The “Padre Pio” actor wrote and starred in 2019 film “Honey Boy” detailing his childhood stardom and fraught relationship with his abusive father, whom LaBeouf portrayed in the movie. Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges play younger versions of LaBeouf in the film directed by Alma Har’el (“Lady in the Lake“). “Disturbia” actor LaBeouf penned the screenplay in 2017 after staying in a court-ordered rehab center in Connecticut, where he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder....

The “Anatomy of a Scandal” star recalled being offered “less than half” of what her male co-star was making per week for a play on Broadway several years ago. While Miller did not name the production, she has only starred in two Broadway shows: “Cabaret” in 2014 and “After Miss Julie” in 2009. “I said to the producer, who was extremely powerful, it’s not about money — it’s about fairness and respect, thinking they’d come back and say, ‘Of course, of course....

At Netflix, the breakout original “The Royal Treatment” hit #1 its first day Friday and has maintained it since. It costars Mena Massoud in his first significant role since he played Aladdin in Disney’s 2019 live-action smash. (Back then, $338 million domestic was only good enough for #8 film of the year). He plays a prince in this fanciful rom-com who falls for a New York hairdresser sent in for his arranged wedding....

The Sundance selected documentary “Sirens,” directed by Rita Baghdadi, tells the story of Lebanon’s first all-female metal band, Slave to Sirens. The film is executive-produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph and centers on the band’s friendships, relationships, and at times, self-destruction, in the pursuit of rock stardom. “Sirens” won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest and is set to premiere in theaters September 30 from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Per the official synopsis, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and her thrash metal bandmates, Shery, Maya, Alma, and Tatyana (Slave to Sirens), have big dreams but few opportunities....

Despite its popularity on the show, Casa Bonita has been going through hard times because of the pandemic, but “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are hoping to make things a little easier. On Friday, Stone and Parker told Colorado governor Jared Polis that they have tentatively agreed to purchase Casa Bonita, which had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The pair haven’t said what they plan to do with the establishment but did reveal to Polis they plan to sink some money into the location and improve upon it....

It’s fine that the filmmakers want to aim the film mostly at those who are not familiar with the border crisis in order to get them to act, with a strong focus on the shame Americans should feel at this violation of human rights. The real problem: is Goldstein Knowlton already has the women who are actually affected by the policies in the film and could easily make the point themselves, but they are mostly otherized and shown only as part of a sad tale for white women to feel bad about....

Wait, why is “Dune” being invoked in a “Star Trek: Discovery” review? Because “Trek” has often struggled with the exact opposite: it’s at its most delicate whenever it comes to an ending. Some of its season finales are all-time-great episodes of television — “The Best of Both Worlds,” “Call to Arms,” “Tears of the Prophets,” “Scorpion” — and others are far, far from greatness. (Just see the “Star Trek: Picard” Season 1 finale....