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Stanley Released Collectible Tumblers to Honor Different Decades of Barbie — Here’s What Is Still Available to Shop

Barbie is celebrating its 65th anniversary with help from the cult-classic drinkware empire Stanley. Each day this week, Monday through Friday, new Quenchers dropped to honor different dolls from the beloved Mattel franchise. And just like…

How to Watch the 2024 WNBA Playoffs Online Without Cable

After a thrilling and exciting WNBA regular season, the playoffs tip off with the top eight teams in the league — including the New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, Vegas Aces, Seattle Storm and others. The WNBA Playoffs start on Sunday, Sept.…

James Cameron Says He Knows Parts of ‘Terminator’ Are “Cringeworthy,” Shuts Down Critics of Dialogue in His Films

James Cameron reflected on being “just a punk” when he directed The Terminator and how, looking back now, he knows it wasn’t perfect. The Oscar-winning director spoke to Empire magazine ahead of the classic sci-fi film’s 40th anniversary…

Young, Hot and Unbothered: Two of Hollywood’s Breakout Stars Stylishly Step Out in LA

Austin Abrams and Myha’la are both having a banner year. Abrams is starring alongside George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the buzzy buddy comedy Wolfs, out Sept. 20, and Myha’la continues her reign over Industry, HBO’s sleek and sexy finance…

Bobby Brown Presents Usher With Humanitarian Award in Full-Circle Moment at BMAC Gala

Usher paid tribute to the male role models in his life at the 2024 Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) Gala, which took place Thursday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. “As a kid, I was given this very odd, awkward name — because…

Amy Poehler to Receive Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award at Bring Change to Mind Gala

Amy Poehler is set for top honors at Bring Change to Mind’s 12th annual Revels & Revelations fundraiser. The Inside Out 2 star will be feted with the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award. Awarded by the late icon’s children, Zak, Zelda…

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Diddy’s Defender: How His Legal Team Will Fight Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges

The lawsuit filed against Sean Combs by singer Cassie Ventura advancing staggering accusations of sex trafficking and a decade of physical abuse sent shock waves through the music industry last November and ignited a flood of legal claims…

Kale Culley Signs With LBI Entertainment (Exclusive)

Kale Culley, best known for his portrayal of August Walker on The CW’s Jared Padalecki-led Walker series, has signed with LBI Entertainment for expanded representation. The Texas actor played the son of Cordell Walker (Padalecki) over four…

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F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 Livestream: How to Watch the Race Online Free

The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 is officially here. The race brings some of the world’s best drivers, including Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, Mercedes’ George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Lando Norris.…

NBCU News Group Launches Voting Registration Push, Backed By Top Talent (Exclusive)

NBCUniversal News Group wants its viewers to vote, and in an unusual twist for a network news organization, it will help them figure out how to do so. The NBCUniversal division, which includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, is launching a PSA…

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‘Brilliant Minds’ Review: Zachary Quinto Does the Eccentric Genius Thing in NBC’s Occasionally Promising Medical Procedural

Executive produced by Greg Berlanti, the hospital drama is loosely based on the writings and research of neurologist Oliver Sacks.

‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Review: Despite a Terrifying Javier Bardem, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix True-Crime Saga Falls Flat

Chloë Sevigny also stars in the nine-part follow-up to 'Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,' this time chronicling the infamous 1989 murders of a couple by their two sons.

‘The Penguin’ Director Craig Zobel Wrote a Fan Letter to Matt Reeves After Watching ‘The Batman’

In March 2022, Craig Zobel returned home from seeing Matt Reeves’ The Batman during its opening weekend, and he immediately emailed the filmmaker to express his admiration for the superhero crime drama. Mind you, the Emmy-nominated…

A Friend in Need: Why Matthew Perry Couldn’t Make It

Aat one point in Matthew Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, there’s a story about his 2021 stay at a swanky five-star rehab facility in Switzerland, where he was housed in a villa with a breathtaking view of Lake…

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How U.K. Music Is Soundtracking Hollywood Hits, Such as ‘Alien: Romulus,’ Helped by the L.A. Sync Mission

