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High-school students in France protesting for basic educational needs have been joined by hundreds of thousands of multi-generational protesters angry about the soaring cost of living. Throughout October, across three consecutive Saturdays of demonstrations, a trend quickly emerged: costumed superheroes, wizards and knights supporting the movement. This theatrical strategy mirrors the pageantry of the French…

Heartbreaking news. Matt Wright, executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, has died at 52. His family described his sudden death on Friday, October 30 as “an unfathomable tragedy” on their GoFundMe page, writing: “In an unfathomable tragedy, Matt Wright passed away Oct 30th while working remotely in Los Angeles. His husband, father, sister and…

The rising pop artist’s infectious music is anti-nihilist. Tony Saw. The Opener is The FADER’s mini-interview series with exciting new artists we think you should know. Thoom has had a hell of a year. The Beirut-born, Los Angeles-based singer has been releasing music since 2020, but Zeynab Marwan has notched new highs in 2026 with…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Election Day is here, and as Americans head to the polls, viewers can tune in to a selection of dedicated midterm specials across major news networks, namely NBC’s 13-hour Decision ’26, ABC’s…

For nearly 20 years, California has drawn a line between subsidizing pay for people in front of the camera and the workforce behind it. When the state started writing checks to Hollywood in 2009, the thinking was that the purpose of tax credits for films and TV shows would be to create jobs and juice…

Tom Brady may have seven Super Bowl rings, but there’s one opponent he STILL can’t beat: a live microphone! The NFL legend dropped another four-letter word on FOX on Sunday, and this time, it wasn’t a controversial call or a brutal football injury that set him off. It was a TRIVIA QUESTION! LOLz! Related: Joan…

Versant is getting there. The cable TV-focused spinoff from NBCUniversal that owns CNBC, MS NOW, USA, Golf Channel and other assets beat Wall Street’s consensus third-quarter revenue estimate with $1.59 billion reported. $373 million (-5.3 percent) came from advertising and $245 million (+9.6 percent) from platforms ($935 million in linear distribution, $302 million in free…

Andrew Scott’s Elsinore leads the nominations for the 2026 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), which were unveiled on Tuesday. BIFA-winning actors Jay Lycurgo and Posy Sterling revealed at One Hundred Shoreditch in London that the film received 12 nominations, followed by Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning with eight, and Animol, the directorial…