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‘SNL’ Season 50 Hosts

Ariana Grande, John Mulaney and Michael Keaton are among the upcoming hosts of 'Saturday Night Live.' Plus, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan are musical guests.

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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty

The disgraced Hollywood producer pleaded not guilty to the additional criminal sex act charge he was indicted on last week in New York.

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‘Emilia Perez’ to Represent France in Oscars International Feature Race

The movie won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival along and earned rave reviews.

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Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreira to Star in Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ on Broadway

Shailene Woodley, “Star Trek” actor Zachary Quinto and “Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira will lead the Broadway cast of “Cult of Love,” a play by “Star Wars: The Acolyte” and…

By Rebecca Rubin

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 03: Guitarist Dave Navarro (L) and singer Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction perform at Red Hat Amphitheater on September 03, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

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Jane's Addiction Releases New Single 'True Love' — Four Days After Onstage Fight and Tour Cancellation

With minimal messaging and apparently not a hint of irony, troubled alt-rock quartet Jane’s Addiction has released a new single called “True Love” — two days after the band…

By Jem Aswad

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Diddy Doc in the Works

A docuseries on the rise and fall of Sean "Diddy" Combs is in the works from Investigation Discovery and "Quiet on Set" producer Maxine Productions.

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‘The Substance’

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley star in a visionary feminist body-horror film that takes cosmetic enhancement to extremes.
‘Transformers One’

This animated origin story reveals there's more to the series' central conflict than meets the eye.
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‘A Different Man’

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson take on boundary-defying roles in Aaron Schimberg's dizzyingly rich think-piece.
‘Wolfs’

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are rival fixers in a winning action comedy spiked with movie-star chemistry.

‘A Man in Full’

A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
'Dead Boy Detectives’

This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
‘Tommy’

Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!