Entertainment

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After a dazzling first season, “Interview with the Vampire” moves in a lower-key mode through its second, a perhaps inevitable byproduct of Lestat’s diminished role. Yet this AMC adaptation of Anne Rice’s books remains a tasty trip through history and geography, having changed venues from New Orleans to

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, two Swedish married couples went on the most consequential double date in music history, changing pop for good at the Eurovision Song Contest. True, the bar wasn’t too high. 1974 was also the year that Paul Anka topped charts with “(You’re) Having My Baby,” a track

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the May 9 episode of “Young Sheldon.” Anyone who watched “The Big Bang Theory” with any regularity over its 12 seasons knew what was coming as its prequel “Young Sheldon” comes to a close, but the knock at the door that ended

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hailey and Justin Bieber are going to be parents. The couple announced the news on Thursday on Instagram, both sharing a video that showcases Hailey Bieber’s growing belly. They also posted a series of photos that show the “Yummy” singer, 30, taking photos of his 27-year-old wife, who is

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has officially added her “Tortured Poets” Era to her tour setlist. On Thursday, the superstar singer debuted a revamped setlist for in Paris, which was also the first stop on the European leg of her tour after a two-month break. Swift performed several songs from her new

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “The Bear” is preparing to open its doors once more. Hulu and FX’s beloved culinary series is set to debut its third season on June 27, according to a news release on Thursday. All 10 episodes of the new season will be available to stream on that date. The

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The bar is about to open again. A new podcast, titled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes),” is coming to SiriusXM, 30 years after Danson and Harrelson marked the end of their pub-set hit sitcom, “Cheers.” “Each week on ‘Where Everybody Knows Your

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kristen Stewart sounds happy about the work being done by Hollywood’s female directors, but feels there’s still not enough women at the helm of projects in the entertainment industry. Stewart is working on directing her first feature film, based on the 2011 memoir from Lidia Yuknavitch, “The Chronology

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A new “Bluey” series is coming. The Australian animated program about a blue dog and her family, frequently praised by parents as the least annoying and most emotional children’s series, will return to Disney+ in a new “Bluey Minisodes” series in July. The collection will include 20 shorts, written

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Oscar-winning team behind the nearly $6 billion blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies is reuniting to produce two new films. The first of the new projects from Sir Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens is tentatively titled “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Great news for fans of “Speed.” Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, who starred in the 1994 hit movie, joined a conversation on the podcast “50 MPH” and addressed a possible third film in the franchise. “I mean, you know — we’d freakin’ knock it out of the park,”

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — British actor Nicholas Galitzine has said that the focus on his appearance has left him feeling like a “cut of beef at a meat market,” adding that he wants to be “taken seriously as a performer.” The 29-year-old actor, who appears opposite Anne Hathaway in the new romantic comedy

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The latest Netflix project falling under the Obamas’ production deal, “Bodkin” initially possesses an intriguing “Twin Peaks”-like vibe with a touch of “Local Hero,” the classic 1983 film about a young executive dispatched to a Scottish village. Here, it’s an American podcaster invading a quirky Irish town, nosing

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Seven years after a trilogy that ended with Caesar (Andy Serkis) leading his flock to the promised land, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” didn’t exactly have a clear road map for where and how to revive the franchise. Given that, this latest addition surpasses expectations, honoring the