The Guardian Culture

Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is

Bramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker• Charli xcx, Reading festival review – Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche would have loved itReading and Leeds festival will probably always be a post-GCSE rite of passage: a gleefully riotous taste of freedom before having to make actual life decisions. But the sibling events have been struggling for a sense of

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Girl in the River’ Review: Tiffany Haddish in a Police Procedural That’s Like a Failed TV Pilot From a Past Era

Devon Sawa, Maggie Grace and Ralph Macchio also appear in this thriller about criminologists searching for the killer of a teenage girl.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there

A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’Drinking Tsingtao beers, eating congee, walking with hands behind their backs: for many young people in western countries, “Chinamaxxing” has become all the rage. Some content creators have even gone beyond the jokes about being in “a very Chinese time in my life” and have followed this passion to the Middle Kingdom: making TikToks in Ch

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Sets World Premiere at NYFF

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall” will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival. The film will debut on Oct. 1 at Alice Tully Hall on 35mm with Anderson and Winter in attendance. The new concert film captures the Geese frontman’s sold-out solo performance at the iconic New York City venue […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Dolly Parton Estate Sets Two-Day DollyFests for Nashville and London in 2027, Says These ‘Parties of a Lifetime’ Will Take the Place of a Public Memorial

The Dolly Parton estate has announced the first large public programs honoring the life and music of the late superstar, with events titled “DollyFest: The Celebration of a Lifetime” set to take place in Nashville and London on successive weekends in 2027. Dates have not yet been announced for the two-day festivals. The estate said […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Isabelle Huppert Vampire Film ‘The Blood Countess’ Bought for North America (EXCLUSIVE)

Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to Ulrike Ottinger’s “The Blood Countess,” the baroque black comedy starring Isabelle Huppert as the legendary Countess Elizabeth Báthory. The film, which world premiered in the Berlinale Special Gala section earlier this year, will make its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept. 17. Strand is planning a […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Music Industry Moves: Yoshiki Signs With BMG

Japanese superstar singer-songwriter Yoshiki has signed a global distribution and publishing administration agreement with BMG through his record label, Melodee. BMG will provide global distribution for Yoshiki’s new releases, beginning with “Forever Love (Live),” his new collaboration with internationally celebrated vocalist Josh Groban. The agreement also encompasses his solo album “Eternal Melody” and X Japan […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Amelia Dimoldenberg Started ‘Chicken Shop Date’ at a London Youth Club. Now, She’s Giving Back Through Her Own Summer Academy

Amelia Dimoldenberg knows firsthand the impact a youth club can have. In fact, if she didn’t attend one 16 years ago, “Chicken Shop Date” — her viral celebrity talk show that has amassed her nearly 3 million followers and become a cultural touchstone — wouldn’t exist. What started as a column for a youth magazine […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Costumed carnival-goers in Notting Hill – in pictures

People hit the streets of west London as Europe’s largest street carnival marks its 60th year, celebrating Caribbean history and culture Continue reading...

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’

From stealing bases to stealing hearts, the Chicago Cubs are getting into the content game. The baseball team just announced the upcoming release of “Nine Innings to Love,” a scripted rom-com series that is set to launch on the team’s TikTok account on Sept. 4. The series is inspired by the real-life phenomenon of fans […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Antonia Hylton’s New MS NOW Weekend Show ‘The Assignment’ Debuts September 12

Antonia Hylton will take over MS NOW’s news-focused weekend afternoons when she launches “The Assignment” on September 12. The program will air from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Hylton takes on a task that has for many years been anchored by Alex Witt. Witt’s last formal weekend telecast is slated to […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Randy Quaid Slams Tom Cruise Over Anne Hathaway ‘Days of Thunder 2’ Role: “Anne Isn’t Sexy”

The original 'Thunder' co-star posted an offensive rant about 'The Odyssey' star being cast in the sequel: "If you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant."

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zack Snyder’s ‘The Last Photograph’ to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival

The long-in-the-works thriller set in the South American mountains will pursue a buyer with a first look at the TIFF: The Market.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

The New Yorker Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup, Featuring Conan O’Brien, Mariska Hargitay, Mahershala Ali, Hannah Einbinder and More

The New Yorker Festival, the magazine’s annual “celebration of culture and ideas,” is happening this year Oct. 23-25 in New York City — and it has tipped the celeb-stocked lineup of speakers for the 2026 edition. The event’s confirmed speakers include: Conan O’Brien, Parker Posey, Aaron Sorkin, Gloria Steinem, Dr. Becky, Colson Whitehead, Pixies, Ethan […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Zack Snyder’s ‘The Last Photograph’ Sets TIFF 2026 World Premiere

Zack Snyder’s “The Last Photograph” will have its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. The screening is set for Sunday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. local time at the John Bassett Theatre, TIFF’s new screening venue located at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “The Last Photo” follows an ex-DEA agent on a […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A$AP Rocky review – arena spectacular has plenty of helicopters but little sense of direction

O2 Arena, LondonThe polymath rapper’s stage show, which also features SWAT teams and a warship, is truly bravura stuff – but you can’t help feeling this is an artist at a creative crossroadsA$AP Rocky dangles precariously from a helicopter, while beneath him black-clad SWAT officers brawl with his white-masked followers. This isn’t some cliffhanger setpiece from the rapper/actor’s latest film – it’s just how shows on his Don’t Be Dumb tour open. It’s a big production: there are further prop heli

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

John Galliano Cancels Met Gala and Exhibit for 2027 Amid Backlash Over Past Racism: ‘I Remain Deeply Sorry’ to the ‘Jewish and Asian Communities’

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is no longer moving forward with its planned retrospective for John Galliano that would’ve run from May 9, 2027 to Jan. 9 2028 and served as the theme of next year’s Met Gala. Galliano, who would have been only the third living fashion designer to be feted by the Met […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tupac Shakur murder trial: Las Vegas court to hear closing arguments in case

Former gang leader Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, is accused of ordering the killing of the hip-hop star in 1996A Las Vegas court is set to hear closing arguments in the trial of South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of ordering the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur.Davis, 63, is accused of leading a group of men to kill Shakur in retaliation for the beating of his nephew, though not of pulling the trigger himself. Davis has pleaded not guilty. Continue readi

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

John Galliano Bows Out of Met Gala Amid Backlash

The event has been set for May 2026, but growing concern over his past remarks, including an antisemitic rant, led to the controversial fashion designer pulling out of the planned event.

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Antonio Banderas, Marc Anthony Lead Agents of Change at Premios Juventud Marbella Debut

More than 20 years after its launch, the Premios Juventud, TelevisaUnivision’s annual awards show celebrating Hispanic youth culture, has evolved into a week-long fest that will culminate at the Starlight Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain on Sept. 3. This expansion marks a historic milestone for the show as it grows from a single-night event to an […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026