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Anna Paquin and Melissa Gilbert Call for Protection of Child Actors After Hayden Panettiere’s Death: “Where Is the Collective Outrage?”

Panettiere, who started working in Hollywood at a young age with roles in 'One Life to Live' and 'Remember the Titans,' among others, died last Sunday at age 36.

Rosie O’Donnell Ends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Guest Run With Trump-Roasting Song: “Use That Stable Genius Brain”

Although Rosie O’Donnell’s late-night hosting run has come to an end, she graced her biggest fan with a song in his honor. On Friday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 12x Emmy-winning guest host let longtime foe Donald Trump have it in the opening monologue, which she ended with a song ro

The Production Design of ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is Also Cursed (Complimentary)

Production designer Steve Arnold tells IndieWire about cheating crawl spaces and building the island of "Widow's Bay" by hand.

‘The Pitt’ Season 3 First Look: Even Dr. Robby Didn’t Know His First Day Back Would Be This Hard

The Emmy-winning series returns for its third season in January, but you can get a taste of what's to come with a new teaser that turns up the tension.

What the Hell Is Indie Slop? How the Video Game Insult Found Indie Film

A derogatory term from video game criticism has crossed over to indie film discourse, and brought a poisonous idea about creative labor with it.

‘Niu Lai,’ the $200 Chinese Animated Film Taking Social Media by Storm, Might Be ‘The Room’ for a New Generation

Plus: some reflections on D23's animation announcements.

Why ‘The End of Oak Street’ Deserved Better at the Box Office

On this week's episode of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast, we analyze the latest developments in the Warnermount antitrust lawsuit and review "The Rivals of Amziah King."

A24’s ‘Tony’ Heats Up Indie Box Office, Earning an Impressive $5 Million

The biopic of Anthony Bourdain is turning into another summer hit for A24, which scored with "The Invite" and "Backrooms."

‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 2 Flips the Script to Start Hunting the Manhunter — Spoilers

An exposition-heavy hour cracks one case and opens another, as Hal (Kyle Chandler) gets his hands on some alien goo and John (Aaron Pierre) finds out why a small town in Nebraska is the new center of the universe.

Nearly a Century Later, Sci-Fi Western Film Serial ‘The Phantom Empire’ Still Feels Like the Future

Cowboys, space queens, and the secret history of… everything? This black-and-white 1935 selection reflects just how long Hollywood has been playing with genre.

‘Why are you shutting show?’: How Lata Mangeshkar fought for CID after it was pulled off air

Nivin Pauly delivers box office winner as Bethlehem Kudumba Unit crosses Rs 37 crore

‘He hadn’t slept for days’: Hina Khan recalls waiting for photo with Shah Rukh Khan on flight

The Kapil Sharma Show star Rajiv Thakur’s father dies; Krushna Abhishek mourns demise

‘Life changes in minutes’: Amitabh Bachchan on seeing KBC contestants rebuild their lives

Operation Safed Sagar: Why creators chose not to make Ajay Ahuja ‘larger than life’

Asim Riaz dismisses Himanshi Khurana’s claim he pressured her to convert: ‘Never asked to change religion’

Toxic advance booking: Yash’s film crosses Rs 30 cr in India two days before release

Mahakali: Akshaye Khanna is unrecognisable in first theatrical release after Dhurandhar

Traitors 2: Parul Gulati reacts as Krystle Dsouza, Shahneel accuse her of cheating, bribery

2026 Domestic Box Office Soars Past $7 Billion, +20% Over 2025

This summer, and this year, further shows the importance of protecting the theatrical window as the domestic annual box office has crossed the $7 billion mark according to Rentrak. Those are the best numbers we’ve seen post Covid, +20% above the same period a year ago (Jan. 1-Aug

Anthony Bourdain Biopic ‘Tony’ Sizzling At $5M Weekend, No. 7 Spot – Specialty Box Office

A24’s Tony landed at no. 7 in a big expansion to 1,642 runs (from just under 40). It’s cooking with a $5 million weekend and $6.6 million cume in week 3 for the Matt Johnson film starring Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain and Antonio Banderas as an early mentor. The comin

Will Forte, Lana Condor “Had Hope” For ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Release After “Freakin’ Awesome” Funeral Screening

After nearly three years in Hollywood distro purgatory, the stars of Coyote vs. Acme always had faith the movie would see the light of day. While discussing the Dave Green-helmed Looney Tunes movie, which premieres Aug. 28 in theaters via Ketchup Entertainment, Will Forte and Lan

Shelley Fabares Dead: ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Star & Elvis Leading Lady Was 82

Shelley Fabares, the actress known for her roles in The Donna Reed Show and several Elvis Presley movies, has died. She was 82. Fabares’ family, including M*A*S*H star husband Mike Farrell, announced that the 2x Emmy-nominated Coach actress died “surrounded by those who loved her

Justin Timberlake Makes Surprise Appearance At Don Toliver’s Show in Miami

This is the kind of concert experience everyone hopes for: Don Toliver’s show in Miami Aug. 22 featured a very special appearance by Justin Timberlake. The Grammy winner, who hasn’t performed on stage for several months, joined rapper Toliver to perform his 2002 hit “Rock Your Bo

‘Vultures’ Swoops To Top Award At Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival (Full Winners List)

Dian Weys’ drama Vultures clutched top honors at HollyShorts Sunday evening, winning the prestigious festival’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film. The award qualifies the film for Oscar consideration and comes with a prize of a $60,000 Panavision camera package. Edwin van der

Disney Knew About On-Set Rapes & Did Nothing, ‘Poof Point’ Actress’ Negligence Suit Asserts: “Not Safe For Children”

The Proof Point’s Raquel Lee claims in a extremely graphic negligence suit against the Walt Disney Company she was “repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused and sexually harassed” on the Utah set of the 2001 movie. The House of Mouse knew about it and did nothing to

‘Days of Our Lives’ EP Ken Corday Plans Concert To Benefit SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program

Days of Our Lives executive producer-cum-composer Ken Corday is planning another concert to benefit SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program. Following his two sold out concerts in 2023 and 2024, Corday will return to the stage for a third time in November. “Songs With

Prime Video To Adapt CJ ENM Reality Format ‘EXchange’ In Brazil As ‘Love Transit’

Korean studio CJ ENM has struck a deal for its hit dating reality format EXchange, which will be adapted in Brazil as a Prime Video Original, titled Love Transit. Directed by Brazilian television producer Boninho, and produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Formata, the show will begi

Sepideh Moafi was more than ready to shake up The Pitt's world

The first Middle Eastern woman nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series says "this is the kind of role I would want to be nominated for."