Doc Society, the London-based non-profit organization that finances and supports independent documentary filmmakers, has announced the launch of a new fund. The Doc Society Love & Rockets Fund is an international fund dedicated to non-fiction feature films that it says are “in the service of better futures.” The fund will award non-recoverable grants of up to $150,000, with additional funding for distribution and participation in supported films.

Sweden-based entertainment and music investment company Pophouse Entertainment, co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, purchased 50% of the publishing and master music rights of Australian singer-songwriter Sia for $180 million. According to the announcement, Pophouse will continue to manage Sia's work while also supporting her in developing new creative ventures. The figure was reported by TMZ as Pophouse announced the deal, noting that the deal was complicated by the singer-songwriter's recent divorce from Dan Bernad.

We have subsidiaries. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Consider this your official sign to give jeans a day off. A loose sweater dress offers the warmth of your favorite knit in a silhouette that leaves you looking surprisingly chic. Plus, it's basically a blank canvas for all the fall shoes you've been patiently waiting to wear this season.

Adolescence (2025) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller and Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston in ‘Adolescence’. Courtesy of Ben Blackall/Netflix One of the most talked-about pieces of television to emerge in 2025 was Adolescence. A British crime drama about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller who is accused of murdering his classmate, the miniseries offers four episodes, all of which were shot in one continuous take apiece.

A match on the dance floor. “Dancing with the Stars” pro Adele Zaikman has opened up about her relationship with Allen Genkin, her rival on the “Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro” spin-off series. The couple shared a joint Instagram post on Wednesday for Zaikman's 25th birthday; here was a carousel of photos of them standing close together and packing on the PDA.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Netflix's "East of Eden." Joseph Zada's eyes light up when asked about the ending of "East of Eden," Netflix's seven-episode adaptation that will hit the platform on October 1. "It was so ridiculous," Zada ​​tells TODAY.com of her co-star Christopher Abbott's performance, his eyes sparkling with awe. Zada's character, Cal, is the outcast son of Abbott's Adam Trask.

The day is Saturday, December 14, 2024. A nervous and stressed-out Owen Wilson is backstage at Travis Scott's headline set at Rolling Loud Miami. He and his two sons, who are both Rolling Loud and Scott enthusiasts, Scott's best friend and thriller "OG" and film director Jeremy Garelick. A full film crew, both backstage and in the crowd, anxiously hopes to capture the climactic moment of "Rolling Loud: The Movie," which is loosely based on Garelick's experience of sneakily bringing his 13-year-old son, Zion, to the festival and losing him.

LONDON -- Supermodel Naomi Campbell won a court case on Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on acting as a charity trustee in England and Wales. The three-judge court found that Campbell, 56, had been "deceived" by Bianka Hellmich, a trustee of anti-poverty charity Fashion for Relief, which hosted fundraising events in Cannes and London. Two years ago, the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, found "numerous cases of abuse and/or mismanagement" at the charity.

Just seven months after the British Academy faced one of its biggest controversies in recent years after the N-word was shouted at the BAFTA Film awards ceremony, BAFTA has been forced to revisit that moment as it deals with the upcoming BAFTA Scotland awards. In an incident that significantly marred the 2026 awards ceremony on Feb. 22, Tourette syndrome activist and “I Swear” movie muse John Davidson unintentionally shouted racial slurs as Michael B.

We have subsidiaries. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! It's already hard to find statement jeans, but having short legs makes it feel impossible. Luckily the 1.80m queen Julianne Hough revealed the perfect petite-friendly style for We. The best part? Its stylish look is only $30! Julianne Hough turned a casual New York City walk into a full-blown style moment as she strolled around town in an oversized suede jacket, heeled boots, and denim trousers.

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi may be spending plenty of time under the same roof, but they're not ready to officially move in together just yet. "Things are going really well between them, but they're not rushing towards anything that serious," a source told Page Six exclusively. According to insiders, the "Euphoria" star is staying with the supermodel while she searches for a home of her own in Los Angeles.

When most comics take the stage at a sold-out show in front of a roaring audience as if they were the star of their own movie, it's intoxicating for them. Especially if they've spent countless years in the comedy trenches. Although Max Amini has every right to carry the air of a movie star, and indeed has recently landed an afternoon role decked out in shades and vintage cocktail party attire, he remains extremely modest about his career.

While Spain's independent production scene leans on a familiar playbook of strong creators, distinct local stories and plenty of hustle, it's looking for new ways to take those stories on the journey. At the 6th Iberseries & Platino Industria meeting in Madrid, executives from The Mediapro Studio companies Globomedia, 100 Balas, Big Bang Media, Cimarrón Cine and El Terrat put forward strategies that, despite their different preferences, share a common point: do not pursue scale for scale's sake.

