Variety

‘V/H/S/MIXTAPE’ Set at Shudder; Ninth Chapter of Horror Anthology Features RZA, Ernest Dickerson, Flying Lotus and More (EXCLUSIVE)

The next “V/H/S” movie is set to bring a new beat to the series. Shudder has announced that the ninth installment of the horror anthology franchise “V/H/S/MIXTAPE” is set to debut on the streamer on Oct. 9. The film includes segments from Ernest Dickerson (“Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight”), RZA (“The Man with the […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: new characters, new flaws, new tech and brain-exploding future consequences – discuss with spoilers

Now you’ve seen the new Spidey, let’s talk about new baddies (or are they goodies?), X-Men alumni, painful relationships and a potential Spidey-pig • This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New DayThere was a danger that Spider-Man: Brand New Day might amount to little more than a palate cleanser between the multiversal excesses of No Way Home and the all-star chaos of Avengers: Doomsday. Why not just keep it small: a more grounded tale of New York crime-fighting, to keep the Marvel

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Imax Pivots to Give Spider-Man North American Screens, Taking From ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan’s epic has lost its Imax dominance after Sony Pictures’ superhero feature starring Tom Holland and Zendaya opened big in theaters over the weekend.

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

Low Light Films Boards Locarno Competition Thriller ‘O Jacaré,’ Basil Da Cunha Celebration of Lisbon’s Vibrant Reboleira District (EXCLUSIVE) 

Deep in the mazework neighborhood of Reboleira, Lisbon, someone is hiding €180,000 ($200,000), and Portuguese-Swiss writer-director Basil Da Cunha allows the characters of “O Jacaré” to use any and all means to find it in his new feature film competing at Locarno.  Produced by Thera Production (Switzerland) and co-produced by Continue Walking (Portugal) and RTS […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

MS NOW Launches Peter Alexander’s ‘State of Play’ August 10

Peter Alexander carries his years of experience at NBC News over to MS NOW, where he lands next week. The veteran Washington correspondent and weekend “Today” host will launch a new 11 a.m. program on the Versant-backed network starting Monday, August 10. “State of Play” is billed as focusing on “authoritative and original reporting, thoughtful […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Green Eyes,’ Inspired by Resignation Syndrome, Opens Locarno With a Story Told From a Refugee Child’s Perspective to “Try to Revive Empathy”

Writers-directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh share their inspiration and hopes for 'The Green Eyes,' starring newcomer Douae Butarbuch M’Zaouki, Sayyid El Alami and Anamaria Vartolomei.

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

From living roofs to rainwater harvesting: the future of sustainable homes

A new book, Homes for Our Time, by Philip Jodidio, showcases the quiet revolution in green residential architecture Continue reading...

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

Ben McKenzie Says Major Streamers Were Scared to License His Anti-Crypto Documentary, So He Found a Different Way to Reach Audiences

Ben McKenzie believes he knows why the major streaming services weren’t interested in licensing “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.” His new documentary takes on the cryptocurrency industry, portraying the controversial digital currency as corrupt and in dire need of more regulations. But the film is being released as President Donald Trump has profited […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘60 Minutes’ In Exile: Are Former Producers and Correspondents Plotting Their Own Show?

Former EP Bill Owens has reportedly been talking to former correspondents like Scott Pelley about raising cash for a newsmagazine that they could sell to a streamer.

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I didn’t understand what Gaz was singing. It’s about needing a hug’: how Reef made Place Your Hands

‘We were swept up in the moment and full of testosterone. The 90s wasn’t a time when men were encouraged to be sensitive’We were hanging out with the lovely producer George Drakoulias at Abbey Road. He said, “We’re going to bring in some instruments for you guys” – and replaced the fairly low-budget ones we’d been playing. I was given this beautiful 1960s Fender Jazz bass. Continue reading...

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Lioness’ Star Laysla De Oliveira Really Knows How to Kick A**

After three seasons of the Taylor Sheridan spy thriller, the actress has picked up a thing or two from her character: “I went from a girly pop to a girly pop who now walks into a room and tries to figure out how to clear it if necessary.”

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ring Cycle review – AI staging dispenses with drama to create banal bric-a-brac

Bayreuth festival theatre, BayreuthFor the festival’s 150th anniversary, the creative team have turned to AI to generate visuals reflecting Wagner’s tetralogy’s past, present – and future. The hyperactive result is a dismal, mindless messUnveiled the same week in which tech company Anthropic admitted that its AI model Claude had gone rogue during testing, Bayreuth festival’s new AI-generated staging of Wagner’s four-part Ring of the Nibelungen is at least timely. But anyone who assumes that the

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi Take Journalist-in-Residence Roles at Columbia University

The stopwatch keeps ticking after “60 Minutes.” Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley were both named journalists-in-residence at Columbia University’s School of Journalism Monday, a position that will be in place for the 2026-2027 academic term. The two former “60 Minutes” correspondents will work with students through lectures, workshops and special events, and they will each […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets Imax Release as ‘The Odyssey’ Exclusive Run Ends

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” will (finally!) swing to Imax on Aug. 6. Sony and Marvel’s web-slinging adventure didn’t play on the company’s premium screens during its first few days in theaters because Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” commanded the network’s entire domestic footprint for three weekends. Now that “The Odyssey’s” exclusive run is ending, Imax is […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

CNN Appoints Stefano Pozzebon as Rome Correspondent, Boosting European Coverage (EXCLUSIVE)

CNN has announced the appointment of award-winning Italian journalist Stefano Pozzebon as an international correspondent based in its Rome bureau. Pozzebon will be responsible for covering major news stories in Italy and across Europe for CNN’s linear and digital platforms. He will work alongside CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb, who leads CNN’s coverage of the Vatican and the […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

As Talk of More ‘Ted Lasso’ Became Real, Its Stars Wondered: “Am I In It?”

Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple reveal the swirl of emotions they've felt as the hit soccer comedy returns more than three years after signing off.

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Glen Hansard Was a Hero Right Out of the Movies

The late musician didn't just make films — he lived as cinema.

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

Outplay Films Nabs Tom Tykwer-Produced Locarno Competition Title ‘I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Isabelle Stever’s Locarno main competition title “I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming,” produced by Tom Tykwer, has been picked up for world sales by France’s Outplay Films. Produced by Tykwer and Uwe Schott at Berlin-based X Filme Creative Pool and written by Anna Melikova, the film follows Olya and Oleh, a young queer Ukrainian couple whose […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US

The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came outChristopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey has already broken several records, but its most significant accomplishment might be turning a nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem into the most sought-after book in America. Libraries and bookstores alike are experiencing a rush.At the popular independent bookstore Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, New York, last week, evidence sat just inside

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026

Variety

‘Warhammer 40,000’ Animated Series in Development at Amazon, Henry Cavill to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)

A “Warhammer 40,000” animated event series is in development from Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios, and Games Workshop, Variety has learned exclusively. In addition, Henry Cavill — who is attached to lead a live-action “Warhammer 40,000” series currently in development at Amazon — will executive produce the animated series as well. It is being developed […]

entertainment  Aug 3, 2026