Variety

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong Urge U.K. Government to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger in Op-Ed: ‘It Threatens to Inflict Immense Harm’

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have urged the U.K. government to intervene in the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger, saying it “threatens to inflict immense harm on the British public.” In an op-ed addressed to culture minister Lisa Nandy, the trio said her intervention could be “prove one of the most important decisions any […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC SpringwatchThe writer, comedian and conservationist Bill Oddie has died aged 85. Having come to prominence with the comedy group The Goodies, Oddie later established himself as an authority on wildlife, presenting television series including the BBC’s Springwatch and Autumnwatch.Oddie’s agent paid tribute to his “intelligence and wit”. In a statement, David Foster said: “It is with deep sadness that

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

Dylan Mulvaney Fires Back After Trump Mocks Her and Kaitlan Collins in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech: ‘Actually the Greatest Compliment of All’

Dylan Mulvaney has hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump after he mocked the trans advocate, actress and singer in his White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech on Friday. “My name is Dylan Mulvaney and the president said my name four times in his speech on Friday night,” she began a TikTok video response posted on […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The plane movie I’ll watch anytime’: why Up in the Air is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers’ most pleasurable comfort films is a journey through US airports with George ClooneyAirports have always been my happy place. From shiny citadels jutting out of the desert to shoddier European hubs located 120 miles outside the city they’re designated to serve; I love them all. With so many stories to be told, all those connections and people colliding, it’s a first-class seat to life itself. Which should go some way to explaining why I hold such a deep admira

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Glitched into empty space: why video games are obsessed with the Backrooms

The horror movie sensation of 2026 has its roots in gaming’s discovery of ‘noclip’ – and the hidden virtual realms that could be opened up inside games. Developers explain how everyone got lost in these liminal spacesIt starts on 4chan, in a May 2019 thread entitled “unsettling images”. The first post was a photo showing an empty room with the now iconic yellow wallpaper, no natural lighting and a kind of inexplicable jutting half-wall. Shortly afterwards, another user (there are no usernames on

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, Benedict Wong Pen Op-Ed Urging U.K. to Block “Dangerous” Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

"Actors are often told to stay out of legal arguments... But we have spent our lives on enough U.K. sets, worked alongside enough U.K. crews [...] to know that this is not someone else’s argument. It is ours."

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

New exhibition to explore how Georgia O’Keeffe’s desert home shaped her art

Show will exhibit 18 works never shown before in the UK, and offer deeper insight into an often misunderstood artistAs soon as Georgia O’Keeffe was shown Ghost Ranch, she knew it was her place.The remote property in the shadow of the mountains north of Santa Fe in New Mexico would become the artist’s summer residence for decades – a setting that fascinated her, inspired several paintings and is where her ashes were scattered. “I knew the minute I got up here that this was where I would live,” sh

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A Dairy Story review – giving cows and calves a happier life through progressive farming

Filled with shots of emerald pastures and gambolling animals, this documentary shows that challenging accepted practices can benefit animals and the environmentA new addition to the ranks of neo-rural cinema that is getting its hands dirty with the realities of the modern countryside, this mellow Scottish documentary lauds the emerging practice of cow-and-calf farming. It focuses on Rainton Farm in Dumfries and Galloway where, instead of the dairy-industry norm of separating calves from their mo

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

What If We Got AI Right? by Eleanor Drage review – avoiding apocalypse

The academic’s ambitious guide to the ethics of tech falls short of its promise to provide meaningful answersThe AI ethicist Eleanor Drage believes that to thrive alongside artificial intelligence, humans need to recognise AI’s “humanity”. She means that while we often speak of AI as though it were some mystical, formless thing, it is the product of hours of human labour, in silicon and quartz mines, microchip factories and data labelling centres. If citizens want to wrest power from the te

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

Korea Box Office: Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope’ Holds Firm at No. 1 as Market Slows

Science-fiction thriller “Hope” maintained its powerful grip on the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 24–26. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the big-budget film generated $5.5 million from 767,366 admissions over the three-day window, securing a commanding 66.8% share […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Locarno Offers Swiss Cinematic Bliss: From a Hunt for Loot, ‘The Chilean’ and Don Quixote to ‘Small Talk’

The 79th edition of Switzerland's big summer fest will showcase a plethora of homegrown and co-pro projects, with THR highlighting some titles for those looking to add local flavor to their fest schedules.

