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'Eddington' review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, once upon an early COVID time in the West

This is where we are, as the lawman says in “Eddington”: “We are in the center of it right now. We are in history.”

This summer, in 2025, history can barely contain each new 24-hour blurt. It feels less like we’re in history and more like we’re choking on it. So we remember Shakespeare’s perfect three syllables to describe dark ...Read more

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Q&A: Tony Gilroy on the 'spooky' real-life parallels with Emmy nominee 'Andor'

LOS ANGELES — "Andor" has been the "seminal creative experience" of Tony Gilroy's life.

The filmmaker spent over five years steeped in the world of the "Star Wars" prequel series, which follows resistance fighter Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna) during the nascent days of the Rebellion. On Tuesday, "Andor" earned 14 Emmy nominations ...Read more

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Mary McNamara: Why the Emmys still matter in a time of turmoil

LOS ANGELES — The 77th Emmys nominations have been announced and given the state of just about everything, it’s easy not to care.

Our president is dismantling large portions of the federal government and offering new tax breaks to folks like those portrayed behaving badly in “The White Lotus.” Flash floods, a potential measles epidemic ...Read more

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Q&A: Adam Scott severs himself from hype, says Emmys nom for 'Severance' is a 'delight'

LOS ANGELES — Dystopian drama "Severance" captured the imagination of overworked Americans when it depicted an employee revolt against an oppressive corporation. Now the series and its lead, Adam Scott, are being recognized by the Television Academy. On Tuesday, Scott was nominated for lead actor in a drama for his role as Mark Scout in the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lewis Capaldi says his Glastonbury 2023 episode was 'probably the best thing that's ever happened' to him

Lewis Capaldi: Glastonbury episode was best thing that's ever happened to me

Lewis Capaldi says his Glastonbury 2023 episode was "probably the best thing that's ever happened" to him, and it is the "most important" day of his life.

The 28-year-old singer had a rest from performing after he broke down on stage at the festival two years ago, when vocal tics plagued his singing - a symptom of the neurological disorder ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dax Shepard has posted a nude picture of his wife Kristen Bell performing a yoga pose to celebrate her first-ever Emmy nomination

Dax Shepard posts NAKED picture of wife Kristen Bell celebrating her first Emmy nod

Dax Shepard has posted a nude picture of his wife Kristen Bell performing a yoga pose to celebrate her first-ever Emmy nomination.

The 44-year-old actress is up for the Best Actress in a Comedy Series prize, for her role in romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, at this year's Emmy Awards.

Kristen celebrated her nod by stripping off ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Emma Watson banned from driving for 6 months

Emma Watson banned from driving for 6 months

Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months.

The Harry Potter star, 35, was disqualified and ordered to pay £1,044 after she was caught driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford.

Emma - who shot to fame as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise - was sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (07.16.25...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jennifer Aniston's rumoured new man has opened up on 'love'

Jennifer Aniston's new boyfriend Jim Curtis opens up on 'joy and love'

Jennifer Aniston's rumoured boyfriend Jim Curtis has found an "abundance" of "joy and love".

The Friends actress is reportedly dating the 49-year-old hypnotist, and they were pictured together earlier this month while on vacation in Mallorca, Spain with her close friend Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka.

In his most recent newsletter, Jim...Read more

Netflix boss doesn't regret The Residence axing despite Emmy nominations

Netflix boss Bela Bajaria doesn't regret cancelling The Residence despite its Emmy nominations.

The streaming giant's chief content officer has reflected on her decision to scrap the murder mystery comedy - which starred Uzo Abuda as police consultant Cordelia Cupp - after the show received a number of nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Matteo Bocelli would love to share a stage with his hero Ed Sheeran

Matteo Bocelli eyes duet with his hero Ed Sheeran after working with his co-writer on new album

Matteo Bocelli would love to duet with his idol Ed Sheeran.

The son of legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli, 66, has worked with Grammy winner Ed's co-writer Amy Wadge - with whom he penned huge hit Thinking Out Loud - on the balladeer's upcoming second studio album, Falling In Love.

