Variety

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Behind-the-Scenes Clip Unveiled by Toho and Gkids

Toho and Gkids have released a new behind-the-scenes clip for “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the follow-up to Yamazaki Takashi’s Academy Award-winning “Godzilla Minus One,” ahead of the film’s North American theatrical release on Nov. 6. “Godzilla Minus Zero” will make its world premiere as part of the Spotlight Gala selection at the 64th New York Film […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

Venice Horizons Best Director Winner Anuparna Roy’s ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ Boarded by Parallax (EXCLUSIVE)

Parallax has acquired international sales rights to Anuparna Roy’s “Lovers in the Blue Night,” which will have its world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film brings Roy back to the Lido one year after she became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Horizons best director prize, an honor […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Colony review – zombies return to the mall with a fresh and frenzied range of scares

This time the ranks of the undead have acquired a hive mind, making them even more formidable adversaries. Can a maverick academic save the day?Here is another frenzied K-zombie action-horror from Yeon Sang-ho, the director of Train to Busan and Peninsula. Colony is frontloaded with 10 minutes of sciencey exposition and setup during which a biotech CEO mentions maze-solving slime mould and the pioneering work of the entomologist William Wheeler on the hive minds of ant colonies. Then the CEO is

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I am so tired’: Jill Edelstein’s devastating portraits of apartheid and more – in pictures

The South African photographer documented her country’s harrowing Truth and Reconciliation Commission. These pictures form part of a new exhibition – alongside intimate images of actors, artists and friends Continue reading...

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Kolkhoz by Emmanuel Carrère review – intricate portrait of an elite French family

The author of The Adversary and Yoga unearths a history that includes the Nazis, Russia, and the Académie FrançaiseWhen Emmanuel Carrère’s mother, Hélène, died in 2023, at the age of 94, President Macron spoke at her memorial. She had been “perpetual secretary” of the Académie Française, in effect its head, and 200 people gathered at Les Invalides in Paris to pay tribute. Emmanuel’s father, Louis, was there too, in a wheelchair, only half aware of what was going on. This 400-page memoi

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: Fightland is 50 Cent’s big and bloody boxing drama

The rapper executive-produces this story about a champion boxer out for revenge. Plus: a dream wedding turns into a nightmare in Ludwig. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky Atlantic“Boxing is a criminal enterprise,” says Nicholas Pinnock’s slick crime kingpin Kingsley Marshall. “Always has been, always will be.” It’s a highly debatable claim but typical of this big, bloody and somewhat basic drama executive-produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, which is set at the nexus of pugilism and gan

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Last Man in Tower’ Sets September Indian Release From Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

“Last Man in Tower,” the Aravind Adiga adaptation starring Manoj Bajpayee, is headed to Indian theaters this September and has unveiled its first teaser. The film, directed by Ben Rekhi and produced by Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, will mark the first time Bajpayee and co-star Boman Irani have shared the screen. Adapted from Adiga’s novel […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Penelope review – Odysseus’s other half sings of her own twists and turns

Underbelly, Cowgate, EdinburghGrace McLean brings vocal and emotional range in the central role of Alex Bechtel’s Homeric song cycleShe is the one played by Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, the central figure in Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad and the inspiration behind a 2010 play by Enda Walsh. And here she is again, this time alone with her thoughts, a longsuffering woman in white, in a seductive song cycle by Alex Bechtel.Penelope is played by Broadway actor Grace McLean wh

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

‘Who Has Time to Watch All This Crap?’: Inside 10 Anonymous Emmy Ballots as Voting Officially Closes

Emmy voting is now closed, and not a moment too soon. Every year, more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy — actors and editors, showrunners and composers, the people who actually make television — sit down with their ballots and decide who walks away with an Emmy. And every year, almost none of them […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Jeers, walkouts, stage invasions: will Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists trigger British audiences too?

It has inspired violent protests from Norway to Rome – and now it’s hitting the UK. Playwright Tiago Rodrigues explains why the far-right speech at the drama’s climax has proved so incendiaryIn February, turbulent scenes inside a German theatre made headlines around the globe. During the final act of a play at Schauspielhaus theatre in Bochum, the audience first jeered and whistled at a performer in the role of a far-right politician. An orange lobbed from the auditorium narrowly missed its targ

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Dalliance review – a rare drama so beautifully written you will be instantly devoted

Hugo Weaving stars in this wonderful Australian series about old friends in their 60s. It is a feast of hilarity and heartbreak – and there needs to be more TV like it With Dalliance, television continues its brave expeditions into unknown narrative lands. It was forced first to venture into women’s stories (using female writers, directors, stars and, oh my goodness, sometimes it was just wall-to-wall womanity, you know?) in the post-Weinstein years. Previously unassailable figures were toppling

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Cast and Crew Held a ‘Funeral Screening’ After the Movie Was Shelved: ‘Was Emotional in So Many Ways’

What do you do when you think your movie will never see the light of day? Have a “funeral screening,” of course. That’s exactly what the team behind “Coyote vs. Acme” did when they feared the live-action-animation hybrid comedy was locked in the Warner Bros. vault for good. Luckily, after WB. shelved the project, Ketchup […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tom Colicchio Says ‘Top Chef’ Has Become as Important as a James Beard Award

Host Kristen Kish and fellow judge Gail Simmons tease the upcoming season 24, filming later than usual at a yet-to-be-announced location, and make their pitch for why the "more complicated," "on location" series deserves to win one of the four Emmys it's nominated for this year.

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

Harry Styles Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton, Completely Revamps Setlist at Madison Square Garden Opening Night: Concert Review

Apart from the special show he performed with an orchestra in London, Harry Styles has played basically the same set since his “Together, Together” tour opened in Amsterdam 33 shows and nearly three months ago. But for the opening night of his unprecedented 30-show stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, he completely […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Anthropologie’s Internet-Famous Icon Glasses Get Special Edition Halloween Designs

Given their limited quantity and social media virality, Anthro Home's seasonal runs can be here today and gone tomorrow.

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Harry Styles Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton at Madison Square Garden Residency Opening Night: “We Love You”

The country music icon died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

UTA Boss Sends Companywide Memo Accusing Reporter of Unprofessional Bias

David Kramer accused a Variety reporter of deliberately trying to damage the talent agency’s business.

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment Launch Inside Microdramas, Vertical Entertainment Upfront

COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment have unveiled Inside Microdramas, billed as the first upfront event built around microdramas and the broader vertical entertainment business. The event will take place in Singapore on Oct. 27. The initiative is expected to draw senior executives from entertainment, advertising, tech, platforms and consumer brands. Inside Microdramas draws […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Leah Remini Joining ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’

Remini and former 'Million Dollar Listing' star Tracy Tutor are the new additions for season 16.

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026

Variety

Dolly Parton Has One Last Song Buried in a Time Capsule: ‘My Place In History’

Country queen and national treasure Dolly Parton may have physically left the world on Tuesday, but her indelible mark on the world and the industry will never be forgotten. And luckily, she’s not done yet. Parton has several posthumous projects to look forward to, one of which is a secret song.  Back in 2015, Parton […]

entertainment  Aug 27, 2026