The Guardian Culture

Anita Brookner by Hermione Lee review – an enigmatic literary great given her due

A tireless account shines a light on the Booker-winning author’s mysterious early years and the undeserved criticism that accompanied with her success‘Dr Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature.” The first fictional sentence Anita Brookner ever published, aged 53, in A Start in Life, certainly set a tone. If people have heard of Brookner today, Hermione Lee says, they imagine a lonely, cardiganed woman yearning for an absent lover. “This,” says Lee (an emeritus Eng

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Pin de Fartie review – spoonerist remix of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame finds fresh absurdity in Argentina

Beckett’s masterpiece is given a postmodern cinema slant, with characters in different locations, music and humour in a free and fanciful interpretationRemember remixes? Where you take a song and swap out parts of it with new or pre-existing material, changing it just enough to be still recognisable? Argentinean director Alejo Moguillansky applies this quintessentially postmodern aesthetic to film with a funky cinematic remix, or even series of remixes, of Samuel Beckett’s one-act play Fin de Pa

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: join the jury as a teenager goes on trial for murder

The gripping series about controversial real-life verdicts returns. Plus: The Great British Sewing Bee gets bookish. Here’s what to watch today9pm, Channel 4 With trial by jury under scrutiny, this is a timely moment for the return of this gripping series, which reruns an actual criminal trial and follows the 12 jury members as they reach their verdict. This time, the case of brothers – one of whom is only 14 years old – accused of killing their stepfather causes instant polarisation. Debates ar

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The best theatre to stream this month: Bryan Cranston cranks up the tension in All My Sons

Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead a brilliant staging of Arthur Miller’s tragedy, a Shelagh Delaney deep-cut is released and Black Watch turns 20Ivo van Hove’s staggering West End production of Arthur Miller’s tragedy for “the common man” proved every bit as emotionally honed as his A View from the Bridge in 2014. Named best revival at this year’s Olivier awards, it brings together Bryan Cranston as compromised factory owner Joe Keller, Marianne Jean-Baptiste as his wife and Paapa Essiedu

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Sandra Bullock Recalls First ‘Practical Magic’ Bombing After Thinking ‘People Are Going to Love It’: ‘And Then It Got Quiet’

The Owen sisters may be back in “Practical Magic 2” 28 years after Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first played the sibling witches, but that doesn’t mean the first movie’s outing doesn’t still sting a little. The original “Practical Magic” was a critical and box office failure before earning cult classic status over the last […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life

He was Queen’s flamboyant frontman. She was his shy girlfriend, dreaming of marriage until they both realised he preferred men. Thirty-five years after his death, in the week he would have turned 80, Mary Austin talks about their unbreakable bondThere were four silver trunks in Mary Austin’s attic that she packed in the mid-1980s and hadn’t opened since. It was too painful. Almost 40 years on, in 2022, she opened one. It was crammed with lyrics from songs written by Freddie Mercury – Don’t Stop

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The best art and architecture of autumn 2026

A self-confident woman strides on to the Fourth Plinth, Nan Goldin captures sex, cats and death and even the Turner Prize shows promise this year• See all of our unmissable autumn arts recommendations hereThe most anticipated exhibition of the year centres on an embroidered epic of war and conquest that miraculously preserves an intimate window on the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066. Yet, you may find yourself simply fascinated by the artistry of the Anglo-Saxon women who used coloured wool t

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I’m not nervous, I’m ready’: Tschabalala Self on racist vandals and her bold striding woman for the Fourth Plinth

The last time she displayed a sculpture in public in Britain, someone covered it in white paint. But, undeterred, the acclaimed artist is a placing a black woman in Trafalgar SquareTschabalala Self is relentlessly positive and unstoppably optimistic. The US artist is waiting for the unveiling of Lady in Blue, her new sculpture for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, a towering, colourful painted bronze of a black woman striding (positively, optimistically) into the future. Self seems

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Xolo Maridueña Was Not Sure Blue Beetle Would Ever Come Back, Until James Gunn Called Him About the ‘Superman’ Sequel: ‘The Most Humbled’

Xolo Maridueña wasn’t sure what would become of Blue Beetle after he debuted as the DC crime fighter in a 2023 blockbuster. That was, until DC boss James Gunn called him about coming back for the “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.” “I was in Japan with my friends; nobody knew anything,” Maridueña recalled on the […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

MrBeast and James Patterson’s Novel Collaboration Seems to Be Headed Toward Disastrous Debut

As of last week, preorders for 'The Most Dangerous Games' were reportedly "numbering in the four digits."

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

MrBeast and James Patterson’s Novel Collaboration Seems to Be Headed Toward Disastrous Debut

As of last week, preorders for 'The Most Dangerous Games' were reportedly "numbering in the four digits."

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Alex Cooper’s ‘Love Overboard’ Canceled by Hulu After One Season

“Love Overboard” is lost at sea. The dating show executive produced by Alex Cooper has been canceled by Hulu, Variety has confirmed. Hosted by “The Bachelorette” and “The Traitors” alum Gabby Windey, the reality series followed 22 contestants aboard a luxury yacht who were looking for love while also competing in challenges to gain access […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kelly Clarkson Performs “Golden” From ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ for Final Talk Show 

The singer-host taped the final episode of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' on Monday by singing her most requested "Kellyoke" cover song ever.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Obsession’ Producer Files Lawsuit Claiming She Was Cut Out of Profits Despite “Rescuing” Cut

Producers James Harris and Mark Lane are accused by fellow producer Leonora Ann Darby of making compensation promises that they did not keep when the Curry Barker feature became a massive hit.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Rob and Michele Reiner’s Son Jake Marries Longtime Girlfriend

The ceremony reportedly took place eight months after the brutal murder of his parents in December.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Duane Keith Davis found guilty of 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

Las Vegas jury returns verdict against ex-South Side Compton Crips gang leader in killing of US rap legendA Las Vegas jury has found former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur, bringing the case to a close nearly 30 years after the famous rapper was gunned down.The jury took about three hours to reach a guilty verdict in a case that relied heavily on multiple confessions from Davis himself, including his description of the killing in the 20

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

L.A.-Based Kinn Jewelry and Prince Tennis Unveil U.S. Open Capsule Dripping in Diamonds

The unexpected brand pairing is a match made in accessories heaven.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Found Guilty of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder

A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. After a day of closing arguments, Davis was found guilty of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang, according to ABC News. Davis, 63, faces a […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Duane “Keffe D” Davis Convicted in 1996 Killing of Tupac Shakur

The trial has revisited the night nearly 30 years ago when the rapper was shot while on his way to perform at a club in Las Vegas.

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026

Variety

‘Guardians of the Video Game’ Lands Finecut for International Sales Ahead of Toronto Market

Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has acquired international sales rights to “Guardians of the Video Game,” a 3D animated feature based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name, ahead of the Toronto market. “Guardians of the Video Game” originated as a Naver Webtoon by Gasfard that has amassed 345 million views. The property was later […]

entertainment  Sep 1, 2026