Variety

Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon and Ms. Founder, Dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the writer and activist who became the public face of the American women’s movement and helped launch Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City. She was 92. In an Instagram post, Steinem’s foundation said Steinem “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Amelia Dimoldenberg to End ‘Chicken Shop Date’

Amelia Dimoldenberg is ending her viral YouTube series “Chicken Shop Date” after 12 years. The host, writer and producer announced the news on Thursday in an Instagram post, writing: “I never thought I’d stop ‘Chicken Shop Date,’ I thought maybe it would be a part of me forever, and in some way it always will, […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jeff Goldblum to Host ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Season 2 Premiere

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT will join him as the musical guest.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Amelia Dimoldenberg Is Bringing ‘Chicken Shop Date’ to an End

The beloved YouTube series, in which the British presenter awkwardly interviews A-listers across film, TV, music and sport, will wrap up with its upcoming season.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Ursula Meier on English-Language Debut ‘Quiet Land,’ and How Gillian Anderson Inspired Her to Tell an ‘American Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Swiss French filmmaker Ursula Meier (“The Line”) is prepping her long-gestating English-language debut, “Quiet Land,” a detective story-cum-romantic drama set in Big Sky country that she’ll be taking to the Venice Gap-Financing Market from Sept. 4 – 6. The film tells the story of respected Montana Highway Patrolman Connor McCluskey, an officer in his early […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Jeff Goldblum to Host ‘SNL U.K.’ Season 2 Premiere

“SNL U.K.” has brought out a big gun to launch its second season, with “Jurassic Park” icon Jeff Goldblum set as host for the opening episode. Goldblum — a regular to the U.K., where he shot both “Wicked” films and toured earlier this year with his band — will take to the stage on Sep 12, […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Sandra Hüller to Play Male German Writer Wolfgang Herrndorf in Maria Schrader’s ‘Work and Structure’ for Studiocanal

Sandra Hüller will star in “Arbeit und Struktur” (“Work and Structure”), Maria Schrader’s adaptation of the acclaimed autobiographical work by German writer and artist Wolfgang Herrndorf. The movie will be produced by Komplizen Film (“Sentimental Value”) and co-produced by Studiocanal (“Extrawurst”), ZDF and France’s Haut et Court (“The Night of the 12th”), with production set […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Movie Marketing and Publicity Expert Rob Deacon Sets Up Phoenix Film Finance (EXCLUSIVE)

Movie marketing and publicity specialist Rob Deacon has set up Phoenix Film Finance to leverage his expertise in the industry to make an impact on the independent production scene. Phoenix will seek to support British independent film production via cash flowing the Independent Film Tax Credit at industry leading “filmmaker friendly” rates, Deacon told Variety. […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Arashi Doc Leads Prime Video Japan Slate as Top Execs Unveil Country Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video is doubling its investment in Japanese original content over the next two years, according to three of the streamer’s top executives, who detailed a slate led by a documentary on boy band Arashi’s reunion tour and subsequent conclusion from Kore-eda Hirokazu, in an interview with Variety. “We are basically doubling our investment over […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

‘I Am Frankelda’ Filmmakers Roy and Arturo Ambriz Take ‘Ballad of the Phoenix’ to Venice, Share Guillermo del Toro’s Advice to ‘Go Bigger’

Mexican animators Roy and Arturo Ambriz, the groundbreaking duo behind their country’s first-ever stop-motion animated feature, are hoping to hit a high note with “Ballad of the Phoenix,” which the brothers are taking to the Venice Gap-Financing Market running Sept. 4 – 6. A stop-motion fantasy inspired by the epic sagas of Mexican lore, it […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

France TV Distribution’s Mystery Drama ‘Our Missing Sons’ Set for Unifrance Rendez-Vous Market Debut

“Our Missing Sons,” a politically charged French mystery series inspired by true events, is making its international market debut at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre ahead of its premiere at the Festival de la Fiction in La Rochelle. Directed by Safy Nebbou and sold internationally by France TV Distribution, “Our Missing Sons” is […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world

