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The former director for Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Richard Grenell reportedly threatened to rename the Israeli Lounge during an Oct. 7 event, telling the “mostly Jewish audience” that corporate donors would take interest in the historic space if they didn’t ante up.

Christopher Meloni bid an emotional farewell to “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on Thursday after Peacock canceled the spinoff after five seasons. “I just saw that they announced ‘OC,’ ‘Organized Crime,’ won’t be coming back,” Meloni said in an Instagram video. “So, I want to take this moment to say thank you to the fans who not only helped give the character of Elliot Stabler life and longevity, but for sticking with him and welcoming him back.” “Good ride. It was a good ride.

“The Daily Show” joked that Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI clone experiment will finally make the billionaire tech CEO appear human. “Un-freaking-believable. After decades of technological advancements, we’ve finally invented a way to make Mark Zuckerberg seem lifelike,” “The Daily Show” correspondent Grace Kuhlenschmidt said Thursday as she broke down the latest developments in technology. “And it captures all of his signature facial expressions, like angry, happy, scared and, of course, sunscreen.

This weekend’s “The Mummy” – excuse us, “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” – is the latest scary movie to open in 2026. It seems like almost every week there’s a spine-tingling new horror either opening in theaters or beamed directly to your home via the magic of streaming. And some of these films are very, very good. We’re running down our favorites of the year thus far – from zombies to sharks to murderous spores – in no particular order.

“The View” weighed in on how well Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been performing as Health and Human Services secretary, saying he hasn’t improved Americans’ quality of life at all and has only made us “sicker.” “I think it’s terrifying,” co-host Sunny Hostin said during the ABC talk show on Friday. “He’s deeply unqualified, we all knew that. He doesn’t have any medical training, medical degrees, science training, and he’s made America sicker.

French actress Leïla Bekhti will head Cannes’ Un Certain Regard jury, the festival announced on Friday. The 79th festival will take place May 12-23, 2026. The Un Certain Regard selection focuses on burgeoning auteurs. “For my first time as Jury President, I will find myself in the unique position of watching, listening, sharing, and celebrating,” Bekhti said in a statement. “Working in cinema has taught me that movies are places of encounter with others, with oneself, with the world.

There’s one more Avenger in Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Doomsday.” Kathryn Newton, who played Cassie Lang, the daughter of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) aka Ant-Man in 2023’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” has confirmed that she will be returning to the superhero-stuffed sequel via a post on X (see below). “Avengers: Doomsday” opens on Dec. 18, 2026.

“Avengers: Doomsday” is coming to theaters this December, but for the first time, an “Avengers” film won’t be screened in Imax because “Dune: Part Three” already has a deal for the premium format’s worldwide screens. So Marvel Studios will be working with theaters to help fans find other premium formats to watch the return of Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. Disney is calling the initative “InfinityVision,” a label that will highlight premium formats that meet Marvel Studios’ specifications.

After finding billion-dollar success with sequels to “Moana” and “Zootopia,” Disney is giving its 2026 Thanksgiving release slot to an original animated film: “Hexed.” Concept art and a logline for the film have been released, but Disney revealed that Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones will star Steinfeld will play Billie, a teen from a perfectly ordinary town who discovers that she is a witch, and she ends up in a magical world with the last person she wants to share it with: her uptight...

After finding billion-dollar success with sequels to “Moana” and “Zootopia,” Disney is giving its 2026 Thanksgiving release slot to an original animated film: “Hexed.” Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones were announced as leading the voice cast for the upcoming original animated feature, due in theaters on Nov. 25, 2026, during Disney’s CinemaCon presentation.