Changes are coming to one of the city’s oldest restaurants as a more than century-old tradition is ending. Philippe the Original, which was founded in 1908 and lays claim to inventing the French dip ...

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Elaina Patton is a writer and editor based in New York. Over the past decade, she’s worked in hard news, magazine publishing, and entertainment journalism. But her specialty is crafting reported ...

Nicholas Brendon, the actor who portrayed Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 54. Brendon’s family announced the actor’s death Friday night in a statement, adding that he ...

Matt Clark, the veteran character actor who appeared in popular films and television shows across a 50-year career, has died. He was 89. Clark, best known for playing bartender Chester in “Back to the ...

Sean Penn has won his third Oscar, this time for supporting actor for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” Penn didn’t attend the Oscar ceremony. Kieran Culkin presented the ...

Sean Penn won his third Academy Award and first in the best supporting actor category for playing Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in 'One Battle After Another' Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at PEOPLE who ...

Dracula, filmmaker Luc Besson’s version of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel, is new on digital streaming this week. “In the wake of a devastating loss, a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry-Jones) ...

Vertical has announced the digital release date for Dracula, the latest gothic romance fantasy movie from French filmmaker Luc Besson. This comes a month after the film made its debut in U.S. theaters ...

Awards season rolled along on Sunday night with the 32nd annual Actor Awards (formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards). Hosted once again by Kristen Bell and streamed on Netflix from the Shrine ...

The 2026 Actor Awards — previously known as the SAG Awards — have come and gone, and the Screen Actors Guild has celebrated the best work in their industry. The light and speedy ceremony focused on ...