Hollywood Reporter

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman-Starrer ‘Elsinore’ Set to Open London Film Festival

Also featuring Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn and Luke Thompson, the movie follows Ian Charleson's final weeks before the actor's death from AIDS while he played Hamlet at the National Theatre.

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Glen Hansard, Frames Frontman and Oscar Winner, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 56

The Irish singer-songwriter died in a motorcycle crash in the early hours of the morning in Dublin.

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret review – the tales of abuse are utterly disturbing

Four women speak out about their underage experiences with the movie star and musician. Are the floodgates finally about to open?Jared Leto has long been a person with something of a reputational issue. The public-facing side of this was bad enough – while playing The Joker in 2016’s Suicide Squad, he reportedly sent rats, dead pigs and used condoms to his cast mates – but for years there have been upsetting rumours about what he does in private. After a lengthy investigation, the BBC documentar

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

BBCSO/Oramo review – Turnage’s satisfying and clever Festen Suite makes UK debut

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe festering atmosphere of Thomas Vinterberg’s film and its celebrated opera adaptation lingers in this vivid orchestration, a foil to Sibelius’s cathartic second symphonySibelius’s second symphony is “a confession of the soul” – an outpouring, however ambiguous. But what happens when a confession never comes, and a secret festers instead in collective silence? That’s the starting point for Festen, Thomas Vinterberg’s 1998 film, which was adapted into an award-winning o

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

YES, MSG Networks Will Move Streaming Sports to DAZN

The streaming rights to many of New York’s sports teams are traveling. MSG Networks and YES Network struck a new partnership that will make DAZN the exclusive direct-to-consumer streaming home of those properties during the 2026-2027 NBA and NHL seasons, a move that seems poised to end a digital joint venture between the two New […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an intervalFor me, the most astonishing thing about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is its barnstorming popularity. I found this cinematic epic for the ages visually bloodless, expressively monotonous and very, very long. Mind you, it is good to know that Nolan thinks that war is, on balance, you know, once you

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Don Lemon Signs Podcasting Deal With Libsyn in Move to Grow Network (Exclusive)

Lemon is planning to add more shows from outside creators to his network and explore distribution on news channels and more.

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash

Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama OnceGlen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor who fronted the band the Frames and had Oscar-winning success with the 2007 film Once, has died aged 56.He died in a motorcycle crash in Lucan on the outskirts of Dublin, early on Wednesday morning. Without naming him, Irish police said he was treated at the scene for his injuries but died a short time later. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ First Preview Gets Standing Ovation After Cancellations

“Game of Thrones” play “The Mad King” finally launched previews Tuesday night after cancelling its first week of performances. The first ever run-through of the HBO/Royal Shakespeare Company co-production, which takes place before the events in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” series, earned a standing ovation from the enraptured audience. Addressing the crowd ahead of the […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

World Cup Boycott Proposed as Opposition to Controversial FIFA Private Investment Plan Grows

Opposition is growing in the soccer world to a plan by the sport’s governing body, FIFA, to spin off its events, principally the World Cup, as a separate commercial entity and invite investors to take a stake in it. The new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, has been valued at about $20 billion. FIFA would seek […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Fox, iSpot Aim to Deliver Faster Data Tying Ads to Business ‘Outcomes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Advertisers are accustomed to getting quick info on how many people their commercials reach on TV day after day. Now Fox hopes to give them speedy data about something that many marketers consider even more important. Fox and iSpot, one of a group of measurement-technology upstarts, are expanding their partnership to include data that tells […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Glen Hansard, Irish Musician and ‘Once’ Star Who Won Oscar for Best Song, Dies at 56

Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who starred in the 2007 film “Once” and won the best original song Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” died on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. According to the BBC, Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle crash in his home city of Dublin on Wednesday. The accident was reported […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

‘The King’s Warden’ Leads Korea to Best First Half Box Office Since Pandemic

Local films drove Korean box office recovery in the first half of 2026, with total industry revenue reaching KRW579 billion ($399.1 million) on 57.05 million admissions, up 41.9% and 34.2% year-on-year, respectively, according to figures released by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). Local titles accounted for the bulk of that growth. Korean-film revenue totaled KRW370.2 […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Review: Cave Swimmers Become Chum in a Shark Thriller With Extra Claustrophobia

“Under Paris,” “Deep Water,” “Thrash,” “Chum” — the shark movies come so thick and fast these days, there’s scarcely any time between them to deem it safe to go back in the water. That said, if this recent run of films is to be believed, regular old beaches are fine these days. Seems the toothy […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Billy Liar review – Tom Courtenay is superb in classic study of a young man and his quixotic dreams

Courtenay gives a beautiful performance as the undertaker’s clerk who nurses preposterous ambitions. But the film is too quick to surrender themThis is John Schlesinger’s much-loved British comedy from 1963, based on the 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse, itself part of the now almost forgotten Angry Young Man movement of which John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger and Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim were the other two classic texts – though perhaps it is really only Osborne’s hero who is actually angry.Tom

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Kavinsky, French Producer and DJ Behind ‘Drive’ Opening Song ‘Nightcall,’ Dies at 50

Kavinsky, the French electro music producer and DJ whose hypnotic anthem “Nightcall” became a cult classic after opening Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film “Drive,” died on Tuesday. He was 50. The artist was found dead at his Paris home on Tuesday evening. Authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of his death, though no […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Banijay Entertainment H1 Revenues Dip in First Earnings Update Since Completion of All3Media Deal

Banijay Entertainment has posted it first financials since its mega-merger with All3Media was completed. Half-year revenues at the TV giant were down slightly in the first half of 2026, reaching at €1.37 billion ($1.56 billion), with production volume falling, a drop of 2.2% on the same six months in 2025. However, the latest results do […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Ryan Murphy Says ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Is Not a ‘Coven’ Sequel but ‘All the Seasons’ Combined: ‘Sarah Paulson Is Playing Five or Six Roles … It’s Like the Avengers’

Ryan Murphy has revealed more details about the upcoming 13th season of “American Horror Story,” saying that it’s not a “Coven” continuation but actually “all the seasons” combined. Speaking at the premiere of his new show “The Shards,” Murphy revealed to Entertainment Tonight: “Everybody thinks it’s a ‘Coven’ season and it’s not. It’s all the […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

FIFA Faces Revolt Over $20B World Cup Sell Off Plan

Gianni Infantino is accused of trying to sell "the soul of football" over plans to sell a minority stake in the commercial business behind the Cup, with Joshua Kushner's investment company leading the search.

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026

Variety

Mike Leigh Says It’s ‘Very Likely’ He’ll Retire After Next Film Due to Illness

Mike Leigh, one of the independent movie world’s most celebrated directors with a career spanning six decades and wins including multiple BAFTA and both a Palme d’Or and Golden Lion, has said he’s likely to be hanging up his filmmaking boots. Speaking at a Golden Globes-hosted event in London, the 83-year-old said that “Tender Loving […]

entertainment  Jul 29, 2026