Will Arnett, Laura Dern on bringing truth to comedy in ‘Is This Thing On?’

Will Arnett and Laura Dern star in Bradley Cooper's film, 'Is This Thing On?' (Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures)Bradley Cooper directs Will Arnett in his third film, Is This Thing On?The new movie, which arrives in theaters on Friday, tells the story of a marriage falling apart. It follows Arnett's Alex, who copes with the grief of separating from his wife Tess, played by Laura Dern, by becoming a stand-up comedian.Arnett and Dern participated in a press conference after a screening of […]

December 19, 2025

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‘Sinners’, ‘One Battle After Another’ among Barack Obama’s favorite movies of 2025

Former President Barack Obama moderates a conversation during the Obama Foundation's 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)President Barack Obama is out with a list of his favorite movies of 2025, featuring a mix of blockbusters, independent flicks, foreign films and more.“As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music,” he […]

December 18, 2025

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‘The Odyssey’ gets new poster, its prologue to screen ahead of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ in IMAX

Matt Damon as Odysseus on the poster for Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.' (Universal Pictures)This isn't an enchantment from a siren: there is a new poster for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.Universal Pictures shared the brand-new poster for the upcoming film on Thursday. The studio also announced that the prologue of The Odyssey will be available to watch in IMAX before screenings of Avatar: Fire and Ash."A film by Christopher Nolan shot entirely with IMAX film cameras. Experience The Odyssey prologue in […]

December 18, 2025

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Tom Cruise’s new film gets title, release date

The poster for Tom Cruise's upcoming film, 'Digger.' (Warner Bros. Pictures)Tom Cruise's newest film has a title and release date.The actor stars in the upcoming movie Digger. Warner Bros. Pictures is releasing the film, which is helmed by The Revenant director Alejandro González Iñárritu, in theaters on Oct. 2, 2026.Cruise took to Instagram on Thursday to share the new comedy film's poster."Introducing… DIGGER. A comedy of catastrophic proportions from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Only in theaters October 2026," Cruise's caption […]

December 18, 2025

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In brief: KJ Apa stars as Jimmy Stewart in ‘Jimmy’ trailer and more

KJ Apa takes on the role of actor Jimmy Stewart in the official teaser trailer for the biopic Jimmy. The film, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 6, 2026, tells the true story of one of America's most-beloved actors during the time of his life after he won the Oscar for best actor as he then enlisted to become a combat pilot during World War II ...The God of the Woods is heading to Netflix. A series adaptation of the […]

December 18, 2025

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Leonardo DiCaprio has never rewatched ‘Titanic’: ‘I haven’t seen it in forever’

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 16th Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Nov. 16, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't have an opinion on whether or not Rose could have made more room on the door for Jack. That's because he's not very familiar with the film Titanic.While in conversation with Jennifer Lawrence for an installment of Variety's Actors on Actors, DiCaprio, who starred in James Cameron's 1997 film, said he has never rewatched it."Have you […]

December 18, 2025

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Meg Ryan shares tribute to Rob Reiner: ‘Oh how we will miss this man’

Special guests Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal attend the 30th anniversary screening of 'When Harry Met Sally…' during the opening night at the 2019 10th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival on April 11, 2019, in Hollywood, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TCM)Meg Ryan has shared a tribute to the late Rob Reiner.The actress, who starred in Rob Reiner's classic 1989 romantic comedy film When Harry Met Sally... and co-starred alongside him in 1993's Sleepless in Seattle, took to […]

December 17, 2025

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See Ariana Grande overdress for the weather in new ‘Saturday Night Live’ promo

Ariana Grande in a promo for 'Saturday Night Live.' (Rosalind O'Connor/NBC)Ariana Grande's a Florida girl, so she's got to wrap up to brave the New York City winter chill — but she kinda overdoes it in the new promo for her Dec. 20 hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.In the clip, SNL cast member Ashley Padilla stops by Ari's dressing room to ask her if she wants to go see the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which is right next […]

December 17, 2025

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Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner’s children speak out after Nick Reiner’s arrest on murder charges

Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner attend Human Rights Campaign's 2025 Los Angeles Dinner, March 22, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner, the children of renowned Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, are speaking out for the first time after their brother, Nick Reiner, was arrested for allegedly killing their parents."Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day," Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner said […]

December 17, 2025