Kamala Harris gives herself a pep talk during the “SNL” Cold Open.

It was like looking in the mirror during the Saturday night live opened cold as Kamala Harris gave herself a little pep talk before Election Day on Tuesday. The real-life vice president made a surprise visit to the NBC sketch comedy series on Saturday, where she took a moment to chat with Maya Rudolph, who … Read more

How the directors of Talk To Me, Milk and Serial jumped from YouTube

When Curry Barker moved to Los Angeles a few years ago, he thought getting his shorts on the festival circuit would be his path to becoming a filmmaker. But he soon found that uploading his movies directly to YouTube caught his attention. His 2023 horror short film The chair got him representation in Hollywood and … Read more

David Furnish and RJ Cutler Talk Making 'Elton John: Never Too Late'

“The lines are always blurred,” admits David Furnish, Elton John's husband, when asked what it's like to make a film with your partner, about your partner. Provide spoke with The Hollywood journalist with co-director RJ Cutler on the making of the Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never too latescreened at the BFI London Film Festival. Premiering … Read more

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison talk about 'Anora': London Film Festival

Director Sean Baker and star Mikey Madison continued their run as darlings of this year's film festival circuit in London on Thursday night, sharing some thoughts and insights with audiences at a Neon-hosted screening of their Palme d'Award winner 'Gold at Cannes Anora. The film is part of the program of the 68th edition of … Read more

Fremantle execs talk about the growth of cinema, artificial intelligence and the trend of 'mainstream' TV.

The trend in demand for “mainstream” TV series and the growth of Fremantle's film business, thanks to the likes of Luca Guadagnino Queerwith Daniel Craig, Yorgos Lanthimos and Pablo Larraín Mary with Angelina Jolie were among the key topics of the debate as managers of the Madrid production giant on Wednesday on the second day … Read more

The “Outer Banks” stars talk about navigating online in their public and private lives

While External banks stars Chase Stokes, Jonathan Daviss (JD), Rudy Pankow and Drew Starkey are enjoying all the success they've seen from the show, which is still not without its challenges. Ahead of the season four premiere of the Netflix show, the actors recently opened up in a joint interview for the cover of Cosmopolitan … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres' Netflix Comedy Special: Talk Show Ends, Backlash

[This story contains spoilers from Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval.] Ellen DeGeneres will have the last laugh. With her latest (and seemingly final) stand-up special now streaming on Netflix, the former daytime talk show host is addressing how she was “kicked out of show business” and getting some laughs out of it. But mixed in … Read more

Jennifer Hudson on Dawn Ducks Campaign, Music, Talk Show and Her Son

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Jennifer Hudson has her hands full. Between recordings of the third season of The Jennifer Hudson Show (which premiered just yesterday), raising a 15-year-old son, working on new music, and accepting awards … Read more

Disney, Warner Bros., Sky Bosses Talk UK Investment, Local Content

Everyone agrees: the UK is and will remain a production hotspot. TV heads from Warner Bros. Discovery, Sky, Disney and Paramount Global hailed the knock-on impact of investment in the UK and wider European markets at the Royal Television Society Convention in London on Tuesday. The conversation, which featured Nami Patel, senior vice president of … Read more

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