Variety

Kevin Bright-Produced October 7 Survivors Documentary ‘The Bridge’ Sets North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)

October 7 survivor documentary “The Bridge” is set to get a North American release coinciding with the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks. Produced by Kevin Bright (“Friends”) and directed by Brad Allgood (“Landfill Harmonic”), the film follows ten survivors as they travel from Israel to Los Angeles to take part in the Rock ’n’ […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

‘Ted Lasso’ Producer Brendan Hunt on What It Took to Revive the Series, Why Some Characters Didn’t Return and Whether There’s Another Three-Season Plan

Give credit to the England women’s national football team — nicknamed the Lionesses — for inspiring the return of “Ted Lasso.” The team won the UEFA Women’s Championship in 2022, right as Jason Sudeikis and company were shooting Season 3 of “Ted Lasso,” and the celebrations around the Lionesses’ victory were infectious. “We got to […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Princess Grace Foundation Announces 18 Winners and 11 Honoraria Recipients for 2026 Awards

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA announced 18 Princess Grace Award winners and 11 Honoraria recipients, joining over 1,000 previously recognized artists including Tony Kushner and Leslie Odom Jr..  This year’s recipients include dancer India Hobbs, who was nominated by previous Princess Grace Award winner Andrea Miller, and Brit Hensel, filmmaker, Upstander Project. Winners will receive $15,000 […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Holy Days review – even Miriam Margoyles, Jacki Weaver and Judy Davis as nuns can’t save this film

Despite the movie’s stacked cast, an oddly threadbare storyline and comedy that targets low-hanging fruit leaves the laughs few and far betweenThree stubborn old nuns and a wide-eyed young whippersnapper head off on a mission to save the farm – sorry, convent – in this earnestly made but emotionally lukewarm road movie. The ace up Holy Days’ sleeve is the casting, with each nun played by a legend of stage and screen: Judy Davis as Sister Agnes, Miriam Margolyes as Sister Luke and Jacki Weaver as

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

It’s Sombr Summer: The Pop Phenom on Impressing Taylor Swift, Singing About Body Image and Why People ‘Can Say Whatever the F— They Want About Me’

“Do we like the eyeliner or no?” Sombr is strutting across the stage, dragging the microphone stand by its neck and headbanging to his own music with an ecstatic, toothy, dorky smile.  As strobe lights douse the audience, the singer’s voice is drowned out by the gasping screams from the pit of this Brooklyn club. […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

New York Film Festival 2026 Lineup Unveiled: Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green,’ Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’ and More

The New York Film Festival has announced the 32-film main slate for its 64th edition, anchored by four world premieres: centerpiece selection “Behemoth!” from writer and director Tony Gilroy; closing night selection “14th,” the new documentary feature from Ava DuVernay; “I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies” from […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

FX’s Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Shards’ Can’t Be Saved by a Strong Lead Performance: TV Review

In some ways, an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel “The Shards” has had some of the heavy lifting done for it. Ellis’ cooly detached prose style embodies the shameless materialism of its Reagan era setting with an obsessive catalog of proper nouns: what kind of cars its characters drive; the brand of clothes […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Tudor Drama Series ‘1536’ Based on Ava Pickett’s West End Play Set at HBO, BBC

Ava Pickett’s West End play “1536” is being adapted for television. HBO and the BBC are set to co-produce the six-episode series, which follows the lives of three working class women in Tudor England against the backdrop of Henry VIII’s failing relationship with Anne Boleyn. “A darkly comic and terrifyingly relevant story about friendship, sisterhood, […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Shards’ Review: Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis Team Up for FX’s Predictably Excess-Soaked Tale of Prep-School Sex, Drugs and Murder

Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell and Kaia Gerber lead this series adaptation of Ellis' loosely autobiographical novel set in early-'80s Los Angeles.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Should a tech tycoon be able to pay his way into conducting a world-class orchestra? And should they really sell tickets?

Elon Musk may be able to buy a trip to Mars, but when the super wealthy pay to be conductors – as Canadian entrepreneur Mandle Cheung is doing – it makes a mockery of a meritocracy in classical musicThere are some pretty gigantic non-negotiables for an orchestral musician. You have to be able to perform the right notes in the right order, with a combination of technical expertise, artistry, skill and understanding that demands years, decades and lifetimes of devotion.But there is one figure on t

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Green Eyes’ Is a Refugee Adventure Drama for Our Time (Exclusive Trailer)

French writers-directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh invite us to experience a world full of chaos from a child's perspective in the Locarno opener, whose original title is 'Les Yeux Verts.'

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney Predicts ‘Spider-Man’ Record Opening “Bodes Well” for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro makes a case for 'Brand New Day' being a good omen for 'Doomsday' box office.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney+ Will Feature More Live Sports in Play for Bundle Subscribers

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro says strengthening the ties between ESPN and other parts of the company deepens engagement.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Talia Ryder Joins Michael Shannon in ‘Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders,” the upcoming contemporary reimagining of iconic horror classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” widely considered to be the first true horror movie, has bolstered its lead cast. Joining Michael Shannon in the film — which was first announced by Variety earlier this year and is being sold by Anton — is Talia […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Trans Pregnancy Drama ‘Aman’ Boards Nikkhil Advani and Dominique Welinski as Executive Producers Ahead of Toronto World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

“Aman,” writer-director Rahul Roye’s short film about a trans man who discovers he is pregnant on the eve of his gender-affirming surgery, has attached Nikkhil Advani and Dominique Welinski as executive producers. The film will have its world premiere in the Short Cuts competition at the Toronto Film Festival, running Sept. 10–20. Advani, the director […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd,’ Starring Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy, Boarded by WestEnd Films

WestEnd Films has boarded international sales on “The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd,” written, directed and produced by Tim Blake Nelson, starring Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy. The film will have its world premiere in the Gala Presentations program at the 51st Toronto Intl. Film Festival, where WestEnd will launch international sales. Domestic rights […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Forgotten Spaceman,’ Telling a Little-Known Afghan Story, Readies for Takeoff (Exclusive Trailer)

Elham Ehsas’ film, debuting at Locarno before traveling to TIFF, shows how an Afghan cosmonaut went into space and explores how conflict narratives and echoes of colonialism overshadow the historic event.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Forgotten Spaceman,’ Telling a Little-Known Afghan Story, Readies for Takeoff (Exclusive Trailer)

Elham Ehsas’ film, debuting at Locarno before traveling to TIFF, shows how an Afghan cosmonaut went into space and explores how conflict narratives and echoes of colonialism overshadow the historic event.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Variety

Cinema Ritrovato Chief Gianluca Farinelli Appointed Artistic Director of Italy’s David di Donatello Awards

Gianluca Farinelli, who is head of Italy’s venerable Il Cinema Ritrovato festival dedicated to cinematic treasures of the past, has been appointed artistic director of the David di Donatello award, which is Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars. Farinelli, who is also founder and chief of the Bologna Film Archives and its film restoration lab – and is a […]

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney Admits ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Disappointed at Box Office

But CEO Josh D’Amaro makes a case as for why the Star Wars movie was still successful as a portfolio booster.

entertainment  Aug 5, 2026