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It’s been more than a decade since Craig Ferguson left his perch as host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” and he honestly doesn’t give the late night world much thought these days. That’s especially true when asked about his former employer’s decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and get out of […]

A fun fact perhaps not known by many industry folk is that Netflix’s first Oscar win didn’t come from one of its big, noisy and high-profile projects backed by a vast marketing campaign. Instead, the streamer’s very first Oscar statuette came from “The White Helmets,” about the inspiring work of volunteer rescue workers in Syria […]

Arctic Monkeys are back with the band’s first song since 2022 — and all for a good cause. The U.K. rockers have released “Opening Night,” the first single from War Child’s upcoming charity album “Help (2),” which will feature new tracks from a slew of big names including Olivia Rodrigo, Cameron Winter and Depeche Mode. […]

Warner Bros. scored a leading 30 Oscar nominations on Thursday morning, collecting a record 16 nods for Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller “Sinners,” as well as 13 for Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedic adventure “One Battle After Another” and one for Amy Madigan’s supporting turn in “Weapons.” Warner Bros. tied its own record, established in 2005 when […]

“Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscar history as the first woman of color nominated in that category. In the history of the category, no woman has ever won the Oscar for cinematography, and only three women have ever been nominated: Rachel Morrison in 2018 for “Mudbound,” Ari Wegner in 2021 for “The Power of the Dog” […]

Ryan Coogler has officially rewritten Oscar history. Coogler’s “Sinners” shattered the Academy Awards’ all-time nomination record Thursday, earning 16 nods and surpassing the previous mark of 14, held by three films. The supernatural thriller received nominations for best picture; director; actor (Michael B. Jordan); supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku); actor in a supporting role (Delroy Lindo); […]

Rise and shine — it’s officially Oscar season. The countdown begins early Thursday, Jan. 22, when Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman unveil the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards. The announcement kicks off at 5:30 a.m. PT and will stream across Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Viewers […]

On Jan. 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant had one of the best games of his career in the NBA. The L.A. Lakers were hosting the Toronto Raptors at the Staples Center (now called Crypto.com Arena) in Los Angeles, California. This was the game Kobe Bryant, who’s the subject of a new movie in the works at […]

Netflix has unveiled its Turkish production slate for 2026, which is headlined by a hotly anticipated series adaptation of Turkish Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk acclaimed book “The Museum Of Innocence” and several other high-end shows with international reach. The previously announced nine-episode “Museum of Innocence” series – that will drop on Netflix Feb. 13 […]

Both the good guys and the bad guys work for the Miami-Dade Police Department in “The Rip,” which reunites “Good Will Hunting” buds Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for a dark, trust-no-one heist movie that’s conspicuously better than most Netflix originals and, frankly, right in line with a couple of films the boys made for […]