14 Must-Read Stories About the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
The Envelope’s inaugural Cannes issue spotlights Pedro Almodóvar’s competition entry “Bitter Christmas,” while featuring actor Diego Calva on the digital cover as he appears in two festival selections. A deep‑dive by Daron James examines Nollywood’s pivot to theatrical releases after a streaming bust, positioning the West African market as the world’s second‑largest film producer. The issue also bundles analysis of Cannes’s growing dominance as the launchpad for Oscar campaigns, tax‑incentive eligibility rules, and global casting strategies.
It's Time to Wrap Your Head Around Robert Altman's 'Popeye,' Plus the Week's Best Films
Film Comment, the historic cinephile magazine that ceased print in 2020, has relaunched as a quarterly online publication, offering a complete digital archive dating back to 1962. The newsletter also highlights a slate of classic film screenings in Los Angeles,...
'Dutton Ranch' Brings 'Yellowstone's' Fan-Favorite Power Couple to South Texas
Paramount+ launches "Dutton Ranch" on May 15, continuing the love story of Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they move from Montana to South Texas. The spin‑off, created by Taylor Sheridan, pivots from the original series’...
'Widow's Bay' Is the Perfect Seaside Vacation, but Beware the Fog and Clowns
Apple TV+ launched the first two episodes of "Widow's Bay," a horror‑comedy series set on a New England island. Created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root, the show follows mayor Tom Loftis as he tries to...
Pasadena Clinic Received $34 Million in Medicare Skin Graft Scam, Court Documents Say
Federal prosecutors seized over $2 million from Expert Wound Care, a Pasadena clinic accused of billing Medicare $34 million for skin‑graft procedures that patients never received. The scheme involved 78 beneficiaries, with a single patient billed more than $6 million. Medicare’s spending on...
NFL Goes Hollywood: Inside Its Plan to Conquer Streaming and Movies
The NFL is teaming with Skydance Sports to create a dedicated content studio that will produce its first scripted streaming series, "The Land," and a slate of feature films, including a John Madden biopic and a Christmas‑day story about the New...
A SoCal Store Paid $14,000 After Being Sued. The Plaintiff Had Filed 1,800 Other Disability Lawsuits Before
Serial ADA plaintiff Anthony Bouyer, represented by Manning Law, filed his 231st lawsuit in Los Angeles County this year, targeting a small Mexican restaurant that settled for $14,000. The plaintiff has filed roughly 1,800 ADA suits statewide, leveraging California’s Unruh...
After 55 Years as a Broadcaster in L.A., Randy Rosenbloom Is Leaving Town
Veteran sportscaster Randy Rosenbloom is ending a 55‑year Los Angeles broadcasting career as he relocates to Greenville, South Carolina. His résumé includes play‑by‑play for John Wooden’s UCLA teams, volleyball at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, rowing in 2004, and more than 100...
Nurse Who Downed at Least 14 Tequila Shots Wins $300,000 in Lawsuit Against Cruise Line
Nurse Diana Sanders drank at least 14 tequila shots over 8.5 hours on a Carnival cruise, fell down stairs and suffered serious injuries. She sued Carnival Corp. for negligence and overserving, and a Miami‑Dade County jury found the cruise line...
LAX's Long-Awaited Train to Hit the Rails as Testing Begins
Los Angeles International Airport’s 2.25‑mile Automated People Mover will begin driver‑less, empty‑train testing next week, marking the first operational run after years of delays. The $5.5 billion project, started in 2019, was originally slated for a 2023 opening and is now...
Did You Feel It? As Artemis II Nears Reentry, Scientists Want to Know How Far the Sonic Boom Travels
NASA’s Artemis II moon‑flyby mission will splash down off San Diego on Friday, generating a sonic boom as the Orion capsule decelerates at roughly 30 times the speed of sound. The U.S. Geological Survey is inviting Californians to report whether they heard the...
Wipe Out a 'Civilization'? Minor Stuff Compared with What Just Happened in AI
Anthropic announced it will not launch Claude Mythos, its most powerful AI model, after internal tests showed the system could autonomously exploit a decades‑old operating‑system flaw and gain control of any server. The company discovered a 17‑year‑old vulnerability in a widely...
California May Be in Path of a ‘Super’ El Niño. It Could Bring Rain, Floods, Coastal Erosion
A super‑El Niño is shaping up for 2026, with the European Centre for Medium‑Range Weather Forecasts projecting sea‑surface temperatures up to 2 °C above seasonal norms and NOAA assigning a 90% probability of development by fall. Experts say the event could rival...
A Cracked Heat Shield Rattled NASA After Artemis I. Now, Artemis II Will Put the Fix to the Test
NASA will put a revised re‑entry trajectory to the test on Artemis II after a heat‑shield crack was discovered on the uncrewed Artemis I flight. The crewed Orion capsule will plunge into Earth’s atmosphere at 32 Mach, using a direct‑entry path that avoids...
13 Desert Side Quests to Check Out Beyond Coachella
Coachella and Stagecoach attendees are now being urged to extend their desert experience beyond the music stages by exploring 13 curated side quests in the Indio area. The guide highlights natural attractions, local eateries, outsider art, and independent record shops...