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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Variety

Stefano Knuchel Premieres Final Chapter in 20-Year Hugo Pratt Trilogy with ‘Hugo in Venice’ 

Stefano Knuchel’s “Il desiderio di essere inutile – Hugo a Venezia” (“A Longing to Be of No Use – Hugo in Venice”) will premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 12, in a special screening jointly presented by La Biennale di Venezia, the International Critics’ Week and the Giornate degli Autori.  […]

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Variety

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘The Odyssey’ Continue U.K., Ireland Box Office Battle

Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained its box office crown across the U.K. and Ireland for a sixth consecutive weekend, taking £1.6 million ($2.2 million). The performance propelled the film’s cumulative gross to $130.1 million, elevating it to sixth on the territory’s all-time box office chart. The film now sits within striking distance […]

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The Guardian Culture

I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames

I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playingI’ve spent most of my adult life working in classical music – for the past 18 years as the co-founder and conductor of the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO), an organisation I’m stepping down from today. During that time, I have found myself increasingly angry at how much harder it has become for someone without money behind them to build a life in the sector.The

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Variety

Tokyo Market Partners With Frontieres, Adding Genre Slate to Gap-Financing Lineup

Tokyo market TIFFCOM has struck its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, adding a wave of horror and thriller titles to the 24 feature projects selected for the seventh Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM). The selection draws from 24 countries and regions across Asia, Europe, South America […]

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Variety

Studio TF1 Set to Launch Medical Drama ‘Dr. Seylan & Cindy’ at Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre

Studio TF1 is launching its medical drama “Dr. Seylan & Cindy” at Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre. Filmed in Drôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, the series stars Natacha Lindinger (“Hard,” “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky”) and Alice Pol (“Sirènes,” “Tricky Old Dogs”). Directed by Cathy Verney (“Hard,” “Vernon Subutex”) and Edouard Deluc (“Pétaouchnok,” […]

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Variety

‘A Common Story’ Review: A Stunningly Played Study of a Couple Whose Inability to Articulate Their Emotions Drives Them Apart

Far too often, relationship dramas devolve into screaming matches with a predictable crescendo that exhausts both actors and audiences: They’re using words, but since few writers have the caustic wit of Edward Albee, what they say is more tiresome than trenchant. Perhaps because debuting director Anna Foglietta is first an actor, she understands that silences […]

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The Guardian Culture

Tame Impala frontman announces he will no longer sign autographs due to ‘aggressive’ collectors

Australian musician Kevin Parker will also no longer take photos with fans at hotels and airports, claiming ‘autograph hounds’ using children to gain accessTame Impala frontman Kevin Parker has announced he will no longer sign autographs, citing “aggressive” professional collectors who he claimed had used children in order to get his signature.The 40-year-old Australian musician, who is currently on tour in North America, shared a series of Instagram Stories on Monday to explain the decision. Co

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Variety

‘Company’ Stars Nick Nolte, Adelaide Clemens on the Film’s Power of Stillness

The vital act of storytelling drives Casey Affleck’s “Company.” Knowing those stories and the people in them also passes on lessons learned involving grief, regret and forgiveness. The film premieres in competition at Venice. “Company” stars Nick Nolte, Adelaide Clemens, Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy, Emily Alyn Lind, Caylee Cowan and Atticus Affleck. The film jumps […]

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The Guardian Culture

Strong, silent types? Meet the puesteros of Chile – in pictures

Pie Aerts’s striking images of horsemen who live an extremely solitary existence reveal hidden stories of loneliness, alcoholism and a fading heritage Continue reading...

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The Guardian Culture

What Should My Children Do? by Daniel Susskind review – the case for embracing tech in the classroom

A refreshingly optimistic book that asks us to grasp the educational opportunities of AI, rather than shrink from themIn 1979, the government asked Wilfred Cockcroft, a now largely forgotten maths lecturer from the University of Hull, to write a report about a crisis in the teaching of his subject to children. It was wide-ranging and meticulous, and included a chapter on a technological innovation that was suddenly becoming available to the average consumer: the calculator.Many parents and

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Variety

Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s ‘All of a Sudden’, Abinash Bikram Shah’s ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations

Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden” and Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Elephants in the Fog” led nominations for the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards with three nods apiece, as the Asia Pacific Screen Academy unveiled a 36-film slate from 32 countries and regions ahead of the Oct. 30 ceremony in Australia. “All of a Sudden” (France, […]

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The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: Dispatches asks Tommy Robinson awkward finance questions

Matt Shea investigates the far-right activist. Plus: grooming gang victims tell their stories in an important documentary. Here’s what to watch this evening10pm, Channel 4Does his mum still call him Stephen? One of many awkward questions that could be asked about the football hooligan turned far-right rabble-rouser Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, AKA Tommy Robinson. And reporter Matt Shea is asking a few of them in this investigation, after spending a year analysing public records and documents connected

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Variety

‘Runner’ Review: Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson Lend Some Personality to a Good-Enough Action Thriller

Are movie stars okay? Between the recent explosion of celebrity spokesperson roles (such as Ben Affleck finally doing Aflac commercials) and a steady growth in star-driven straight-to-streaming fare, actors the general public would consider “successful” seem to be hustling for work — any work — harder than ever. Owen Wilson, for example, has recently appeared […]

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The Guardian Culture

‘Would they fight or hug?’ The Oasis comeback film’s makers on shooting fans, vicars, police – and the Gallaghers

The crowds wept and prayed, police used their song lyrics for briefings and a vicar gave a sermon about brotherly forgiveness. The directors of Don’t Look Back in Anger relive their wildest ride everOn 4 July last year, Oasis were all set to start the first gig of their hugely anticipated comeback, 16 years since the band imploded after Liam Gallagher swung a guitar in the direction of brother Noel’s head backstage in Paris. However, just 20 minutes before showtime, there was no sign of the sing

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Variety

Jon Stewart Uses Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Trailer to Troll Donald Trump and His ‘Human Printer’ Aide

Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show” desk Tuesday night and used the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” to troll President Donald Trump and his most dedicated aide, known to some as “the human printer.” After attacking Trump for living in a “reality distortion field,” often rejecting the views […]

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Variety

Louis Messina, Taylor Swift’s Tour Promoter, Urges Judge to Reject Live Nation/Ticketmaster Antitrust Settlement: ‘I Could Go Out of Business Like Other Promoters Who Have Fallen Victim to Live Nation’

You might think that the man who promoted Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, as well as all of her other global outings, would be powerful enough not to feel intimidated by Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Yet Louis Messina wrote in a submission to a federal judge that he, too, is vulnerable to the company wielding its […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Lonesome Dove’ Series From ‘East of Eden’ Showrunners a Go at Netflix

Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are adapting Larry McMurtry's novel, which previously inspired a hit CBS miniseries.

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Variety

John Mulaney Circling Lead Role in ‘Get Smart’ Reboot at Warner Bros.

John Mulaney is circling the role of Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros. upcoming movie reboot of “Get Smart,” Variety has confirmed. The project is still in very early stages. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote 2025’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is set to pen the screenplay. Producers include Andrew Lazar and Chuck Roven. […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Nicolas Cage’s Malibu Mansion Damaged by Massive Sinkhole Amid Coastal Erosion

The 'Spider-Noir' star reportedly bought the oceanfront home in 2024 for $10.5 million.

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