lasso'?

Before streaming changed everything, the summer TV season used to be awash in reruns.

To some extent, that’s still true, with TV executives rerunning through old ideas — be it a remake of “Little House on the Prairie,” yet another “Big Bang Theory” spinoff, or the return of “Ted Lasso” years after the series more or less said ...Read more

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Review: Turning 90, Philip Glass gets revelatory tributes that show his work in new light

Philip Glass doesn’t turn 90 until the end of January. But the Glass year is already officially underway with two curiously enlightening projects this month.

Paris Opera has mounted a shocking new “noir” production of Glass’ luminous “Satyagraha” that the company is now streaming (after a short delay thanks to a typical French ...Read more

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'The Audacity' creator and its star want to remind you online privacy is a myth

The catalyst for Jonathan Glatzer to create "The Audacity," AMC's dark satire of Silicon Valley that takes aim at the desperation that plagues it, began as a father witnessing his teenage son's relationship with tech.

Like many parents raising children in a tech-dominated culture, Glatzer, early on, tried to help his son understand the unseen ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kylie Kelce and Jason Kelce have four young daughters together

Kylie Kelce claims she has been judged by others for having four kids

Kylie Kelce says that she has been judged for having four children.

The 34-year-old star - who has daughters Wyatt, six, Elliotte, five, Bennett, three, and Finn, 13 months, with her former NFL player husband Jason Kelce - has explained how each of her pregnancy announcements have been met with dwindling enthusiasm.

Speaking on her Not Gonna ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Timothee Chalamet sparked fury with his disrespectful comments about ballet.

Timothee Chalamet's mother denies rumours that the Dune star took ballet classes as a child

Timothee Chalamet's mother has denied rumours that her son took ballet classes when he was younger.

The 30-year-old actor sparked fury earlier this year when he claimed that "no one cares about" ballet or opera, prompting the Library for the Performing Arts to share a clip on Instagram of the Dune star as a six-year-old in a ballet production ...Read more

Rumer Willis shares exact minute she knew her relationship had to end

Rumer Willis knew her relationship was over when she watched her best friend get married.

The House Bunny actress confirmed in August 2024 that she had split from Derek Richard Thomas, the father of her three-year-old daughter Louetta, and she's now told how was watching stylist Maeve Reilly exchange vows with Zach Quittman was a "huge ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Britney Spears' arrest details have been shared

A British accent, wine glass in a cup holder, and a declaration she's an 'angel': Britney Spears arrest report reveals shocking details

Britney Spears spoke with a British accent and had an "empty wine glass in the cup holder" of her car when she was arrested.

The 44-year-old singer was arrested in the evening of 4 March near her home in Ventura County, California, after police received an anonymous call about someone "travelling at high speeds and swerving" and now a police ...Read more

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Movie review: Fashion and politics get a radical makeover in the riotous 'I Love Boosters'

If Charlie Chaplin were alive — and blitzed out of his mustachioed gourd — his favorite filmmaker would be Boots Riley. The two auteurs share a flair for spinning societal critique into maniacal physical comedy. In "Modern Times," the Little Tramp slithered through a factory's giant gears. In Riley's "I Love Boosters," a fashion tycoon named...Read more

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Robert Lloyd: 'The Late Show' is ending, but not Stephen Colbert or late-night TV

In September 2015, when Stephen Colbert inherited CBS’ “The Late Show” from David Letterman, its first and only host, late-night television was experiencing something of a golden age. The internet had yet to strangle linear television; it was taken for granted that any self-respecting broadcast network or ambitious cable station would air ...Read more

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As Stephen Colbert exits, the future of late-night TV talk shows dims

LOS ANGELES — At Jimmy Kimmel's annual monologue to advertisers at Disney's recent upfront presentation, the ABC late-night host offered sympathy to his ousted CBS cohort Stephen Colbert.

"First, it's bad enough to lose your job," Kimmel said. "Imagine getting replaced by the owner of the Weather Channel."

Byron Allen, the media mogul whose ...Read more

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Can Disney recapture the Force with 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?

After a 6½-year hiatus from theaters, “Star Wars” returns to the big screen this weekend with “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

This time around, however, the franchise faces a much different universe than it did in 2019 when the last film came out. For one, theatrical attendance has fallen dramatically since “Star Wars: Episode IX — ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Michael Bay is set for another military blockbuster

Michael Bay set for blockbuster about real life Operation Epic Fury rescue mission

Michael Bay is directing a movie based on a real rescue mission to save downed pilots in Iran.

The iconic action blockbuster filmmaker is teaming up with Universal Pictures to tell the recent true story of two US airmen who got rescued after their F-15E Strike Eagle was downed behind enemy lines during Operation Epic Fury.

According to ...Read more