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‘Ella McCay’ trailer: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis star in new James L. Brooks film

20th Century StudiosThe trailer for James L. Brooks' latest film has arrived.20th Century Studios released the official trailer for the upcoming film Ella McCay on Monday.Emma Mackey and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the new comedy from the director of Broadcast News and As Good as It Gets.Mackey plays the titular Ella McCay, an idealistic young woman who "juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them," according to an official synopsis."Aunt Helen, I have a ridiculously serious problem and you're […]

August 4, 2025

Music

Roger Daltrey sets the record straight about Zak Starkey, calls his comments a ‘character assassination’

Disney/Eric McCandlessRoger Daltrey is setting the record straight about the events that led to The Who’s firing of drummer Zak Starkey.Problems arose with Starkey during The Who's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in March, with Daltrey appearing to call out Starkey’s playing during "The Song is Over." In an interview with The Telegraph, Starkey suggested that Daltrey was actually the one who "got it wrong," and Daltrey was not happy about that.In a new interview with the U.K. publication The Times, […]

August 4, 2025

Entertainment

‘Wednesday’ star Jenna Ortega reveals new fencing scene was a favorite moment of the series

Jonathan Hession/NetflixJenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams will rejoin her peers at Nevermore Academy this week for season 2 of the hit series Wednesday."We're still with the same cast, and there's a lot of new faces coming into play, because a lot of people [last season] had unfortunate endings," Ortega said while speaking with Good Morning America on Monday. "We had such an incredible reaction to the first season that we just wanted to give them something good."Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Morticia […]

August 4, 2025

Music

Earth, Wind & Fire joins Sabrina Carpenter for surprise Lollapalooza appearance

Dana Jacobs/Getty ImagesEarth, Wind & Fire made a surprise appearance at Lollapalooza, joining Sabrina Carpenter for her headlining set Sunday night."We can just let loose, right? We can just groove," said Sabrina, who was wearing a sparkly pink jumpsuit with her name across the chest. She then added, "So I thought, why not bring out my friends from Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire!"The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers then joined Sabrina onstage to perform their 1981 smash "Let's Groove." […]

August 4, 2025

Music

Rod Stewart pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with AI-generated images of him with other dead celebrities

Mathew Tsang/Getty ImagesRod Stewart paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during a recent concert, and he got a little help from AI to do so.NME reports that during his Aug. 1 concert in Alpharetta, Georgia, near Atlanta, Stewart projected images of Ozzy on screen during his performance of "Forever Young," but the Black Sabbath frontman wasn’t alone in them.Fan shot footage shows that the tribute included AI-generated images of Ozzy posing for selfies with several other dead celebrities, including Prince, Tina Turner, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, George Michael, Michael Jackson and more. […]

August 4, 2025

Music

On This Day, Aug. 4, 1964: The Kinks release ‘You Really Got Me’ in the UK

On This Day, Aug. 4, 1964 ...The Kinks released their third single, “You Really Got Me,” in the U.K., where it became their first #1 hit and stayed on top for two weeks.The tune was released in America that September and became a breakthrough hit for the band, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Guitarist Dave Davies created the distorted guitar sound in the tune by slicing up the speaker on his amp with a razor blade. The highly […]

August 4, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ returning to theaters for 50th anniversary and more

It's almost time to return to a galaxy far, far away. The original Star Wars film, A New Hope, is returning to movie theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Lucasfilm has made the announcement two years before the 50th anniversary of the classic film by George Lucas. "Star Wars: A New Hope returns to theaters April 2027 to celebrate 50 years of a galaxy far, far away," Star Wars shared on its official Instagram ...A new Zoey Deutch rom-com is […]

August 4, 2025

Entertainment

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ hangs on to #1 at box office despite big drop in ticket sales

Marvel StudiosThe Fantastic Four: First Steps held on to the #1 spot at the box office this week, despite a less-than-fantastic week two.The Marvel film – starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach – suffered a 66% drop from its $117.6 million debut, taking in just $40 million this weekend.The weekend’s new releases – The Bad Guys 2 and The Naked Gun – took the #2 and #3 spots with $22.2 million and $17 million, respectively. Rounding out the top five were Superman and Jurassic World: Rebirth.The Alison Brie-Dave Franco horror film Together debuted at […]

August 4, 2025

Entertainment

Hannaha Hall says playing Tiffany in ‘The Chi’ taught her how to have ‘more grace’ for people

Sandy Morris/ Paramount+ with SHOWTIMESeason 7 of The Chi aired its finale Friday on Paramount+Premium. It marks seven full seasons of Hannaha Hall as Tiffany, a role she says taught her how to have "more grace" and "understanding of other people's journeys"Speaking to ABC Audio, Hannaha specifically recalls being upset when she learned in a previous season that her character would be in an open marriage, one of the moments it clicked that she was portraying a person outside of herself."I just remember […]

August 4, 2025