Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley on the emotional response to ‘Hamnet’

Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director Chloé Zhao’s 'Hamnet,' a Focus Features release. (Credit: Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC)Hamnet is ready to break your heart.The film, directed by Chloé Zhao and based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell, tells the fictional story of how deep love and a devastating loss in William Shakespeare's personal life helped shape his enduring classic Hamlet. Paul Mescal plays a young Shakespeare, who falls in love with […]

November 26, 2025

Music

Warren Haynes to reissue debut solo album, ‘Tales of Ordinary Madness’

Cover of Warren Haynes' 'Tales of Ordinary Madness' (Megaforce Records)Warren Haynes is revisiting his 1993 debut solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness.The Gov’t Mule frontman is releasing a remixed and remastered version of the album on Jan. 30, featuring one bonus track, “Tear Me Down,” which didn’t appear on the original album.And Haynes is previewing the release with the remixed version of the album’s opening track, “Fire in the Kitchen,” which is now available via digital outlets.Tales of Ordinary Madness is available […]

November 25, 2025

Music

Dave Mason, Steve Hackett taking part in Sweet Relief Musicians Fund holiday auction

Dave Mason and Dave Mason's Traffic Jam perform at NJPAC at Prudential Hall on July 16, 2015 in Newark City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)Artists including Dave Mason and Steve Hackett are taking part in the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund holiday auction.Mason, former guitarist for Traffic, has donated a signed Fender Player II Stratocaster in red, while former Genesis guitarist Hackett has also signed a guitar for the auction.Also up for bid are instruments signed by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Black […]

November 25, 2025

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ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons announces dates for annual Birthday Jam

Billy Gibbons of Billy F. Gibbons and the BFG's performs at Blue Note Hawaii on January 17, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons will once again be celebrating his birthday in Los Angeles.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for his annual Birthday Jam, with the shows taking place Dec. 18, 19 and 20 at the Troubadour. Gibbons will be joined at the shows by a trio of guests, including […]

November 25, 2025

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James Van Der Beek selling ‘Varsity Blues’ jerseys to raise funds for cancer treatment

James Van Der Beek attends 2024 Fox Winter Press Day at Fox Studio Lot on November 18, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images)James Van Der Beek is taking it back to the fictional town of West Canaan, Texas, for a good reason.The 48-year-old actor, who starred as Jonathan "Mox" Moxon in Varsity Blues, is fundraising for cancer treatment and selling limited-edition reproductions of his favorite jersey from the 1999 football movie."By popular demand! My favorite jersey. Maybe […]

November 25, 2025

Entertainment

50 Cent’s Diddy documentary to premiere in December

Key art for 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' (Netflix)50 Cent's documentary about Sean "Diddy" Combs now has an official release date. Sean Combs: The Reckoning will make its way to Netflix on Dec. 2. The doc was directed by Alexandria Stapleton, with 50 serving as an executive producer.Sean Combs: The Reckoning will examine the life and career of Diddy, including his rise within the music industry, his influential impact on the careers of artists like The Notorious B.I.G., and the underworld that eventually resulted in lawsuits and his felony […]

November 25, 2025

Music

Kenny Loggins’ ‘Footloose’ joins Spotify’s Billions Club

Singer Kenny Loggins performs onstage during the One805 Rock for First Responders benefit at The Granada Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose,” the title track to the 1984 Kevin Bacon film, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, making it Loggins’ first entry in Spotify’s Billions Club.“Five decades ago, I began a musical journey that has been incredibly rewarding,” said Loggins. “I’m thrilled to see my songs continue to find […]

November 25, 2025

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Eva Green joins ‘Wednesday’ season 3 as Aunt Ophelia

Eva Green attends the 'Battlefield' red carpet during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage)Eva Green is joining the cast of Wednesday for season 3.The French actress will be playing the role of Aunt Ophelia, the long-lost sister of Addams Family matriarch Morticia Addams, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the aunt of Jenna Ortega's Wednesday.“I’m thrilled to join the woefully twisted world of Wednesday as Aunt Ophelia,” Green tells Tudum. “This show is such a deliciously dark and […]

November 25, 2025

Music

Elton John to headline Rock in Rio, ‘can’t wait’ to start making ‘much more commercial’ record

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Elton John has left touring behind him, but that doesn't mean he's stopped playing live. He tells Variety he's done 11 private shows this year, plus a few public ones, like his show at the London Palladium with Brandi Carlile. In 2026 he'll headline the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil on Sept. 7.In an Instagram video, Elton says he's doing the gig because […]

November 25, 2025

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