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Entertainment George Clooney poses on the red carpet at the premiere of his film "The Ides of March," opening the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on Aug. 31, 2011. (AP)

Movie Stars, Timely Documentaries and Awards Hopefuls Convene at the Venice Film Festival

August can be a dreary month for Hollywood glamour, but the Venice Film Festival is on the horizon to kick off the busy fall film festival season in style. …

Entertainment Tom Cruise attends the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

Tom Cruise Announces a Follow-up Film to ‘Days of Thunder’ to Hit Theaters in 2028

Tom Cruise stood up from his chair in front of 40 race-car drivers, jumped over a row of potted plants and directly onto a stage. It was his first of many…

Entertainment Grammy-winning star Celine Dion  - File photo/Reuters

Celine Dion is Back in Paris, but Her First Song Remains 'a Big Secret'

Celine Dion blew kisses and made a love-heart shape with her hands as she swept into Paris on Friday for her first series of concerts since revealing her…

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Entertainment  Former Las Vegas Metro Police detective Dan Long testifies in court during the Duane Davis trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool)

Detective in Tupac Case Says He Could Not Verify That Defendant Participated in Rapper’s Shooting

A former Las Vegas police detective told jurors on Thursday he could not corroborate the story of an ex-gang leader who said he was involved in the drive-by…

Entertainment Trade fair visitors are seen at the Gamescom gaming convention in Cologne, Germany, 27 August 2026. (EPA)

‘End of an Era’: Players Lament Decline of the Disc at Gamescom

Some video game fans are flabbergasted at Sony's decision to discontinue disc sales from 2028 at Germany's Gamescom trade show -- leading to calls for a…

Entertainment Fans of Dolly Parton visit a mural featuring her likeness in the city's North Side on August 26, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty Images/AFP)

A Lasting Dolly Parton Legacy: Childhood Literacy

To nine-year-old Zenaida, it wasn't Dolly Parton's storied country music career that made her so great. It's the entertainment icon's beloved Imagination…

Entertainment Tim Curry attends the Museum of the Moving Image salute to Alec Baldwin in New York on Feb. 28, 2011. (AP)

Tim Curry, Actor Famed for ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dead at 80

Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame in the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80,…

Entertainment This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Jacob Elordi in a scene from "The Dog Stars." (Fabio Lovino/20th Century Studios via AP)

Movie Review: A Tender Love Story with Postapocalyptic Teeth in Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’

It says something about us that dogs are critical when it comes to postapocalyptic movies. Tom Hanks had an adorable terrier in “Finch” and Will Smith had a…

Entertainment A photo of the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

US Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to…

Entertainment Madonna poses before the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, on Sept. 29, 2025. (AP)

Australia’s Music Industry Bans AI-Generated Tracks from Official Charts

Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies…

Entertainment Qiddiya Investment Company, Paris Sign MoU to Explore Development of Entertainment Destination in France

Qiddiya Investment Company, Paris Sign MoU to Explore Development of Entertainment Destination in France

Qiddiya Investment Company signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding with the French government to explore the development of a new entertainment-led,…

Entertainment A logo of the Eurovision Song Contest is seen in front of the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, May 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Dutch Say Won’t Participate in ‘No Longer’ Neutral Eurovision

The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster said Monday, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral…

Entertainment FILE PHOTO: The Paramount logo is shown on a structure at the Paramount studio lot in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

California Reportedly Cancels Talks with Paramount over Warner Bros Merger

California's Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount Skydance representatives scheduled for Monday to begin settlement talks over the…

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Entertainment Legend has it that this is where Odysseus landed when he finally returned home to Ithaca. Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP

Odyssey Effect: Stars Sell Greece to a New Wave of US Tourists

The idyllic beaches of the Greek islands have long been a draw for European holidaymakers, but now a new wave of US tourists is waking up to their charms,…

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Entertainment Fans arrive to attend a concert by K-pop boy band Stray Kids, which kicked off the band’s “Run It” world tour, in Seoul on July 25, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

'Baby Shark' Boy Returns to Stage as K-pop Singer

The child star of the "Baby Shark Dance" video, the most-watched video in YouTube history, released his first K-pop digital single on Thursday, a decade after…

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Entertainment  Duane Davis appears in court for his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun/Pool)

Jurors Hear ‘Keffe D’ Say His Nephew Fired Fatal Shots at Tupac Shakur in 1996 Drive-by Shooting

Jurors on Thursday heard Duane “Keffe D” Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. …

Entertainment British filmmaker John Irvin. (AFP)

‘Tinker Tailor’ Filmmaker John Irvin Dies at 86

British filmmaker John Irvin, best known for adapting John Le Carre's espionage classic "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" for television, has died aged 86, his…

Entertainment The Draken Harald Harfagre, the ship used in the movie "The Odyssey", is docked outside Oslo Opera in the Norwegian capital on August 14, 2026. (AFP)

A Viking Longship in ‘The Odyssey’? It’s a Case of History Meets Hollywood

The eras of "The Odyssey" and the Vikings happened about 2,000 years apart -- so how did a Viking longship end up with a starring role in this year's…

Entertainment The ByteDance logo is seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2025. (Reuters)

ByteDance Signs AI Copyright Pact with Hollywood Trade Group

ByteDance ‌and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards on the Chinese company's AI video and image…

Entertainment Andrew Garfield at a special screening of "The Magic Faraway Tree" in New York City on July 29. (Getty Images)

Andrew Garfield Finds Wonder in Everyday Life in ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’

Andrew Garfield wants audiences to look up from their phones and remember that there is still plenty of magic in the world around them. That idea drew the…

Entertainment FILE PHOTO: Hayden Panettiere at the SAP arena in Mannheim, Germany, May 4, 2013.   REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

Hayden Panettiere, who Starred in ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ Dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor…

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Entertainment Tom Holland poses for photographers upon arrival at the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" premiere in London, England, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP)

Box Office: ‘Spider-Man’ Stays on Top While Two Dino Movies Battle for Third

Two very different dinosaur movies devoured a modest chunk of the North American box office this weekend, although neither came close to unseating “Spider-Man”…

Entertainment Fans show up to tune out the world at Disney's D23 fan convention. Jerod Harris / AFP

Disney Offers Fans an Escapist Bubble at D23 Event

Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club's biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for…

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Entertainment (L-R) Italian actress Rachele Testagrossa, Italian actor Salvatore Gallina, Italian actress Monica Bellucci and Italian film director Giovanni Tortorici pose during a photocall for the film 'Kettice' at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, 08 August 2026.  EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban Win at Locarno Film Festival

"You Don't Belong Here" by Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while Italian…

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