Prince Harry's battle with British tabloids heads for courtroom showdown

Prince Harry’s battle with the British press is headed for a showdown in a London courtroom this week with the publisher of the Daily Mirror. Harry is scheduled to testify in the High Court after …

Doors close for final time on Amsterdam museum's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer has closed its doors for the final time. The national art and history museum of the Netherlands is hailing the show as its …

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of …

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests. The …

Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion

Erykah Badu has occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for more than 25 years, and now the iconic artist is using her cultural cache for new creative projects and expansion. The …

Music review: Foo Fighters' new album 'But Here We Are' grapples with loss

The Foo Fighters have brought quite a collection of feelings to their latest album. “But Here We Are” sounds like the most grown-up of the 11 studio records from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame …

Book Review: 'The Celebrants' by Steven Rowley will make you want to call an old friend

Steven Rowley, who wrote one of 2021's funniest, most heartfelt novels “The Guncle” returns with another joyful, laugh-out-loud, lump-in-your-throat offering called “The Celebrants.” It's …

Tommy Prine doesn't dodge his father's legacy but makes his own way in compelling debut

Singer-songwriter Tommy Prine is poised to release a promising debut album that neither runs from nor depends heavily on his father’s legacy. The son of legendary Americana singer-songwriter John …

Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release

It's no secret that Christopher Nolan made “Oppenheimer” to be seen on the big screen, but not all “big screens” are created equal. As tickets go on sale early for over 1,000 of the best …

States with the most drive-in movie theaters

Where can you have a movie night under the stars? Stacker examined Census Bureau data to find out which states have the most drive-in movie theaters.

25 Asian American women film and TV directors to know about

Asian American women have been directing award-winning and popular films and TV shows for decades. Stacker compiled a list of 25 of them working today.

100 best albums of the 21st century

Stacker compiled data on the top 100 albums of the 21st century according to Best Ever Albums, which ranks albums according to their performance on 40,000 editorial and data-based charts.

Harrison Ford: The life story you may not know

Stacker compiled a list of 25 key moments in actor Harrison Ford's life and career, using news articles, magazine accounts, and more.

Metros with the most music festivals within a one-hour drive

Vivid Seats compiled a list of the top 10 major metros with the best music festival access.

Who were March's most newsworthy celebrities, according to the internet?

Stacker ranked the 20 most newsworthy celebrities on the internet in March, based on page view data from Wikipedia.

100 best G-rated movies to watch as a family

Using data from IMDb and Metacritic, Stacker compiled a list of the 100 best G-rated movies to watch as a family, including classics like "Peter Pan" and "Forbidden Planet."

100 best TV dramas of all time

Stacker compiled IMDb data to determine the 100 best drama series of all time as of March 2023.

Prince: The life story you may not know

Stacker compiled a list of 25 things about Prince's life you may not know, citing memoir accounts, newspaper articles, archives, and official documents.

Best TV shows of the last year, according to TV critics' top 10 lists

Stacker compiled a list of the best TV shows of the last year using data from Metacritic's year-end round-up of TV critic top 10 lists.

25 celebrities you may not know are pansexual

Stacker has compiled a list of 25 celebrities you may not know are pansexual using various sources and personal statements.

Steve McQueen: The life story you may not know

With his rugged good looks and penchant for stealing scenes, Steve McQueen was an actor who exemplified cool—and leveraged that cool to become an antihero superstar. Stacker looks at elements of his life story you may not know.

John Lennon: The life story you may not know

Stacker dives deep into the life story you may not know about John Lennon.

Can you guess the rock band from just one lyric?

Think you know your rock music? Stacker compiled a list of song lyrics by rock bands along with hints to see if you can guess who sang what.

100 best TV shows of all time

Stacker compiled a definitive list of the 100 best TV shows of all time by analyzing data from IMDb.

Can you guess the iconic TV show from just one image?

25 stills from television were curated by Stacker with an emphasis on a diverse range of genres, protagonists, styles, and time periods. Can you guess every TV show?

Oscar Best Actress winner from the year you were born

Stacker looked back at all the Best Actress winners on the Oscars website since the first Academy Awards ceremony to highlight major achievements in film history.

How film production has changed over time

Giggster highlights 15 moments that impacted film production, from the invention of cinema to the newest LED green screens.

Oscar Best Actor winner from the year you were born

Stacker found the Academy Award winner for Best Actor every year since 1928 using the Oscars website.

Movie Review: The giddy splendor of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'

Five years after “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the Spider-verse is still expanding in thrilling ways. “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the rare sequel that dazzles as much as …

Music Review: Bob Dylan's 'Shadow Kingdom' reimagines well-known, obscure songs

Bob Dylan’s “Shadow Kingdom” feels like Dylan covering Dylan. In a review, The Associated Press’ Scott Bauer says when Dylan first released “Shadow Kingdom” as a live streaming event in …

Heyward to become music director of Mostly Mozart, which will get new name

Jonathon Heyward will succeed Louis Langrée as music director of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Orchestra, which will be given a new and as yet undetermined name by the summer of 2024. The …

Italy displays returned antiquities looted from London dealer Symes

Italy is displaying hundreds of antiquities that were looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer. The 750 objects date from the 8th century BC and the medieval …

Pittsburg Festival of the Arts planned for June

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The annual tradition of a weeklong series of free concerts continues this summer with the Pittsburg Festival of the Arts, planned for June 11-18 in venues at Pittsburg State University and throughout the community.

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Oscar Best Picture winners from worst to first

Stacker utilized IMDb to rank all 90-plus Oscar Best Picture-winning movies. The movies are ranked according to their IMDb user rating, with ties broken by the number of votes each movie received.

Worst Best Picture nominees in Oscar history

Stacker gathered all movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and ranked the lowest 25 in the group by IMDb user rating, with #1 being the "worst."

The 2023 Best Picture Oscar nominees are less critically acclaimed, but do they reflect moviegoer tastes?

Stacker analyzed Metacritic's critical review data of Best Picture nominees and box office data from The Numbers to break down the Oscars' latest movie trends.

Can nongendered acting awards help fix Hollywood's gender problem?

Stacker delved into the debate around nongendered awards and Hollywood's systemic gender and racial inequities.

Best Japanese movies of all time

From 10-hour epics to animated classics, Stacker takes a glimpse at some of the best Japanese movies ever made.

Here's what iconic concert took place the year you graduated high school

Stacker compiled a list of the most iconic concerts from each of the last 63 years, using a variety of internet-based sources, including setlist.fm, Billboard magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, and Spin magazine.