Variety

Crooked Media Is Bringing Back Nate Silver’s ‘FiveThirtyEight Politics’ Podcast, Which Will Relaunch Next Month as ‘Still Counting’ (EXCLUSIVE)

FiveThirtyEight is coming back from the dead — sort of. Just ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Crooked Media inked a deal to acquire and revive the “FiveThirtyEight Politics” podcast hosted by Nate Silver, Clare Malone and Galen Druke. And under Crooked Media’s wing, the show is getting a new name: “Still Counting,” a weekly […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Patricio Valladares Descends Into Hell With Horror Adaptation of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares, behind the 2023 found-footage horror pic “Invoking Yell,” is set to direct a fantasy-horror reimagining of Dante’s “Inferno.” “The Divine Comedy,” slated to begin filming in Rome in September, is produced by Italian film company Anxur Films, in collaboration with Ireland’s Skincrawl Studios, which is also handling international sales.  “You’ve likely […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney’s Lavish K-Drama ‘The Remarried Empress’ Sets Busan Premiere Ahead of Streaming Launch

The lavish fantasy-romance, Disney's most expensive Korean drama to date, stars Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Kate Cheka: The Last Funny Woman review – pregnant standup calls for comedy industry to grow up

Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh Cheka considers her tendency to ‘live life like a joke’ in a frank hour, with her frustrations leaving a lasting impressionKate Cheka wasn’t supposed to be here. After her debut hour two years ago, she swore she would never do the fringe again. But now she’s back, mic in hand and eight months pregnant, walking us through her life’s greatest romantic escapades, from Marseille to Texas and Nepal to Berlin. She does it all with mountains of energy – if you thought the fringe

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo From Paramount “Antisemitism” Claim: “All of Us Artists Could Stand to Be More Like Mark”

The Emmy-winning 'Hacks' actress added that Ruffalo was "fighting for the working class of Hollywood" in his opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger deal.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Anthony Boyle, Connor Swindells to Star in Sky “Anti-Romcom” Series ‘Charmer’

Siena Kelly and Sophie Wilde also feature in the eight-part show from Working Title Television and Story Films on a seducer-for-hire employed to test the fidelity of wealthy London clients’ partners.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Anthony Boyle to Lead Sky Drama ‘Charmer’ From Working Title, Story Films

Anthony Boyle, the “House of Guinness” star soon to be seen playing Sam Bankman-Fried in Netflix’s “The Altruists,” is set to lead upcoming Sky Original drama “Charmer.” The eight-part series, now in production, comes from Working Title Television and Story Films, with Siena Kelly (“Black Mirror,” “Adult Material”), Connor Swindells (“The Entertainment System Is Down,” […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution review – never-ending hardman-on-a-mission franchise heads to Ibiza

The seventh in the series takes longstanding lead gangster Tate, played to the hilt as always by Craig Fairbrass, to the White Isle to knock some heads togetherThe seventh instalment in this seemingly never-ending series opens with a line of voiceover from star Craig Fairbrass, summarising forthcoming proceedings nicely: “They killed my best friend, now they all have to die.” The real-life hardman Pat Tate might have been murdered in his 30s in Essex in 1995, but that hasn’t proved a setback for

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

‘NAZA’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Acquired by MK2 Films Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere

French sales company MK2 Films has boarded “NAZA,” the new hot-button documentary from “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor that was added on Monday to the Venice Film Festival competition lineup. The doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, shows “in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

mk2 Films Launches Sales on Venice Gaza Documentary ‘NAZA’

The new doc from 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor was a late edition to the Venice competition line-up.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Pimmada Chaisakcharoen’s Thai Horror ‘Tame’ Launches EST N8, BrandThink’s B-EST Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

EST N8 and BrandThink have launched B-EST Pictures, a joint venture for feature films and live experiences. The venture’s first title, “Tame,” a horror-suspense feature rooted in Thai folklore, will launch international sales at the Toronto Film Festival’s market ahead of its Thailand theatrical release on Oct. 29. Set in a rural bullfighting village where […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: South Korea Picks Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

In an additional vote of confidence for the unreleased feature, Korea's Oscar committee said that Netflix also plans to campaign for it in the best picture category following its world premiere at Venice.

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Luca Guadagnino and More Set for Venice Masterclasses

Venice Film Festival has revealed the lineup for this year’s masterclasses, featuring George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Luca Guadagnino and more. The masterclasses will once again take place at the Lido’s Match Point Arena, which can seat 250 guests, and will also be livestreamed on the festival’s website. In addition to Clooney and Burstyn, who are […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Oscars: South Korea Selects Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ for International Feature Race

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has selected “Possible Love,” directed by Lee Chang-dong, as South Korea’s official entry for the international feature film category at the 2027 Academy Awards. “Possible Love” marks Lee’s first feature in eight years, following “Burning,” “Poetry” and “Secret Sunshine.” The film centers on two married couples whose lives intersect after […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A Pocket Full of Slagford – a retro-futurist take on Thatcher-era northern England

Developer Patrick Grant was born in Australia and lives in New Zealand, but a childhood of British TV inspired him to set a comedy game in a bleak vision of the northSomething is amiss in the dingy town of Slagford, and curious scamp Pip Bunting is the only one who can find out what. So quit your mithering, it’s time to discover just how grim it truly is up north.A Pocket Full of Slagford is an upcoming retro-styled 3D puzzle adventure game set in a surreal alternative-reality near-future northe

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Environmental violence’: inside the fight to save indigenous land from becoming a nuclear dumping ground

New documentary To Use a Mountain spotlights the pain and triumph of resisting government efforts to turn parts of rural US into disposal sitesNuclear energy was supposed to be our salvation, humanity’s chance to retool technology first conceived as a weapon of mass destruction into an engine of limitless prosperity. But even as the industry touted nuclear fission as an economic game-changer (never mind the astronomical startup costs), a safety paragon (never mind the spills at Chornobyl, Three

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

‘Pride’ Musical to Transfer to Bridge Theatre From November; Director Says Bigger Venue Means the ‘Comedy Will Really Benefit From More People Watching’

“Pride,” the joy-filled British musical based on the true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), will transfer to London’s Bridge Theatre from Nov. 12, following sold-out seasons at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre and the National Theatre’s Dorfman space. The production will mark the inaugural show at the Bridge Theatre, a 900-seat venue on […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

CGI Animated Movie ‘Juul,’ Featuring Lenny Henry, Joins Studio 100 Film’s Toronto Sales Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Studio 100 Film has added CGI animated feature “Juul” to its international sales slate and will introduce the project to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. The English-language voice cast features Lenny Henry, while five-time Grammy Award-winners Michael League and Bob Lanzetti of Snarky Puppy contribute to the original score. The film is directed by […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Liza Soberano Joins Jury for Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary, Presented During Venice Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Filipino-American star Liza Soberano has joined the jury for the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary, which will be presented by Artemis Rising Foundation during the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The prize, founded by the Golden Globes and Artemis Rising Foundation with support from Think-Film Impact Production, honors a documentary feature film in the festival’s […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026

Variety

Epstein Files Documentary ‘Diabolical’ Lands at HBO Max in International Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired international distribution rights to “Diabolical: The Epstein Files” for HBO Max, with the documentary rolling out across international territories from Sept. 3, marking its premiere in the U.K., Italy and the Netherlands. The documentary, produced and distributed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, charts Jeffrey Epstein’s ascent, his trafficking network and his […]

entertainment  Aug 25, 2026