As FromSoftware’s new multiplayer game The Duskbloods nears release, the legendary game director behind Dark Souls talks connection, pessimism and of course, feetSince 2020’s Demon’s Souls, Japanese video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki has shown the world a different way to think about game design. His games defy convention with punishing fights, obscure rules, and unknowable, inhospitable worlds. The “Soulslike” genre – named after Demon’s Souls and its sequel Dark Souls – is now ubiquitous, i

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The myth is constantly being told’: creating a live album on stage as tribute to New York

In an ambitious new project, a cast of New Yorkers will help to create a one-of-a-kind tribute to New York City on stage in Central ParkLast year, theatre-makers Emily Lim and Dan Canham spent time in Sunderland developing a three-night live performance that sought to capture the north-east city’s essence and history through music, dance and spoken word. It was Lim’s final coup as the director of the National Theatre’s now defunct, UK-wide community programme, Public Arts, and the result was Pub

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme kicked a woman and his ex-wife alleged domestic abuse. Why the cosy makeover?

Like Johnny Depp and Chris Brown before him, Homme has got past his chequered history to retain an adoring fanbase. Almost a decade post-#MeToo, audiences no longer seem to careAs part of the promo for Queens of the Stone Age’s new album Perfecth, the band has set up a novelty complaints hotline for fans to call. “No bitching too big, no whiny too tiny,” it promises. I’ll bite: how about the fact that frontman Josh Homme’s ex-wife Brody Dalle testified in court that he head-butted her so hard th

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Chad Powers season two review – Glen Powell’s sweet sports comedy scores a touchdown

The Hollywood hottie is back as the quarterback in disguise, in an oddball comedy that is naughty, lovable and disarmingly uniqueIn the first episode of season two of Chad Powers, there is but one concern: the main character’s nose has fallen off.The TV outlet for the wacky side of movie hottie Glen Powell, Chad Powers presents itself to us having willingly taken on the burden of a ludicrous premise. Powell is Russ Holliday, a former hotshot college-football quarterback who, eight years ago, com

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme kicked a woman and his ex-wife alleged domestic abuse. Why the cosy makeover?

Like Johnny Depp and Chris Brown before him, Homme has got past his chequered history to retain an adoring fanbase. Almost a decade post-#MeToo, audiences no longer seem to careAs part of the promo for Queens of the Stone Age’s new album Perfecth, the band has set up a novelty complaints hotline for fans to call. “No bitching too big, no whiny too tiny,” it promises. I’ll bite: how about the fact that frontman Josh Homme’s ex-wife Brody Dalle testified in court that he head-butted her so hard th

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Ena Sendijarevic’s Witch Hunt Drama’ ‘The Possessed’ Rounds Out Cast as Trio of Rising Stars Join Ariane Labed (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Possessed,” the third feature by Bosnian-Dutch writer/director Ena Sendijarević, has completed casting as the film moves toward principal photography, with a trio of hot talents boarding the project. Suzy Bemba, Khalil Gharbia and Ji-Min Park, whose credits span the spectrum from festival favorites to prestige television and commercial English-language projects, have signed on to […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

See-Saw Films Taps Fifth Season’s Ben Irving for Joint Managing Director Role as Helen Gregory Steps Down From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner

See-Saw Films, the multi-award winning Brit TV and film banner behind “Slow Horses” and upcoming Apple original feature “Tenzing,” has hired Ben Irving as managing director. Irving joins from Fifth Season, where he is currently creative director of international scripted, and replaces Helen Gregory, who leaves See-Saw after five years helping shape the TV output […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Eklipse’ Mixes the Autobiographical and Fictional to Explore AIDS Taboos and Fear of Social Exclusion

Manuel Wetscher discusses his Venice-premiering feature directorial debut about a boy whose father is in hospital with "the gay disease" and his team's focus on giving audiences a really sensory experience.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Elina Psykou’s ‘Patrimonial Fears and Other Illusions’ Casts Veteran Trio Ahead of Venice Gap-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Greek filmmaker Elina Psykou (“Stray Bodies”) has attached a trio of Hellenic heavyweights to the cast of “Patrimonial Fears and Other Illusions,” which will head to the Venice Gap-Financing Market taking place from Sept. 4 – 6. A portrait of intergenerational trauma set against a famous magician’s visit to Athens, the film has bolstered its […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026