The Guardian Culture

Jah Wobble on covering the Beatles, London buses and why punk went wrong: ‘Being kind is seen as square’

The maverick former Public Image Ltd bassist takes us on a typically picaresque journey through his ‘Kafka-esque’ days at Transport for London, being named by Sid Vicious and his spiritual learningsSometimes, on the top deck of a London bus, pension-age punks will politely disturb the concentration of a man on his iPad. “They’ll say: ‘Are you Jah Wobble?’” recounts the musician born John Wardle, his upbeat cockney accent ringing with delight. They will ask if he’s working on anything. “And I lik

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Hook, An AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes

In an era where AI music generation has ruptured the music industry, a social-forward music remixing app is aiming to stand out among the rest — with the help of one of the major labels. Hook, an AI-powered app where fans can create minute-long clips that remixes or mashes up a licensed artist’s track to share […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

‘Mutiny’ Review: Jason Statham Dies Hard on a Cargo Ship in a Thriller of Impeccable Bring-the-Pain Timing

"Mutiny," a revenge thriller set aboard a giant cargo ship, shows that there’s life in the "Die Hard on a Boat" concept. The film makes you think of Bruce Willis in other ways too, since its star, Jason Statham, boasts a macho chrome dome and offs his enemies with a blithe viciousness that evokes Willis at his ruthless best.

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Bloomberg Media Sets Interview Series ‘Post Credits’ Hosted by Ian Schafer (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety has learned exclusively that Bloomberg Media is launching a new conversational series titled “Post Credits” with host Ian Schafer. The series hails from Ensemble, a Hoorae Media Company, of which Schafer is the co-founder and president. The show will feature conversations with creators, executives, entrepreneurs and cultural leaders about the intersection of the creator […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Wild! Mattel Sets UNO Card-Game Competition Series to Stream on Twitch

The series will culminate with the UNO Championship Series Tournament on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles.

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Lucky’ Bosses Break Down That Killer Finale, Necessary Book Changes — and If There Could Be a Season 2

Showrunners Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas peel back the curtain on the entirety of the Apple TV limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy, explaining why Lucky's ending is the end.

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)

GRAMADO, Brazil — Local media giant Globo’s Estúdios Globo will produce feature film “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on a play of Clayton Nascimento, and telefilm “Os Tatuyos,” as part of the company’s ambitious Brazilian film production expansion, according to Amauri Soares, director of TV Globo and Estúdios Globo. “Macacos” is in the development stage and will […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tom Holland set to earn $100m from Spider-Man: Brand New Day

In a year that’s seen the British actor star in the season’s two biggest blockbusters – and marry his co-star from both – he is reportedly earning a huge pay packet thanks to box-office bonusesThe British actor Tom Holland is expected to “make at least $100m” for starring in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, according to the Wrap.Unnamed sources “with knowledge of Holland’s deal” say he was paid $20m (£15m) upfront, about double what he reportedly received for his previous Spider-Man film No Way Home i

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

‘Wildwood’ Trailer: Carey Mulligan Voices a Grieving Mother Ready to Tear Apart an Enchanted Forest in New Laika Stop-Motion Film

After six years, Laika is back with a new stop-motion animated film. In the new trailer for “Wildwood,” a young girl named Prue (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission, joined by her classmate Curtis (Jacob Tremblay), to save her baby brother from a murder of crows. It’s a quest that takes her into […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra/Wilson review – white-hot intensity as Verdi Requiem shakes St Paul’s vast dome

St Paul’s Cathedral, LondonElemental roars and full-frontal vocal expressivity as the UFO focuses on a mission bigger than a good performanceThere were climaxes in Verdi’s Requiem that would surely have registered on a seismometer as they gathered into a thrillingly elemental roar before dissipating as a series of echoed convulsions into the vast dome above. There were choral susurrations that swept over the orchestra, exhortations delivered in crisp consonants. There were sinuous woodwind lines

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Rake’s Progress review – a young cast packed with promise do Stravinsky’s dance with the devil proud

