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Bill Maher learned that when it comes to Donald Trump, no good deed goes unpunished. On last week’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the political pundit defended his recent White House dinner with the president, exclaiming, “You know what? Fuck you. I like these dinners,”

Martin Scorsese’s “Cleopatra” never came to fruition, and he says the Angelina Jolie-starrer was nixed because of Seth Rogen and the Sony hack. For those who need a refresher, Sony emails were hacked in November 2014 by a group that hoped the Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview,” wh

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” went out with a bang. The daytime talk show won five awards at the 53rd Daytime Emmys on Friday, including the top daytime talk prize, the most of any program. Meanwhile, ABC’s “General Hospital” scored the top daytime drama prize (for the sixth consecut

Selma Blair issued a video apology on Friday for the Oct. 11 incident in which she allegedly injured a flight attendant and kicked a nurse after being removed from a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Blair, 54, is facing two state charges of 2nd-degree assault for t

Jennifer Lawrence played the “X-Men” character Mystique four times on the big screen between 2011 and 2019, and it appears she has no interest whatsoever in slipping back into the mutant’s iconic blue skin. In fact, the Oscar winner’s days of undergoing any extreme makeup and/or

Ahead of the North American leg of the KNOCK ON Vol. 2 Tour, Sungho, Riwoo, Jaehyun, Taesan, Leehan, and Woonhak give us a peek inside their bags and share their tour essentials

Hansard's live cover of the Pogues' "Smoke in a Bottle" is a highlight of an upcoming MacGowan tribute album that also features Bruce Springsteen and U2

During the first of their two-night “California Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends” concerts, drummer Joey Kramer played part of the set along with Dave Grohl and John Douglas

“Haunted Hotel” is now accepting reservations for 2027, as Netflix has renewed the animated series for third season. The adult comedy comes from “Rick & Morty” writer Matt Roller and follows a single mother who runs the world’s most haunted hotel, the Undervale. As she juggles ra

I will never claim to be a true Shakespeare buff, save for having read plays like “Romeo & Juliet” or “Julius Caesar” in school many years ago. But ever since I learned of the death of Sir Patrick Stewart, a line from “Hamlet” has been at the forefront of my mind. “He was a man,

From fancy tech to designer accessories, these are the best gifts for loved ones you want to spoil a little (or a lot)

When HBO released the first-look image of Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, it became immediately clear that the show was going for something different. Unlike Alan Rickman’s Snape, Essiedu sports shoulder-length dreadlocks and a more gothic lo

The Tokyo International Film Festival’s Tokyo Talk program presented a masterclass with Zeze Takahisa, director of the festival’s opening film, “Sukiyaki.” Held before a full-house crowd at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, the talk focused on Zeze’s early “pink” (softcore porn) and indie fi

Japan’s production committee system, in which a group of companies jointly finance a film and share its rights, has helped spread risk across the industry. But it can also cap budgets at what the industry itself can raise, make it harder for overseas investors to take part and sl

A new Japanese anime award planned for 2027 should put the people who make anime in the spotlight, industry leaders said at TIFFCOM, the market of the Tokyo International Film Festival. The session was moderated by Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the festival’s animation s

Known for her dark relationship dramas, including the 2017 multiple-award-winner “Dear Etranger,” Mishima Yukiko has taken a different approach with her latest film, “Two Cigarettes, Three Nights,” which is in competition at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. Based on a

JioStar, the Indian media giant backed by Reliance Industries, grew revenue from operations 10.1% year-on-year to INR68.1 billion ($710 million) in the July–September quarter despite a weak advertising market. Profit after tax fell 13.2% to INR11.5 billion ($120 million). Former

Keanu Reeves joined Japanese stop-motion feature “Hidari” after watching the project’s pilot film, with his team getting back to the filmmakers about a week after the screening was arranged to set up a Zoom call, director Kawamura Masashi said at the Tokyo International Film Fest

Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili’s “Guria” was named best film at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, handed out Oct. 30 at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Koguashvili shared the prize with fellow producers Olena Yershova and Boris Frumin. The film was made acr

Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, stars of the epic adaptation “Ramayana: Rise of a Legend,” opened Gold House’s largest Gold Diwali to date at The Majestic Downtown in Los Angeles, alongside filmmakers Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra, a week before the film’s release. Gold House, which w

Bill Maher opened his new episode of “Real Time” Friday night by addressing Trump’s 1,300-word social media tirade against him following their White House dinner earlier this month, with the comic comparing the president to Taylor Swift. Following a sit-down interview with Republ

The cheer squad sued the band and the concert promoter last week, asking for damages and a trial

Singer performs "Isn't She Lovely," his X Factor audition song at age 16, for penultimate MSG concert of 30-night residency

Bill Maher learned that when it comes to Donald Trump, no good deed goes unpunished. On last week’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the political pundit defended his recent White House dinner with the president, exclaiming, “You know what? Fuck you. I like these dinners,”