EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Steve Carell’s HBO Comedy ‘Rooster’ Is Dated and Uninspired: TV Review
From “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence and co-creator Matt Tarses, HBO’s newest comedy series, “Rooster,” follows Greg Russo (Steve Carell), a best-selling author known for his trashy beach reads. Despite his professional success, he’s still reeling from the end of his marriage due to infidelity. Greg
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 How, With ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans,’ Grant Gee Turned the Music Biopic Inside Out
Anders Danielsen Lie plays the legendary jazz pianist in the Berlin-winning drama that shifts the focus from performance to the months of silence that followed the death of Evans' beloved bassist Scott LaFaro.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Jacob Tierney Sets Netflix Drama About Alexander the Great and Aristotle With Jason Bateman as EP
“Heated Rivalry” creator Jacob Tierney has already set his next project. Netflix has given a series order to “Alexander,” a drama series about Alexander the Great and Aristotle that Tierney will write, direct and executive produce. An adaptation of Annabel Lyon’s novel “The Golden Mean,” the series
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Jacob Tierney Lands Alexander the Great Drama at Netflix
The series is based on Annabel Lyon’s 2009 novel ‘The Golden Mean’ about the relationship between the Greek ruler and the philosopher Aristotle.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 “It Was a Big Roll of the Dice”: How a Small-Town Russian Schoolteacher Became an International Whistleblower — and an Oscar Nominee
Directors David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin on smuggling footage out of Russia, protecting the people left behind and the universal message at the heart of 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin.'
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Call the Doctor: As Hollywood Gigs Dry Up, Actors Are Playing Fake Patients in Real Hospitals
Peter sits in a hospital gown and raises his voice at the doctor. “I’m not crazy!” the middle-aged man insists as the young woman in the lab coat asks if he has received therapy. He has lymphoma, and his last doctor recommended an invasive treatment. “They want to stick a needle into my stomach,” Pe
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 How Formula 1’s Live Broadcast Center Captures the Story of Speed
11 teams, 22 drivers, 22 cars, 24 circuits and a global fanbase of 827 million fans — including 52 million in the U.S. The sport is Formula 1, and its season kicks off on Saturday with the Australian Grand Prix on Apple TV. Bringing the live sport to audiences is no easy feat, but Variety […]
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Ben Affleck Quietly Founded a Filmmaker-Focused AI Tech Company. Netflix Just Bought It.
The streaming giant is acquiring InterPositive, which develops proprietary AI tools to help filmmakers and creatives, with the actor and director also joining Netflix as a senior advisor.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Netflix Acquires AI Filmmaking Start-Up Founded by Ben Affleck, Who Will Serve as Adviser to Streamer
In a rare acquisition, Netflix has bought InterPositive, a start-up founded by Ben Affleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. The entire 16-person InterPositive team of engineers, researchers and creatives will join Netflix through the acqui
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Bob Rosenfarb, Writer-Producer on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ and ‘Step by Step,’ Dies at 74
He also contributed to ‘St. Elsewhere,’ ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ ‘The Golden Girls’ and ‘Head of the Class.’
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Britney Spears Released After Arrest in California
Ventura County jail records indicate she was released Thursday morning after being taken into custody on Wednesday night.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Berlin Golden Bear Winner İlker Çatak Reacts to German Government Recommendations For Festival: It’s ‘Censorship’
German-Turkish director İlker Çatak, whose “Yellow Letters” recently won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, has weighed in on the recommendations made by Germany’s culture ministry after it Berlinale chief Tricia Tuttle came under fire earlier this week Tuttle’s leadership came under threat aft
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 How Movies and Pop-Culture Made Us See Iran Differently
Foreign wars often find Western audiences under-educated and scrambling to comprehend. Iran is different.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Trump Bought More Netflix Bonds in January Amid M&A Battle for Warner Bros.
President Donald Trump added more Netflix debt securities to his personal financial portfolio in January, buying up to $1.25 million in the company’s bonds. The purchases came as Netflix was in the midst of fighting to win a deal for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studios businesses — which
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Hearst Media Production Group President Frank Biancuzzo to Retire After 31 Years at the Company (Exclusive)
Biancuzzo will hang it up in mid-2026, and his successor will be named at a later date, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 German Star Lisa Vicari Reuniting With ‘Dark’ Creators on Upcoming HBO Max Thriller Series Based on ‘Struwwelpeter’ Children’s Book (EXCLUSIVE)
Lisa Vicari, the German star best known for Netflix’s cult science-fiction mystery-thriller “Dark,” is reuniting with the show’s creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar on their next series. Variety understands that Vicari — currently on screens in the Berlin-set second season of Apple TV’s “Hijack
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 ‘Project Hail Mary’ Director Says ‘There’s No Green Screen in the Movie Whatsoever’ but Clarifies There’s 2,018 VFX Shots: ‘Not a Single Green or Blue Screen Was Used’
“Project Hail Mary” co-director Christopher Miller issued a clarification on X after his recent interview with Comicbook.com went viral for his revelation that the movie features zero green screens despite being a VFX-heavy space odyssey. Ryan Gosling headlines Miller and Phil Lord’s film adaption o
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Savannah Guthrie Returns to ‘Today’ Show Set for First Time Since Mom Nancy’s Disappearance - The Hollywood Reporter
We're now more than one month into the search for Nancy Guthrie, who appears to have been kidnapped from her Arizona home.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 ‘CBS Mornings’ Executive Producer Shawna Thomas to Depart Network
Thomas steps down as the network is expected to be reshaped under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 James Marsden Moves in on Jon Hamm’s Turf in Apple’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Trailer
In more ways than one.
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 It’s Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan vs. Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton in Netflix’s ‘Beef’ Season 2 Trailer
A beef worthy of 'Beef.'
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Ben McKenzie Cryptocurrency Documentary ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’ Acquired by The Forge (EXCLUSIVE)
The Forge has acquired North American distribution rights and international sales rights to “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” the directorial debut of “The OC,” “Gotham” and “Southland” star Ben McKenzie. The film is based on “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 ‘Beef’ Season 2 Trailer: Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Face Off Against Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny in Netflix Series Return
“Beef” is back for a second season, returning to Netflix on April 16. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny are set to star as a young couple working at a country club who witness an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, played by Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”) and Carey Mulligan (“Promising Youn
EntertainmentMarch 5, 2026 Savannah Guthrie Makes First ‘Today’ Show Visit Since Mom Nancy’s Disappearance, Thanks Staff for Support
Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” on Thursday — but not on camera. The co-host visited with colleagues in her first appearance at NBC since her mother, Nancy, was abducted January 31. The case remains open and authorities have not publicly identified a person of interest. “Savannah Guthrie