“Star Wars” superstar Mark Hamill joined President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for a momentous reason this week: to wish the president’s followers on social media a happy Star Wars Day. In a video shared by the president’s official X account, Biden himself delivered the celebration of the famed “may the force” pun, “May the 4th be with you” — before Hamill came into the frame and added, “Always.” The video was shared with the caption, “We had a very good feeling about this. May the 4th be with you, America.” We had a very good feeling about this. May the 4th be with you, America. pic.twitt ..read more

The rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake kept ratcheting up Friday, starting with Lamar’s “6:16 in LA” Friday morning, Drake dropping “Family Matters” in response that evening — then Lamar quickly clapping back, less than an hour later, with the ultra-personal “Meet the Grahams.” In “Family Matters,” Drake’s response to Lamar’s “euphoria” released Monday, Drake directly challenged Lamar with allegations of physical abuse and infidelity. Lamar hasn’t addressed the first allegation, but openly admitted to chronically cheating on his partner, Whitney Alford, on his album “Mr. Morale & t ..read more

As Paramount comes off a rocky week in which the company lost its CEO and its exclusivity window of merger talks with Skydance came to an end without a deal, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says his company sold its entire stake in Paramount. “We sold it all, and we lost quite a bit of money, that happens in this business too,” Buffett said on Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. He added he was “100% responsible” for the Paramount decision. According to the latest filings, Berkshire owned 63.3 million shares of Paramount Global at the end of 2023. The comp ..read more

The award-winning anime series “My Hero Academia” Season 7 is back in session and Deku is ready to take on Shigaraki and All For One. Written and illustrated by its creator Kōhei Horikoshi, “My Hero Academia” was adapted from its manga series and into an anime, which premiered in 2018. In the show, a young boy named Izuku Midoriya aspires to be a “Quirk” — a human with super powers. Initially possessing none of his own, he is gifted by the greatest hero power, All Might, after being the only person to stand up for and protect a friend during a tragic accident. His adventures continue when he j ..read more

The dark side is starting to get the upper hand in the new trailer for “The Acolyte,” a new original “Star Wars” series set to debut on Disney+ in June. The show hails from “Russian Doll” alum Leslye Headland, who serves as creator and executive producer for a story that takes place hundreds of years before the events of the Skywalker saga.  In “The Acolyte,” an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal al ..read more

A24 is back with another trippy and wholly unique film in “I Saw the TV Glow,” described as a “modern masterpiece” by TheWrap’s William Bibbiani. The film, which was written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun (“We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”), centers on a teen student whose idea of what reality is shifts after they’re introduced to a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”-like TV show. Producers who hopped aboard the film include Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Dave McCary (“A Real Pain”), Ali Herting (“Problemista”), Sarah Winshall (“Clara’s Ghost”) and Sam Intili (“Late Night”). Here’s everything you ne ..read more

Plans for Pauly Shore to star as iconic ’80s fitness guru Richard Simmons in a biopic were announced in January. The news was met with condemnation from Simmons himself, who noted that he wasn’t attached and didn’t approve of the project. As Simmons has continued to prove unwilling to give the film his blessing, Shore told a Netflix Is A Joke live show audience that the movie’s being made “whether he likes it or not.” Shore said, “I’m also gonna be starring in the Richard Simmons biopic…whether he likes it or not, Richard. Just another f–king bump in my f–king road,” according to a report from ..read more

For a cover story on the pro-Palestine demonstrations at Columbia University, New York Magazine enlisted the help of students from the Columbia Daily Spectator, the university’s independent student newspaper. “On the morning of Wednesday, April 17, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik was scheduled to address Congress about antisemitism on campus,” a post about the collaboration began. “Hours earlier, in the dead of night, pro-Palestinian students began executing plans to occupy the school’s South Lawn. The events that unfolded over the next 14 days — protests, counter-protests, the t ..read more

Tarot card readings are all the rage now, but the new horror film – succinctly called “Tarot” – puts a dark spin on the process. The film – directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg – follows a group of friends who break the rules of tarot card readings to disastrous results. They release an evil force and face their fate one by one. Here’s everything you need to know about the new movie, how to watch “Tarot” right now and where to expect it on streaming. When Does “Tarot” Come Out? “Tarot” hits theaters everywhere on Friday, May 10. “Tarot” Showtimes And Tickets Look for “Tarot” showtimes an ..read more

Francis Ford Coppola has dropped the first look at his upcoming “Megalopolis,” his self-funded passion project with an all-star cast that includes Adam Driver. Coppola shared the trailer for the movie on Instagram, where he also revealed the film was meant as a gift to his late wife. She passed last month. Coppola wrote, “Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my dear wife Eleanor. I really had hoped to celebrate her birthday together this May 4th. But sadly that was not to be, so let me share with everyone a gift on her behalf.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Francis ..read more