The Guardian Culture

From Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma to Brandon Flowers: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

A film-maker’s attempt to reboot a horror movie franchise is derailed by her wild relationship with its former star, and the Killers frontman gets rusticTeenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaOut nowJane Schoenbrun’s third feature builds on their interest in queer horror, with a story about the fictional Camp Miasma slasher franchise, set to be resurrected by an up-and-coming director (Hannah Einbinder), who enters into a wild relationship with the star of the originals (Gillian Anderson). Continue

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Wiping My Mother’s Arse review – confusion and subterfuge in a care home

Pitlochry Festival theatreIain Heggie’s rejigged 2001 play – now ensconced in the world of voice notes and vapes – is very funny, but the lighter moments jar with some sobering subtextsThese days, shows about care homes, dementia and end of life are very common, but when Iain Heggie’s splendidly named Wiping My Mother’s Arse premiered in 2001, it was ahead of the curve. It is set in an overstretched nursing home where Andrene (Anne Kidd) has developed a close relationship with her care worker, L

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Former Child Actress Raquel Lee Alleges Disney Negligent in On-Set Sexual Abuse

Her claim, pertaining to the 2001 Disney Channel movie 'The Poof Point,' asserts that a “middle-aged, male employee who was involved in the filming” groomed and then repeatedly assaulted her.

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Variety

Bill Maher Puts Hunter Biden in the Hot Seat: ‘I’ve Seen You With Your Dick Out’

After enduring years of character assassinations by the right, Hunter Biden is in the throes of a chaotic media blitz that’s included Twitter-trolling, posting on Substack and appearances on a number of far-right podcasts, from Hitler worshipper Nick Fuentes and Russia stooge Tucker Carlson to conspiracy theorist Candace Owens. Is Joe Biden’s wayward son trying […]

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Emmy Nominee Patrick Ball on His Rollercoaster Journey to ‘The Pitt’ and How His Own Addiction Battle Has Informed His Performance

The Yale School of Drama alum also reveals just how close he came to quitting acting after years of financial struggle and how he is acclimating to success: "I need to come up with some new dreams because all of my dreams are coming true."

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Variety

‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs

I watched "Spa Weekend" and realized that the genre it’s in — the high-concept movie with the concept in the title, the comedy that puts out a vibe of "Look, I’m crass and dumb and obvious! And that’s why you like me!" — may be entering its twilight zone.

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mark Ruffalo Links Paramount to Oracle’s Israeli Military Ties. The Studio Calls Remarks “Antisemitic”

The Marvel actor is highlighting that Larry Ellison's tech giant Oracle played a role in the Israel-Gaza war. Paramount says his remarks are "a bridge too far."

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Variety

Paramount and State A.G. to Meet Monday to Discuss Settlement of Antitrust Case

Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Paramount has been pushing hard for a deal to allow its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to close. The deal […]

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Slams Israeli Military Investigation Into 5-Year-Old Girl’s Death as a “Smokescreen”

"What is needed now is not a public relations operation. What is needed is justice (delivered by an independent authority) for Hind and for all the victims of the genocide in Gaza," Kaouther Ben Hania, who helmed the Oscar-nominated docudrama, said, dismissing the criminal probe announced this week as Rajab's mother also called for an independent inquiry.

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Variety

Paramount Slams Mark Ruffalo Merger Attack as ‘Antisemitic,’ Says Company Does Not ‘Tolerate Prejudice of Any Kind’

Paramount has come out swinging against a Friday screed from Mark Ruffalo, in which the award-winning actor accused moguls David and Larry Ellison of “powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.” A spokesperson for the David Ellison-run enterprise said the company was “as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked […]

entertainment  Aug 22, 2026

Variety

Emmy Overachiever Jason Bateman on Whether He Considers Himself an Actor or Director First

Jason Bateman is this year’s Emmy overachiever, nominated for lead limited series actor and limited series directing on Netflix’s “Black Rabbit,” and as both supporting actor and executive producer on another limited series, HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis.” So where does the multi-hyphenate’s brain reside more in these days, as an actor or director? “They […]

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Gavin Newsom Says Paramount Settlement Talks Happening In “Real Time,” Signals He’d Like a Deal

The California governor said he was concerned about the state's reputation and added that he takes CEO David Ellison's threat to move companies out of California “seriously.”

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Madonna and Kylie Minogue Take “Love Sensation” Straight Back to No. 1

The Stuart Price rework of the summer's biggest club hit — unveiled at WorldPride Amsterdam — hands Madonna a fifth U.K. dance chart-topper in 15 weeks.

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hayden Panettiere’s Boyfriend Gave Her Narcan Before Death, Brother Says

Zach Hickerson tells TMZ he and Brian Hickerson performed CPR on the actor after finding her unconscious in a Greenville, South Carolina, Airbnb.

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Variety

Secret Hollywood Group’s AI Plan Focuses on Defining How AI Is Used — While Keeping Humans in Control

A group of Hollywood filmmakers, executives and actors has spent the last three years secretly meeting with Silicon Valley executives to try to address a simmering issue in the industry: how to define where AI is useful in the context of a human-controlled creative process. The meetings were first convened in November 2023 by LucasFilm […]

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Variety

Vertical Media on Track to Generate $150 Billion in 2026 as the Booming Sector Fights Crowded Content Field and High Subscriber Acquisition Costs

There’s no doubt that 2026 will go down as a milestone year for the growth in popularity of vertical media content in the U.S. The sector is booming but still incredibly diffuse. That will change as microdramas and other formats proliferate and generate more advertising, subscription and in-app purchase revenue. Those are among the conclusions […]

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Girls’: Khloé Kardashian Wanted Her Friends to Have Their Own Show. Then Things Got Complicated

The reality TV veteran and businesswoman speaks about executive producing her inner circle, the moments when she "regretted doing any of this,' what's next for 'Khloé in Wonder Land' and the October premiere of 'The Kardashians' season eight, exclusively confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Sued By Ex-Distribution Chief Chris Aronson Over Millions of Dollars In Pay

The theatrical executive had inked a new deal with the studio last year only to be terminated and replaced months later.

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Best Sunscreens for Your Face (and Body), as Recommended by Beauty Insiders

Hollywood makeup artists and aestheticians share their go-to face and body sunscreens for protecting your visage all summer.

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Julie Klausner Calls Phone Comedy “Isolating” and “Reductive” at Live ‘It Happened in Hollywood’

At the Televerse podcast taping, the ‘Difficult People’ creator called for the return of sitcoms with "hard jokes and heart."

entertainment  Aug 21, 2026