A River of News

Culture headlines, Sunday, October 4, 2026

80 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 3

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    Sarah Jessica Parker Says She’s ‘Never’ Worn Her Archived ‘Sex and the City’ Wardrobe Because ‘There’s a Huge Separation Between Myself and Carrie Bradshaw’ Variety by Isabelle Farina
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    Zoe Kazan on Honoring Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ for Netflix Series While Rethinking Its Characters The Hollywood Reporter by Lexy Perez story
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    Marvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans Variety by William Earl

22:00 UTC 8

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    Is ‘Rubber Soul’ the Beatles’ Best Album? The Answer to That is as Malleable as the Shifting Track Lists, but This ‘Super Deluxe’ Is Super Essential: Boxed Set Review Variety by Chris Willman story
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    James Van Der Beek Remembered In Tearful ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Reunion At Greg Berlanti’s Heroes Gala That Also Honored Katherine LaNasa Deadline by Nellie Andreeva story
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    Fox One Offering Free Trial, Bundle Discount for NFL Streaming Coverage Online Variety by Tim Chan
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    Q3’s Horror Box Office Shows the Trouble with Always Hunting Another ‘Obsession’ IndieWire by Alison Foreman
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    Rachel Reid on Upcoming Book ‘Unrivaled’ and Keeping All Those ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Secrets The Hollywood Reporter by Nicole Fell
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    Sheryl Lee Ralph Imagines ‘Abbott Elementary’ Running As Long As ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: “I Want To Take This Journey” Deadline by Glenn Garner
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    What David Zaslav Got Wrong About ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Variety by Rebecca Rubin
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    Peacock’s Free Trial Offer Returns – But You Won’t Find It On the Streaming Service Variety by Atingley4 story

21:00 UTC 4

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    Newport Beach Film Fest: ‘Furious’ Star Emmy Rossum Will Receive TV Performance Award, Guest on Live Episode of ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod The Hollywood Reporter by Scott Feinberg
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    Fall for Dance Returns, With an A-for-Effort Stunt The New York Times by Brian Seibert
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    Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ To Lose Around $150M: Deconstructing The Disaster Deadline by Anthonypauldalessandro story
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    Taylor Swift’s ‘Encore’ Edition Boosts ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Back to No. 1 for First Time Since January, Adding a 13th Week on Top Variety by Chris Willman story

20:00 UTC 4

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    James Gunn Is Writing His Next Movie Following ‘Man of Tomorrow’: “Already In It” Deadline by Glenn Garner story
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    With ‘Verity,’ Anne Hathaway Has Her Third No. 1 Movie This Year The New York Times by Derrick Bryson Taylor story
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    J. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’ Storyboard Artist, Dies at 67 The Hollywood Reporter by Carly Thomas story
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    ‘The History Of Concrete’ Cracks $1 Million, ‘NAZA’ Lifts Off – Specialty Box Office Deadline by Jillg366 story

19:00 UTC 1

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    James Gunn Confirms He’s ‘Already’ Writing His Next Film Ahead of ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Variety by Isabelle Farina story

18:00 UTC 5

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    White House Slams Chuck Lorre’s “Peanut-Sized Brain” After He Roasts Trump: “Immediately Seek Psychiatric Help” Deadline by Glenn Garner story
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    Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Launches Petition to ‘Fight Online Harassment’ Following Partner Ken Urker’s Death: ‘Fame Does Not Erase Humanity’ Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium’s Attendance Record While Wearing “Free Palestine” Shirt The Hollywood Reporter by Carly Thomas story
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    The Reluctant Vampire review – Lenny Rush’s absolute joy of a comedy is perfectly cast The Guardian by Lucy Mangan
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    ‘Ba’s Book’ Director Uncovers Father’s Secrets Over Vietnam War, Revolutionary Iran Upbringing The Hollywood Reporter by Etan Vlessing story

