Variety

Vancouver Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup: Jesse Eisenberg, Cristian Mungiu but Also Local Talent, Indigenous and Nonfiction Cinema

The 45th edition of Canada’s Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) opens Oct. 1 with “The Debut,” Jesse Eisenberg’s offbeat comedy about community theater starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti.  VIFF closing night film is Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” a black comedy set in the run-up to the 1973 Chilean coup and following CIA operatives […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Untold’ Aimed for a “Very Serious” Raygun Doc — What We Got Is Closer to a “Coen Brothers Movie”

And thank goodness for that.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Emily Wilson to retranslate the Odyssey from scratch

Wilson, whose 2017 English translation of Homer’s epic poem inspired Christopher Nolan’s box office hit, is revisiting it after criticising the film adaptationEmily Wilson, the first woman to translate Homer’s Odyssey into English, is to retranslate the ancient Greek epic poem from scratch less than a decade after the publication of her acclaimed version.The announcement comes after Wilson attracted controversy this summer with a scathing assessment of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adapta

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Waking Life: Richard Linklater’s genre-defying indie is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece

Wiley Wiggins plays a man wandering around Austin, Texas, whose reality-bending encounters make him uncertain whether he’s awake or asleep“I’m gonna tell you about a dream I once had,” Richard Linklater – playing himself in his own film Waking Life – tells Wiley Wiggins, playing the film’s unnamed protagonist. “I know when someone says that usually you’re in for a very boring next few minutes, and you might be,” Linklater adds as he hammers away at a pinball machine. “But it sounds like … what e

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Jay Baruchel Is ‘The Stunt Driver’ in New Stills as IFC Comedy-Drama Heads to World Premiere at Toronto

The Independent Film Company has unveiled new stills from ”The Stunt Driver,“ which is making its world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival Sept. 10. The Independent Film Company, which acquired the film July 21, will release the comedy-drama Sept. 25 theatrically. “The Stunt Driver,“ set in the mid-1970s, recounts the story of Canada’s […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

See Gracie Abrams Give an Intimate Performance of ‘Broke My Heart’ on Amazon Music’s ‘Songline’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Amazon Music has partnered with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams for a new episode of its docu-performance series “Songline” — and Variety has an exclusive preview of the song “Broke My Heart.” In the episode, recorded at the historic Church Studios in North London, Abrams revisits songs from her recent hit album, “Daughter from Hell,” through […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Variety Power of Women: Los Angeles Event Presented by Lifetime Announces Honorees Jennifer Hudson, Pearlena Igbokwe, Melissa McCarthy, Sharon Stone

Variety is pleased to announce the honorees for their upcoming Power of Women issue on Thursday, Sept. 17, with the event the following Wednesday. Sept. 23 in Beverly Hills. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Brazil’s Globo, Turkey’s Ay Yapim Renew Alliance With Three-Format Deal, Readying Turkish Version of Brazil’s ‘Looks & Essence’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Globo, Latin America’s biggest media company, and Turkish telenovela powerhouse Ay Yapim, have renewed their alliance with a fresh three-title deal, including a new Globo format adaptation by Ay Yapim, “Ömür Usta,” set to bow on Turkey’s Now free-to-air channel in September. The new multi-title partnership rolls off the Ay Yapim produced “Leyla,” the first […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Benedict Cumberbatch-Narrated Doc ‘How to Live on Earth’ Sets September Release (EXCLUSIVE)

“How to Live on Earth,” a feature documentary from Open Planet Studios and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, is set to premiere Sept. 20 on YouTube. Presented from London’s Natural History Museum, the film consists of segments from different contributors focusing on how humans can work with nature to build a safe and thriving future. Main […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

WNBA Names Catbird Official Jewelry Partner, Launches Limited-Edition Basketball Collection

Catbird is bringing some Brooklyn sparkle to the WNBA. The New York-based jewelry brand has been named the WNBA’s official jewelry partner, becoming the league’s first-ever demi-fine jewelry partner. To mark the deal — and the WNBA’s milestone 30th season — the two are launching a limited-edition jewelry collection on Sept. 1. The Catbird x […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Gal Gadot on Henry Cavill’s Superman Exit: “I Was in the Middle of That”

The actress criticizes DC Studios for how executives treated its superhero talent: "Not handled elegantly, to say the least."

