John Singleton, whose Boyz n the Hood remains one of the definitive movies of the 1990s, has suffered a stroke and is hospitalized.

Social media has erupted with shout-outs and prayers for the director, who is reportedly at Cedars Sinai.

The Singleton family has issued a statement. “On Wednesday, April 17th, our belove…

Robert De Niro has been angry a lot lately, appearing in public to bitterly denounce the current administration and portraying Robert Mueller in a memorable Saturday Night Live appearance at the end of last month.

So it was surprising to see him in a relaxed and relatively mellow state for his appearance on The Late Sh…

American Idol is honoring one of its most famous alumni by bringing back Adam Lambert as a mentor for its April 28 “Queen Night,” in which the singing competition’s top eight contestants will perform a song from the band’s catalog.

Lambert, the frontman of the revived Queen since 2011, was the Season 8 runner-up on Ame…

Continuing his victory lap in the post-Mueller Report era, President Donald Trump’s tweetstorm today repeated what’s been a days-long message to his Twitter followers: There was no collusion and no obstruction.

Now that the “witch hunt” is over – with some “pretty amazing” conclusions – the Commander-in-Tweet can’t see…

3RD UPDATE, Saturday 7 AM: With chart Even though Warner Bros.’ New Line can celebrate what is expected to be an ultimately profitable success in the $9M James Wan horror production, The Curse of La Llorona – which is now looking to be headed for a $26M opening – this Easter weekend’s overall ticket sales, estimated…

Netflix has picked up an original African animated series. Mama K’s Team 4 is a superhero show from Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and London’s CAKE.

The series was created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema and designed by Cameroonian artist Malcolm Wope. In Mama K’s Team 4,  four teen girls live in…

The WGA has launched a "Weekly Feature Memo" to help connect writers to producers – the guild's latest move to keep its members working as its battle with the major talent agencies enters its second week.

As part of the new program, the guild will send a list of available specs scripts and pitches to producers and deve…

The final weekend of the Coachella Festival kicks off tonight, featuring hundreds of acts playing across eight stages and a unique Easter Sunday service by Kanye West.

The official Coachella website has the day-by-day schedule, with stage times for each artist. Highlights include Childish Gambino tonight at 11:25 PM…

EXCLUSIVE: After seven years on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice, Chicago P.D. star Jon Seda is exiting the popular NBC drama franchise. Also departing are Chicago Med co-stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling. All three are leaving as series regulars. As is always the case with the Dick Wolf TV universe…

UPDATE 3:23 PM: If Roman Polanski and his legal representatives thought the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was going to hand back his membership quickly after he took the Oscar organization to court today, they were incorrect.

“The procedures taken to expel Mr. Polanski were fair and reasonable,” an Acade…