The 27-year-old singer's famous father featured on a 2017 ...Read more

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Nina Metz: Where are the shows about regular people fighting back?

In the sardonic heist novel “The Payback,” out this month, three millennial retail workers — including a former computer hacker — are in dire straits thanks to their enormous student loans and a newly established law enforcement agency called the Debt Police, who operate like loan shark henchmen. Which is why “thousands of us (are) ...Read more

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Danny DeVito on his 'Abbott Elementary' crossover role

PHILADELPHIA — For the past 19 years, Danny DeVito has played the deranged con artist Frank Reynolds on "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

The greedy, gun-toting character has tortured and mercilessly exploited his (legal, not biological) kids: waterboarding Dee (Kaitlin Olson), coercing Dennis (Glenn Howerton) into sex work, and let’s ...Read more

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40 years ago, this Philly couple scored the best seats at the Live Aid concert. Here's how

PHILADELPHIA — Forty years ago — on July 13, 1985 — Scott Martin, Lisa Giangrasso, and 90,000 others at JFK Stadium watched Mick Jagger and Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Madonna, the Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and more, at the South Philadelphia half of the mega charity concert for African famine relief.

But Martin and ...Read more

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Happy Together Tour's name game: Will the Turtles (the real Turtles) please stand up?

SAN DIEGO — What’s in a name? At what point does pop-music nostalgia lead to possible misrepresentation?

Those were key questions Friday night during the mostly crowd-pleasing 2025 Happy Together Tour performance at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. Alternately spirited and creaky, engaging and perplexing, the 130-minute stroll down a very ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Cameron Diaz has signed up to star in Bad Day.

Cameron Diaz cast in Netflix comedy Bad Day

Cameron Diaz is to star in the Netflix movie Bad Day.

The 52-year-old actress has signed up to feature in the streaming giant's project from director Jake Szymanski - who helmed the acclaimed comedy series Jury Duty.

The movie centres on a single mother who is fighting to keep one small promise to her daughter on the worst day of her life.

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Chris Pine and Lily-Rose Depp added to Alpha Gang cast

Chris Pine, Lily-Rose Depp, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Doona Bae have joined the cast of Alpha Gang.

The quartet have become the latest additions to the ensemble of the sci-fi comedy film from directors the Zellner brothers.

They join previously announced stars Cate Blanchett, Lea Seydoux and Dave Bautista.

When Alpha Gang was first announced ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / SZA has hit back at Nicki Minaj after she took aim at her success

SZA tells Nicki Minaj to 'bark at the wall' after she branded her a 'dead dog'

SZA has told Nicki Minaj to "bark at the wall" after she launched a tirade against her - including branding her a "dead dog".

The beef between the music stars began after Nicki took aim at SZA's manager, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) president Terrence "Punch" Henderson, with jibes such as "Tiny D*** Executive".

Nicki then went on a rampage ...Read more

Ariana Grande and Josh Gad cast in new Dr Seuss musical Oh, The Places You'll Go!

Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have been cast in Dr Seuss film Oh, The Places You'll Go!

The Wicked star is reuniting with Jon M. Chu - who will direct with Jill Culton - on the upcoming animated musical adaptation of the iconic children's writer's last published book, which was released in 1990 before his death the following year aged 87.Warner ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sabrina Carpenter has reflected on Emails I Can't Send.

Sabrina Carpenter praises Emails I Can't Send as 'gateway' to career highs

Sabrina Carpenter says Emails I Can't Send was a "gateway to many special moments".

The 26-year-old singer released her fifth studio album - which included singles Skinny Dipping, Fast Times, Vicious, Because I Liked A Boy and Nonsense - on July 15, 2022 and she has reflected on the impact of the record three years since it dropped.

She wrote ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Anna Camp has reacted to her Emmy Awards snub

You star Anna Camp reveals Emmy Awards frustration after nominations snub

Anna Camp is frustrated after being snubbed for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards.

The 42-year-old actress played identical twins Raegan and Maddie Lockwood in the fifth and final season of You on Netflix, and despite giving "one of the best performances" of her life, she wasn't included in the nominations on Tuesday (15.07.25).

After the ...Read more