Hollywood Reporter

SXSW London Presents New Music in Unorthodox Settings at a Time “Algorithms Are Flattening the Way We Experience Culture”

"You can get away from those screens and experience real music cultures, distinct diasporic cultures alongside each other" and hear "what's next," says head of music Adem Holness about the second annual edition of the "showcase festival."

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review – alt-rock arriviste aces the part

(Island)The daughter of Foo Fighters’ Dave does a serviceable line in 90s throwback sounds, though the nostalgia is too reverent‘I’ll eat your liver,” Violet Grohl threatens on 595, a scuzzy, slasher-inspired alt-rock single that feels made for 90s MTV. Arch, deadpan verses give way to a big, bluesy, intentionally sleazy chorus, finished with blown-out guitar and squealing feedback: part Veruca Salt, part Queens of the Stone Age. Despite just turning 20, Grohl has the rock’n’roll credentials for

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Rafa review – Netflix’s documentary couldn’t have gotten closer to Spain’s greatest ever tennis player

This is access-all-areas viewing, with this four-parter talking at length to Nadal, his wife, his coaches and opponents. But that doesn’t necessarily make it insightful… There’s a lovely sequence in the second episode of this four-part documentary about the career of Spain’s greatest ever tennis player. It’s 2007 and Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are walking on to Wimbledon’s Centre Court to play the first of the many finals they would contest. Federer is poised and slightly smug; hair flopping p

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Netflix Reality Show ‘Calabasas Confidential’ Fails to Find the New Kardashians: TV Review

The Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas — tucked into the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains on the San Fernando Valley’s far western edge — is, in many ways, ground zero for reality TV as we know it. This is the home of the Kardashians, the genre’s first family, whose rise to fame familiarized the world […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Harpo speaks! New recordings reveal mute Marx brother chatting with audience

The comedy legend, who adopted his silent persona because of stage nerves, did occasionally address his audience, as revealed by a new archive releaseGroucho was the cigar-chomping wit with the improbable moustache, Chico was the piano-playing rustic grifter and Zeppo played the straight man and the lover. But as any Marx Brothers fan knows, Harpo was the pantomime, who cracked up the audience without saying a word, dressed in his tattered raincoat and curly wig. His persona was childlike and mi

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Unveils $45 Million Investment Plan in the Local Creative Industry by 2028

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere announced a 225 million real ($45 million) investment package through 2028 that includes public policies, grant programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening the local cultural sector and film and TV industries. Cavaliere made the announcement during Rio2C, the largest creativity gathering in Latin America, in the […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Shanghai Film Festival to Open With Derek Yee, Keane T.K. Wong’s Psychological Drama ‘Afterpiece’

The Hong Kong film will world-premiere June 12 in Shanghai, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai heads the main competition jury.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Lorca Documentary ‘The Broken Voice,’ Featuring Rare Footage of Poet, Acquired by Sideral for Sales, Spanish Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Sideral Cinema has acquired international sales and Spanish distribution rights to “Lorca: The Broken Voice” (“La voz quebrada”), Manuel Menchón Romero’s feature documentary exploring a little-known chapter in the life of Federico García Lorca. Written and directed by Menchón, the feature documentary is produced by Argentina’s K&S Films and Spain’s Pantalla Partida Producciones and Imagine! […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly review – brilliant wry comedy of Derry and the shadow of the past

A British and American film crew descend on the Northern Irish city to film a drama about the Troubles, in a keenly observed and snappily written debutThe premise of Séamas O’Reilly’s brilliant debut novel is that a Hollywood actor has flown into Derry to star in a new TV series about the Troubles called Dead City, then mysteriously disappeared. But its real interest lies in what happens when a place becomes defined by a particular historical moment, to the extent that stories told about it laps

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Dvořák: Symphony No 9 album review – Shani brings a natural freshness to a familiar work

Rotterdam Philharmonic/ShaniWarner ClassicsThe conductor, soon to finish an eight-year tenure at the helm of the Dutch orchestra, leaves the orchestra in good shapeLahav Shani’s eight-year tenure at the helm of the Rotterdam Philharmonic is coming to a close – he becomes chief conductor at the Munich Philharmonic in September – and he is leaving this fine orchestra in good shape. Their recording of Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 brings a natural freshness to this familiar work, offering no big surprises

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: how did Olly Murs pull off his Soccer Aid spectacular?

Follow the singer on his remarkable 400km run-cycle-row from Manchester to London. Plus: Bea gets a new mission in Ponies. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, ITV1 Olly Murs recently completed a brutal 400km journey from Old Trafford in Manchester to the London Stadium by running, cycling and rowing – and raised £830,000 for Unicef. On Sunday, he will take part in the 20th annual Soccer Aid match, along with Jill Scott, Tom Hiddleston, Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe, Owen Cooper and Angry Ginge.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops Golden Trailer Awards With 5 Prizes

Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” marketing swept the Golden Trailer Awards Thursday with five wins. The film’s trailer titled “Chance” from Wild Card Creative Group won Best in Show prize at the event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. “Project Hail Mary” also took awards for Best Drama, Best Fantasy/Adventure, Best Music and Best […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Project Hail Mary’ Wins Best of Show Prize at 2026 Golden Trailer Awards

The film snatched the top honor for its trailer entitled "Chance" from Amazon MGM Studios and Wild Card Creative.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Wins Bidding War for Florence Pugh Fantasy Drama ‘The Midnight Library’

The adaptation of the book by Matt Haig is likely the biggest deal out of the Cannes film market.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Ariana Grande Enters New Era With Mid-Tempo Single ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’

Ariana Grande has officially kicked off her “Petal” era with the release of the project’s first single “Hate That I Made You Love Me.” The mid-tempo song is certainly in a breakup mold, with Grande singing in a subdued tone over a sauntering instrumental. “Hate that I made you love me / Sorry if I […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album

At 83, McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth – and the febrile times that mirror our own. It’s given him ‘every hope that we’ll get through’• Alexis Petridis reviews The Boys of Dungeon Lane: ‘At 83, his gift for melody still astounds’‘How far do you want to go back?” In his office overlooking Soho Square in London, Paul McCartney and I sit together on a small sofa, reminiscing. The room smells deep and resinous and faintl

entertainment  May 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Star City review – Anna Maxwell Martin is terrifying in a fascinating space race thriller

This spin-off from hit series For All Mankind is packed with paranoia and tension. It tells Russia’s side of the alternative history – and is so believable that it will give you nightmares Are you ready for a spin-off of a counterfactual drama series? Or is the current air of unreality surrounding actual reality enough for you? If you find yourself in the market for the former, congratulations for your psychological and spiritual robustness – and welcome to Star City.This is the counterpoint/com

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

John Travolta Now Owns a Dozen Berets Because ‘Men Can Have Fun, Too. Why Not Change it Up?’

John Travolta has wholeheartedly embraced the beret as his trademark look since his headline-making appearances at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month. At the DGA premiere Thursday of his directing debut “Propeller One-Way Night Coach,” he told Variety‘s Marc Malkin that he embraced the headwear idea to feel like a director. “The beret has […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Prime Minister’ Takes Top Prize at 2026 News & Documentary Emmys

The documentary winners were handed out at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Thursday night, where Michael Ian Black hosted.

entertainment  May 29, 2026

Variety

Documentary Emmys: HBO’s ‘Prime Minister’ Lands Top Prize; Nat Geo and Netflix Lead Winners List

“Prime Minister,” the HBO original documentary about popular New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, was named best documentary at Thursday’s Documentary Emmy Awards. The doc, directed by Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. Magnolia Pictures, HBO Documentary […]

entertainment  May 29, 2026