Variety

Regal Cinemas, IFTA, CNC Launch Pilot to Test Whether Smarter Programming Can Reverse Falling Theater Admissions

Regal Cinemas and the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), together with the CNC, launched the Future of Distribution pilot on Monday at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, – a new international initiative that will hand under-used cinema screens to a neutral programmer in a bid to reverse falling theater attendance. The pilot gets […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

Louis Garrel on Being Nanni Moretti’s Alter Ego and Doing Sex Scenes With Jasmine Trinca in ‘It Will Happen Tonight’: ‘You Have to Feel a Real Connection’

French actor and director Louis Garrel, who gained international fame starring in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Dreamers,” is at the Venice Film Festival with a film by another Italian auteur, Nanni Moretti’s “It Will Happen Tonight.” The romantic drama, which is competing for the prestigious Golden Lion, stars Garrel as Matteo, the male lead of a […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’: First Reactions

The A24 docudrama about the Theranos founder and convicted fraudster had a surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival.

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

France’s Halley Production Boards Thriller ‘Carro Seco,’ About Killer Who Targets Unscrupulous Barcelona Real Estate Speculators (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris-based Halley Production has boarded Javier Polo’s feature film thriller project “Carro Seco” (“Carreau”), showcased at the upcoming Iberseries & Platino Industria’s Co-Production and Financing Forum in Madrid. Halley Production is partnering on “Carro Seco” with València-based Los Hermanos Polo Films, which Polo runs with brother Guillermo Polo, and Lastcrit in Barcelona. Set in a […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Okurimono review – a heartbreaking dispatch from survivors of the Nagasaki bomb

Laurence Lévesque’s powerful documentary follows a woman who discovers a support network among her mother’s generation of survivors of the nuclear blast No words are spoken during the first five minutes of Laurence Lévesque’s documentary. In a rustic house on the island city of Nagasaki, a Japanese woman in her 60s, Noriko, draws back the curtains to let in the glow of dawn. The tranquil mood, however, is deceptive. Once her childhood home, the place holds a lifetime of secrets, which Norkia onl

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

‘Strawberry and Chocolate’ Star Jorge Perugorría and Brazil’s Thiago Lacerda Lead Havana-Set ‘Hotel Nacional’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Cuba’s Jorge Perugorría, best known for his lead role in the iconic Oscar-nominated Cuban classic “Strawberry and Chocolate” (“Fresa y Chocolate”), has been cast in the upcoming film, “Hotel Nacional” which participates in the Iberseries & Platino Industria Co-Production and Financing Forum. He plays opposite Brazilian star Thiago Lacerda, (“Seven Women”) who plays a grieving […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

‘The Inbetweeners’ Original Lead Cast Confirmed for Netflix Reunion Movie as Production Kicks Off in U.K.

The original lead cast of cult Brit teen comedy series “The Inbetweeners” are officially back for the upcoming reunion movie at Netflix, which the streamer has confirmed is now in production. First reported last month, the new film has now been given the title “Inbetweeners 3,” following on from the hit show’s two record-breaking spin-off […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Inbetweeners 3’ Movie Is a Go at Netflix With Original Lead Cast

Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles in the new film from creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, starting production on Monday.

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

‘You Can See Everything’ Review: Nathan Fielder’s Documentary About Elizabeth Holmes Is a Shameless, Fascinating, Reality-TV-Eats-Its-Tale Look at Entitled Duplicity

"You Can See Everything" is about the furthest thing from a "pure" documentary you’ve ever seen. That’s part of its appeal — it’s a one-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus. Yet it’s been made with a spirit of genuine inquiry, driven by Fielder’s acidly quizzical temperament (as an onscreen interviewer, he’s got the most drop-dead deadpan since Steven Wright), and it gets its hooks in you.

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Ground Floor’ Is a Political Parable Full of Apathy, Absurdity – and Mold (Exclusive Clip and Chat)

Hungary's Gábor Reisz, winner of the 2023 best film award in Venice's Horizons section for 'Explanation for Everything,' returns to the Lido in the Venice Spotlight program with a quixotic tale and dark humor.

