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Original title: ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Bill Skarsgard Does His Strongest Work to Date in Gus Van Sant’s Stylish and Gripping ’70s Throwback Gus Van Sant is in top form with Dead Man’s Wire, a riveting true-crime dramatization of a hostage incident from 1977, during which Indianapolis man Tony Kiritzis, claiming that his mortgage broker had deliberately sabotaged his real estate investment, kidnapped the company president and rigged a sawn-off 12-gauge shotgun with a hair-trigger wire connected to his own neck. Scripted with fat-free economy by Austin Kolodney and made in the gritty, realistic style of Sidney Lumet’s ‘70s thrillers, the film pays tribute to Dog Day Afternoon while carving its own identity, led by a crackling performance full of unforced humor from Bill Skarsgard. In addition to the primary reference of Lumet, there are reminders of other directors whose work captured the national disillusionment of the time, like Alan J. Pakula and Sydney Pollack, but also a link back to earlier Van Sant films. The casting in small roles of Kelly Lynch and John Robinson, respectively, recalls the raw, grainy look of Drugsto ...

Original title: NYFW: Machine Gun Kelly, Iman and Zac Posen to Be Honored at Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards Just as awards season begins in earnest in Hollywood, New York Fashion Week is set to kick off with its own awards show: The Annual Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards, created by Brandusa Niro, who founded DailyFrontRow.com (the insiders’ insider NY fashion news) and Daily Front Row magazine, published during fashion weeks. Now in their twelfth year, the FMAs will be handed out, as usual, the first Friday night of NYFW (Sept. 12) at the top of 30 Rock, New York’s art deco Rainbow Room. They award achievements in media, style and creativity. In the past, recipients have included Christian Louboutin, Bob Mackie, Jerry Hall, Anna Sui, and Zendaya, and the ceremony has drawn top talent to present as well. The dress code? Do your own thing, but make sure everyone’s looking. This year’s awards will be hosted by fashion blogger Bronwyn Newport, part of the cast of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. There’s always a good smattering of celebs in tow. In the past, I’ve spotted Sarah Jessic ...

Original title: New Vogue U.S. Head of Editorial Chloe Malle Is a “Proud Nepo Baby” Chloe Malle, the new U.S. editorial director of Vogue, is acknowledging her ties to nepotism. On Tuesday, it was announced that Anna Wintour tapped Malle as head of editorial content for the American Vogue edition after Wintour herself stepped down from her longstanding role as editor in chief in June. Malle joined Vogue in 2011 as a social editor and was named the editor of Vogue.com in 2023. Malle spoke with The New York Times tied to the announcement of her new role on Tuesday, where she noted that she is a “proud ‘nepo baby,’” recognizing her parent’s Oscar-nominated careers in the entertainment industry. “There is no question that I have 100 percent benefited from the privilege I grew up in,” she admitted. “It’s delusional to say otherwise. I will say, though, that it has always made me work much harder. It has been a goal for a lot of my life to prove that I’m more than Candice Bergen’s daughter, or someone who grew up in Beverly Hills.” Her mother, Candice Bergen, is an Oscar-no ...

Original title: How Chris Evans, a Semi-Active Volcano and Donkeys Came Together to Make TIFF-Bound ‘Sacrifice’ “Just to be clear,” says director Romain Gavras when discussing his new movie Sacrifice. “We didn’t actually throw anyone in a volcano.” A disclosure like this may seem unnecessary, but for a film that was partially shot on location on the rim of a semi-active volcano, it is not entirely needless. For Sacrifice, which is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, Gavras and producers traversed treacherous terrain — from mines in Northern Greece to the Cannes film market — to make an independent feature that really doesn’t look like one. In Sacrifice, Gavras dissects myth-making in its many forms. The movie follows actor Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), who is attempting a comeback after a personal crisis and subsequent soul-searching. For his first public appearance, he attends a black-tie environmental charity gala thrown by a billionaire entrepreneur (Vincent Cassel). But it gets interrupted by a violent radical group led by Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) that is searching ...

Original title: VMAs Set Preshow Details and Presenters Including Jessica Simpson, ‘Hunting Wives’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars, Paris Hilton The 2025 MTV VMAs have unveiled the first group of presenters for the awards ceremony set to take place this coming Sunday. This year’s presenters include Jessica Simpson and sister Ashlee Simpson Ross; Hunting Wives stars Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman; KPop Demon Hunters‘ Huntrix (Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami); Paris Hilton; Megan Stalter; Nikki Glaser; Drew Barrymore; Ice Spice; Ciara; Latto and Livvy Dunne. The VMAs will also air a one-hour preshow ahead of the main ceremony on MTV as well as on BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV 2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1. The preshow will be hosted by Nessa and Kevan Kenney, with KATSEYE performing “Gnarly” and “Gabriela” from their new Beautiful Chaos EP. The K-pop girl group is a first-time VMA nominee, up for best group and MTV Push performance of the year. MTV also announced Tuesday that the VMAs Extended Play Stage, presented by Doritos, will be part of the show for the first time, highlighting the fo ...

