Céline Dion fans participate in an open-air karaoke event in Paris, on Sept. 11, 2026. The diva from Quebec has long been an adored cultural figure in France, but Dion’s comeback tour, beginning with a 16-day residency in Paris, has seen such a fever of attention that Le Monde compared it to Beatlemania. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times) By CATHERINE PORTER and GIULIA IMBERT Paris hasn’t just opened its arms to Céline Dion. It has declared its fevered, undying love for he

Days after Hayden Panettiere died, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration joined the investigation into her death. By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR Hayden Panettiere died from a toxic mixture of the powerful opioid fentanyl, antipsychotic and antianxiety drugs, and muscle relaxants, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday, adding that her death was ruled an accident. An autopsy showed no signs of trauma that would have contributed to the actor’s death, the coroner’s

A sign at the Dolly Parton Experience at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. Parton successfully leveraged her musical prowess and stardom into a multipronged business, most notably with Dollywood, located near her hometown in east Tennessee. (Will Crooks/The New York Times) By EMILY COCHRANE and JULIA JACOBS A feud over Dolly Parton’s sprawling estate spilled into the open Tuesday when her longtime manager accused her nephew and former security det

By ALISSA WILKINSON When the idiosyncratic and hilarious HBO show “How To With John Wilson” ended in 2023, its eponymous creator found himself at loose ends. “The space between projects is hard,” he says at the start of “The History of Concrete” (in theaters). “Time becomes unstructured. You settle into some of your worst habits.” And that, in his typically roundabout way, is how he ended up making a documentary about concrete. It’s not just about concrete, as any “How To” fa

“La Bola Negra,” which translates to “The Black Ball,” will open in theaters Oct. 16 before going to Netflix in December, and it is expected to get an Oscar campaign from the streaming service. (Elastica [Spain], Le Pacte [France]) By STEPHANIE GOODMAN “La Bola Negra,” the Spanish epic interweaving the story of three gay men over decades, won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The award, voted on by audiences, can be a bellwether o

Mino Lora, front, the executive artistic director of the People’s Theater, embraces Lin-Manuel Miranda at the theater’s new permanent address in New York, Sept. 15, 2026. The Miranda family contributed $1 million toward the People’s Theater project. (Sabrina Santiago/The New York Times) By MALIA MENDEZ When Lin-Manuel Miranda was growing up, his family could not afford Broadway tickets. But on occasion, they would trek downtown from his home in Inwood to see Miranda’s great-u

“The Best Mother in the World” (Galeria Distribuidora) By DEVIKA GIRISH ‘The Best Mother in the World’ To call Shirley Cruz’s performance as Gal, the titular mother of this Brazilian drama, a “tour de force” would be an understatement. Right from the opening scene, when Gal is interviewed by a social worker about her husband’s physical violence, Cruz’s bruised face is magnetic — in the way it softens despite her best attempts when she talks about her partner’s drinking (“poor

The documentary traces the coquí’s relationship with Puerto Rico from the Taíno era to the present day, showcasing the frogs in their natural habitats -- including forests, plateaus and caves. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican documentary “Los coquíes de Puerto Rico” (The Coquís of Puerto Rico) -- directed by Sonia Fritz and based on research by biologist Rafael Joglar -- began screening on Thursday at Fine Arts Popular and Fine Arts Miramar. The film examines the various sp

Rosalía performs at Madison Square Garden in New York during her Lux Tour, June 17, 2026. (The New York Times) By PAULA MEJÍA Four wildly distinct artists — Colombian superstar Karol G, virtuosic Spanish experimentalist Rosalía, mischievous Argentine pair Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and Uruguayan pop artist Jorge Drexler — each notched seven Latin Grammy nominations before the 27th annual awards. Announced Wednesday by the Latin Recording Academy, the heavy-hitters of the 2026

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) By BROOKS BARNES and MATT STEVENS Victor Newman has survived kidnappings, shootings, amnesia, a heart transplant, poisoning, 15 weddings and countless hostile takeovers in his 46 years at the center of “The Young and the Restless.” But even daytime TV’s most indestructible character wasn’t prepared for the latest villain to arrive in Genoa City: a rogue artificial intelligence program. For 10 months, viewers watched as Victor, played by Eric Bra