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‘White Lotus’ Generated $36.5 Million in Thailand Spending and 300% Tourism Surge, Trade Chief Says
Thailand’s government arrived at this year’s Cannes Film Market with “The White Lotus” as its flagship example of how the kingdom’s filming incentives translate into tang...
May 22, 2026
Charli XCX walks Paris runway “straight to hell” on gritty new single ‘SS26’
Charli XCX has shared another new single, ‘SS26’. Check out the official video below. The song follows on from recent track ‘Rock Music’, and arrives after the pop artist revea...
May 22, 2026
Thai Director Sompot Chidgasornpongse on ‘9 Temples to Heaven,’ His Debut Feature at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Sompot Chidgasornpongse spent more than two decades as assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, working on films including “Tropical Malady,” “Syndromes and a Century,”...
May 22, 2026
Chinese Drama ‘My Dearest Stranger’ Secures Asia Deals (EXCLUSIVE)
“My Dearest Stranger,” the Chinese crime-mystery romance series that has accumulated more than 270 million views on Youku since its February premiere, has closed distribution agreements co...
May 22, 2026
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Series Finale Was a Letdown: TV Review
The final "Late Show" episode ever tried to just be a normal "Late Show" episode, until it couldn't. Host Stephen Colbert - in an impossible position since his firing was announced last July, nearly a...
May 22, 2026
Hamaguchi Ryusuke on Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘All of a Sudden’: ‘What I Was Moved By Was What Was in the Book Itself’
Hamaguchi Ryusuke watched the standing ovation after the Cannes premiere of “All of a Sudden” with a degree of caution. He is not, he says, someone who takes ovations entirely at face valu...
May 22, 2026
Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With Joyous Paul McCartney ‘Hello Goodbye’ Performance, as Ex-Beatle Turns Lights Out at Ed Sullivan Theater
Paul McCartney, a surprise guest on the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” provided a poignant capper to the series by being given the ceremonial honor of turning out t...
May 22, 2026
Stephen Colbert Fans Explain Why They Believe CBS Canceled ‘The Late Show’: ‘It Was Politically Motivated’
Search the Ed Sullivan Theater on Google Maps and the address will auto-correct to: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Broadway, New York, NY. For 33 years, CBS' flagship late-night talk show has bee...
May 21, 2026
‘Slow Horses’ Star Antonio Aakeel Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Lessons in Pretending’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Antonio Aakeel, whose turn as Hassan Ahmed in Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” brought him international recognition, has wrapped his first short film as a director. “Lessons in Prete...
May 21, 2026
Quentin Tarantino Butted Heads With Brad Pitt While Filming ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’: ‘You’ll Be Dead in This Business’
Although Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt are close collaborators, they allegedly had one moment where they disagreed while filming 2019’s “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.” The anec...
May 21, 2026