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

CBS News’ Abdul El-Sayed Post Sparks Digital Backlash

A CBS News headline accompanying a story about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has generated significant online scrutiny, and the Paramount Skydance news outlet, once known for its reserve, appears to feel the facts presented in the work outweigh the digital opprobrium. On Monday morning, the CBS News feed on X posted a story […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Spike Jonze Launches Limited-Edition Eyewear Collection With Warby Parker

Spike Jonze is putting his director’s eye on a different kind of frame. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has teamed with Warby Parker on a limited-edition eyewear collection launching Sept. 1, reviving four of his favorite discontinued frames from the brand’s archives. Jonze has worn Warby Parker glasses for more than a decade and is a regular […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Mark Ruffalo Defended by Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen and More Than 170 Jewish Figures After Paramount Accuses Him of Using ‘Antisemitic Tropes’ — Read the Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)

More than 170 Jewish figures from the entertainment industry and beyond have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo over what it asserts is a “smear campaign” against the actor. Among those supporting the letter — which claims that Ruffalo has been the subject of “spurious charges of antisemitism” — are Joel Coen, Todd Hayes, […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘Moana’ Sets Digital, Blu-ray DVD Release Dates

Disney’s latest voyage to Motunui is heading home. The live-action “Moana” will arrive to buy or rent on digital platforms including Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango on Sept. 8, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on Oct. 6. The home release comes less than two months after the musical adventure […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Meet the magical creatures inspired by shamanism, folklore … and an old Ikea bag

From ceramic goblin feet to furry disembodied legs, Korean-Chinese artist Woo Jin Joo is using London junk to inject the art world with a spirit of playfulness Woo Jin Joo’s studio is full of magic. Ceramic green goblin feet line the windowsill, disembodied furry legs jut out of one white wall and, on the table behind where the Korean-Chinese artist sits drinking tea, a headless being dressed in a black coat squats, arms aloft in warning.There are also neat racks of colourful thread next to a fr

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Joey King Reveals Conversation With Evan Rachel Wood After Replacing Her in ‘Practical Magic 2’

King and Maisie Williams play the daughters of Sandra Bullock's Sally Owens in the sequel to the 1998 cult classic.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Not just Hollywood crap’: Mike Leigh on the distributor who brought world cinema to the UK

A new season at the BFI celebrates Contemporary Films and its founder Charles Cooper, who bet on Britain taking to Ingmar Bergman, Yasujiro Ozu, Stayajjit Ray – and a young Mike LeighOccasionally, vital pieces of the cultural jigsaw disappear without anyone really noticing. This, sadly, was the fate of Contemporary Films, the British film distributor that popularised sophisticated, grownup international cinema – foreign language mostly – in the UK, and heralded the arrival of the auteur generati

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Outsider Pictures Takes U.S. on Rafiki Fariala’s Award-Winning Cannes Hit ‘Congo Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Santa Monica-based Outsider Pictures has picked up Rafiki Fariala’s award-winning Cannes title “Congo Boy” for the U.S. ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto. The film bowed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where it won Bradley Fiomona the best actor prize for his role as 17-year-old Robert, whose family was forced to flee the […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘She inspired my proposal’: Readers on Yayoi Kusama

From wedding ceremonies to sunsets with pumpkins, even in urinals, Kusama’s work brought joy, mischief and inspiration to so manyI have always loved Yayoi Kusama’s work, and when I visited an exhibition of hers on a gap year in Sydney I was spellbound by her infinity mirror rooms. I immediately thought, despite being single at the time, this is a fantastic space to propose in. Fast forward around eight years and I am on one knee holding a ring out to my partner inside an infinity mirror room in

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026