The Guardian Culture

Lara Ricote: Inkling review – this fizzy standup’s smart new set is her best yet

Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghA show about maturing and learning to listen to life’s signals doesn’t stint on tomfoolery and has some great gagsWhat a rich and enjoyable show this is from Lara Ricote, a leap forwards from her already-excellent first two shows. It finds the Mexican-American comic in as endearing fettle as ever, her urge to communicate bubbling over in a show about divining the messages life puts your way, however indecipherable they (like this show) can sometimes appear.It begin

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Eugene Levy on Becoming a Slightly Less ‘Reluctant Traveler’ in the Third Season of His Emmy-Nominated Show

The actor and director David Brindley are pushing the comedian’s comfort zone on their Apple TV series.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Sinking City 2 review – Ukrainian cosmic horror, come hell or high water

PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PC; FrogwaresFrogwares’ Lovecraftian action-horror is full of grim tenacity and pulp paperback charm, despite a few frayed edgesI’m standing in the prosthetics lab of a campy horror hospital, hunting for a preacher’s flayed face to wear so I can trick the world’s grisliest smart doorbell. Pinned to a board in the corner of the room are a dozen X-rays: shattered bones and metal splints in sepia negative, each with a note attached. It’s a stark, clinical intrusion o

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

American Independent Film Production Is Dying. Jeff Nichols Wants to Save It.

Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. When he brought his acclaimed film “Loving” — about the landmark Loving v. Virginia case that legalized interracial marriage nationwide — to Little Rock […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney Fans Can Now Shop D23 Event Collection Online in Limited Quantities

The online marketplace features standout collectibles from the D23 2026 show floor, including milestone anniversary launches, signed books and notable brand collabs that were otherwise only available at this year's fan event.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Jonas Brothers Announce 45-City ‘Burning Up’ North American Tour Dates

The Jonas Brothers, who have been road warriors in recent years, have announced a massive 45-city North American tour that continues their “Burning Up Tour All Over Again.” Magnus Ferrell, Franklin Jonas, and All Time Low will be special guests on select dates. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on Friday, September 25 […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Toronto First Look: ‘Black Sunflowers’ Images Show Ukrainian Youth Coming of Age in Wartime (Exclusive)

‘No Cameras Allowed’ filmmaker James Marcus Haney, in his latest documentary, captures a generation caught between youth and duty, and life and death, during their country's unending war with Russia.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Amy Schumer to Star in and Produce Break-Up Comedy ‘Best Divorce Ever’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Amy Schumer is getting her teeth into another comedy, with the Emmy winner set to star in and produce “Best Divorce Ever.” The film comes from writer-director Sean Mullin (“Bob Trevino Likes It,” “Amira & Sam”), with Concourse Media launching worldwide sales in Toronto next month. Schumer will produce alongside Matthew Lee Miller and Natalie […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Alia Shawkat Has Thoughts About Actors Who Don’t Work With Female Filmmakers

The star of Dylan Meyer's 'The Wrong Girls' on starring in the first female-fronted stoner comedy, learning to look at award season differently, and why she thinks Kelly Reichardt should be as famous as Paul Thomas Anderson.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Gillian Anderson Says Sony Exited ‘The Salt Path’ Distribution Deal After Authors’ ‘Fabrications’ Exposed: ‘It Felt Like Such A Betrayal’

Gillian Anderson has said that Sony ditched a deal to distribute “The Salt Path,” in which she starred alongside Jason Isaacs, after a scandal broke last summer over alleged fabrications in the supposedly true story. Based on a memoir of the same name by Ray and Moth Winn, the book and film tell the story […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Hayden Panettiere: an actor so magnetic that entire shows were rewritten for her

She starred in her first soap opera at 4 – then the hit show Heroes was totally reworked to allow her character, Claire the regenerating cheerleader, to live on. We celebrate the star, who has died age 36• Hayden Panettiere – a life in picturesWhen Hayden Panettiere arrived as Claire Bennet in Heroes, in 2006, she was 17 but not a newcomer. She’d starred in Tiger Cruise, a Disney Channel movie, two years before and was the pin-perfect image of that teen-star world – blond, cute, perky, resourcef

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘You’ve got to see this girl!’ Tanita Tikaram on making Twist in My Sobriety

‘People tell me it helped them with their rehab. I have to explain: Sorry, it’s not about alcohol – I was just a kid singing about injustice’I wrote the lyrics on the floor of my bedroom in Basingstoke when I was 16 or 17, as a way of decompressing from studying for my A-levels. I had the idea for “Twist in my …” something, but didn’t know what else to put in there. I tried “Twist in my gravity” before ending up with “sobriety”, but it’s not a song about alcohol. It’s about feeling that things a

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Next year’s Eurovision host is Burgas, not Sofia. Some Bulgarians are baffled

Next year’s competition won’t take place in the country’s capital, an announcement that even surprised Bulgarian winner, DaraEver since Bulgarian singer Dara was crowned winner of the Eurovision song contest this May, it has been clear that the Balkan nation would for the first time in its history have the opportunity to host Europe’s biggest party.So when Bulgarian officials announced last week that the world’s largest live music event in 2027 will be held not in the capital Sofia but in Burgas

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Mark Rydell obituary

Actor and director whose movies notched up more than 20 Oscar nominations between themStars flocked to work with the director Mark Rydell, who has died aged 97, and no wonder: he had trained as a performer alongside James Dean and Steve McQueen, later becoming west coast artistic co-director of the prestigious Actors Studio, while his movies notched up more than 20 Academy Award nominations between them.Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn won best actor and actress Oscars respectively for his refl

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Rosie O’Donnell Was ‘Surprised’ by Jimmy Kimmel’s Guest-Hosting Offer and Believes a David Ellison-Run CNN Would Be ‘Tragic’

Rosie O’Donnell is finally back behind the talk-show desk. Yes, the former host of “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and “The View” will be serving as guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the week of Aug. 17 while Kimmel is on vacation (as part of his summer rotation). He said he’d tapped O’Donnell for the stint […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

PGA Tour Takes Swing at Comedy in New ‘Alter Ego’ Unscripted Series

Arnold Palmer once said that golf was “deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.”  Now the PGA Tour hopes to give fans of the links something a little less intense: a good laugh. “PGA Tour Alter Ego” a new unscripted sports comedy series co-produced with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, launches Tuesday ahead of the organization’s BMW Championship. […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Ellie Goulding Sues Former Managers Over Live Nation Deal

British singer Ellie Goulding has taken legal action against her former managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet of TaP Management, claiming that the two failed to disclose to her that TaP’s parent company, HNOE, was partially and then fully owned by Live Nation, creating a conflict of interest that benefited them and the company to […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Motion Picture Association Strikes Deal with ByteDance for IP Protections in AI Video, Image Models

The Motion Picture Association and ByteDance on Monday said the two had developed a framework to protect the film and TV industries’ intellectual property across ByteDance’s suite of AI generative products, including the AI video and image generators Seedance and Seedream. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) comes months after the MPA in February sent ByteDance […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Motion Picture Association Inks AI IP Protection Deal With ByteDance

The agreement covers the Chinese tech giant's Seedance video models, as well as TikTok and other products.

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026

Variety

Netflix Unveils ‘The Diplomat’ Season 4 First Look, Sets October Release Date

“The Diplomat” is back for Season 4.  The political drama will return for its fourth season on Oct. 15. Netflix has also dropped a new teaser trailer and first look images. Season 4 sees the return of Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler. Other cast members include Ato Essandoh, Ali […]

entertainment  Aug 17, 2026