Original title: ‘South Park’ Returns This Week With Butters in Hot Water South Park returns this week, airing a fresh new Season 27 episode on Wednesday night that looks to bring back fan favorite Butters, Satan and yes, the new season’s long-awaited addition, President Trump, as it wades into the latter’s tariffs and how they impact the residents in the small Colorado mountain town. In a brief promotional spot that Comedy Central dropped on Tuesday morning, viewers find Butters in hot water at the principal’s office. It seems that he’s been trying to get his hands on a Labudu doll as a gift for his girlfriend’s birthday. But then he runs afoul of … Trump’s tariffs. The following shot from the forthcoming episode has another unhappy couple — sweethearts Satan and Trump, who descend the staircase of Air Force One. While the spot gives only a little to chew on or anticipate as Wednesday’s episode approaches, it still looks to be another unimpeachable blend of up-to-the-moment satire, the daily struggles of the kids and parents of South Park with biting, take- ...

Original title: ‘SNL’: Please Don’t Destroy Sketches Ending as John Higgins Leaves Show The Please Don’t Destroy era at Saturday Night Live is coming to an end. Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy have starred in a series of Please Don’t Destroy filmed sketches since they joined the SNL writing staff in 2021. NBC announced Tuesday that Marshall is joining the show’s cast as a featured player for the coming 51st season; with that came news that Higgins is leaving the show to pursue other opportunities, while Herlihy will remain a writer. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that with the trio no longer all employed at SNL, no more Please Don’t Destroy sketches are planned. Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy plan to continue working on other projects together outside of SNL, including have deals to co-write a pair of features at two different studios, sources tell THR. They previously wrote and starred in the 2023 film The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, which premiered on Peacock. The trio formed Please Don’t Destroy in 2017 as students at New York University. They joined ...

Original title: Esa-Pekka Salonen Back With the Los Angeles Philharmonic Superstar Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen is returning to the Los Angeles Philharmonic to take the new position of creative director beginning with the 2026-27 season, it was announced Tuesday. As part of a five-year appointment, Salonen will conduct and curate about six weeks of concerts with the LA Phil and focus on multi-disciplinary projects, festivals and the innovative programming for which the orchestra is renowned. Salonen, 67, served as the LA Phil’s music director from 1992-2009, when he commissioned and premiered a record-breaking number of works and was architect Frank Gehry’s partner in the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall downtown. “Esa-Pekka Salonen is a transformational artist whose vision helped shape the LA Phil into what it has become today,” LA Phil president & CEO Kim Noltemy said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have Esa-Pekka join the LA Phil in this historic new role, and we look forward to seeing how his innovative spirit will build on his hi ...

Original title: Disney Sued For Pay Discrimination By One of Its Former Top Lawyers Disney has been sued for pay discrimination by one of its former top lawyers, expanding a legal battle over claims from female employees who say they’re paid less than their male counterparts for similar work. The lawsuit points to systemic pay inequality at Disney, which last year settled a class action from roughly 9,000 workers in California across the company’s production and distribution arms, broadcast stations and theme parks, among various other corporate divisions. Under the deal, Disney agreed to pay $43.25 million and retain experts to address salary disparities between men and women employees. In that case, unsealed court filings indicated that Disney was aware of allegations of widespread pay inequality for years. Alisa Clairet, an ex-senior legal executive for Disney Channel who handled talent contracts, production agreements and licensing, was identified as a member of the class but chose to file her own lawsuit last month in California state court. Clairet alleges her t ...

Original title: TV Premiere Dates 2025: The Complete Guide Hundreds, if not thousands, of TV shows and specials — whether new or familiar, unscripted or scripted — will premiere on streaming, broadcast and cable outlets in the next 12 months. Even if the greatest heights of Peak TV are (for now) in the past, there will still be a dizzying number of options available to viewers. The Hollywood Reporter is here to help keep track of it all. Below is a comprehensive guide to premiere dates across all platforms for the coming year. The calendar will be updated throughout the year as more premiere and finale dates are announced, so bookmark this page for a one-stop guide to what’s coming in 2025. All times are ET/PT unless noted. ...