ANAHEIM, Calif. — Stevie Wonder will bring his traditional House Full of Toys benefit concert to Hollywood this year with four nights at the Fonda Theatre on Dec. 18-21.

The holiday benefit returns for a 26th year with its usual mission of helping children, people with disabilities and families in need during the holiday season. Concertgoers ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some of Jamaica’s most popular and influential artists will come together at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood in the new year to raise money for Hurricane Melissa disaster relief.

The Stay Strong Jamaica benefit concert on Jan. 2 will feature performances by Shaggy, Julian Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Inner Circle, Third ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As roadies rolled a grand piano onto the stage midway through Evanescence‘s set, singer Amy Lee smiled at the fans that packed the Kia Forum for KROQ‘s 34th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show and let slip her other reason to celebrate on Saturday.

“It’s my birthday,” said Lee, born 44 years ago in Riverside. “...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Popular dramas and comedies on streaming services showed a sharp decline in cultural diversity from last year, signaling a troubling trend in the TV industry in terms of inclusion, a new UCLA study concluded.

The latest edition of the Hollywood Diversity Report released Tuesday, which examined the diversity of performers, ...Read more

Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed King of All Media, will reign for three more years at SiriusXM.

The satellite radio company announced Tuesday that Stern has a new three-year deal after a lengthy negotiation that had some fans wondering if he was planning to retire.

"I am happy to announce that I have figured out a way to have it all," Stern ...Read more

At 71, James Cameron still makes movies like he’s got something to prove — despite his many accolades, awards and box-office successes. But that fighting spirit is what makes Cameron’s films feel so alive and so urgent, a spirit that he has infused into his epic sci-fi space Western saga, “Avatar.” For almost three decades, he has been...Read more

It’s hard to fathom the terrible tragedy that is the murder of beloved Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. His films defined a generation in the 1980s and '90s, carving their way into cultural consciousness, and almost every one of his best films can be identified by a quote that everyone knows: “as you wish”...Read more

I’m going to peel back the curtain.

I was seated in a theater’s auditorium, 3D glasses on my face, as an advanced screening of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” began. From the start, I was distracted by the visuals — not because this third “Avatar” was as dazzling to the eyes as the two franchise entries that came before it, but instead ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner was a movie director who began as an actor who wanted to direct movies. The bridge between these careers was "This Is Spinal Tap" in 1984, his first proper film, in which he also acted. His original inclination, based on the music documentaries he had studied, had been not to appear onscreen, but he decided there was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Months before his slaying, Rob Reiner talked about the power of forgiveness after the “horrific” assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

“Horror. An absolute horror,” the director, actor and political activist said when asked about the shooting in a TV interview with Piers Morgan. “I unfortunately saw ...Read more

Rian Johnson thinks the Star Wars franchise's "worst sin" is its inability to change.

The 51-year-old director helmed the controversial 2017 sequel The Last Jedi - which was criticized by some fans for making major changes to the wider series - but Johnson has now argued "handing [Star Wars] with kid gloves" and refusing to let it grow beyond ...Read more

Kumail Nanjiani is to make his directing debut with the horror movie Howl.

After starring in the likes of Marvel's Eternals and The Big Sick, the 47-year-old comedian has confirmed he will be moving behind the camera to helm his own spooky flick.

During an appearance on the Comedy Means Business podcast, Nanjiani said: "[Directing] was like ...Read more

Nelly and Ashanti's son KK is already "walking" and "terrorising".

The 51-year-old star and his singer wife, 45, welcomed their baby boy into the world in June 2024, and the Dilemma hitmaker has opened up on how their son is getting on.

Speaking to Extra, he smiled: "He's terrorising. He's walking. He thinks he's such a big boy…

"He just ...Read more

Ray Romano is returning for a second Everybody Loves Raymond reunion special.

The 67-year-old actor - who recently got back together with co-stars Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Monica Horan, and Madilyn and Sullivan Sweeten for CBS' Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion - will be back for another hour-long special on December 22, ...Read more

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

DECEMBER

16: Thank You Very Much

16: Haunt Season

16: Holiday in the Hamptons

16: Pee-wee's Big Adventure

16: David Byrne's American Utopia

23: Black Phone 2

23: Bugonia

23: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

23: Stolen Girl

A supernatural slasher flick tops the DVD releases for the week of Dec. 23.

"Black Phone 2": Siblings in 1982 Denver have to fend off the kiddie serial killer the Grabber who haunts them in their dreams. Starring Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames.

"The film can’t shake its lingering scent of 'Stranger Things,' but for the sequel, the filmmakers ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Douglas Dulgarian sat in Woodlands Cemetery on a sunny West Philly afternoon, talking about why he loves Philadelphia, and Philadelphia music.

“People move here and slowly their music changes,” he said, wearing a throwback Sixers Allen Iverson jersey. “And I was just drawn to how palpable and powerful that was.”

His ...Read more

Sterling K. Brown has promised Henry Cavill's character "beats a lot of a**" in Voltron.

The 49-year-old actor has signed on for the upcoming 80s sci-fi remake from filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber, which is a live action adaptation of the beloved mecha anime show Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

The original show followed the Robot Lions ...Read more

Kamille feels protective over for Simon Cowell's new boyband December 10 after the death of Liam Payne.

The 37-year-old songwriter - who has penned tunes for the likes of Little Mix, Kylie Minogue and Dua Lipa - has worked with Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac on a new song for the group, which was put together as part of the media mogul's new Netflix ...Read more

Jimmy Kimmel has blasted Donald Trump's "hateful and vile" comments about the late Rob Reiner.

The US president sparked outrage after he attributed the deaths of the director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner on Sunday (15.12.25) to "Trump derangement syndrome", and the talk show host thought the remarks were so outrageous, he thought the ...Read more