The Guardian Culture

Do you suffer from organ failure? Here’s why you should give this mightiest of instruments a hearing

A Sunday morning Prom showcases the magnificent RAH instrument, but the organ’s not just for Bach – check out pioneering musicians from Jonny Greenwood to Kali Malone. Plus, Igor Levit is cancelled – and at the top of the German chartsIt has 9,999 pipes, it’s 155 years old and 21m high. You can see it, but not always hear it, at every single London prom. I’m talking of course about the Willis organ in the Royal Albert Hall, which takes centre stage this weekend on Sunday morning’s recital by Fre

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Vanessa Marano to Produce and Star in Frontières Horror Comedy ‘Ring Leader’: ‘It’s ‘Bridesmaids’ Meets ‘Self Help’’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Vanessa Marano, a prolific actor known for leading roles and guest turns in numerous notable TV series throughout the 2000s, will both produce and star in the bridal-party horror comedy “Ring Leader.” Marano is producing the feature through her U.S. production company Calabrian Rhode, behind 2022 Netflix Original romantic comedy “The Royal Treatment,” which hit […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

BAFTA Tweaks Film Awards Rules, Expands Outstanding British Film Longlist and Updates AI Guidance

The British Academy has unveiled new changes to its film awards eligibility and voting rules going into the 2027 awards, which are small tweaks compared to the substantial edits recently made by AMPAS for the Oscars. Among the major alterations is with the Outstanding British Film category, which now sees the longlist after the first […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Could Tilly Norwood Ever Be Eligible for a BAFTA? New Film Awards Rules Are Firm — No

The British Academy has tightened its restrictions around eligibility and now reserves the right to request more information about how much artificial intelligence a movie has used.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The rise of the ‘hot literati’: how reading became sexy

Celebrities are hosting literary clubs and designers are launching products emblazoned with the classics – but does reading’s trendy turn have a darker side?From celebrity book clubs to the revival of the edgy literary party, being a book lover is in. Dior has launched new versions of their Book Tote emblazoned with the covers of classics such as Ulysses and Dracula. Earlier this year, Coach collaborated with Penguin to produce miniature literary bag charms – fully readable micro-versions of boo

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The magnificent, the magical, the marvellous!’ It’s TV’s happiest endings

Gold dances, the Good Friday agreement and standup superstardom … get ready to blub because here are the most heartwarming denouements in TV historyWarning: this article contains spoilers Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

BBCPhil/Storgårds / Park & Jupiter Ensemble reviews – stylish Strauss and lyrical Sibelius … and a lutenist’s singalong

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSueye Park’s poetic, enthralling Proms debut in Sibelius’s violin concerto was followed by an effervescent late-night concert from Thomas Dunford’s Jupiter Ensemble with Laurence KilsbyA late-night Prom can sometimes serve as a musical Rennie, a soothing digestif after 90 minutes of heavyweight orchestral fare. Fortunately, none was needed here. In the early evening programme John Storgårds kept the BBC Philharmonic sufficiently light on its feet, while Sueye Park made t

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender review – engaging TV-to-movie adventure

A feature-length continuation of the much-loved animated series provides enough for fans as well as the uninitiatedAvatar just can’t catch a break at the movies. Not the blue-cat-people franchise that makes at least a billion dollars each time, mind you – though that mega-successful series is part of what vexes big-screen versions of Avatar: The Last Airbender, a Nickelodeon animated series that predates the release of the similar-named, different-premised James Cameron film. Following the the a

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Tak Sakaguchi Joins Iko Uwais in ‘Pendekar: Warrior’ as Nemesis (EXCLUSIVE)

Japanese cult action star Tak Sakaguchi has signed on to play the nemesis of Iko Uwais in “Pendekar: Warrior,” an upcoming martial-arts feature marking Sakaguchi’s first major screen role outside his home country. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. Sakaguchi, known to action devotees for his cult roles in […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Catherine Zeta-Jones Revenge Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’ Acquired by AMC in the U.S.