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Will I screw this up?’ How I played timpani for the Philharmonia Orchestra – with no drumming experience

He hasn’t seen the score and can’t actually play his instrument. But with the help of a virtual headset, our writer joins the revered orchestra for the rollicking finale of Rossini’s William Tell OvertureI’m about to perform with the Philharmonia Orchestra and I’ve not rehearsed my part. In fact, I’ve not even seen the score. Or played my instrument before. Nervously taking my place among the virtuosos, I look around: the brass, string and woodwind sections are all warmed up and ready to be led

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

‘Into the Breach’ Review: Star-Studded British Theater Doc Needs More Time to Serve Its Sprawling Subject Matter

The self-professed “story of a theatrical revolution and how it shaped a nation,” Freddie Fox’s documentary “Into the Breach” attempts to chronicle the impact that British theater has exerted on art, culture and politics over the last century. Assembling a roundtable of acting legends that includes Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and co-producer Kenneth […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

Arte France’s ‘Tax Me (If You Can)’ Sells to Multiple Territories: ‘Getting Rich People to Talk About Money Was Tough,’ Says Director (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris-based The Party Film Sales, attached to Oscar-nominated “The Voice of Hind Rajab” and Cannes Un Certain Regard winner “Congo Boy,” has inked multiple deals on the French documentary “Tax Me (If You Can),” helmed by Thomas Lafarge (“The World According to Amazon,” “In the Murky Waters of BNP Paribas”).  New pubcasters on board the […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

Lav Diaz on the Hunt for Truth in ‘An Entry Into the Sadness of a Portuguese Woman,’ Third Chapter of His Acclaimed Hermes Trilogy (EXCLUSIVE)

Venice Golden Lion winner Lav Diaz (“The Woman Who Left”), who returns to the Lido this week with the Venice Open selection “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors” (Makikiraan Po), is in post-production on “An Entry Into the Sadness of a Portuguese Woman.” The Filipino auteur presented the film during the Venice Gap-Financing Market, which took […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Unidentified Murder review – playful sendup of alien abduction and true crime influencers in Hong Kong

Childhood friends claim to have witnessed the disappearance of a schoolkid in this low-budget comedy caper that pushes limits of storytellingModestly scaled and intricately structured, Kwok Ka-Hei and Jack Lee Chun-Kit’s comedy is a capriciously playful send-up of true crime aficionados and wannabe influencers, done with affection rather than malice. It revolves around a (fictional) 25-year-old case that captivates the whole of Hong Kong. Back when they were seven, childhood friends Mark (Ling M

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A crucial look at the disappearance of Austin Tice: best podcasts of the week

The US marine turned journalist went missing in Syria 14 years ago – and now, a suspenseful new pod uncovers essential evidence. Plus, the charming Julie Andrews serenades audiences with Jane Austen’s EmmaIt has been 14 years since US marine turned journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria. Much has changed in the embattled nation since then – not least the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime – but Tice is yet to be found. In this series, Josh Baker and Sara Obeidat uncover crucial new evidence,

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

French Drama Series ‘The Red and the Black’: Passion, Power, Political Intrigue and Victor Belmondo’s Anti-Romantic Hero

“The Red and the Black,” an adaptation of Stendhal’s 1830 novel, follows the young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) as he pursues greatness, rising socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion, power and political intrigue. Following screenings at Canneseries and the Italian Global Series Festival, “The Red and the Black,” produced […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

Gaza Cinema Academy Launches at Venice Film Festival

A group of prominent Palestinian, Arab and international filmmakers and industry professionals on Monday launched the Gaza Cinema Academy at the Venice Film Festival. The new entity aims to establish a sustainable space for film education, training and production in Gaza, “while connecting emerging Palestinian filmmakers with the wider international film community,” as a statement […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

Variety

Tsai Ming-liang on Venice and San Sebastian Title ‘Dust,’ Slowness as Rebellion and Life With Lee Kang-sheng

A barefoot monk in a red robe walks the length of San Sebastian’s La Concha, pauses beneath the concrete rooms of Chillida Leku and stands before the crashing wall of the Peine del Viento. He is Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker, and in “Dust,” the 11th installment of the director’s “Walker” series, his slow procession moves through […]

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for The Bear, as Widow’s Bay dominates early awards

Reiner broke record set by his father Carl Reiner at the ceremony formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys, with The Pitt, Pluribus and DTF St Louis also winning bigRob Reiner has won a posthumous Emmy for his performance in The Bear, nine months after his death – breaking the record set in the exact same category by his own father, Carl Reiner.Reiner’s win for outstanding guest actor in a comedy was announced on Sunday night at the ceremony formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys, a two-day

entertainment  Sep 7, 2026