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Arriving a bit late to ride the fizzled momentum of the nation’s semiquincentennial, and a bit early for Christmas, patriotic musical “Drummer Boy” nonetheless should strike a chord with Christian audiences. .

The SNL alum has an appealing energy and this is an improvement on the 2003 travesty but it’s also far too long and strangely corporate.

ABC has set premiere dates for its midseason lineup, which notably includes the returns of “High Potential,” “The Bachelor” and more as well as a new series called “Surviving a Scandal.” Things kick off on Tuesday Jan. .

According to Florence Pugh, Denis Villeneuve’s stunningly strange and breathtaking universe is the equivalent to George Lucas’ heroic space opera. Let’s hope not.

“Entertainment Tonight” is widening its lead as the No. .

Some dismiss books like A Court of Thorns and Roses as mere genre fiction. But reading for pleasure has its own magical power.

Netflix alum Emily Feingold has joined the Walt Disney Co. .

When our writer found himself among the hundreds on Oxford Street hoping to get their hands on early copies and collectibles, it was a heartwarming reminder of the shared experience of fandom.

The cast and filmmakers behind “La Bola Negra” will receive the International Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. .

The country star has abandoned Nashville slickness for a set of raw, pared-back songs that reckon with the death of her mother and decades of personal struggles. ‘This is a labour of love,’ she says.

Everyone’s favorite kaiju is stomping its way back to the box office. .

Inspired by everything from Radiohead to Deerhoof and Linda Perhacs, the west country band merge disparate styles into solid anthems.

“The End of Oak Street” is coming to a neighborhood near you. .

Todrick Hall’s off-Broadway show is about a doomed interracial love affair during US slavery in the 1860s.

“Nobody Wants This” has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix, Variety has learned. .

A new Washington DC exhibition aims to show how African Americans have used portrait photography to depict themselves, their communities, their aspirations and their identities. Titled Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early Photography, the exhibit at the National Gallery of Art features 70 works from the museum’s archives by African American photographers and portrait subjects, tracing the evolution of photography in Black communities. The show opens on 7 November and runs until 14 March 2027.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas special “Merry Christmas, Mr. .

The streaming wars have found a new battleground: your phone bill. .

She started acting at six and by 16 was starring in Even Stevens with Shia LaBeouf. Then her career fell apart. Here, she explains how she survived growing up in the spotlight.

In off-Broadway show Ms Blakk for President, Oscar-winning Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney explores a slice of underappreciated queer history.

As the French avant-popper returns with new single Rendez-vous avec toi, we celebrate the best of an artist who uses sleek songwriting to grapple with knotty emotion.

In 2015, two film-makers first met 11-year-old refugee Israa, forced to abandon Aleppo for a new life in Europe, along with her parents and siblings. None of them imagined what would come next.

As GTA 6 looms, we look at the films that have influenced Rockstar’s creatives, from Heat to Bonnie and Clyde, via Boyz n the Hood and Speed.

The Romanian auteur’s new film could have been the kind of homogenous ‘Europudding’ he’s railed against for years. Instead, it’s a culture-clash skewering of conservative and liberal values worthy of its Palme d’Or.

After some so-so albums, can U2’s new one, Carnaval de Luz, restore them to glory? They discuss male egos, working with Dolly Parton, and explain why, despite Trump, they still believe in democracy – at least in their band.

New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors.

Actor and comedian, 51, found guilty of raping a woman and assaulting three others.

A portrait of a First Nations elder by Queensland photographer Sylvia Liber is the winning image in the annual Head On Portrait prize. Head On Photo festival founder Moshe Rosenzveig says: ‘The awards give photographers from around the world an opportunity to have their work seen by new audiences, and we’re delighted to be showcasing this year’s winners and finalists’.

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Devastating moments are dressed up with warm production and kinetic 00s R&B in the now quiff-less singer’s grownup fourth album.

The veteran travel writer turns his eye for detail on his northern neighbour and its people.

She is completely baffled in the kitchen, but the star valiantly resurrects her family’s famous restaurant. Her journey is chaotic, hilarious – and deeply moving.

Riverdale’s KJ Apa gives surprisingly solid performance but this corny look at actor’s life is missed opportunity.

Dashing cowboys, a transgender storm chaser and a fetching mullet are among the subjects of these acclaimed photographs for the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026.

Nicolas Rachline’s stunning book Elsebound is full of painterly photographs inspired by Edward Hopper and Blade Runner. He explains his uniquely haunting style.

From Heidi Klum as her own severed hand to Lily Allen as a Ticketmaster seating plan, this year the celebrities didn’t disappoint.

The British visual artist and photographer Laura Pannack has been named the winner of the inaugural Tom Stoddart award for excellence 2025. A collaboration between Gost Books and the Ian Parry photojournalism grant, the award supports photographers engaged in long-form documentary work. South Africa has one of the world’s highest levels of social inequality and a rapidly growing youth population; Pannack’s project Crossings looks at the journey to and from school and its physical and psychological challenges for young people.