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Emmy Predictions: Lead Actor (Comedy) — Matthew Rhys Takes on Two Legends Still Seeking Their First Wins
Variety’s latest Emmy predictions rank the contenders for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series ahead of final voting, highlighting a field split between newcomers and long-overlooked veterans. The category features five nominees, including two comedy stalwarts, Steve Carell and Martin Short, who have amassed numerous nominations between them but have never won an acting…
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Exceleration partners with Reach Records on global distribution
Exceleration Music has agreed a strategic partnership with Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, home to artist and co-founder Lecrae as well as Jackie Hill Perry, marking Exceleration’s first deal with both a hip-hop and a Christian music label. Through its in-house distributor Redeye Worldwide, Exceleration will give Atlanta-based Reach global physical and digital distribution and…
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Is Batman: Caped Crusader’s Joker a Nazi?
Batman: Caped Crusader’s second season reimagines the Joker as a colder, unsettling figure inspired by 1940s German Expressionist cinema, prompting speculation that the character is being depicted as a Nazi. Voice actor Matthew Needham addressed the question directly with IGN, discussing how showrunners Bruce Timm, James Tucker and Geoffrey Thorne pushed him towards a soft-spoken,…
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Louis Leterrier reveals E.T. lenses used for The Last House
Netflix has released The Last House, a sci-fi survival thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, who has since spoken to Collider about the film’s making, hidden references and craft choices. He revealed that the production shot on the same camera lenses used in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark, one of numerous nods…
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Brandon Sanderson Is Done With the Mistborn Screenplay, but Says ‘There Are Many Drafts to Come’
Author Brandon Sanderson has completed the first draft of his screenplay for a Mistborn film adaptation, though he has cautioned fans that many more drafts lie ahead before the project moves further forward. The update matters for followers of the Cosmere universe, as it marks the next stage in what has so far been a…
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Thrill-seeker Ewan McGregor gets ready for daring new TV challenge
Ewan McGregor has revealed the training he has undergone ahead of a new sailing adventure, in which he and three others will cross the Atlantic from Oban in Scotland to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 55-year-old actor, who admits he cannot sail, will join childhood friend and experienced sailor Eric Strickland as captain, along…
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Dying 4 – “Topaz”
Dying 4, the indietronica solo project of Blue Bendy guitarist Joseph Nash, has released a new single called “Topaz” ahead of his debut EP. The track follows last month’s single “Strafe” and continues to build anticipation for the project’s first extended release, offering listeners another glimpse of Nash’s sound outside his main band. Nash has…
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The “beautiful” 1985 Kate Bush song about a sex philosopher and his Orgone Energy Accumulator
Euphoric. The post The “beautiful” 1985 Kate Bush song about a sex philosopher and his Orgone Energy Accumulator first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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On Days of Our Lives, John Oliver Confirms He’s the GOAT of Soap Opera Guest Stars
Comedian John Oliver has begun a three-episode guest stint on the long-running soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, playing eccentric water inspector Devlin St. John. His first appearance aired on 11 August 2026, with the character striding into Salem’s mayoral office to warn of a “literal sewage apocalypse” caused by a contaminated well, while also…
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Kennedy Center ordered to pay Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees
A District of Columbia judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees and costs, drawing a line under a lawsuit the arts organisation itself brought and lost. Redd, a longtime host and performer at the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve concerts, pulled out of last December’s show…