17:00 UTC 3

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    Sass Jordan, Singer and Longtime ‘Canadian Idol’ Judge, Dies at 65 Variety by Isabelle Farina story
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    ‘Reacher’ Author Explains Why He “Vetoed” Third Tom Cruise Movie, Calls Prime Series A “Fabulous Luxury” Deadline by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘Spotlight’ Director Says The Catholic Church Hasn’t Done ‘Enough’ To Protect Children From Sexual Assault 10 Years After Film’s Best Picture Win: ‘Not Until Every Child Is Safe’ Variety by Antonio Ferme story

16:00 UTC 16

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    Daily Wire’s Pro-ICE Film ‘Pawn Shop’ Production Temporarily Suspended Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    ‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ Review: A Crucial Palestinian Scholar, Revived for a New Generation The Hollywood Reporter by Lovia Gyarkye
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    ‘Verity’ Lures 2nd Best Opening For Colleen Hoover Pic With $62M+ WW; ‘Digger’ DOA At $20M WW – Global Box Office Deadline by Anthonypauldalessandro story
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    Marjoe Gortner, Child Preacher and ‘Earthquake,’ ‘Falcon Crest’ Actor, Dies at 82 The Hollywood Reporter by Mike Barnes story
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    Man who thinks he's more popular than Lincoln says Chuck Lorre needs psychiatric help The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Where to Watch the Chiefs vs. Raiders Game Online The Hollywood Reporter by Erin Lassner story
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    ‘East of Eden’ Boss Zoe Kazan on That Devastating Ending, Why Florence Pugh’s Cathy Is Both a ‘Murderer’ and ‘Survivor’ and Making Lee a Central Character Variety by Kate Aurthur story
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    Don’t Tell Weird Al, but Kyle Gordon’s Satires Are Great Earworms, Too The New York Times by Jason Zinoman
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    Pedro Pascal in ‘Behemoth!’: The Oscar-Worthy Role That He (and Latinos) Have Been Waiting For Variety by Clayton Davis story
  10. culture
    Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium’s Attendance Record While Rocking “Free Palestine” Shirt Deadline by Glenn Garner story
  11. culture
    ‘S.N.L.’ Recap: Taylor Swift Makes a Surprise Cameo and Trump Gets Some Last-Minute Promo The New York Times by Dave Itzkoff story
  12. culture
    Zach Bryan Breaks Attendance Record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium While Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt for Second Night in a Row Variety by Jem Aswad story
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    James Van Der Beek Was the ‘Soul’ of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ Says Show Creator Kevin Williamson: ‘He Handled His Cancer With Such Grace and Courage’ Variety by Marcmalkin story
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    Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Buried at Box Office With $8M as ‘Verity’ Wins Weekend The Hollywood Reporter by Ryan Gajewski story
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    Shout! Factory put old "lost" TV directly into fans' hands—until one day it didn't The A.V. Club by Alex Cranz
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    John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ Returns to Top of Book Charts Following Netflix Adaptation’s Release Variety by Rudie Obias story

15:00 UTC 10

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    Daily Wire Filming Temporarily Suspended In Montana After Special City Meeting Deadline by Glenn Garner story
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    Marjoe Gortner, Preacher and Actor Who Was Subject of Oscar-Winning Doc and Appeared in ‘Earthquake,’ ‘Falcon Crest,’ Dies at 82 Variety by Pat Saperstein story
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    Avengers: Endgame leapfrogs Avatar to reclaim its all-time box office crown The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Returns to No. 1 on All-Time Global Box Office Chart, Surpassing ‘Avatar’ The Hollywood Reporter by Ryan Gajewski story
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    ‘In The Heart of the South’ Director Wants to Change the Narrative For Indigenous Filmmakers: “You’ve Been Telling Our Stories Forever” The Hollywood Reporter by Etan Vlessing
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    Box Office: ‘Digger’ Majorly Bombs With $8 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Verity’ Scores $32 Million Debut Variety by Rebecca Rubin story
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    ‘Digger’ Flops With $8 Million Opening, Becoming the Biggest Bomb of Tom Cruise’s Career IndieWire by Brent Lang story
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    ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ Again As Highest Grossing Movie Ever At Global Box Office Deadline by Anthonypauldalessandro story
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    DIRECTV MySports Genre Pack With ESPN Unlimited Plan and NFL RedZone Just $49 for First Month, Ahead of MLB Playoffs, NHL and NBA Seasons Variety by Tim Chan
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    Pedro Pascal Premieres ‘Behemoth!’ in NYC, Sarah Jessica Parker and Stevie Nicks Make a Fashionable Pair and More Red Carpet Photos: October 2026 Variety by Marcmalkin story

