Hollywood Reporter
Tom Holland and his friends scored the highest-grossing debut in Sony's history and nearly swung past 2019's 'Avengers: Endgame' for the top domestic launch of all time.
Variety
With great power comes truly heroic ticket sales. Sony and Marvel’s comic book adventure “Brand New Day” obliterated box office expectations, collecting a jaw-dropping $355 million from 4,487 North American theaters. It’s the second-biggest debut in domestic box office history, following 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” with $357 million, not adjusted for inflation. “Brand New Day” could […]
The Guardian Culture
Each week during Australian Poetry Month, a poet walks us through one of their works. Here, Keri Glastonbury draws on a camping trip to the Warrumbungles in a poem about Australia, family and ageingobviously ageing (headshot short ashy hair
resting poet face, hook nose) but never
old enough for Winnie Blue in a silver
drawstring handbag after hockey: the slacker
in Staggers who thought the Boomers
would have solved Aged Care by now
was I expecting to move back?
not there, to Eastern subur
Variety
Stassi Schroeder has come a long way from her days backhanding her castmates, dating chuds and lording over SUR like an icy sorority queen on “Vanderpump Rules.” She’s now a mother of two, married to the charming (and astonishingly tolerant) Beau Clark, pens New York Times bestsellers and hosts a hit podcast. She’s also the […]
Hollywood Reporter
A teenager looks to access other realities via lucid dreaming in Argentine filmmaker Lucila Mariani's first feature, which explores horror, female identity and technology and premieres at the Swiff film festival.
The Guardian Culture
Bayreuth festival theatreBig-screen closeups augment operatic action in Jay Scheib’s colourful production, with strong singers led by Andreas Schager and Miina-Liisa Värelä but inconsistent orchestral playThere is the grail, the spear, the wound that will not heal. There is a solemn, life-sustaining ritual. There’s a false paradise and an outsider who will redeem all. Even by Wagner’s standards, Parsifal is a heavily symbolic work – and nowhere more than at Bayreuth. It was the only work compose
The Guardian Culture
The singer and actor is partial to Mozart and once did Édith Piaf at karaoke, but to which musical showstopper does she owe everything?The first song I fell in love with
I used to sing All I Have to Do Is Dream by the Everly Brothers with my schoolfriend who lived over the road, when I was 11 or 12. I sang the harmony and she sang the melody.The song I do at karaoke
The only time was on holiday in Nice with a friend. We’d been out for a lovely supper and had far too much ro
The Guardian Culture
This year’s event, Eisteddfod y Garreg Las, is being held near Cardigan in west Wales and celebrates the festival’s 850th birthdayBy 1176, Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd, a medieval Welsh prince, had become one of the most powerful rulers the country had ever known. He’d successfully banished Norman invaders from his lands, made peace with King Henry and rebuilt Cardigan castle in stone.Prosperous and secure, he threw a grand holiday tournament, inviting bards and musicians to play and compete under his
The Guardian Culture
As AI slop takes over our screens, what better antidote for enquiring minds than a magical film? We ask directors, producers and critics to pick one must-see movie for each year from infancy to early adulthood***Screentime has a bad rep these days: it’s allegedly at the root of everything from the collapse of media literacy to the rise of the far right. For parents, and indeed anyone who cares about the future of the planet, the relationship children have to their screens is a particular hot pot
Variety
Hannah Einbinder says working with Gillian Anderson on the new film “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” has actually given her a new perspective on the end of “Hacks” and its legacy. “Doing all this press with Gillian for the movie, she talks about ‘X-Files’ constantly,” Einbinder tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “She’s asked […]
The Guardian Culture
The actor is a charismatic tour guide as he follows in Homer’s footsteps. Plus: Amsterdam cop Van Der Valk is back. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
Variety
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman made a surprise appearance at a screening of “Practical Magic” on Saturday night in L.A. Attendees came to the place, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, for magic — and many, many Midnight Margaritas — but few expected an appearance by the Owens sisters themselves to introduce the 1998 cult classic. “Thank […]
Hollywood Reporter
Ahead of 'Practical Magic 2' hitting theaters in September, the two stars brought some witchcraft to a Cinespia screening of the 1998 original on Saturday.
Variety
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is shaping up to be a big hit at the box office, challenging 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” for the biggest North American movie opening of all time. Now, fans can also compete in a different type of challenge, with toymaker Hasbro re-releasing a number of its most popular board games with Spider-Man-themed […]
Hollywood Reporter
‘Wonder Man’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Reacts to Marvel Series Cancellation: “See You at the Emmys”
The Disney+ show was renewed for a second season in March before the streamer reversed course and canceled the renewal in July.
Hollywood Reporter
In a Friday report, sources told The Wall Street Journal that California's governor has said if the merger is blocked due to the lawsuit, state employment will suffer, and that "Newsom’s office has encouraged Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office, which has independent authority to file such suits, to find a resolution out of court."
Hollywood Reporter
Nearly five years in, and the six-member girl group IVE is just as strong as they were when the debuted on the K-pop scene in late 2021. Now, they’re back touring the U.S. on their latest world tour.
Hollywood Reporter
He played an unhinged ex-boyfriend in ‘Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting’ and lots of other bad guys before landing on the cop show that aired on Canada’s CTV and CBS.
Hollywood Reporter
The 11th 'Fast & Furious' film is slated to release in theaters March 17, 2028, from Universal.
Variety
As horror fans eagerly await the next chapter in Pennywise’s (Bill Skarsgård) horrifying reign of terror, “It: Welcome to Derry” co-creator Andy Muschietti has shared some details on the current status of Season 2. “We’re very excited, we’re in the writers’ room right now,” Muschietti confirms to Variety. The new season will take place in […]