Variety

Netflix India Chief Monika Shergill Says ‘Specificity Can Be a Strength’ as Streamer Unveils Expanded Comedy Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India, says the streamer has moved comedy from a series of individual bets to a long-term programming pillar because of how many different audience needs the genre can serve. “Comedy is deeply personal and subjective. What makes one person laugh may not work for another, so our job is to […]

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The Guardian Culture

Blue Film review – polarising sex worker drama is well-acted and deeply disturbing

A camboy meets up with a convicted paedophile who turns out to be his old English teacher in Elliot Tuttle’s uncomfortable dramaThere have reportedly been audience walk-outs at screenings of this indie drama from young American film-maker Elliot Tuttle, a two-hander about a sex worker hired for the night by his former English teacher, a convicted paedophile. In interviews Tuttle has said his film was rejected by several major festivals. What makes it so uncomfortable is not the sex; mostly what

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Variety

France Untold: ‘Swapped’ Team Discusses Collective Drive Behind Trailblazing Period Thriller

It all began with a family story from the little-known French region of Morvan. Vincent Robert’s family, to be precise, as his great-grandmother had been a wet nurse herself. While investigating his own past, the seasoned writer learned more and more about what would be the grounds of “Swapped,” (aka “Sorority”) a six-part, high-end period […]

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Variety

Ventana Sur Founder Bernardo Bergeret, Showrunner Joanna Lombardi and TV Film Exec Karina Dolgiej Comprise First Selection Team of Iberseries Co-Production Forum

For the first time in the five-year history of the Iberseries & Platino Industria’s Co-Production and Financing Forum, a selection committee has been formed, comprising Ventana Sur/BloodWindow founder Bernardo Bergeret, showrunner Joanna Lombardi and TV Film International partner Karina Dolgiej. According to the forum’s general coordinator Rodrigo Ros, the new committee “shortlisted 40 projects based […]

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Variety

‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ Director Abhishek Pathak Says Ajay Devgn’s Vijay Salgaonkar Turns Darker, as Franchise Continues Global Journey (EXCLUSIVE)

Abhishek Pathak, director of “Drishyam: The Conclusion,” says the Hindi franchise’s third installment tells an entirely new story unconnected to the Malayalam original, with Ajay Devgn returning as Vijay Salgaonkar for what Pathak calls the character’s darkest chapter yet. The “Drishyam” franchise centers on a family man who covers up an accidental killing to protect […]

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Variety

‘Blindspot Berlin’ Zooms in on ‘Systemic Failures and Human Errors’ That Led to the Infamous Christmas Market Terrorist Attack: ‘We Were Just Shaking Our Heads’

You might already know the ending of “Blindspot Berlin,” a new series about the infamous December 2016 attack at the Christmas market in Berlin. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch it.   “It was the only way to tell the story,” says David Nawrath, who directed and co-wrote the show. Producer Simon Amberger adds: “We […]

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The Guardian Culture

Grand Theft Auto VI: can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner?

Historically a new Grand Theft Auto game inspired controversy around violence – but this time people are getting exercised about its romanceThere was never any doubt that Grand Theft Auto VI’s extended look would elicit a viral reaction from the internet. Having won the Game Awards’ Most Anticipated award twice consecutively, Rockstar’s forthcoming crime opus is one of the most frothed-over games in recent memory, or indeed ever. It’s nothing short of a cultural phenomenon.One aspect of the game

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Hollywood Reporter

‘SNL UK’ Season 2: All the Hosts and Musical Guests

Live from London... Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg have booked this season's first three hosting gigs.

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The Guardian Culture

‘Who do you really believe?’: the true crime fans who became a part of the story

In HBO’s gripping new docuseries A Killer Story, a crusading couple become convinced that woman accused of murder is innocentA man and a woman are murdered in cold blood inside their Topeka, Kansas bedroom under cover of darkness in 2002. Suspicion quickly falls on the man’s ex-wife, Dana Chandler, with family and forensic evidence painting her as the jealous type. But the county prosecutor at the time declines to pursue charges in large part because nothing places Chandler at the scene of the c

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Variety

Suno Tries to Break into Music Mainstream With New Label-Backed Model ‘v6’

Suno has spent months collecting music licensing deals like Infinity Stones — and now it has a product to show for it. The AI music generation company has revealed details about its suite of new models, all built on its licensing deals with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. Dubbed “V6,” the company said the collection […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Suno Launches New AI Model Trained on Licensed WMG, BMG Tracks

"We believe this is a blueprint for how AI and the music industry can strengthen one another and build entirely new product experiences for artists, fans, and the broader music community," Suno CEO Mikey Shulman said.

