Category Archives: News
London Film Festival Takeaways: A Star-Studded Program, Measured Approach to AI and an Hour With Daniel Day-Lewis
The 2025 BFI London Film Festival draws to a close this weekend with the U.K. premiere of feminist fantasy “100 Nights of Hero. Among the cast expected to bring some star-wattage to the Royal Fe...
Alex Ritman Oct 17, 2025
Wolf Alice on being the first act to be nominated for the Mercury Prize four times: “We’re very grateful”
Wolf Alice have responded to making Mercury Prize history as the first act to be nominated for the award for four different albums. READ MORE: Wolf Alice – ‘The Clearing’ review...
Rhian Daly Oct 17, 2025
Why the ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series Will Have ‘New Characters’ and a ‘Clean Slate’: ‘It’s So Different Than “Star Wars”’
For the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” creators Matt and Ross Duffer (as they explained in interviews for Variety's Oct. 15 cover story) did not want to leave any major plot ...
Kate Aurthur Oct 17, 2025
NBA Joins Cluster of Sports Outlets Trying to Help Fans Find Growing Array of Streaming Games
Where can I find my favorite NBA team’s next game as more media outlets pick up professional basketball? The league wants to help. With just days to go before the start of its next season, the N...
Brian Steinberg Oct 17, 2025
Fontaines D.C. on the “witch hunt” against Kneecap and police’s handling of Palestine protests: “It’s a really crazy thing that you can’t say, ‘I don’t support genocide’”
Fontaines D.C.’s Deego has spoken out against the “witch hunt” being faced by Kneecap and the British police’s handling of protests against the genocide in Palestine. Watch our...
Rhian Daly Oct 17, 2025
‘Weapons’ Sets HBO Max Release Date in Time for Halloween
“Weapons” is coming to HBO Max. The Zach Cregger’s summer horror hit from Warner Brothers’ New Line Cinema will land on the streamer on Oct. 24, just in time for Halloween. Cre...
Andrew McGowan Oct 17, 2025
‘Frankenstein’ Star Jacob Elordi Needed 42 Prosthetics to Transform Into Guillermo del Toro’s Monster: ‘Everything in This Movie Is Full-Scale’ and ‘Handmade’
Londoners are getting the chance to step into the world of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." In a fully immersive experience, the "Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal" exhibit is free to the publ...
Jazztangcay Oct 17, 2025
Pakistani Forbidden Love Novel ‘In the Company of Strangers’ Being Adapted by U.K.’s Kids Fight Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
U.K.-based Kids Fight Productions is developing a feature film based on Awais Khan’s debut novel “In The Company of Strangers,” marking the company’s first narrative project fo...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 17, 2025
Latin Music Nears $500 Million in Mid-Year 2025 Revenue, Per RIAA Report
Latin music pulled $490.3 million in mid-year revenue in the first half of 2025, up nearly 6% from the same point last year. Music from all over Latin America — including best-selling albums fro...
Thania Garcia Oct 17, 2025
Meme star 67 Kid’s reaction to ‘South Park’ parody goes viral
The so-called ‘official 6-7 kid’ has reacted to South Park‘s take on the meme and racked up millions of views in the process. In an episode titled Twisted Christian that aired on Wed...
Poppy Burton Oct 17, 2025