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New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Almodóvar, Baker and Diop

The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition, with selections including Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning "Anora," Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door" and Mati Diop's "Dahomey."

Thirty-three features will make up the central lineup of the annual festival presented by Film at Lincoln Center. The main slate is particularly international this year, with films hailing from 24 countries, and including 19 directors making their debut in the festival's most prestigious section.

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Swift leads 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Malone

It's Taylor Swift's world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof.

"The Tortured Poets Department" singer once again tops the VMA noms with 10 — eight for her "Fortnight" music video and nods in the artist of the year and best pop categories. She's followed by her "Fortnight" collaborator Post Malone, who is nominated along with Swift eight times and earned his ninth nom for his country hit "I Had Some Help," featuring Morgan Wallen.

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Billy Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced.

The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized Monday by a Williamson County judge in Tennessee three months after Cyrus filed for divorce.

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Disney returns to profit as streaming business starts making money for first time

The Walt Disney Co. returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time and the movie Inside Out 2 did well in theaters.

For the period ended June 29, Disney earned $2.62 billion, or $1.43 per share. A year earlier it lost $460 million, or 25 cents per share.

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Aerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler's voice last year

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler's voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour.

The iconic band behind hits like "Love in an Elevator" and "Livin' on the Edge" posted a statement Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and provided an update on Tyler's voice.

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Thousands throng dance show in Beirut despite soaring tensions with Israel

As Hezbollah's leader threatened Israel with crushing retaliation for killing their top commander, thousands in Beirut flocked to a dance extravaganza in a stark illustration of Lebanon's deep divisions.

In the capital's southern suburbs -- a Hezbollah stronghold -- tens of thousands of black-clad women and men in military uniform joined Thursday's funeral procession for slain commander Fouad Shukur.

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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter eye Broadway reunion in 2025 for 'Waiting for Godot'

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who played a pair of extraordinary slackers in three "Bill & Ted" films, are reuniting on Broadway for a revival of the brainy, existential classic "Waiting for Godot."

The play is planned for the fall of 2025 under the direction of Jamie Lloyd, a four-time Tony nominee set to direct a revival later this year of "Sunset Boulevard."

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