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Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson attempt to lead the nation as it stands on the brink of nuclear warfare in the teaser trailer for the Netflix feature A House of Dynamite. Director Kathryn Bigelow‘s political thriller is set for limited theatrical release in the U.K. on Oct. 3 and in the U.S. on Oct. 10 before its streaming launch Oct. …

Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza-set drama The Voice of Hind Rajab, one of the buzziest titles coming into this year’s Venice Film Festival given its subject matter, received what might be a film festival record 23-minute and 50-second ovation after its world premiere Wednesday evening, when the audience broke into chants of “free Palestine” after the lights went up. It was …

Pink Floyd icon Roger Waters spoke of Ozzy Osbourne’s “idiocy and nonsense” in a scathing interview just weeks after the Black Sabbath legend died. Ozzy’s son Jack Osbourne hit back hard to defend his dad’s honor on Tuesday. (Watch the video below.) Waters, no stranger to controversy, lambasted his rock ‘n’ roll contemporary and the pioneering heavy metal band he …

Brandi Carlile has announced her first solo album in four years, “Returning to Myself,” set to come out Oct. 24. Carlile’s co-producers on the project are Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon, the latter of Bon Iver fame. The first single from the album, its title track, was released concurrently with the album announcement on Wednesday morning, as was …

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Lady Gaga is back with a new song. What’s more, her single “The Dead Dance” gets the music video treatment courtesy of Tim Burton, marking the first time the two creatives have ever worked together. The black-and-white visual plays into both artists’ aesthetics while keeping ties to Wednesday, the Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega as the Addams Family character of …

From left to right: Tommy Brennan, Viktoria Slowikowska and Kam Patterson are among the new cast members joining Saturday Night Live ahead of its 51st season. Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images; Ashley Landis/AP; Samantha Burkardt/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images; Ashley Landis/AP; Samantha Burkardt/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images …

Will Smith has found a new home at Paramount Pictures. The movie star and his Westbrook banner, which he runs with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, have inked a first-look deal with a focus on developing four-quadrant theatrical movies, emphasizing projects based on IP and franchise plays. The projects will be developed as starring vehicles for the Oscar winner. Under the …

Netflix has released the trailer for “A House of Dynamite,” a new political thriller from the Oscar-winning director of “The Hurt Locker,” Kathryn Bigelow. The film follows Rebecca Ferguson as Olivia Walker, a Situation Room senior duty officer who must locate the source of a lone nuclear missile heading toward the United States and stop it before it levels Chicago. …

Paramount Pictures continues its streak of high-profile deals, with a first-look, multi-picture deal with Will Smith and his company Westbrook. Following the Skydance deal last month, the new pact with Smith will focus on creating global, four-quadrant theatrical movies with franchise-starting and IP-based films.   The terms encompass a first-look deal with a development commitment to franchise-starters, positioned as starring vehicles for Smith which …