We have subsidiaries. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Kate Middleton He may have access to the royal jewel box, but it turns out he's as interested in wearable technology as anyone else. We. The Princess of Wales was seen wearing a smartwatch while walking; This proves that even a royal-approved accessory can be surprisingly practical.

“Yes Man” said yes. Jim Carrey recently married his longtime girlfriend Min Ah in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles, TMZ reported on Wednesday. The wedding comes seven months after Carrey and Min Ah made their debut at the César Awards in Paris in February, where the "Bruce Mighty" actor, 64, accepted the honor. Min Ah sat next to her daughter Jane and grandson Jackson at the ceremony.

John Steinbeck's 1952 novel "East of Eden", featured in Oprah's Book Club Pick in 2003, is a retelling, or actually two retellings, of the Cain and Abel story; First in Connecticut with half-brothers Charles and Adam Trask, then in the author's hometown of the Salinas Valley, along with Adam's fraternal twins Cal and Aron, they compete for their father's affection. If you haven't guessed it from the title yet, Steinbeck, not wanting you to miss its meaning, has a character read the entire passage from Genesis.

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Monét won't take it personally if you call her upcoming album a comeback, even though it's only a three-year hiatus. "It should be normal to take your time to create your next album. I know we live in a world where we want everything to happen fast," the three-time Grammy winner said in an interview with The Associated Press.

As for the New York Knicks, Anne Hathaway is their good luck charm. Let's look again: On April 20, the Knicks lost Game 2 of the NBA Playoff series to the Atlanta Hawks. On May 1, Hathaway's movie "The Devil Wears Prada 2" premiered and featured a scene in which Hathaway's character chats with Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns at a Hamptons party.

Appearance co-host Sunny Hostin He's defending a district attorney for failing to file charges against several Cornell University fraternity members accused of gang-raping a fellow student in 2024. "I have a statement that Jane Doe wrote at that time. It's several pages long," Hostin, 57, said in a statement on Tuesday, September 29. episode of ABC's hit daytime talk show. "Under current New York state law, voluntary intoxication or drug use - he voluntarily drank heavily and voluntarily snorted ketamine from one of the boy's body parts - allowed other boys to snort ketamine from his body and allowed other boys to snort ketamine from his body."

Country western star Wynonna Judd has confirmed that she and her sister, Emmy Award-nominated actor Ashley Judd, are not in a relationship. She spoke with People ahead of the release of her 10th solo studio album, "The Hard Truth," which drops Friday, and revealed that the sisters' rift is still ongoing after years of on-and-off discord. Wynonna told the outlet that Ashley hasn't listened to the album because the sisters aren't "connected." …

STAJICEVO, Serbia -- A cafe in northern Serbia has unusual hosts: six alpacas. South American animals of various sizes and colors wander around the tables at the Tiganjica Ethno-Village resort near Stajicevo, north of Belgrade, happy to interact with guests. The Alpaca Cafe here opened just a week ago and is a rare sight in Europe. Zoran Ostojin, owner of the Tiganjica resort, said that this idea emerged in Slovakia.

“Doraemon” has been on Indian television for 21 years; That's long enough, by TV Asahi's reckoning, for the series to begin to cross over from one generation of viewers to the next. Now the Japanese publisher is bringing the series to theaters. “Doraemon Movie: New Nobita and the Undersea Demon's Castle” will be released in India on October 2 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, leading the theatrical release on Japan's TV Asahi and India's PVR Inox Pictures.

Ted Sarandos, Paramount/Warner Bros. If he is worried about the competitive advantage his merger could create, he doesn't show it. Speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference on Wednesday, Sarandos mostly downplayed any competition: "It's one and one on paper so far," he said, referring to the company's two streaming services. “So I don't know if one plus one is two, one plus one and a half, or one plus one is three.”

Laura Benanti is out of the woods and into a thicket that is very different from her initial Broadway base: the world of stand-up comedy. Officially, “Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares” is a “one-woman show,” but she says the only reason she shies away from calling it stand-up at all is because she respects the people who practice that on a weekly basis too much to want to claim she’s mastered that craft as an interloper.

Brooks Nader She never fails to amaze her fans with her enviable bikini collection. Nader, 29, showed off her headline-worthy curves while rocking a tiny bikini during a quick trip to Italy. In one snap, she sizzled in a black-and-white zebra-print suit that featured triangular cups adorned with lace embellishments and a bow in the middle of her chest. She styled the halter top with thin straps and low-cut bottoms complemented by the same lace details.

