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Marianne Faithfull documentary to have US premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Marianne Faithfull in Liverpool, 8th June 1965. (Photo by Terry Mealy/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)A documentary about the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull is set to screen at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.Broken English, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, is set to have its U.S. premiere at Sundance as part of its Spotlight program.The film, from co-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is described as a “hybrid, genre-bending piece.”It has Faithfull being interviewed about her life […]

December 10, 2025

Entertainment

Netflix releases ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ season 2 teaser trailer

Gordon Cormier as Aang in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' season 2. (Netflix)The official teaser trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 has arrived.Netflix released the new teaser and first-look pictures from the upcoming season on Wednesday. The streamer also confirmed that the sophomore season will debut sometime during 2026.While the new trailer shows off Gordon Cormier back as Aang, Kiawentiio playing Katara and Ian Ousley reprising his role of Sokka, it also features the fan-favorite Earthbender character Toph, who […]

December 10, 2025 2

Music

Elvis Costello to appear on MGM+ series ‘Words + Music’

Elvis Costello on the MGM+ series 'Words + Music' (Photo credit: Jessica Perez MGM+)Elvis Costello is the subject of a new episode of Words + Music, which will air Sunday on MGM+.Words + Music is based on the Audible audio series of the same name. Each episode has artists sharing the stories behind their most iconic songs, followed by performances of those tunes. There will also be an immersive video experience, courtesy of a stage that includes a large LED […]

December 10, 2025 1

Music

Joe Jackson releases first single off new album ‘Hope and Fury’

Cover of Joe Jackson's 'Hope and Fury'/(earMUSIC)Joe Jackson is giving fans their first preview of his upcoming album, Hope and Fury.The “Is She Really Going Out With Him” singer has released the first single from the record, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” which was inspired by two cities in England: Brighton and his hometown of Portsmouth. According to the press release, the fictional seaside town in the song “becomes a microcosm of the whole country, with all its contrasts and contradictions.”“Welcome to […]

December 10, 2025

Music

Trailer for new UK David Bowie documentary released

David Bowie performs at Air Canada Centre. (Photo by Vince Talotta/Toronto Star via Getty Images)A trailer for a new U.K. documentary on David Bowie's final years has just been released. David Bowie – The Final Act is a production of U.K. Channel 4, Dogwoof and Rogan Productions.“Ten years after David Bowie's passing, his final chapter comes to light,” reads the trailer’s description. “Discover how the legendary artist transformed life, death, and creativity into his haunting masterpiece, Blackstar. ... Bowie’s own words reveal a […]

December 10, 2025

Entertainment

Save the date for Zendaya, Robert Pattinson’s wedding in ‘The Drama’ teaser trailer

The poster for 'The Drama.' (A24)Zendaya is engaged to Robert Pattinson in the official teaser trailer for The Drama.A24 released the first teaser for the upcoming comedy film on Wednesday. It finds the A-listers starring as an engaged couple preparing for their wedding.The movie follows happily engaged couple Emma Harwood (Zendaya) and Charlie Thompson (Pattinson), who are "put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails," according to its official logline.This new teaser begins […]

December 10, 2025

Music

Christmas queen Mariah Carey posts video showing ‘how it started’

Mariah Carey performs during opening night of 'Mariah Carey's Christmastime In Las Vegas' at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas)When Mariah Carey released her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in 1994, she probably never thought that one of the songs on that album would go on to become a chart-topping Christmas standard — or did she?Mariah reposted an interview clip of herself from 1994, in which she talks about the […]

December 10, 2025

Entertainment

‘Shopaholic’ series author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55

Sophie Kinsella attends the photocall of the movie 'Can You Keep a Secret?' on Oct. 19, 2019, in Rome, Italy. (Stefania D'alessandro/Getty Images)Sophie Kinsella, author of the bestselling Shopaholic book series, has died at the age of 55.Kinsella's family shared news of her death in an Instagram post Wednesday."We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music […]

December 10, 2025

Music

Roger Daltrey receives his knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Roger Daltrey after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on December 10, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty Images)The Who’s Roger Daltrey has officially received his knighthood.The rocker was recognized in June as a Knight Bachelor as part of the King’s Birthday Honours, and on Wednesday he was officially knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.Daltrey was recognized for his contributions to music and his charity […]

December 10, 2025