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ACTORS ON ACTORS | Paul Anthony Kelly and Patrick Ball discuss playing TV heartthrobs on 'The Pitt' and 'Love Story.'

By Daniel D'Addario

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Dylan Mulvaney, Megan Thee Stallion, P!NK, Neil Patrick Harris and Shoshana Bean perform onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 07, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

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Tony Awards Winners 2026

Will a broken down salesman, vampire rockers, second-wave feminists or fierce feline ballroom dancers dominate the 79th Tony Awards?

By Rebecca Rubin

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: Idris Elba attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios "Masters Of The Universe" at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 18, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba Says Bond Rumors Were ‘Never Legit’ and ‘Not Realistic’: Audiences ‘Won’t Go for a Black Male Playing Bond’

Idris Elba is putting those James Bond rumors to bed. The 53-year-old acclaimed actor — who tends to play heroic characters and currently stars in “Masters of the…

By Ellise Shafer

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 06: A Ultimate Fighting Championship belt is seen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on May 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump was joined by UFC fighters to talk about the June 14th UFC Freedom 250 match to be held outside the White House. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lawsuit Looks to Shut Down Donald Trump’s ‘UFC Freedom 250’ Fight

Two Virginia residents filed a lawsuit on Saturday in hopes of stopping President Donald Trump’s plans to host a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn as part of…

By Jack Dunn

Scott Pelley Thanks Fans for Support After ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘You Are the Wind in My Sails’

Unemployment looks good on former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, who took to Instagram on Saturday to thank his fans for their support after the program’s new…

By Jack Dunn

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The Wayans brothers' horror-spoof franchise is now riding shotgun on the commercial power of the 'Scream' series. The sixth 'Scary Movie' has a few choice gags, but mostly it's so meta it's meh.
‘Masters of the Universe’

Nicholas Galitzine lends some spark to a bloated Mattel nostalgia trip. It will raise chuckles from those with fond memories of He-Man, but after 140 minutes it feels time to put away childish things.
‘Backrooms’

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‘Power Ballad’

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in John Carney's most winning pop-music drama since 'Once.' It's got the pretty chords you expect from a Carney film, but it also has the discord of true drama.

‘Young Sherlock’

Guy Ritchie delivers a perfect origin story for Sherlock Holmes.
‘Marshals’

The 'Yellowstone' spinoff turns the Taylor Sheridan franchise into a workman-like CBS procedural.
‘DTF St. Louis’

The HBO series is a perversely hilarious spin on an erotic thriller.
‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’

The NBC sitcom Tracy Morgan's best star vehicle since '30 Rock.'

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‘Icon’

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Jill Scott pulls from all directions, yet centers the sound on her triumphant album.
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Only nominally related to the Blumhouse horror franchise, the haunted-house show ditches hidden cameras for live scares.