If you were grooving along to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” in that now-famous scene of the movie Saltburn or humming along to Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” in the series Stranger Things, you have already felt the…

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‘Happy Holidays’ Director Scandar Copti on Finding Love Across the Israeli, Palestinian Divide

Scandar Copti doesn’t like polemics. In his Oscar-nominated debut Ajami (2009), Copti, a Palestinian director and Israeli citizen, avoided easy answers, and obvious finger-pointing, to tell a story of crime and corruption, family belonging…

Welcome to P1Harmony’s Second Chapter

“There’s this saying, it’s an underlying industry saying, that you need to make it in the first three years,” P1Harmony’s leader Keeho explains to The Hollywood Reporter. “Whatever point you’re at in your third year sets the tone and lays…

Sony Pictures TV, Eleventh Hour Strike First-Look Deal With Tobi Olujinmi’s Black Female-Led Label

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Eleventh Hour Films (Magpie Murders), in which SPT owns a majority stake, have struck a first-look deal with Tobi Olujinmi’s Black female-led scripted television label Hill 5.14 Media. Olujinmi, a…

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Olivia Nuzzi on Leave From New York Magazine Due to Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

New York Magazine put Washington, D.C., correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after learning she allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a source told The Hollywood Reporter. The magazine shared in a…

How to Stream the iHeartRadio Music Festival Online and Save on Last-Minute Tickets

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is nearly here. The two-day event — hosted at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21 — gathers some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Dua Lipa,…

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How ‘The Penguin’ Became ‘The Sopranos’ of Batman Shows: “It’s Fun to Write an Asshole”

How Lauren LeFranc made the acclaimed HBO drama which has TWO of the best DC villain character portraits ever: "Oz is a narcissist, but that doesn't mean there's not a universal truth to what he's saying"

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‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Teaser Shows the Game Never Stops

The first teaser trailer for season two of Squid Game shows the game never stops, even when you think it’s over. Netflix unveiled the new footage at an in-person fan event Thursday in Atlanta, capping off its Geeked Week flood of…

‘Wednesday’ Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Look at Season 2

Jenna Ortega is back as Wednesday Addams in a behind-the-scenes look at Wednesday season two, which is described as being “bigger and more twisted than you can ever imagine.” Netflix unveiled the new footage at an in-person fan event…

Netflix Casts Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova in ‘One Piece,’ Reveals Chopper Return

Netflix announced Thursday that Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova will join season two of One Piece, the streamer’s live-action adaptation of the popular Manga series. Manganiello and Abova will play Mr. 0 and Miss All Sunday, respectively.…

‘Magic: The Gathering’ Animated Series Restarts at Netflix

The cards are back on the table. Netflix is taking another shot at an animated series based on Magic: The Gathering, the hugely popular role-playing game. The streamer first picked up a series based on the game in 2019, with Joe and…

Meryl Streep, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller Join Oprah Winfrey in Live Event With Kamala Harris

Several A-listers were among the thousands who joined a live-streamed event Thursday, hosted by Oprah Winfrey, that united the many grassroots political groups supporting Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. At the beginning of the Unite…

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Sam Raimi-Produced Netflix Thriller ‘Don’t Move’ Debuts Trailer With Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock

Kelsey Asbille learns the hard way not to trust strangers in the woods in the trailer for Netflix’s thriller feature Don’t Move. The streamer released the promo during its Geeked Week fan event in Atlanta on Thursday ahead of the movie…

Netflix Reveals ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Toph Actress, Begins Season 2 Production

Avatar: The Last Airbender season two is officially in production. Netflix announced the news with a teaser video, and revealed the actress cast in the highly anticipated role of earthbender Toph. First released in February, Netflix’s live…

‘Castlevania’ Studio Animation Workers Ratify First Union Contract

Animation workers at Texas’ Powerhouse Animation Studios have overwhelmingly voted to ratify their first union contract. Ninety-six percent of voting members at the Austin-based Castlevania producer supported the pact in a vote, the…