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Sony CEO Shuffle

Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra will step down from his role as CEO and hands the reins to Ravi Ahuja.

By Cynthia Littleton

Gavin Creel at the opening night of "Mother Play" held at the Hayes Theater on April 25, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images)

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Broadway Star Gavin Creel Dies

Creel, a Tony winner and star of Broadway's 'Hair,' 'Hello, Dolly,' 'Into the Woods' and more, was 48.

By Jordan Moreau

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Timothée Chalamet Kicks Off ‘Marty Supreme’ Filming in First Set Photos From A24 Ping Pong Movie

Timothée Chalamet has been spotted around Manhattan in costume as production gets underway for “Marty Supreme,” his upcoming A24 movie about a professional table tennis…

By Ethan Shanfeld

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie Rust, listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024.

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‘Rust’ Armorer Loses Bid for New Trial Over Withheld Evidence

A judge on Monday upheld a guilty verdict against “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, finding that withheld evidence would not have changed the outcome of the trial. The…

By Gene Maddaus

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‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated of Wrongful Murder Conviction After Serving Nearly 24 Years in Prison

After serving nearly 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, “Sing Sing” actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has been exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction. The…

By Ethan Shanfeld

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Oasis Announces North American Tour

The band will play in Toronto; Chicago; East Rutherford, N.J.; Los Angeles and Mexico City.

By Ethan Shanfeld, Ellise Shafer

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‘Wild Robot’

This kid-lit adaptation offers that and a radical new visual approach to CG animation.
‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola constructs a deeply personal, but sloppy allegory on his relationship to art.
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‘Saturday Night’

Jason Reitman finds the right ensemble to capture the lunacy from which 'SNL' was born.
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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.

‘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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