Arts & Culture

DGA Reaches Tentative Four-Year Deal With AMPTP; SAG-AFTRA Offers Solidarity

SAG-AFTRA praised the DGA after directors reached a tentative four-year deal with studio negotiators, a step toward aligning Hollywood’s major unions.

#dga, #sag-aftra, #amptp, #hollywood, #labor

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve 2026 TV/Theatrical Deal With Raises, AI Protections and Pension Merger

SAG-AFTRA members approved a four-year TV/theatrical tentative deal with wage increases, tighter AI protections, merged pension plans and improved residuals.

#sagaftra, #hollywood, #contracts, #ai

Marjane Satrapi, Author of Persepolis, Dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian‑French author and filmmaker best known for Persepolis, has died at 56, the Élysée Palace announced Thursday.

#satrapi, #persepolis, #obituary, #france

Sonny Rollins, Influential Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 95

Jazz titan Sonny Rollins, whose sax on 'Saxophone Colossus' and standards like 'St. Thomas' reshaped modern jazz, died at 95 in Woodstock, N.Y.

#jazz, #obituary, #music, #sonnyrollins

Academy Says Only Human Performers and Human-Authored Screenplays Eligible for 99th Oscars

For the 99th Academy Awards, the Academy will only accept credited acting by human performers and screenplays that are human‑authored, though limited AI use remains under review.

#academy, #oscars, #artificialintelligence, #film

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor who reshaped San Francisco Symphony, dies at 81

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and San Francisco Symphony leader who co-founded New World Symphony, died April 22 at 81 after glioblastoma.

#classicalmusic, #obituary, #sanfrancisco

Alex Garland’s Elden Ring Film to Be Shot for IMAX, Release Set for March 3, 2028

Bandai Namco says Alex Garland’s live-action Elden Ring will be filmed for IMAX, feature an ensemble cast and open in theaters March 3, 2028.

#entertainment, #film, #eldenring, #a24, #gaming

Cannes Critics’ Week to Open With Animated Memoir, Adds Yemen and Kosovo — No U.S. Films in 2026 Lineup

Critics’ Week will open with the animated In Waves, includes first entries from Yemen and Kosovo, and features no U.S. films in its 65th lineup.

#cannes, #filmfestival, #criticsweek, #animation

Coachella 2026 opens with Sabrina Carpenter headlining and a global 4K livestream

Coachella 2026 opened April 10 in Indio, with Sabrina Carpenter headlining Weekend 1 and a 4K YouTube multiview livestream reaching millions worldwide.

#coachella, #music, #livestream, #pop

New Directors/New Films Opens 55th Edition With Queer Horror 'Leviticus'

New Directors/New Films opens April 8 with Adrian Chiarella’s queer conversion-therapy horror Leviticus; the festival runs April 8–19 at MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center.

#filmfestival, #cinema, #newdirectors, #queerfilm

Prime Video premieres final season of 'The Boys' with two‑episode debut; finale set for May 20

Prime Video released the first two episodes of The Boys' final season April 8, beginning a weekly rollout that culminates with a May 20 finale.

#theboys, #primevideo, #streaming, #tv

Olivia Rodrigo Announces Lead Single 'drop dead' for April 17; Album Due June 12

Olivia Rodrigo revealed the lead single “drop dead,” out April 17, and confirmed her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, arrives June 12.

#oliviarodrigo, #music, #pop, #albumrelease