Entertainment & Culture

The eyes and ears of attendees of the industry conference of CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, were on Palestinian filmmakers with documentary projects in development on Thursday afternoon. The latest edition of CPH:Conference during the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival looked to help people understand “how their different approaches…

The New York Times and Serial Productions are launching a new true crime podcast based on a family member of New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen. The five-part podcast, The Idiot, is hosted, written and reported by Gessen, who describes disliking their cousin, Allen, growing up, and then being shocked to find out he…

A Sweetness From Nowhere. That is the title of the new film by Swedish artist Ester Bergsmark (Something Must Break), which just world premiering at the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX). And as always, she merges art forms in what is described “a contemporary hybrid of forms and strategies.” So, get…

Kevin Spacey has settled out of court with three men who sued the actor over sexual assault claims. BBC News reported on Thursday that the upcoming civil trial, due to take place at the High Court in London in October this year, has now been frozen following the settlement. The claims had come from three…

HBO cult icon John Wilson (How to With John Wilson) took the Danish capital on Thursday morning, appearing at the industry conference of the 23rd edition of CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. In conversation withThom Powers, a veteran documentary programmerof TIFF and Pure Nonfiction, he discussed his work and career, his dry wit…

For those ready to explore and experience creativity at its intersection with technology, theCopenhagenInternationalDocumentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX), is offering a space full of curiosity: its Inter:Active Exhibition at the Danish capital’s Kunsthal Charlottenborg. It features a curated selection of immersive experiences, educational games, VR offerings, and anything else that doesn’t neatly fit into our traditional…

Every so often, in the decade following The Comeback’s second-season finale in December 2014, co-creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King would huddle to brainstorm ways to resuscitate Valerie Cherish. They weren’t ready to let a fame-obsessed, red-headed fan favorite flatline to has-been status. HBO executives had left the door open for a third, but…

Warner Bros.‘ The Ranch is officially open for business. Less than a mile away from the iconic main lot, the Ranch is home to 16 soundstages, a construction workshop, office building and production support facilities across a nearly 1 million square foot campus. It opened earlier this year and has drawn shooting commitments from four…

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced Amy Poehler, Sterlin Harjo and PBS KIDS as its honorees for the 2026 Peabody Awards. Poehler, an Emmy award-winning actress and host of the Golden Globe award-winning podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler, will be honored with the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented to “an individual whose…

Claes Bang and Nabhaan Rizwan have joined the cast as series regulars on Netflix‘s Assassin’s Creed adaptation. The live action series was finally greenlit in July last year, with Roberto Patino (Westworld,Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo,The Killing) as creators, showrunners and executive producers. The official logline reads: “Assassin’s Creed is a high-octane thriller…