Category: 5. Entertainment

Russell Crowe has said that the makers of Gladiator II did not “understand … what made that first one special”.

In interview excerpts posted on social media by Australian radio station Triple J, Crowe said that the Gladiator sequel, which…

Employment in Hollywood has already been bleak. But with the impending sale of Warner — whether its the whole company to Paramount or the studios, HBO and HBO Max to Netflix — that picture could become even dimmer.

Industry workers fear that…

If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design.

Director Benny Safdie strove to make his biopic about pioneering mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr (played by a barely recognizable Dwayne…

The women behind Netflix’s most-watched original movie ever—including its writer and co-director Maggie Kang and singer-songwriter Ejae—created one of the most powerful cultural moments of 2025.

Less than 10 minutes into the movie that…

No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in Altadena. Concerts were canceled but then became events of communal healing, a process that continues.

There were further…

TOKYO — The Suidōbashi metro station was packed with Tokyo rockers on the last Saturday in October for an Oasis reunion concert at the Tokyo Dome, a landmark baseball stadium across the street. I, however, wandered around the block onto a…

With 86 films eligible for international feature, 201 for documentary feature and 207 for live-action short at the 2026 Academy Awards, the race for Oscars is extremely competitive well beyond the “big five” categories. “Don’t torture…

Spotify has removed an AI impersonator of popular Australian rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from the streaming service, with the band’s frontman voicing despair at the situation.

King Gizzard removed their music from Spotify in July…

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In 1986, the United States was projecting swagger. Markets were booming, the networks broadcast American exceptionalism, and the outward presentation of nationhood was lacquered with optimism. The surface was peak Reagan-era gloss—shoulder…