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe staging is awkward and balance is an issue at points, but the singers of British Youth Opera are consistently impressive Clapham – home to hundreds of young Londoners crammed into sticky-floored house-shares of a weeknight and the sweaty dancefloors of Infernos at the weekend. Where better to stage The Rake’s Progress, Stravinsky and WH Auden’s 1951 fairytale-cum-morality-play about a country innocent swallowed whole by the temptations and corruptions of the cap

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

‘Northbound’ Review: Bruce Dern Revs Up a Road Movie With Its Hands Otherwise Firmly at Ten and Two

There is a pleasantly peppery performance from a bewhiskered — and bewhiskyed — Bruce Dern in William Scoular’s “Northbound,” but its spice is lost to the coziness of an approach that sets a higher premium on amiability than originality. Kicking off to Trooper’s stadium staple “Raise a Little Hell” and closing out with the plaintive […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Ewan McGregor Says Next Obi-Wan Kenobi Project Could Be Tracking Down Yoda or a ‘Big Love Story’ With Wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s ‘Ahsoka’ Character: ‘There’s Got to Be Something’

Ewan McGregor has recently been very vocal about his desire to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi — and even has a few pitches for what his “Star Wars” character could get up to in a new project. Speaking at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Scottish star said he’d got as far as […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Busan Film Festival Sets Kim Jong-kwan’s ‘The Table: Day and Night’ as Opening Film

Described as a delicate romance that follows four couples' encounters within the same Seoul café, the film will world premiere in Busan on Oct. 6 — with star Kim Minha also hosting the opening ceremony.

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Coyote Vs Acme review – quirky comedy returns from the dead to flip Wile E Coyote’s slapstick-violent world

After being shelved as a tax-writeoff, this Looney Tunes reboot redraws the hapless hunter as the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon worldHere is a quirky, peculiar, yet strangely diverting live-action-toon hybrid of the kind that hasn’t been popular at the movies for many a day; it gives us a new twist on the surreal forever war between Wile E Coyote and the speedy Road Runner (catchphrase “beep beep”, pronounced “meep, meep”). The music over the closing credits will incidentally disappoint fans of

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Producers Scout for K-pop Talent With U.S. Appeal During KCON Fan Festival in Los Angeles

In a makeshift audition booth assembled in a far corner on the ground floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, a steady stream of K-pop lovers took their shot this past weekend. As part of the annual KCON Korean entertainment and culture festival, producers of a hit Korean talent competition series held auditions on Aug. […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

‘Club Kid’ Trailer: Jordan Firstman Is a Party Promoter With a Surprise Son in His A24 Cannes Sensation

After making a splash at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — and sparking a studio bidding war that culminated in a $17 million sale from A24 — Jordan Firstman’s film “Club Kid” has its first trailer. Firstman wrote and directed the film, which stars Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Reggie Absolom. It follows […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Will the future of gaming be powered by upstart indie developers?

As gaming’s biggest publishers retreat into safer bets, a new generation of independents are building an alternative from the ground up• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereDuring the 1990s, a new strata of independent film studios and distributors revitalised the Hollywood movie machine. The likes of Miramax, New Line Cinema and October Films challenged the ageing behemoths of the industry and pushed forward offbeat directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Darren Aronofsk

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

RFK Jr.’s Son Conor Kennedy Put on Russia’s Most Wanted List

A Moscow court charged Kennedy with acting as a "mercenary" for the brief period he volunteered to serve with Ukraine forces.

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026

Variety

Emily Watson Says Growing Up in a Religious Cult Almost Stopped Her From Starring in ‘Breaking the Waves’: ‘I Was Like a Piece of Wire That Had Been Unplugged’

Emily Watson is one of the most lauded actors working today, having earned multiple Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, as well as winning a Silver Bear in Berlin, a European Film Award and a SAG Award. But growing up in a religious cult almost ended her illustrious career before it even began.  Speaking at […]

entertainment  Aug 19, 2026