A dynamic space where the latest trends in entertainment meet cultural exploration. From film and music to art and literature, this category celebrates the diversity and vibrancy of global culture.
Instagram is taking a cue from the Motion Picture Association. The Meta-owned social platform said Tuesday that moving forward its teen accounts “will be guided” by the MPA’s PG-13 rating, which limits language, drug use, violence, nudity and other mature themes. The rationale for using the familiar rating is to help parents and kids understand…
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on Tuesday unveiled the lineups for its international competition and Envision sections. It also completed its IDFA DocLab program and unveiled the final Luminous and Frontlight programs, while also announcing the nominations for all cross-section awards for its 38th edition. With that, the IDFA 2025 official selection is…
The following is excerpted fromTHE BIGGER PICTURE by Jon Landau (Hyperion Avenue, out Nov. 4). As anyone who has seen Titanic knows, one of the stars of the movie is the ship. And, like with casting our leads, we had to get it right. We had historical images to go by, along with Jim [Cameron]’s…
Andrew Garfield and Sesame Workshop, Katie Couric and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the Clinton Global Initiative, Google, Headspace, IFC, MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Pictures, Spotify and The Daily Show are among the finalists for the 2025 Anthem Awards, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal exclusively. The Webby Awards-presented social impact trophies, now in their fifth year,…
Ever since the media mogul John Malone helped persuade David Zaslav to leave NBC and become the CEO of Discovery Communications, the executive has defined his leadership by dealmaking. He acquired Scripps Networks to try and build a reality-driven entertainment giant, and forged the deal for WarnerMedia over golf emojis with AT&T CEO John Stankey….
Marc Maron ended his podcast Monday after 16 years with special guest Barack Obama. This was the second appearance of the former president on WTF With Marc Maron, following his visit to Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio about 10 tens ago while he was still in office. For Monday’s interview, Maron traveled to Washington D.C….
Orlando Bloom‘s boxing feature is set to enter the ring with its streaming debut. Director Sean Ellis’s movie The Cut is set for its post-theatrical launch via Paramount+ on Nov. 1, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. Republic Pictures gave the film a limited theatrical release last month following its premiere at the Toronto International…
Keira Knightley was asked about signing onto an upcoming Harry Potter project during a recent publicity stop. The actress was promoting her new Netflix thriller The Woman in Cabin 10 when she was questioned about playing a role in the lavish new audiobook productions of the Harry Potter novels, Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions….
YouTube has arrived on the Croisette. For the first time in the company’s 20-year history, the content behemoth —owned by Google —has come to MIPCOM and used its first keynote session to laud the platform’s partnership with BBC Studios. Pedro Pina, vice-president, head of YouTube EMEA and Jasmine Dawson, senior vice-president of digital at BBC…
All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of aceasefire pausing two years of war. Speaking to parliament, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared he was “committed to this peace,” raising hopes that theruinous war, which triggered other conflicts in the Middle…
