Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • Kristen Stewart Applauds Reopening of Cinerama Dome: “Hope They Don’t F*** It Up!”

      Kristen Stewart has welcomed Sony’s plan to restore and reopen Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, while joking that she hoped the company would not “f*** it up”. The reopening is significant because the landmark cinema has been closed since 2020, and its return would restore a prominent venue for large-format film screenings in Los Angeles. Sony announced…

    • Apple TV’s Biggest Hit of 2026 Is Officially Coming to Theaters

      Apple TV will hold free, one-night-only cinema screenings of the final three episodes of *Widow’s Bay*’s first season, its successful 2026 horror-comedy series. The event marks Apple TV’s first theatrical exposure for a television series, reflecting streaming platforms’ growing use of limited cinema releases to create publicity and fan engagement. The screenings are scheduled for…

    • Executive Turntable: SiriusXM Names Jenny Tartikoff Senior VP & Head of Communications

      Billboard’s executive round-up highlights senior communications, consulting and artist-management moves across the music industry. – SiriusXM appointed Jenny Tartikoff as senior vice-president and head of communications, reporting to president and chief content officer Scott Greenstein. – Tartikoff joins from Paramount Pictures and previously held communications roles at Spotify, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and NBC News.…

    • Chappell Roan Announces Two-Night LGBTQ+ Fundraising Event

      Chappell Roan has announced Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-night fundraising event in Los Angeles supporting trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities. The shows, at the Shrine Auditorium on 21 and 22 October, will combine drag, dance, guest appearances and a special performance by Roan, with net proceeds supporting her Midwest Princess Project. Founded in 2025, the…

    • ‘Baywatch’ Honors Hero 16-Year-Old Lifeguard Ryder Williams During Set Visit (EXCLUSIVE)

      The producers and cast of Fox’s upcoming “Baywatch” revival honoured 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams during a visit to the programme’s set in Century City. Williams had recently saved a 10-year-old boy from dangerous surf at Santa Cruz, and the tribute linked the drama’s lifeguard theme to a real-life rescue. The visit took place on the…

    • The Best Hilton Hotels in Hawaii: From a 22-Acre Waikiki Resort to Charming, Boutique Abodes 

      Variety highlights five Hilton properties in Hawaii, matching each to a different type of holiday, from large beachfront resorts to smaller Waikiki hotels. – Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort: a 22-acre beachfront resort in Honolulu with pools, waterslides, a saltwater lagoon, cultural activities, a luau and 18 dining and bar venues. – Hilton Waikoloa…

    • THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All The News, Trailers, And Reveals

      THQ Nordic’s 2026 digital showcase delivered trailers, release information and updates across its catalogue, spanning racing, role-playing, strategy, hunting, horror and music games. – Let’s Sing 2027 was announced for 3 November 2026 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, with 35 songs and local co-op for up to four players. – Updates were…

    • The classic 1980 Rush song that channels ‘The Odyssey’: “The cards were stacked against them”

      The article examines Rush’s 1980 song ‘Freewill’ as a modern reflection of themes from Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, particularly the struggle between human choice and forces beyond one’s control. It argues that the song’s philosophical focus helped Rush turn an ancient idea into a concise, characteristically cerebral rock track. Released on the album ‘Permanent Waves’, ‘Freewill’…

    • 10 Perfect Cat-and-Mouse Thriller Movies

      Collider ranks cat-and-mouse thrillers that centre on shifting power between pursuers and fugitives, criminals and investigators, or other adversaries trying to outwit each other. It argues the subgenre’s appeal lies in psychological tension and unpredictable chases, rather than action alone. – ‘Ready or Not’ (2019): A newlywed becomes prey when her in-laws hunt her during…

    • Ubisoft is reportedly planning to re-re-announce Beyond Good and Evil 2 as it nears 20 years since its first reveal

      Ubisoft is reportedly considering another public unveiling of Beyond Good and Evil 2 later this year, potentially at The Game Awards, nearly two decades after the project was first announced. The report suggests the game may be given a new title and substantially reworked, underlining the unusually long and uncertain development of one of gaming’s…