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LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas,” just earned herself another gift this year in the form of two new Billboard records.

Carey’s upbeat holiday pop song, “All I Want for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tallulah Willis, the youngest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and his ex-wife Demi Moore, is engaged.

Willis, 30, on Monday made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that she and musician Justin Acee ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Biopics are notorious for playing loose with facts. We understand, it’s poetic license, a desire by a filmmaker to add more drama to a not-compelling-enough real-life story. But we newspaper journalists ...Read more

You can see the fire almost immediately. Rachel Morrison’s stirring sports drama “The Fire Inside” mostly focuses on boxer Claressa Shields’ teenage years (in which she’s played by Ryan Destiny), but in a brief ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's been more than three years since college student Justin Lin binge-watched the first season of Netflix's "Squid Game" in two days. Now, he can't wait until Season 2 launches on Netflix on Dec. 26.

Lin ...Read more

A Hollywood love letter to Bob Dylan, with all that implies, “A Complete Unknown” works well on its chosen, extremely glossy terms. Its craftsmanship is formidable. Then again, you don’t necessarily need quality to ...Read more

With her daring new erotic thriller “Babygirl” hitting theaters Dec. 25, Nicole Kidman turns in yet another unconventional (and sexy) Christmas movie, making for a perfect pairing with “Eyes Wide Shut,” Stanley ...Read more

“The Fire Inside” burns most intensely when Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry share the screen.

Fortunately, they do so quite a bit in the impressive directorial debut of cinematographer Rachel Morrison, in theaters ...Read more

When "Squid Game" was released on Netflix in 2021, it took the world by storm. Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the acclaimed Korean survival drama spurred plenty of social media chatter, viral challenges and even Halloween ...Read more

Humans have made sex so complicated it's a wonder anyone gets born. We wrestle with what we want, what we think we want, and what we want other people to think we want. (Not to mention what we think they want, which is how...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego seemed busier than ever when it came to music in 2024.

The year included the opening of intimate and large new concert venues alike, the return of a major three-day festival, an outdoor concert ...Read more

Nicholas Hoult has the prosthetic penis worn by his 'Nosferatu' co-star Bill Skarsgard "framed at home".

The 35-year-old star plays Thomas Hutter in the new horror film and revealed that he received the prosthesis as a ...Read more

Sir Rod Stewart is planning to take his model railway to Glastonbury.

The 79-year-old singer will play the Legends slot at the Worthy Farm festival next year and his friend and fellow train enthusiast Jools Holland has ...Read more

Jodie Turner-Smith has claimed she hasn't received any child support from Joshua Jackson.

The 'After Yang' actress split from the 'Dawson's Creek' star in October 2023 and in new court documents seeking payments from him,...Read more

Justin Baldoni's podcast co-host has quit their show.

The 40-year-old actor has fronted 'The Man Enough Podcast' with Liz Plank and Wayfarer Studios president Jamey Heath since 2021, but in the wake of Blake Lively filing...Read more

Margaret Qualley is desperate to be in a romcom.

The 'Substance' actress has played a number of "complex, sometimes strange" characters on screen and though she's auditioned a number of times to be a "romantic lead in a ...Read more

James Mangold was grateful for his one-to-one conversations with Bob Dylan before making 'A Complete Unknown'.

The 61-year-old director has helmed the new movie that sees Timothee Chalamet take on the role of the music ...Read more

CHICAGO — I have known Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for many years now, decades actually, because we have worked in various forms of communication, which have included newspapering, book writing and radio, sometimes at the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — About halfway through the 3½-hour drama "The Brutalist," the narrative stops for a 15-minute intermission, complete with a countdown clock.

It's reminiscent of the sweeping Hollywood films of the past. "...Read more