Hollywood Reporter

Jesse Eisenberg Musical ‘The Debut’ Set to Close London Film Festival

"I am both honored and honoured," joked the filmmaker about bringing his latest movie to London, alongside cast members Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey and Havana Rose Liu.

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Big Walk review – larking around with mates elevated to an artform

Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC; House HouseThe creators of Untitled Goose Game return with an online, open-world adventure that delivers slapstick silliness and bucolic majesty in nearly equal measureRadiant sunsets glinting on lapping waves; bushland valleys that beckon with secrets; modernist buildings sat atop craggy ridges: Big Walk’s setting is as arresting as it is beguiling – a kind of architectural fever dream transplanted to a handsome Australian wilderness – but it is the images created b

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ariana Grande expands on decision to ‘step back from visibility’, telling fans it was ‘not reactive or impulsive’

Singer and actor, whose world tour ends next month, told audience in Chicago that she had been quietly planning the move for a long timeAriana Grande has expanded upon her recent decision to take “a step back from visibility” when her tour ends next month, as a result of what a spokesperson called “endless, ongoing public scrutiny”.On Monday night during the first show of a three-night run in Chicago, the 33-year-old musician and actor read from notes as she told fans: “The announcement that was

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Dominates U.K. and Ireland Box Office With Massive Launch

Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stormed to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, recording an opening frame of £36.4 million ($48.9 million). The total marks the third-highest opening in U.K. history, trailing only “Avengers: Endgame” ($58.3 million) and “Spectre” ($55.5 million). Across its pure three-day weekend (Friday–Sunday), the web-slinger collected […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

Spotify Notches 300 Million Premium Subscribers

Spotify’s Premium customers grew to 300 million in the second quarter of 2026, after the music streamer gained 7 million paying subscribers, exceeding its previous guidance. Total monthly active users, including those on the free, ad-supported tier, stood at 777 million as of the end of Q2. That slightly undershot previous guidance of 778 million, […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

‘Gagarine’ Directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh Talk ‘The Green Eyes’ as Kinology Announces First Sales: ‘Dreamers Know No Borders’ (EXCLUSIVE) 

Having boarded as the sales agent of Locarno Film Festival’s “The Green Eyes,” Kinology has pre-sold “The Green Eyes” to Benelux (Cinart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Turkey (Chantier) and the former Yugoslavia region (MCF). Distribution in France will be handled by Haut et Court, one of the film’s producers. Directed by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh – […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mary Rivera, Ned’s Grandma in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Dies at 82

Rivera memorably featured in the scene where Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire make their first appearance in the MCU.

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A pressing issue: why are vinyl albums becoming so different from their digital versions?

They’re expensive, elaborate – and may not contain all the music. After Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more sent out incomplete or unfinished vinyl versions, fans are feeling shortchangedIt was one of the most anticipated collaborations of the year: Charli xcx teaming up with film-maker David Cronenberg for No One Lasts Forever, the closing track on her new album Music, Fashion, Film, which debuted at No 1 in the UK.But for fans who pre-ordered what was advertised as the “full-length” album on v

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Serena Rossi to Receive Venice Fest’s Passion for Film Award

The Italian actress next appears alongside Toni Servillo in Mario Martone's 'Scherzetto,' premering out of competition in Venice.

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war

Written by a US army veteran, this novel of courage and cruelty during the first world war is filled with unsettlingly authoritative depictions of violence – but its characters are less believable Kevin Powers’s fourth novel marks a return to the themes and subject matter of his acclaimed debut The Yellow Birds, winner of the 2012 Guardian first book award. Through the lives of its central characters, it explores the courage, folly, cruelty and absurdity involved in war, and the challenges of ad

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Web of billions: how Spider-Man became the most heroic franchise in Hollywood

Tom Holland’s fourth outing as Peter Parker broke box office records but how did the web-slinger avoid growing superhero fatigue?A year ago, the superhero-industrial complex looked like it was on the wane. All three of Marvel’s big movies for 2025 underperformed to some degree or another, outgrossed by DC’s newest reboot of Superman – which itself made less than any number of previous-regime DC movies, and was followed up by this summer’s Supergirl, a costly bomb. It looked as if the age of hero

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

Singapore’s First Wuxia Film ‘The House on the Moon’ Unveils Clip Ahead of Locarno Competition Bow: Director Nelson Yeo ‘Decided to Fully Embrace Genre’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Singapore has never really had a wuxia feature film – though the genre was a fixture of local television in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when a wave of wuxia serials cast actors like Li Nanxing and Zhu Ming. Nelson Yeo is closing that gap with “The House on the Moon,” a lunar reimagining […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Think the Paramount-WBD Mega-Deal Has Nothing to Do With the Locarno Film Festival? Think Again!

"There are some earthquakes that are shaking up the infrastructure of the global industry," which plays into this year's program, says Markus Duffner, director of industry strand Locarno Pro.

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Amazon Picks Up ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Internationally

In a multi-territory deal covering much of Europe, Latin America, Canada and India, Prime Video also licensed all nine seasons of the original 'Baywatch' and 'Baywatch Hawaii.'

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Acclaimed Bengali cinema actor Parno Mittra is stepping behind the camera as a producer for the first time with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata. The project is co-produced by Tabernacle Street Films (U.K.) and Unscripted Co (India), the production banner Mittra is […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Love Me Tender review – Vicky Krieps custody-battle drama is intelligent, sensual and bitter slice of life

Anna Cazenave Cambet’s adaptation of Constance Debré’s novel is a superbly acted and affecting – if restrained – portrait of child access and interpersonal strifeVicky Krieps gives an intelligent, finely calibrated and sensitive performance in this marital-breakdown drama from writer-director Anna Cazenave Cambet. Cambet has adapted the autobiographical novel of the same title by Constance Debré, about her bitter experience of being denied contact with her young son after her marriage breakup –

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife

From an ashram in India to an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru, a travel writer searches for meaning after the death of his wifeIn this moving, sometimes grandiloquent grief-memoir-cum-travelogue, Rory MacLean pairs an affinity for new-age thinking with a habit of loftily holding forth (“none of us are created for naught”, “love can but lead to truth”) and a proclivity for arresting one-liners (“I watched gods walk on fire”). In his search for meaning in the five years after his wife’s untimely death

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Alan Ritchson on What He Learned About Fame From Working With Arnold Schwarzenegger

During his podcast appearance on 'Armchair Expert,' the 'Reacher' star opened up about how the action icon granted fan requests at every turn: "I really deeply admire how he treats people."

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on ‘Ibelin,’ From ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)

New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries.   The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France’s National Center for […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026

Variety

Hwang Bo-reum, Lee Geum-yi Among Authors in Busan Story Market’s 2026 Selections

The Busan Story Market (BSM) has unveiled 25 official selections for 2026, including international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist Lee Geum-yi, drawing on original IP from four Asian countries. BSM is part of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the official market of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). […]

entertainment  Aug 4, 2026