14:00 UTC 5

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    Tilda Swinton to publish typically unconventional new memoir The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins
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    ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Movie in History With $2.925 Billion After ‘Encore’ Re-Release Variety by Rebecca Rubin story
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    Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Tries New Marketing Tactic: The French Love It, Americans Don’t The Hollywood Reporter by James Hibberd story
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    Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Indian Filmmaker Behind ‘Pushpaka Vimana,’ ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’ and ‘Aditya 369’ Dies at 95 Variety by Naman Ramachandran
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    The 7 Most Anticipated Netflix Shows in October IndieWire by Ben Travers story

13:00 UTC 2

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    Paul Rudd finally ages enough to tell us to put down our damn cellphones The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    These PBS space documentaries explore the wonders of our universe The A.V. Club by Lacy Baugher Milas

12:00 UTC 2

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    Box Office: John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ from Magnolia Passes $1 Million IndieWire by Brent Lang story
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    The Undertones review – silver-haired fans get Teenage Kicks once more The Guardian by Katie Hawthorne

11:00 UTC 1

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    ‘We have been dispossessed’: Nick Hayes on land rights and a peaceful revolution at the real Toad Hall The Guardian by Patrick Barkham

10:00 UTC 2

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    Antigone Exits review – emotions run high in experimental reworking of Greek tragedy The Guardian by Holly O'Mahony
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    What's on TV this week—Small Prophets and Below premiere The A.V. Club by Christina Izzo

09:00 UTC 1

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    Taylor Swift drops by SNL to give pal Dakota Johnson her birthday wish The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story

06:00 UTC 1

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    Dakota Johnson plays to her strengths on her latest Saturday Night Live The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger story

04:00 UTC 2

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    Weekend Update Tackles Cornell Controversy & Return Of ‘Glee’ Deadline by Lynette Rice story
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    Pete Hegseth Chugs ‘Spider-Man’s Non-Alcoholic B—- Beer’ in ‘SNL’ Cold Open That Mocks Tom Holland, Mitch McConnell and JD Vance Variety by William Earl story

03:00 UTC 4

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    SNL Cold Open Goes Full MAGA Midterms Desperation With Hegseth’s “Schlong Donkeys,” Trump’s Rambles & A Sad VP Deadline by Dominic Patten story
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    Taylor Swift Joins ‘SNL’ host Dakota Johnson During Opening Monologue Deadline by Lynette Rice story
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    Taylor Swift Crashes Dakota Johnson’s ‘SNL’ Monologue as Her Breakup Therapist, Shows Travis Kelce Love with Cleveland Shoutout Variety by Chris Willman story
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    Taylor Swift Crashes Dakota Johnson’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Stint The Hollywood Reporter by McKinley Franklin story

01:00 UTC 1

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    How ‘Freaks’ Sent Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to Hollywood: “That Film Changed Our Lives” The Hollywood Reporter by Etan Vlessing story

00:00 UTC 5

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    Jeremy Strong Says He Doesn’t “Need to Apologize” for Method Acting: “It’s in Service of the Material” The Hollywood Reporter by McKinley Franklin story
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    ‘A Statement’ Review: Just What We Need Right Now — Another Movie About Climate Change! But Tom McCarthy’s Historically Based Talkfest Reveals How Much We Knew in 1980 Variety by Owen Gleiberman story
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    ‘A Statement’ Review: Tom McCarthy’s Talky Climate Crisis Seriocomedy Is Light Entertainment That Hardly Rakes the Muck IndieWire by Ryan Lattanzio story
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    ‘A Statement’ Review: A Top Ensemble Including Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan and John Turturro Breathes Surprising Vitality Into Dry Docu-Drama The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney story
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    ‘A Statement’ Review: Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti And Superb Ensemble In Tom McCarthy’s Splendid Humanist Look At Climate Change – New York Film Festival Deadline by Pete Hammond story