Director Yorgos Lanthimos, who was at the Cannes Film Festival with his second Emma Stone-billed feature in quick succession, “Kinds of Kindness,” said his often darkly funny films are less strange than what is going on in the world.

Director George Miller needed a fresh set of A-list actors to star in the latest installment of the “Mad Max” franchise, but he knew they would need to bring something special to the iconic roles.

Hugo Boss (BOSSn.DE), opens new tab has struck up a multi-year design partnership with Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham, the German fashion house said, as it seeks to boost demand for its Boss brand.

Kevin Costner premiered his film “Horizon: An American Saga” at the Cannes Film Festival, aiming to make it into a four-part series even though he’s not sure how he’ll finance it.

Selena Gomez said that she was relieved focus had shifted to her role in the new Mexican cartel musical “Emilia Perez” rather than her personal life, the singer told Reuters.

The surveillance video of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, comes days after he paid tribute on social media to some of the women in his life, including the mothers of his seven children and his own mother, Janice Combs.

Toward the end of its 35th season, “The Simpsons” made a move that rankled some fans: It killed a longtime resident of Springfield.

John Krasinski’s imaginary friends movie “IF” claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday. Its $35 million North American debut was also a bit lower than some projections.

Avril Lavigne has addressed the conspiracy theory that she was replaced by a body double.

A Paris court has acquitted director Roman Polanski of defaming a British actor who accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

Beach Boys star Mike Love has said he hopes his cousin Brian Wilson will still be able to make music with the band after he was placed under a conservatorship.

Thanks to a new series starring Michael Douglas, Franklin is enjoying a renaissance. But as Eric Weiner discovers, the printer, publisher and diplomat was also a consummate traveller.