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Michaela Zee Jack Black is hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the first time in nearly 20 years — and he kicked off tonight’s episode with a song about his return. Black began his opening monologue by jokingly announcing that he was quitting the hosting gig. “I know, it’s the first time ever a host has quit in the middle of the monologue.

Carolyn Giardina The Future of Cinema Summit at the NAB Show opened Saturday morning with speakers who agreed that AI can make production faster and cheaper, but it can’t do everything. Meanwhile, the issue of jobs remained murky. “This is the age of the generalist,” suggested Eric Shamlin, CEO of AI-driven production studio Secret Level and co-chair of the TV Academy’s AI Task Force, during the SMPTE-produced summit.

EXCLUSIVE: Penguin Random House Imprint Storehouse Voices has snapped up director/writer/producer David E. Talbert’s memoir for six figures, we hear.

The ratcheting up of the Israel-Gaza conflict and recent attacks on pro-Palestinians activists loomed large at the opening of the Doha Film Institute’s annual talent and project meeting on Friday.

Cult Of The Lamb composer River Boy (real name Narayana Johnson) has died.The news was shared via a statement posted across their social media channels, though a cause of death has not been announced.As audio director of Massive Monster, River Boy created the iconic score for Cult Of The Lamb and also voiced every Follower within the game. He also released music as part of the duo Willow Beats.“It’s with heavy and broken hearts we have to announce that Narayana Johnson, AKA River Boy, has passed away,” said the statement posted on Bluesky.

Brittany Broski is kicking off her music career!

Hunter Ingram If it’s a contest for who most deserves to finally go home after the world’s longest hospital shift in Max’s “The Pitt,” few have a better case to make than Dr. Cassie McKay. Played by Fiona Dourif, McKay is a skilled, empathetic doctor whose personal drama has outmatched even that of her patients, culminating in this week’s 14th episode, aka “8:00 P.M.,” when she is arrested.

A Minecraft Movie is now in theaters and it’s expected to top the box office this weekend.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Richard Burton never got around to writing an official set of memoirs before his untimely, alcohol-hastened death in 1984, though the star’s posthumously published diaries are among the great volumes of their kind in the showbiz library: sometimes brutally candid about himself, often savagely catty about others, and reflective of a wry, wicked mind behind the boorish antics that kept him in the headlines. There’s little of that wit or mischief to be found in Marc Evans‘ quiet, earnestly soft-hearted biopic “Mr.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are feeling the strain of cracking one too many cases together. And, in new footage that Disney premiered for “Zootopia 2” at CinemaCon, that’s sent them to partners therapy. It’s overseen by Dr.

The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are coming!

We have the nominees for the ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Dan Da Dan, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries will vie for the marquee Anime of the Year prize, which will be handed out during a May 25 ceremony in Tokyo.

A paid for ad feature for viagogoNon-profit organisation Strut Safe has launched a new campaign to help music fans get home safely after late-night gigs with the #SAVETHENUMBER initiative, supported by viagogo and Uber.The campaign has been launched to raise awareness around Strut Safe’s non-judgemental support line [0333 335 0026], which is operational between 7pm and 3am every Friday and Saturday evening, as well as 7pm and 1am on Sundays. “If you’re walking alone, our volunteers will be a friendly voice to keep you company and help you feel safe until you are through the door,” said the non-profit.As part of the #SAVETHENUMBER campaign, viagogo is offering a £10 discount code on rides across the UK for anyone travelling to or from gigs.

Brazilian director Walter Salles kicks off the 11th Doha Film Institute’s Qumra meeting this Friday, in one of his first international appearances since political drama I’m Still Here won the Best International Feature Film Academy Award on March 2.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Alison Krauss will sell no high, lonesome sound before its time. Her fans don’t have to be reminded — although we will anyway — that it’s been 11 years since the last tour by her bluegrass band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and an even longer 14 since the group’s last album. She and the other members have had side hustles, of course, like Krauss spending the last three summers on the road with a Robert Plant co-bill, which is no one’s idea of slumming.

Katcy Stephan Writer-director Nora Kirkpatrick‘s debut feature “A Tree Fell in the Woods,” starring Alexandra Daddario, Daveed Diggs, Josh Gad and Ashley Park, has wrapped production. The film is a surrealistic drama about the lies that get us out of bed in the morning, the lies that get us through the day and the lies that get us into bed with other people.

Naman Ramachandran “Game of Thrones” veteran Iain Glen‘s latest role is portraying Major General Leonard Wood in “Quezon,” the upcoming historical drama from acclaimed Filipino director Jerrold Tarog. In an interview with Variety from the film’s set in the Philippines, Glen discussed his preparation for inhabiting the role of Wood, who served as governor-general of the Philippines from 1921-1927 and was instrumental in Manuel L.

Celebrities are paying tribute to Val Kilmer.

Val Kilmer's passing at 65, just three years after his last film appearance, has left fans, friends, and Hollywood co-stars devastated. His family announced that he died on Tuesday after a bout of pneumonia.This followed a long battle with throat cancer, which began with his diagnosis in 2014. Although he eventually received the 'all clear', Val's cancer treatment left his voice irreparably damaged.

Ellise Shafer Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65 after battling throat cancer, became one of the biggest stars of the ’80s and ’90s with a diverse array of films, ranging from action thrillers to biopics and comedies.After scoring his first movie role in the 1984 action comedy “Top Secret,” Kilmer broke through with his performance in the sci-fi comedy “Real Genius” (1985) before soaring into the mainstream alongside Tom Cruise in 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.” He then starred in Ron Howard’s fantasy “Willow” (1988) before receiving critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 “The Doors” biopic.The ’90s brought a steady stream of hits for Kilmer, who became one of the best-paid actors of the decade. He took on the Western genre alongside Kurt Russell in “Tombstone” (1993), starred in crime dramas including Michael Mann’s classic “Heat” (1995) and became a superhero the same year with Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Forever.” In 1998, he voiced Moses in the animated musical “The Prince of Egypt,” and reunited with Oliver Stone for 2004’s “Alexander.” His career slowed down after he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, and eventually lost most of his ability to speak, but in 2022 he returned to the big screen in “Top Gun: Maverick” for an emotional scene with Cruise.Take a look at Kilmer’s career in photos below.

New York Times report, Kilmer’s death was confirmed by his daughter Mercedes Kilmer. Val died on Tuesday (April 1) due to pneumonia, per Mercedes.