Entertainment

Before Joseph Wambaugh came along, the unofficial bard of the Los Angeles Police Department was Jack Webb, whose unsmiling Sgt. Joe Friday peppered every episode of “Dragnet” with homilies about …

Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who loves a disaster movie. “Paradise,” which premiered on Hulu last month and was recently renewed for a second season, has managed …

No finer actor? You won’t get any argument here. When news broke of Gene Hackman’s death, an editor asked me to name my favorite performance from the legend. I couldn’t …

A new study examining the top films of 2024 has found that Hollywood is backsliding on its diversity efforts. The 2025 edition of the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, released Thursday, …

Technicolor Group, the storied visual effects, motion graphics and animation company behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable films, is shuttering operations, including in California. The company is laying off 217 …

Peppa Pig is about to become a bigger sister — and little brother George will finally be a big bro. Seems Mummy Pig is pregnant. The cartoon British pig family, …

Authorities are investigating the deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog at their home in New Mexico but do not suspect foul play. Their bodies were …

Created by Mindy Kaling, with her “Mindy Project” co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, “Running Point,” which premieres Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable workplace family sports comedy set …

Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costume designer, whose shop draped celebrities and civilians for more than half a century, has died. She was 90. Boschet died Monday afternoon of pancreatic …

Famous friends and colleagues are mourning the death of Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star and actor best known for her roles on “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” …