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September 2, 2026
Kelly Clarkson Hits High Notes Singing ‘Golden’ During Final Talk Show; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth and More ‘Blown Away’ by Performance
Kelly Clarkson ended her talk show on a high note. The singer wrapped up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” after seven seasons with the Aug. 31 episode, during which the “American Idol” alum covered the hi...
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September 2, 2026
Travis Kelce Breaks Down Wedding to Taylor Swift and Says Adam Sandler Officiating Was ‘Absolutely Insane’: ‘He’s the F—ing Best Person on This Planet’
Travis Kelce has opened up more than ever about his wedding to Taylor Swift, a private party that had the whole world swooning and which took place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in July....
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September 1, 2026
Best Horror of September 2026: Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil,’ Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught,’ a Lizzie Borden Miniseries and More
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Var...
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August 31, 2026
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey Criticizes His Parent Company’s Partnership With Netflix: ‘There’s an Inherent Conflict’ and ‘It Wasn’t My Decision’
Some dissent in Bill Simmons’ The Ringer publishing and podcast network is airing out publicly. Sean Fennessey, the head of content for the Ringer and host of the platform’s popular “The Big Pictur...
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August 31, 2026
Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’
From stealing bases to stealing hearts, the Chicago Cubs are getting into the content game. The baseball team just announced the upcoming release of “Nine Innings to Love,” a scripted rom-com serie...
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August 28, 2026
Tom Hardy Gets X-Rated About Kathy Bates, Raps About Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Recites Shakespeare on His Wild New Album
Tom Hardy is best known as a movie star who plays rough-and-tumble characters, and he’s brought that energy to the mic on his latest project. The actor who records music under the alias Frankie Pul...
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August 28, 2026
How ‘Idiots’ Director Macon Blair Conjures Big Laughs From the Year’s Cruelest Villain: ‘He’s Actually a Monster That Has to Be Captured Before More People Get Hurt’
“This guy really does need to be contained, because he’s got such potential for danger and violence and mayhem.” Macon Blair is describing the antagonist of his latest movie. He’s no stranger to me...
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August 28, 2026
Who’s Afraid of Film Festivals? After Politics Rattled Berlin and Shook Up Cannes, Venice Braces for Impact
With wars still raging in the Middle East and Ukraine — and turbulence escalating globally — artists on the film festival circuit have been navigating political minefields. At the Berlin Film Fest...
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August 27, 2026
Mike Leigh Has Spent 50 Years Refusing to Compromise. He’s Not Starting Now.
No one tells Mike Leigh what his movie is about. Not financiers, not distributors, not even Netflix, which he says could fund him “without batting an eyelid” but never has. At 83, Leigh is exactly ...
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August 27, 2026
Oscars: 7 Films That Could Define the Awards Season, From ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘Michael’
The frontrunners have a head start. The festivals have contenders ready to run them down. Let the games begin. The film year has already delivered, led by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a July...
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August 27, 2026
‘Bunker’ Director Florian Zeller on Casting Real-Life Couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem for His Marriage-in-Crisis Drama
When he set out to make his third film, “Bunker,” about a slow-burning conflict between two married people who have grown apart, Oscar-winning French director Florian Zeller had Stanley Kubrick’s “...
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August 26, 2026
‘Love Island USA’ Host Ariana Madix on Bringing ‘Sexiness’ and ‘Danger’ to Her Hosting Gig: ‘I Initially Scare the Crap Out of’ Islanders
Ariana Madix has had a meteoric rise as a host — one that landed her an Emmy nomination this year. After a guest-hosting gig during the fifth season of the summertime dating show “Love Island USA,”...
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August 26, 2026
Can Guy Fieri Unite America? Inside His Lifelong Advocacy of Global Cuisine: ‘When You Talk About Food, You Talk About Culture’
“I called Taylor Sheridan to ask him just for some meat for the event. Taylor said, ‘I’ll only give you the meat if I can come cook it.’ And Taylor Sheridan shows up to cook.” Guy Fieri is reminis...
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August 25, 2026
Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died on Aug. 25. She was 80 years old, with h...
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August 21, 2026
‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Writer-Director Jacob Chase Knows the Audience Is Asking, ‘Why Are We Still Making These Movies?’ So He Was Determined to Make a ‘Fresh Start’
“Insidious: Out of the Further,” in theaters Friday via Sony Pictures Entertainment, is a soft reboot of the popular horror franchise. Writer-director Jacob Chase is uniquely qualified to distill w...
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August 21, 2026
Amid ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘The Odyssey’ Leaks, Hollywood’s Battle Against Piracy Enters a Whole New Era
What a slap in the face for Christopher Nolan. The Oscar winner and generation-defining talent spent three years writing, directing, producing and editing “The Odyssey,” making his movie into its o...
