Packaged in short film format, it tells the story of a friendship between a human and a monster.

The 2021 VMAs -- a show known more for ostentatious performances, made-for-Twitter moments and wild costumes than the actual awards -- was back with its signature elaborate performances before a masked full audience after a 2020 show that saw many celebrities accept prizes via video stream.

The Venice Film Festival roared back to life this year with a starry and feminist-tinged selection that leaves the competition wide open for who will take home the Golden Lion on Saturday.

"To play something as diverse as those two characters are, apart from each other, is fantastic," said Cumberbatch.

The movie adaptation of Broadway smash hit Dear Evan Hansen finally reopened North America's biggest movie gathering.

Affleck and Lopez, a glamorous duo known popularly as "Bennifer", have recently rekindled their romance after almost 20 years.  

The 70-year-old drummer and singer underwent surgery on his back in 2009 and again in 2015 that affected his nerves, and he also has diabetes.

Jenner, the youngest sibling of the Kardashian clan, kept her first pregnancy private until a few days after Stormi's birth, when she shared a first picture on Instagram.

The magazine said Lawrence's representative had confirmed the pregnancy, after news spread on Twitter on Wednesday evening.

Universal Studios Hollywood is notorious for its spooky annual Halloween transformation, when a series of ghoulish interactive "mazes" pop up around the California theme park.

In recent days, regulators have ordered broadcasters to resist "abnormal aesthetics" such as "sissy" men, calling for more masculine representations in programming.

Video game publisher Ubisoft on Tuesday named insider Igor Monceau as its new creative director, a year after his predecessor left the company amid a sexual harassment scandal.

Getting access to a "maquiladora", one of the hundreds of factories that line Mexico's border with the United States, was the biggest challenge of shooting Lorenzo Vigas' latest film at Venice. 

Experienced crews, lower labour costs and generous production incentives have long attracted international film makers to countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary.

The band announced their comeback on Thursday. The album is due to be released on November 5, and the London gig featuring their digital avatars is expected in May 2022.

Inspired by 60s-era California folk music and 2000s-era radio pop, Lorde makes her case for “Album of the Summer” while raising awareness for environmentalism and mental welfare

That figure, for the Friday-through-Sunday period, was a Labor Day weekend record, the Hollywood Reporter said, and the film is expected to take in an additional $12.1 million on Monday. 

Giant worms and inter-planetary battles rocked the Venice Film Festival on Friday as Dune, one of the most hotly anticipated blockbusters in years, finally landed for its world premiere. 

Family, friends and entertainment companies have hailed Thursday's release of dangdut singer Saipul Jamil from Cipinang prison, where he had been serving time for convictions of child molestation and bribery.

Fans prepared for a cavalcade of stars to descend on Venice's glitzy Lido island, including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and Javier Bardem.

Netflix demonstrated its creative mettle once again in Venice on Thursday with two powerful movies from elite filmmakers.

With eight albums and more than 40 singles in less than a decade, the Swedish band burst onto the music scene in 1974 and became a cult sensation with remarkable staying power.

Nearly four decades after disbanding, Swedish superstars ABBA were expected to announce a "sensational comeback" collaboration.

In Hollywood's latest attempt to score in the huge -- but highly restrictive -- Chinese market, an Asian actor has been cast as a leading Marvel superhero for the first time.

Launching on Tuesday on Hulu the series recounts the capers of three neighbors who attempt to solve a murder in their Manhattan apartment building while recording a podcast at the same time.

Here is a selection of the great and not-so-great attempts that have gone before her.

Louis, using a pseudonym, told the Brooklyn federal courtroom he was 17 when Kelly slipped him his phone number while the teenager was working the night shift at a McDonald's drivethru in suburban Chicago, near the R&B artist's home.

Following the ruckus regarding musician Tompi's new film, it's clear Indonesia still has some improvement to make when it comes to understanding the critic's role in the industry.

Zhang lost his sight in his early twenties, but since going blind has discovered a love for cinema at the 'talking film' club, where volunteers give vivid narrations to an auditorium of blind or partially sighted cinemagoers.

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello talks collaborating on The Atlas Underground Fire, his latest solo album due out in October as a sequel to 2018's The Atlas Underground, how the pandemic affected his music and his personal connection to Afghanistan.