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Millie Bobby Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, were spotted sharing a tender kiss during a romantic stroll. The couple looked every bit the picture of young love, radiating joy and affection as they walked hand in hand, sipping on iced coffee and flashing bright smiles.Millie, the star of “Stranger Things,” looked effortlessly retro, chic, and summer-ready in a sleeveless white top paired with vibrant yellow shorts.

Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Lucasfilm Creative Chief Dave Filoni were on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss the “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” this week (read our review). And while all eyes are on season two of “Ahsoka,” which Filoni says he’s writing, so it’s presumably on the way at some point, many fans are wondering what’s going on with the feature-length film.

A while ago, we highlighted the relatively new film club/ cinephile-friendly streaming service, Galerie. This is a service, unlike Netflix, Prime Video, and the rest, that is all about acclaimed filmmakers curating lists of films.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The Mediterrane Film Festival announced its complete program ahead of its second edition, taking place in Malta’s capital of Valetta from June 22-30. New titles selected include recent Cannes highlights in Coralie Fargeat’s Demi Moore-led body horror “The Substance” and Roberto Minvervini’s “The Damned,” which join previously announced films like Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Kinds of Kindness” and Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow.” Further program additions include Mahdi Fleifel’s Directors’ Fortnight standout “To a Land Unknown,” which Variety labeled “a confident, angry, fully-realized drama,” and Truong Minh Quy’s Un Certain Regard breakout “Viet and Nam.” An extended version of the Malta-shot “Jurassic World: Dominion” will play as part of the Malta Expanded strand, while on the retrospective end of the program, the festival will honor David Bowie with screenings of Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and Lisa Azuelos’s “My Way,” plus a masterclass on the musician’s enduring legacy helmed by British Film Commissioner Adrian Wootton titled “David Bowie: Celebrating 60 Years of Genius.” Artistic Director Teresa Cavina said she is “very happy” with the selection, calling it “a chorus of strong and harmonious voices that, through extraordinary films, gives shape to a complex and varied universe, a mirror of the reality that surrounds us, often difficult to decipher, sometimes painful, but also full of hope and capacity for renewal.” Cavina also emphasised the strong female presence at this year’s festival, with 16 films — almost half of the festival’s official selection — comprised of works directed by women.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large It’s been more than a year and a half since Rob Wade took over as CEO of Fox Entertainment. On Monday at the Banff World Media Festival, Wade made his first extensive public comments about how it’s been going so far — and elaborated on any new acquisition plans he might have for the company, the fate of some of the third party shows still on his air (including “9-1-1: Lone Star”) and the decision behind his recent corporate restructuring network, studio and distribution operations into their own divisions.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Will Arnett is expanding his relationship with Fox Entertainment. The actor and comedian, who hosts Fox’s “Lego Masters,” has sealed an overall producing deal for his Electric Avenue Prods. to produce fare for the network’s in-house production company.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events JoJo Siwa put on quite the colorful show at L.A. Pride in the Park on Saturday night at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Not only did the former “Dance Moms” star end her performance by drinking from a vodka bottle (it’s not known if it contained real alcohol or if it was just water), but she also dropped plenty of f-bombs.

Tributes have been paid to the Indian media baron Ramoji Rao, who has died at the age of 87.

Earlier this year, a documentary by the name of “Sugarcane” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and presented audiences with a harrowing look at the Canadian Indian residential school system and the emotional fallout stemming from years of horrendous abuse behind these doors. For those who may have bore witness to such a film, there’s an unusual sense of recurrence in the topics unveiled throughout “Missing From Fire Trail Road,“ one which starts as what could be initially presumed to be a simple look at a missing persons case from several years prior but eventually flows into strangely familiar territory.

The U.S. added 272,000 jobs in May, beating expectations, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4%.

Craig Doyle, a regular face on This Morning, had fans rushing to offer their support after he disclosed some heartbreaking news on his Instagram.The beloved Irish presenter has recently taken an extended break from his hosting duties on the popular ITV morning show. While viewers called to make him a permanent host on the ITV show, during this time off, he took to social media and shared a touching tribute marking five years since his father, Sean's passing after a long battle with dementia.

Jax Taylor is in trouble with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health! Why? A viral video back in April seemed to show him changing his 3-year-old son Cruz‘s diaper on the bar at his restaurant!

A concerning new study has revealed the presence of microplastics in human testicles, raising serious concerns about male fertility.

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or.Baker accepted the prize with his movie’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony Saturday. The win for “Anora” marks a new high point for Baker, the director of “The Florida Project.” It’s also, remarkably, the fifth straight Palme d’Or won by indie distributor Neon, following “Parasite,” “Titane,” “Triangle of Sadness” and last year’s winner, “Anatomy of a Fall.”“I don’t really know what’s happening right now,” said Baker.While “Anora” was arguably the most acclaimed film of the festival, its win was a slight surprise.

Demi Moore appeared to also scold the audience while introducing Cher on stage at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Cannes Gala.“I’m going to see if this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for,” Moore said in a video shared by Vanity Fair’s Ramin Setoodeh via X, formerly Twitter. “I’m just making sure that you’re really, really with me.”“Because this incredible woman that I’m about to introduce — she’s a Grammy winner, an Oscar winner, an Emmy winner.”The “A Few Good Men” actress then paused and appeared to address a heckler.“Are you an Emmy winner over there in the back of the room?” She asked an attendee in the back of the audience.

Anamaria Vartolomei, the breakout star of Audrey Diwan’s Venice prizewinning “Happening,” is under the spotlight at this year’s Cannes Film Festival playing strong women in a pair of movies, “Being Maria” and “The Count Monte Cristo.” Both movies are supported by Chanel for which Vartolomei is an ambassador. Vartolomei says since starring in Diwan’s drama “Happening,” which was set in the 1960s and centered around the then-illegal act of abortion, she has continued being lured to demanding roles with political and social themes.

Vanessa Hudgens is stepping out for lunch with husband Cole Tucker.

Mark your calendar, Steven Spielberg fans. THR reports that the American auteur’s next film will hit theaters on May 15, 2026, courtesy of Universal and Amblin Entertainment.

King Charles has no time for the ongoing feud with Prince Harry — not when he’s fighting cancer!

“Yellowstone” star, 69, insisted that he “didn’t f–king cry” as it seemed he did when his new movie, “Horizon: An American Saga,” received an 11-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Costner appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday after his trip to France and revealed what was going through his mind when he experienced the positive response to his Western feature. “I actually started walking my life backwards for a second,” he said.