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Variety

‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and ‘Love Actually’ Producer Duncan Kenworthy to Receive BAFTA Fellowship

British producer Duncan Kenworthy, best known for his work with longtime collaborator Richard Curtis, is set to receive the British Academy highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship. Kenworthy, already awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to film, will be honored at BAFTA in a special ceremony hosted by Curtis. […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Notting Hill’ Producer Duncan Kenworthy to Receive BAFTA Fellowship

"Duncan Kenworthy is one of the great champions of British film and filmmaking talent. For over five decades, he has played a pivotal role in bringing some of Britain’s most beloved stories to life on screen."

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Variety

Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program Launches at Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid (EXCLUSIVE)

The Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid has launched the Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program, which assembles a cross-section of mainly European TV projects that seek to advance their development. “This is a different initiative from [Iberseries’] Coproduction & Financing Forum, but it maintains the same essence: connecting projects with key partners and accelerating […]

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The Guardian Culture

Yuja review – portrait of star pianist who is intellectually curious and deeply musically attuned

Musician is also rattled to find her appearance gets far more attention than her playing in this reflective documentary from Lorna TuckerAs well as her film about her own difficult teenage years, British director Lorna Tucker is probably best known for her documentaries on famous women with big personalities: Vivienne Westwood (Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist), Katharine Hepburn (Call Me Kate) and Greta Garbo (Garbo: Where Did You Go?). Her latest subject, pianist Yuja Wang, is another high-achie

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The Guardian Culture

Why we’re giving £100,000 apiece to a horse box gallery, high-street drop-in and Midlands museum

Culture is part of how we rebuild communities – these awards by the Freelands foundation recognise organisations promoting creativity and opportunity at grassroots levelIf politicians are serious about rebuilding our communities, they need to recognise that art and creativity are not the finishing touches. They are part of the foundations.Andy Burnham recently said that culture is too often dismissed as a distraction, a “nice to have”. Yet, as he put it, “it’s about making sense of your own real

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The Guardian Culture

All About My Mother by Rachael Stirling review – a joyous love letter to Diana Rigg

Beautifully written by her daughter, this is a funny and intimate eulogy to the 60s star of The Avengers who went on to specialise in fierce, complicated womenThe late actor Diana Rigg declined to call herself a feminist, noting: “Why would I burn my bra? I need my bra.” Nonetheless, her ideas on womanhood were ahead of their time. In an interview with Michael Parkinson, she observed how marriage was “all rather pagan, don’t you think? … A lot of women see it as security. Well, I’m not a wo

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Variety

Football Is Back: Seven Key Storylines for the 2026 NFL Season

Are you ready for some football? Yes, the 2026 NFL season will kick off on the night of Sept. 9 with a Super Bowl LX rematch, as the defending champion Seattle Seahawks square off against the New England Patriots. Over the past two decades, the NFL has emerged as far and away the most popular […]

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Variety

‘Babylon Berlin’ Creatives Reflects on Final Season, 13-Year Journey, Past and Present Germany

It only took five weeks to change everything. Following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, the fifth and final season of hit German neo-noir series “Babylon Berlin” blends history and fiction one last time as its characters witness the rise of the Nazi Party and its unhinged violence, until Hitler’s full ascension to […]

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Variety

‘The Burning Giants’ Review: An Arcane, Multi-Pronged Mystery About Ethnic Cleansing in Thailand

If it’s a bit too easy to group Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng into a post-Apichatpong Weerasethakul wave of cryptic fablemakers, his latest only strengthens this association. His third feature “The Burning Giants” is a woozy dystopian mystery, with fog-strewn forests and liquidy purple skies captured by cinematographer Emo Weemhoff in a menacing ayahuasca haze, and […]

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