reuters.com

Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for Jenin, Jenin, a 2003 documentary he directed about an Israeli military operation in the…

The TikTok sale is officially happening, with a consortium of American investors set to take over U.S. operations of the video platform next month on Jan. 22, 2026. The deal means that TikTok, the fast-growing social video platform that upended the strategies of competitors like YouTube and Meta Platforms Inc., will have a new joint…

Peter Peter, the composer behind the score for Heated Rivalry, has signed on with Range Music for management, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal. Heated Rivalry marked the scoring debut for Peter Peter (real name Peter Jones), with showrunner Jacob Tierney tapping him for the project after he listened to the musician’s 2024 album Éther….

Following the news that Ego Nwodim was leaving Saturday Night Live, the reactions started to pour in. Nwodim, who joined SNL in 2018, announced on social media on Friday that she was exiting the sketch comedy series after seven seasons. “The hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight. But after…

Olivia Dean has secured her fans a partial refund from Ticketmaster and AXS after slamming the services as “exploitative” over their resale prices. The Grammy nominee —who has quickly become one of the most exciting new artists in the industry —was outraged last week when resale tickets for her North American tour, which boasts sold-out…

Thank goodness the gang of anthropomorphic animals are back. Ditto for the Witches of Oz. After a tough fall for theater owners, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 and Universal’s Wicked: For Good are collectively cooking up just the feast they needed at the Thanksgiving box office. Zootopia 2 opened to a near-record $39.5 million…