Darth Vader’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Lightsaber Heads to Auction, Expected to Top $1 Million

The Hollywood Reporter - Oct 9, 2026

Will Vader's lightsaber beat the auction record set by Luke Skywalker's lightsaber? While 'Revenge of the Sith' lightsabers are bargain priced.

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Khloe Kardashian Addresses Backlash to Kardashians AI Scene

Oct 9, 2026

Khloe Kardashian Addresses Backlash to Kardashians AI Scene

Khloe Kardashian wants fans to keep up with her family’s statement about AI. After The Kardashians star and her fam received criticism for using artificial intelligence in an apparent anti-AI...

Ken Urker Slept "With a Gun Every Night" Before His Death, Sister Says

Oct 9, 2026

Ken Urker Slept "With a Gun Every Night" Before His Death, Sister Says

Ken Urker's sister is looking back on his final days. One week after Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner died on his 34th birthday, Autumn Snyder detailed how he was doing in the weeks leading up to...

DC Comics Now Sits Within Skydance Products & Publishing Division Under Josh Silverman, Alongside Warner Bros. and Paramount Consumer Products Groups

Oct 9, 2026

DC Comics Now Sits Within Skydance Products & Publishing Division Under Josh Silverman, Alongside Warner Bros. and Paramount Consumer Products Groups

The new Skydance, formed from the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, has consolidated its publishing and consumer-products teams into one group — Skydance Products & Publishing — led by Josh Silverman. Silverman, who joined Paramount Skydance in 2025 as president of global products and experiences, now serves as president of global products and […]

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments’: Behind the Scenes of the Satellite of Love

Oct 9, 2026

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments’: Behind the Scenes of the Satellite of Love

In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made. To paraphrase the show’s catchy theme song, if you’re wondering how that works, it’s just a TV show, so you should really just relax. In […]

Bill Pohlad’s Next Film ‘Miles & Juliette’ Starring Damson Idris And Anamaria Vartolomei Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins; First Image Unveiled

Oct 9, 2026

Bill Pohlad’s Next Film ‘Miles & Juliette’ Starring Damson Idris And Anamaria Vartolomei Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins; First Image Unveiled

EXCLUSIVE: Miles & Juliette, the new feature from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Pohlad and his River Road Entertainment, has started production in Paris. The film stars Damson Idris as Miles Davis and Anamaria Vartolomei as Juliette Gréco. Joining Idris and Vartolomei are J. Alphonse Nicholson as Kenny “Klook” Clarke, Jay Reeves as Tadd Dameron, Grammy-winning musician […]

Jeissy Trompiz’s ‘Three Houses’ Explores a Venezuela Where Afro and Indigenous Communities Sit on the ‘Periphery of the Periphery’

Oct 9, 2026

Jeissy Trompiz’s ‘Three Houses’ Explores a Venezuela Where Afro and Indigenous Communities Sit on the ‘Periphery of the Periphery’

“I don’t know what to tell you.” For a time, that was Jeissy Trompiz’s answer when his Brazilian filmmaker friend would ask him about Venezuela. Trompiz left Maracaibo, the oil city where he grew up, in 2014 to study filmmaking at the International School of Film and TV in Cuba, just before Venezuela’s economic and […]

11 Latin And Hispanic Movies You Absolutely Should Watch This Weekend

Oct 9, 2026

11 Latin And Hispanic Movies You Absolutely Should Watch This Weekend

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Mike Ditka, Former Chicago Bears Coach and Commentator, Dead at 86

Oct 9, 2026

Mike Ditka, Former Chicago Bears Coach and Commentator, Dead at 86

Though Mike Ditka emphasized success isn’t permanent, his legacy certainly is. The Chicago Bears former tight end and legendary coach Mike Ditka has died, his family announced Oct. 9. He was...

‘Helluva Boss’ Actor Lashes Out at NYCC Heckler: ‘I’m Going to Jump Over This Fence and End You’

Oct 9, 2026

‘Helluva Boss’ Actor Lashes Out at NYCC Heckler: ‘I’m Going to Jump Over This Fence and End You’

It was a “helluva” time at New York City Comic-Con, where an audience remember interrupted the “Helluva Boss” panel by repeatedly shouting over the cast. Following multiple attempts to silence the heckling, actor Brandon Rogers seemingly threatened the fan in a video posted online. “You need to shut the fuck up right now,” Rogers said […]

Music Industry Moves: Believe Names Adriana Sein President of Americas; Guy Moot Joins NMPA Board

Oct 9, 2026

Music Industry Moves: Believe Names Adriana Sein President of Americas; Guy Moot Joins NMPA Board

France-based music company Believe has named Adriana Sein to the newly created role of President, Americas. She will lead Believe’s commercial operations across North and South America, overseeing the Label & Artist Solutions business lines and driving the company’s continued expansion across the Americas, including the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She will report to […]

Air Supply Rocks on With World Tours, a New Album and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘The Term Soft Rock Makes Me Sick’

Oct 9, 2026

Air Supply Rocks on With World Tours, a New Album and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘The Term Soft Rock Makes Me Sick’

When it comes to Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell — partners behind the 50-year-plus hit machine Air Supply — the only four-letter word in their vocabulary is “soft.” Sure, British-born songwriter-harmonist Russell and Australian vocalist Hitchcock sing luscious love songs like “Every Woman in the World” and “Even the Nights Are Better” and make mellow […]

Sadie Sink in Talks to Star in ‘The Guest,’ Based on Emma Cline’s Bestseller

Oct 9, 2026

Sadie Sink in Talks to Star in ‘The Guest,’ Based on Emma Cline’s Bestseller

Newly-minted MCU star and “Stranger Things” alum Sadie Sink is in talks to star in and produce “The Guest,” a feature adaptation of Emma Cline’s bestselling 2024 novel. A24 and Square Peg are in negotiations to adapt Cline’s novel — which follows as “a calculating grifter navigates the treacherous world of Summer in the Hamptons” […]

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