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

‘The Traitors’ India Sets August Season 2 Bow on Prime Video (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video will globally premiere Season 2 of “The Traitors,” its Indian adaptation of the hit international reality format in August, with new episodes streaming every Thursday. Karan Johar returns to host the season, in which 21 celebrities from various fields will compete in a game built around trust, betrayal and deception. The series is […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

China Box Office: ‘All Wishes Come True!’ Surges to Top Spot, Pushing ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ to Second

Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy feature “All Wishes Come True!” took over the top position at the mainland China box office during the July 24–26 weekend, generating RMB314.8 million ($46.3 million) in its second weekend of release. Directed by Mu Zhengyang, the film now has a cumulative total of $112.5 million. The family-friendly mythological comedy centers […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency creator makes the world happier: best podcasts of the week

Author Alexander McCall Smith’s new series is an attempt to use short fiction to make listeners feel better about the world. Plus, what happened when two London gangsters decided to make a film?While he is best known for his No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels, Alexander McCall Smith has something of a soft spot for short stories, which can “cover a whole sweep of history in a couple of paragraphs”. His new series features a selection of short original works that he hopes will make listeners fe

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

International Cowboy Day celebrations in Nairobi – in pictures

Observed annually on the fourth Saturday of July, International Cowboy Day celebrates the history, culture and legacy of the American west, and has a growing following in Kenya and other parts of Africa Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot review – Anne Enright celebrates a landmark feminist novel

Half a century on, this tale of a woman who abandons her children in search of her self remains thrillingly originalThere is a growing literature of maternal flight: novels about women who leave not just their husbands but also the children they have made. In the real world, men are the more frequent deserters; the connection of the father to family life is seen as contingent, while motherhood is revered as an intrinsic state. This means that women who “un-mother” themselves are doing something

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Valentina and the MUOSters review – US military surveillance in Sicily triggers family discord on the ground

A young woman strives for self-reliance as local people protest the US military communications system that has landed in their rural townThe title of Francesca Scalisi’s documentary evokes a 1950s sci-fi yarn, even if the film’s visuals are rooted in the drama of the everyday. The acronym MUOS stands for Mobile User Objective System, an advanced satellite communications system used by the US military to direct drones, missiles and other kinds of attacks from a distance. One of the key MUOS groun

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Variety

Nicola Coughlan, Paapa Essiedu and More Join Celebrity Auction to Raise Money for Students in Gaza

“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan and “Harry Potter” series actor Paapa Essiedu are among more than 20 celebrities who are auctioning off meaningful items to raise money for students in Gaza. The auction, coordinated by charity Phoenix Space, will begin on July 27 and also features items from Brian Cox, Gary Lineker, Paloma Faith, Maxine Peake, […]

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘President Curtis’ Creator Dan Harmon on Trump, Obama Influencing Show and His Vision for ‘Rick and Morty’ Movie

Harmon and co-creator James Siciliano tell The Hollywood Reporter about their hopes for crossover moments between the new 'Rick and Morty' spinoff and its flagship series: "We can go Dick Wolf nuts."

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: the amazing story of the first animal to poo

Chris Packham gets to the bottom of things in the fantastic Evolution. Plus, has reality TV found its next big star? Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC TwoWhich animal was the first to poo? Chris Packham’s belting biology lesson continues with the story of the bat – and the origins of its insatiable hunger are in the urbilaterian, an animal that floated about in the waters of the Ediacaran period, about 570m years ago. Food entered and exited through one hole … until a vital mutation: “Th

entertainment  Jul 27, 2026