AMC Global Media has acquired the U.S. rights to Catherine Zeta-Jones’ upcoming revenge thriller series “Kill Jackie.” Starring and executive produced by Zeta-Jones and co-produced by Steel Springs Pictures and Fremantle, “Kill Jackie” is set to premiere this fall on AMC+ in the U.S. Based on Nick Harkaway’s bestselling novel “The Price You Pay” (which […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

European Film Academy CEO and Greek New Wave Director Join Emily Watson on Sarajevo Jury

The group will judge the feature film competition at the Bosnian film festival.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Guillermo del Toro, Kim Novak, Ari Aster Lined Up for ‘The Fall,’ Investigating Hitchcock’s ‘Biggest Mystery’ – the Stunning ‘Vertigo’ Finale (EXCLUSIVE)

Guillermo del Toro, Kim Novak, and Ari Aster are among several star “witnesses” already lined up for Alexandre O. Philippe’s two-parter doc feature “The Fall,” which is set to be unveiled July 22 at Fantasia’s Frontières as part of its International Co-Production Market pitch event. A two-part film, “The Fall” will be produced by Medianoche […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Pinocchio: Unstrung review – public domain slasher turns beloved puppet into sick serial killer

Like the grisly Winnie-the-Pooh films, the latest in the Twisted Childhood Universe franchise offers feeble satire and shock-free ‘horror’The so-called Twisted Childhood Universe, a bad-taste British slasher franchise, continues to get mileage out of turning beloved kids’ characters into sicko serial killers. After a pair of satanic Winnie the Pooh movies, we now get a cash-in of Pinocchio, directed again by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, and like the Pooh duo, it’s a nasty piece of work. Cheerfully nas

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office

After a bigoted online backlash, led by Elon Musk, The Odyssey achieved a monster weekend – the latest example of a targeted takedown that didn’t workThe Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilersElon Musk was a man on a mission. Yes, he’s supposedly intent on colonizing Mars, or the moon, or maybe, if you give him some more time to move the goalposts, just a really, really tall mountain, but this spring, a more pressing task presented itself, a sequel to

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Venice Days Unveils Female-Centric Selection, Kicking Off With Lili Horvát’s ‘My Notes on Mars’ Starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend

Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát’s first English-language feature, “My Notes on Mars,” starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend, will open the Venice Film Festival’s independently run Giornate Degli Autori. The section has unveiled a richly assorted lineup that featuring works by female directors and those exploring the female universe, regardless of who is behind the camera. This […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mia Wasikowska, Catherine Denueve, Rupert Friend in 2026 Venice Days

The Venice independent sidebar unveiled its 2026 lineup on Wednesday.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mia Wasikowska, Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Friend in 2026 Venice Days

The Venice independent sidebar unveiled its 2026 lineup on Wednesday.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Elon Musk Says Grok Will Make Feature-Length, AI-Generated and “Historically Accurate” ‘The Odyssey’ Movie Before the Year Ends

But for all of the outrage Musk has drummed up around 'The Odyssey' — particularly over the casting of Lupita Nyong'o and Elliot Page — the film has not notably suffered at the box office at all.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Top Trumps Panel Show, New Seasons of ‘Mock the Week’ Unveiled as Part of Warner Bros. Discovery U.K.’s TLC Comedy Slate

TLC in the U.K. has ordered a Top Trumps-themed panel show set to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan. Based on the card game and tentatively titled “Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack,” it will see Ryan in charge of proceedings as team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson battle it out with classic card face-offs, […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Pass the pit diapers! Why are fans wetting themselves to stand front row at concerts?

Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up around fandom, endurance and ‘getting barrier’The front row of a gig is a sacred space. When you love an artist, you want to be as close to them as possible, without a view obscured by someone else’s hairdo. You want the possibility that the artist will pluck you from the crowd, form a deep and enduring connection and end up mar

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026