Christy Carlson explains in her upcoming memoir, "Once Upon a Time in a Trainwreck: The Rise and Fall of a Child Star," that Romano lived a life very different from his clear-cut Disney Channel image. The former "Even Stevens" star, 42, writes in her memoir about the first time she tried cocaine — she says it was at a Halloween party at Paris Hilton's house — and that she also suffered from bulimia.

Subject: All five movies Bourne franchise will be added, here are the summaries from the Netflix website to get you started: Bourne Identity (2002): "An amnesiac man faces life while evading shadowy enemies while trying to piece together his identity and his mysterious connection to the CIA." Bourne Supremacy (2004): "Kicked out of his hideout by an assassin, Jason Bourne finds himself caught up in secret alliances, traps and gunfights in this gripping sequel."

You might say Anne HathawayHis doctor cut off his wings. The pregnant "Odyssey" star admitted in a recent interview that her doctor told her she shouldn't do the popular YouTube show "Hot Ones" while promoting her new movie "Verity." Anne Hathaway at the New York premiere of “Verity” on Tuesday.John Nacion via Getty Images The premise of the show is that celebrities eat increasingly spicy chicken wings and host Sean Evans asks them in-depth questions about their lives and careers.

“Dancing with the Stars” pro Witney Carson and her partner Guillermo Rodriguez have been in the bottom three since the Season 35 premiere. Carson and Rodriguez, who is currently pregnant with her third child, a boy, may have received the lowest ratings each week, but they certainly secured the popular vote. Following the Sept. 29 episode of "DWTS," in which they earned a score of 15 out of 30, their highest score to date, Carson reacted to speculation that she was set for elimination.

“Dancing with the Stars” pro Witney Carson shut down rumors Wednesday that she wants her celebrity pairing to be eliminated from the new season. Following week 3 of the competition, which bid farewell to Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart on Tuesday, the 32-year-old dancer said on social media: address suggestions He said he wanted to be rejected by the votes of his celebrity partner Guillermo Rodriguez.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Season 2 of "Scrubs," which aired Wednesday night on ABC and airs on Hulu the next day. When ABC's "Scrubs" returned earlier this year after a nearly 16-year hiatus, fans were pretty divided over one major change in character dynamics: J.D. (Zach Braff) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) had gotten divorced.

A Satyajit Ray film by Srijit Mukherji tops the lineup of over 25 serials, movies and TV titles from Bengali broadcaster Hoichoi for its 10th anniversary. The list also includes new cases for the platform's first animated series with detectives Feluda and Eken Babu. In “Hail to Maharaja Tomare,” Ray accepts his son's request to make a children's film. He struggles with money troubles, industry resistance, and the pressure of his own reputation on the way to "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne," which would later become a classic of Indian cinema.

pete davidson looks at his past love with love Kim Kardashian. "I am one of the survivors, few and proud. We are like sailors," said Davidson, 32. Diversity In an interview published on Wednesday, September 30, about men dating the Kardashians. "Look, man, it's a really tough atmosphere if you're not a gamer. One of the things I love about Kim and the whole family is they're like, 'This is what we do.' they say.

Adam Brody was criticized by Rabbi Steve Leder, the former technical advisor for "Nobody Wants This," who called the actor an "ignorant Jew" for his comments about Palestine. "Hi Adam, you may not remember me. My name is Rabbi Steve Leder and I was the technical advisor for Season 1 of 'Nobody Wants This,'" he began in Brody's social media video, responding to comments recently published in GQ in which he called Israel's Gaza offensive a genocide.

The leader of the world's biggest band is nervous. “I think I revised this speech about 10 times, but somehow the more I worked on it, the more confused I got, as always,” K-pop star and BTS rapper RM said at a preview of a show he co-curated at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday. “RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me”

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Author Colleen Hoover's 2018 romantic thriller "Verity" returned to the bestseller list when the theatrical adaptation of the novel opened nationwide. The hardcover version of “Verity” currently sits at number two on Amazon’s best-selling books list, just behind the new Rebecca Yarros release “Threshing Day,” the fourth book in the author’s “Empyrean” series.

Hoda Kotb She speaks candidly about her fears when it comes to her daughter Hope's battle with Type 1 diabetes. "Everybody has something," the 62-year-old former Today presenter said USA Today "I worry about my youngest daughter, who has diabetes. I worry. I go to sleep, I look at my phone all night to see what the phone numbers are doing.

Christy Carlson Romano called out her "Cadet Kelly" co-star, Shawn Ashmore, for allegedly upstaging her after her team deemed her "not famous enough." "Shawn and I dated the summer we shot 'Cadet Kelly' and for a few months afterwards," the then-18-year-old actress wrote on Instagram Wednesday. "I ended up being ghosted, and I heard her 'crew' didn't think I was famous enough to keep dating.

