The Guardian Culture

‘I show how energetic it can be’: the photographer capturing Britain’s golden age of jazz

Temi Adegbayibi started out taking pictures of the Ezra Collective and other British musicians as a hobby, then found his work exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall. He discusses Black joy and the movement and stillness of jazzWhen I speak to Temi Adegbayibi on the phone, the 26-year-old photographer is on the move. He is travelling across London, then running up the stairs to his desk, fitting our conversation into the interstitial spaces of a life split between freelance photography, film product

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Warner Music India Unveils Season 2 of Folk Music Franchise ‘Maati’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Warner Music India has launched season two of “Maati,” its folk music franchise, opening on Sept. 3 with the Sufi qawwali “Jalwa-e-Jaanaan” as the eight-track season begins rolling out across eight languages. Anurag Saikia composed the music for the first track, which features vocals by Jyoti Nooran and lyrics by Shakeel Azmi. This qawwali is […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

‘Anatomy of a Portrait’ Profiles Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s First Female Museum Director and an Anti-Fascist Activist

“Anatomy of a Portrait” (“Anatomia di un Ritratto”) will have its world premiere in the Venetian Nights program of Venice Days on Sept. 4. Directed by Francesco Clerici (“Hand Gestures”) and Mattia Colombo (“Trees That Walk,” “I Wanna Sleep With You”), the documentary pieces together the story of Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s first female museum director. […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Oscars: Romania Selects Cannes Winner ‘Fjord’ for International Feature Race

“Fjord,” written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, is Romania’s submission for the 2027 Oscars in the best international feature film category, having been unanimously selected by the country’s Oscar selection committee. The film premiered in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or for best film, the FIPRESCI Prize, […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Down by the Hudson – ode to a New York swimming creek – in pictures

For more than a decade Caleb Stein has been photographing a communal swimming creek in Poughkeepsie, New York. Returning every summer, he documented the community at a timeless spot. He talks about the people he has metDown by the Hudson is published by Palo Press with an accompanying exhibition opening in New York on 10 September Continue reading...

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A Death of One’s Own by Terry Eagleton review – meditations on arriving at a full stop

The literary critic brings his vast reading to bear on life’s most inescapable factTerry Eagleton is not a fan of sloppy thinking, especially when it comes to the granite fact of death. He particularly doesn’t like the attitude of Dylan Thomas who famously urged his ailing father to “not go gentle into that good night”. If the “night” – death – is so “good” then why, asks Eagleton reasonably, would Thomas want his dad to dawdle? Shouldn’t DJ Thomas, rather, be encouraged to trot towards his love

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Lomu review – fascinatingly nuanced tribute to rugby’s first superstar

His destructive pace and power changed the game for ever, but behind the fame and ineffable exterior of this gentle giant was a life of chaos and emotional discordThere’s an inevitable air of melancholy overhanging this profile of New Zealand rugby star Jonah Lomu; we all know how the story ended for this magnificent human specimen, who died in 2015 aged 40 as a result of a longterm kidney disorder. Lomu, of course, became a legend of the game after breaking into the All Blacks side – the feroci

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: Romania Picks Cannes Winner ‘Fjord’ as Best International Feature Contender

Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan star in Cristian Mungiu‘s Palme d'Or winner as two strictly religious Romanian parents who relocate to a small Norwegian village and find themselves accused of child abuse,

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: Richard Ayoade brings maximum contempt to new Taskmaster

The brilliantly deadpan comic joins Nina Conti, Chloe Petts and Isy Suttie. Plus: A House Through Time reaches the present day. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4Taskmaster is often funnier when one contestant has stagey contempt for the whole project. Step forward Richard Ayoade, who makes his intention to do the bare minimum very clear in this opener. A mere 22 seasons in, the show remains an effortlessly enjoyable way to spend an hour – the other comics making up the cohort are C

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Public given rare access as Thomas More painting goes under microscope

Visitors to Nostell in West Yorkshire will get to see cutting-edge research into work considered the only faithful copy of Holbein masterpieceA spectacular, internationally important painting of Thomas More and his family is to have its secrets explored as the public look on.The open heritage science project, scheduled to begin on Thursday, is a UK first and will deploy techniques used at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam during its famous public restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Frank Marshall and Nigel Sinclair Reveal and Discuss Their New Doc ‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ (Exclusive)

The film, with which the legendary singer/songwriter of The Who cooperated, focuses on 'Lifehouse,' an unfinished science fiction rock opera that was intended as a follow-up to 'Tommy.'

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

Andrew Garfield Hasn’t Seen ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Yet and Insists He’s Not in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Andrew Garfield isn’t ready to reach out to Tom Holland about the massive success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” or “The Odyssey,” for that matter. For good reason — he hasn’t seen either film. “I don’t want to be disingenuous,” Garfield told me Wednesday at the premiere of his historical action drama “The Uprising” at […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Read of the Race

The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage assesses all 24 Academy Awards categories.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T

He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?Mr T explains why he’s late, but he wants to make one thing clear – this is not an apology. “You caught me in my devotion, and nothing comes before God. So I won’t say I apologise for the delay. I just want you to know that God comes first in all my life. For allowing my success, I give God the glory.”He is here to discuss a new Netflix documentary, Untold Mr T: I Pity the Fool. At

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘My work has always been serious’: Maurizio Cattelan on his $6m banana, his gold toilet – and bringing Hitler and a pope to Berlin

He is famed for creating a golden loo that was stolen and a $6m banana that was eaten. But, says the sculptor ahead of a major new show in Germany, there’s more to his work than pranks and provocationMaurizio Cattelan, the art world’s merriest prankster, pauses when asked which object in his sprawling new Berlin show is most likely to be defaced, stolen or eaten, then emits a foghorn of a laugh. “There is no need to vandalise anything,” says the trim, soulful Italian, explaining that he has alre

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Ted Lasso’ Season Hits the Halfway Mark With Heartbreak All Around

Rebecca, Keeley and the Lady Greyhounds all take a hit in "Riches of Embarrassment" — but Coach Lasso still finds a silver lining.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jennifer Aniston Joins Boyfriend Jim Curtis For Chat About Health, Wellness and Hypnotherapy

The couple, who have been dating for over a year, took part in a 92NY event in support of Curtis' new book 'The Book of Possibility.'

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

‘Ramayana’ Sets November Release Date

Sony Pictures Entertainment is set to release “Ramayana” globally on November 6. The epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, follows exiled prince Rama (Kapoor) and his consort Sita (Pallavi) through exile into catastrophe, as Sita’s abduction at the hands of Ravana (Yash) sets in motion an epic war between righteousness and evil. Nitesh […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Lego Just Created Its First-Ever ‘Batman Returns’ Batmobile

The new set is part of a series of Batman releases celebrating the 20th anniversary of Lego Batman sets.

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026

Variety

George Lucas Says Opening Lucas Museum ‘Almost Broke My Will’: ‘It’s Taken So Long to Get Here’

George Lucas previewed the long-in-the-works Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and Lucas said of the Herculean effort, “I’m fascinated by doing things that people say can’t be done.” “I’m used to doing the impossible,” said the “Star Wars” creator, who, along with his wife Mellody Hobson, has been working on […]

entertainment  Sep 3, 2026