Ian Katz, Channel 4‘s longest-serving chief content officer, is stepping down from the position after almost nine years. Katz will depart the role in October. During his tenure, Katz played an integral role in Channel 4’s transformation from a linear network to a streaming service. Under his watch, streaming increased from 20% to 50% of…
Jessica Simpson, the pop star and avocado-loving mom, shared a backstage prank story that got her fans talking instantly. The singer and fashionista’s recording post with a sly caption created a snowball effect of nostalgic reactions and the entreaties for new songs from her faithful fans. In her hilarious yet intimate post, Jessica Simpson opened…
What is Australian independent cinema making of the wider world right now? Five answers are set to emerge at the Cannes Film Festival next month, where the Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes program will present works in progress to international buyers and programmers. The selection is notable for its geographic reach. Dan Jackson’s documentary…
Richard Kind is back in the fraudulent theatrical agency business. Twenty-two years after playing Max Bialystok on Broadway following Nathan Lane in the role, the veteran actor has brought the character to the West End for the first time, starring in the revival of Mel Brooks‘ “The Producers” at London’s Garrick Theatre, where the production…
A well-known dancer, Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy, is working together with Maybelline to showcase her sister-in-law’s daughter, Hailey Bills, during a special “get ready with me” session. The professional dancer and her niece, also the product of her husband’s brother, through an emotional video, applied the new Cloudtopia Blush and Lip Mousse to create fresh and…
It was exactly at the right moment that the release of two new music videos by Lil Uzi Vert one after the other occurred, and thus the world of music went into a commotion. The surprise double drop of the rapper has caused a great deal of excitement among his fans, with many speculating that…
Oasis‘ 2025 reunion tour won the Major Tour of the Year award at the 2026 Pollstar Awards, held Wednesday night in Hollywood as the centerpiece event of the annual Pollstar Live! conference, hosted by the primary trade magazine focused on the live music business.. Other top winners in genre-based categories included Metallica (for rock tour…
Yo Adrian, the Italian Stallion is back in the ring. Amazon MGM brought a teaser of “I Play Rocky,” a drama about the true story behind the tumultuous making of the 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.” Anthony Ippolito, best known for “The Offer,” portrays a young Sylvester Stallone, perfectly channeling his mumbly delivery and hunched over…
Mel Brooks brought the Farce to CinemaCon. Brooks didn’t attend the annual convention in Las Vegas, but the 99-year-old comedy legend sent a pre-taped video for the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody “Spaceballs.” In the short clip, he also announced the sequel’s official title, “Spaceballs: The New One.” The film reunites original cast…
James Bond will return… Well, at some point. Amazon MGM Studios gave the barest of updates on the next 007 film. The studio, which recently took over creative control of the spy franchise, has hired Denis Villeneuve to direct the next installment. Given Villeneuve’s success with the “Dune” films, the move was widely praised, as…