Amid olive trees and plenty of ABBA tunes, the musical world of “Mamma Mia” took over a London theater Monday for the film sequel’s world premiere with Oscar winner Meryl Streep and pop diva Cher among the attendees.
Scarlett Johansson has announced her withdrawal from the film “Rub & Tug,” after her plans to portray a transgender man prompted a backlash.
Provocative British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s new television show is making headlines in the United States before its first episode is aired, with conservative figures Sarah Palin and Joe Walsh saying they were duped by him.
Actors, writers and directors reacted with gratitude, pride, awe and happiness after being nominated for Emmy Awards, television's top awards, on Thursday.
Provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen has rebooted his ambush chat show and you have to admire the sheer perseverance of the host and his so-called guests alike.
HBO’s medieval fantasy series “Game of Thrones” led nominations for the Emmy Awards Thursday that spanned satire to the supernatural, but streaming service...
Fresh off a breakout year in 2017, comedian Hasan Minhaj is ready to turn his wit to diagnosing the larger issues in America.
The plot of the new Incredibles movie features a heroine whose life swings between high adventure and humdrum normality, American actress Holly Hunter, who...
Arts journalism can leave you jaded. So when you encounter hoaxes camouflaged as art or gaseous exhibitor PR, the first instinct is to ignore it.
Photography will take center stage at the ninth edition of Beirut Art Fair this September, with a larger and more interactive fair and several parallel events.
LOS ANGELES: Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson who created the Jackson 5 music family with iron will, died Wednesday, reports said.
Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb received a knighthood from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, where he was honoured for his services to music and charity.
Veteran British pop star Cliff Richard won a long-running case against the BBC on Wednesday after it broadcast live on TV a police raid on his home over...
Nancy Sinatra Sr, the teenage sweetheart and first wife of legendary singer Frank Sinatra, has died.
Sacha Baron Cohen, the U.K. comedian who was in “Borat,” is heading back to television for the first time in a decade with a comedy series about the U.S.
Whitney Houston’s mother had no clue about allegations that her son and superstar daughter were molested as children until the making of the new documentary...
When Hannah John-Kamen learned that she was going to be Marvel’s next supervillain, she let out a yelp, hung up the phone and cranked up Miley Cyrus’ “Do My...
Scarlett Johansson’s plans to portray a transgender man have sparked a backlash from many who object to cisgender actors playing trans roles.
French film legend Agnes Varda says feminism should be taught in schools.
“Game of Thrones” actor Natalie Dormer began writing the thriller “In Darkness” 10 years ago, frustrated by the lack of “three dimensional” roles for women.
With its dystopian story of racial exploitation behind the veneer of modern America, “Sorry to Bother You,” the film debut of rapper Boots Riley, is showing...
From the Bible to Nostradamus and the Mayan calendar, fatalists, fantasists and the fervently religious have long been fascinated by the end of the world.
A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard...
Taller than Danny de Vito but much shorter than the average household refrigerator, teen star Isabela Moner is the first to admit that she hardly cuts an...
The "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" dinosaurs ruled the box office for a second weekend in a row, but also left a little room for more modest newcomers like...
Dogs took center stage at the premiere of British family comedy “Patrick” Wednesday evening, with the film’s star pug leading the pack at the canine-friendly...
International hit military science fiction videogame Halo is coming to television in the form of a scripted drama series, cable channel Showtime said on...
Shaquille O’Neal is already known by many names. Superman.
Recent instalments in the “Star Wars” saga have challenged conventional wisdom on who can lead a movie.
In the era of peak TV, there are so many outlets and shows clamoring for your summertime attention that it can be as daunting as choosing between a mojito and...
Charlie Sheen’s “Two and a Half Men” character was run over by a bus and got a full-scale funeral.
A popular Chinese social media site is censoring discussion of “Last Week Tonight” and its HBO host John Oliver after he mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping,...
A popular Chinese social media site is censoring discussion of "Last Week Tonight" and its HBO host John Oliver after he mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping,...
Kevin Spacey was erased from “All the Money in the World” and excised from “House of Cards,” but he will appear in a movie being released this summer.
“Anchorman” star Will Ferrell is set to direct and appear in a Netflix movie based on the Eurovision Song Contest, the glitzy annual musical extravaganza...