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August 21, 2026
Can Microdramas Save Hollywood? Why the New Vertical Boom Isn’t Quibi 2.0
Kenan Thompson’s next project leans deep into camp. He’s set to star as a man who’s kidnapped at a Toys R Us and locked in the store’s basement. When he realizes his handcuffs are actually made of ...
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August 20, 2026
‘Never After Dark’ Trailer: Stephen King Raves This Psychic Medium Thriller Is ‘Amazing and Haunting’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The first trailer for dark festival hit “Never After Dark” has been released, and it has some big-time fans. Horror icon Stephen King has called the film, about a psychic trying to unravel the myst...
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August 19, 2026
Mariska Hargitay Goes Deep on Hosting the Emmys, Loving the Knicks and Ignoring People Telling Her to Leave ‘Law & Order: SVU’: ‘Do I Want to Quit Now? No’
Mariska Hargitay can’t help teasing one thing she might get to do on Emmys night. “We’ve had five amazing ideas just for the opening,” she says, riffling through script pages she’s left atop a powd...
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August 19, 2026
Aliens vs. Devil Horror Story ‘Haunting Skies’ Sets Film Adaptation; Author Christian Kang Bachini to Direct, Natasha Halevi and Emily Ashby to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie horror novel “Haunting Skies” is primed for an on-screen adaptation. Christian Kang Bachini, the filmmaker who wrote the novel, is set to helm the big-screen version of “Haunting Skies” throu...
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August 13, 2026
From Snooki to Spielberg: How New Jersey Reinvented Itself Into Hollywood’s Hottest Production Hub
When Peter Farrelly was deciding where to shoot “I Play Rocky,” the story of the making of the 1976 Sylvester Stallone classic, he knew that he couldn’t afford to film it in Philadelphia, where the...
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August 12, 2026
Spies in the Woods: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on Their Emmy Nominations, Watching ‘Widow’s Bay’ and That ‘Diplomat’ Cliffhanger
This year marks the first time Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys will attend the Emmys together as nominees for different projects: Between Russell’s morally conflicted ambassador on “The Diplomat” and...
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August 8, 2026
‘The Last House’ Ending Breakdown: Why Is the Family Trapped Inside Their Home?
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “The Last House,” out now on Netflix. “The Last House” is a new sci-fi feature that just dropped on Netflix that’s built around a central myste...
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August 7, 2026
Dwayne Johnson Defends ‘Moana’ After Bad Reviews: ‘Just the Way It Goes’
Dwayne Johnson has come to terms with the tepid critical reception to his latest movie, the live-action “Moana” remake. The muscled thespian spoke with People about his reaction to the film, which ...
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August 7, 2026
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Director on Their Kinky Rom-Com and Soundtracking the Year’s Bloodiest Scene to Counting Crows
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” in theaters now via Mubi. “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” the third feature from writer-director Jane...
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August 7, 2026
‘Bridgette Wrona and the Whisper Creek Murders’ Wraps From Little Spark Films; YA Mystery Follows Podcaster Hunting a Serial Killer (EXCLUSIVE)
A new gumshoe is on the case. “Bridgette Wrona and the Whisper Creek Murders,” a YA mystery film from Little Spark Films, has wrapped filming in Arlington, Texas. Mary Beth McAndrews directed the f...
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August 5, 2026
Vampire Mockumentary ‘I Love Paris’ Takes Top Honors at 2026 Fantasia Film Festival Audience Awards
The people have spoken at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Nicky Murphy’s vampire mockumentary “I Love Paris” took home best international feature honors at the audience awards, wh...
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August 5, 2026
Molly Ringwald Says ‘Secret Life of the American Teenager’ Was Her ‘Worst’ Work Experience: ‘One Person Was Really Difficult’
Molly Ringwald’s experience starring in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” was tarnished by one bad apple on set. The veteran actress was a guest on the Aug. 4 episode of Andy Cohen’s Bravo...
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August 5, 2026
Sienna Spiro on Writing Candidly as a Young Woman, While Being Frank About Adoring Sinatra and Twiggy: ‘Being 20 Is Just Tricky, Period’
Sienna Spiro was something of an established artist even before her debut full-length album, “Visitor,” came out on July 3. The 20-year-old Londoner with the big ’60s hair and an even bigger, more ...
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August 5, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo Slams Trump for ‘Defunding’ Planned Parenthood: ‘We’ll Never Stop Fighting’
Olivia Rodrigo is supporting Planned Parenthood as the organization remains under attack from President Trump. The superstar singer was in a dance video posted to the Instagram and Twitter accounts...
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