A federal judge in Oakland ruled that Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison's Warner Bros. It approved a deal that allowed it to complete its $111 billion acquisition of Discovery. Ellison aims to complete the merger by next week and complete his rise to become one of Hollywood's most influential figures. The Ellison family acquired Paramount and CBS last year and will now add the film and television studio, which owns HBO, CNN, TBS, HGTV and the rights to Batman, Harry Potter, Fred Flintstone, "Friends" and "The Pitt" to its expanding media and entertainment portfolio.

Charles Melton has pulled out of Elijah Bynum's Los Angeles crime thriller "My Darling California," and he's being replaced by "Lurker" actor Daniel Zolghadri. Diversity It can only reveal. According to the official description, Zolghadri will play Kent, a young man who is "caught in the middle of an escalating conflict that quickly spirals out of his control" and is "forced to confront long-buried questions" after a figure from his past unexpectedly reappears.

Continuing her transition from reality TV to acting, Ariana Madix is ​​executive producing and starring in a drama series in development at Peacock. In a metagame about Madix's unscripted career, the project is titled "Housewives of the Future," and the official logline reads: "In the collapsing asteroid colony of New Beverly Hills, wealthy socialites juggle bioengineered beauty regimes, brutal rivalries, and interplanetary scandals.

Sydney Sweeney was giving her best "Baywatch" song while on vacation with boyfriend Scooter Braun and friends. Sydney sweney / instagram Sydney Sweeney may not be starring in the highly anticipated "Baywatch" remake, but she's definitely making fans want to try again. The 29-year-old actress posted images from a recent vacation with Scooter Braun and a handful of friends, sharing photos of the group's trip to Lake Powell, Utah, on Instagram on Tuesday.

The lives of many women and their families were irrevocably changed when they encountered Thomas Randolph. "The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part," a new Netflix documentary from Library Films and NBC News Studios, details the story of a Las Vegas man who married six times and lost four wives. The film is directed by Chris Smith, who is the executive producer of the sensational series "Tiger King" of the pandemic period for Netflix, and will start airing on September 30.

Emmy winner Chad Lowe and his family are mourning the loss of Fiona, the "Life Goes On" actor's second daughter, whom he shared with wife Kim Painter. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved Fiona," Lowe's family said in a statement shared with People magazine on Tuesday. In the statement, it was reminded that Fiona, who died at the age of 13, was "a smart, creative and loving girl who loved to dance." …

LOS ANGELES-- A Florida woman accused of driving cross-country to fire a rifle at the home of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, crashing into a trailer the famous couple was in and a daycare containing their children has been indicted by a grand jury on 14 felonies, including attempted murder. The indictment against 36-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando was announced by a judge on Wednesday.

Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl Berkoff's two sons took over the family business over the years. After the first meeting on a blind date in 1983, 9-1-1: Lone Star The actor and his future wife crossed paths again when she worked as a makeup artist on the set of the 1990 movie. Bad Effect. This experience had only a positive impact on their relationship, as they fell in love and married the following year.

Here's a look at what celebrities have been up to as of late! Johnny Knoxville attended a special screening of Tiny Fugitives at The Grove in Los Angeles, California. Rihanna enjoyed dinner at César in Paris, France wearing the Vans Premium Super LowPro Trainers in Tomato. The singer also stepped out in Paris, France wearing the Citizens of Humanity Ayla Baggy in Dynasty and wore the same pair while out in Barbados.

Running from Sept. 28 through Oct. 6, Paris Fashion Week marks the grand finale of a month’s worth of runway shows — and considering it’s the most prestigious leg of fashion month, it’s no surprise it always draws the biggest stars. With hallowed houses like Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Hermès set to unveil their latest collections on the catwalk, we’re keeping track of all the best front-row celebrity moments right here.

The World Soundtrack Awards' Discovery of the Year has a knack for spotting emerging talent. Gustavo Santaolalla (“21 Grams”), Michael Giacchino (“The Incredibles”) and Nicholas Britell (“Moonlight”) won the award before reshaping modern film music, and recent winners Daniel Blumberg (“The Brutalist”) and Jerskin Fendrix (“Poor Things”) look poised to follow. Meet this year's five nominees. Mari Fukuhara (“Little Amélie, or the Character of the Rain”)

The World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, now in their 26th year, have become the center of Belgian urban film scoring. This story began in the 1980s, when Ghent Film Fest adopted screen music as its calling card; this focus led to the World Academy of Soundtracks and Awards at the turn of the millennium. The World Soundtrack Awards have since become a major showcase and industry hub, run largely in parallel with the main festival.