The Guardian Culture

Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie

Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a very special recitalWigmore Hall is turning 125, its director John Gilhooley was being granted honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and everyone in the audience was shouted a free drink, but there was another cause for celebration on Sunday night. With Lise Davidsen, the world’s most in-demand

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Hamaguchi, Kore-eda, Farhadi Cannes Titles Acquired for India by Impact Films (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Impact Films has broadened its 2026 Cannes acquisition slate to include titles by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu, and Asghar Farhadi, while also stepping into the Indonesian market for the first time. Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden,” acquired from Cinefrance International and Japan’s Bitters End, is the auteur’s first French-language feature, about a care […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Sydney Sweeney Told ‘Euphoria’ Creator Not to Cut Nude Scenes From Season 3 When He Considered Excluding Them: ‘Are You Kidding?’

“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson says he considered shooting Season 3 without any nudity for Cassie, the character that launched Sydney Sweeney’s career and has often sparked criticism for over-sexualization. But Sweeney nipped that idea in the bud. In an interview with the New York Times, Levinson was asked about his relationship with Sweeney and her […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Italian Producer Marco Perego on Backing Cannes Winners ‘Fjord’ and ‘Minotaur’ as Indie Cinema Comes Under Threat: ‘We Need to Start Talking About Community’

Italian multi-hyphenate Marco Perego — who was recently on the Cannes red carpet as a producer of Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” and Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur,” which scooped the Grand Prix — is on a mission to foster “collaboration in cultural expression” at a time when, as he puts it, indie cinema is “under […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Korea Box Office: ‘Colony’ Continues Dominant Run While ‘Backrooms’ Debuts in Second

Local action-horror feature “Colony” maintained its firm grip on the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 29–31. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film earned $6.7 million from 971,011 admissions over its second frame, securing a 56.67% share of the weekend market. Directed […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Boost Movie Theaters to Major Win at May Box Office

Cinemark said it had its biggest-ever domestic box office last month, and AMC Theatres recorded its highest-attended month of May since 2019.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Unpacks That Unavoidable Finale and Ending His Hit HBO Series

"In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is a story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me," Levinson told New York Times' Popcast after Sunday's season three finale.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

‘Plane’ and ‘The Bricklayer’ Actor Oliver Trevena Joins Felicity Jones and Vincent Cassel in Agatha Christie Mystery-Thriller ‘Eleven Missing Days’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Plane” and “The Bricklayer” actor Oliver Trevena has joined Felicity Jones and Vincent Cassel in the upcoming noir mystery-thriller “Eleven Missing Days.” The film tells the true story of Christie (being played by Jones) who, at the height of her fame, became front-page news when she vanished in bizarre circumstances from her home. In a […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up to their surprise horror hit Talk to Me, to pretty-good reviews and OK box office; clearly they

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sydney Sweeney BTS ‘Euphoria’ Video Spotlights Lack of Women in Hollywood Below-the-Line Jobs

Behind-the-scenes videos of the Sam Levinson-created drama's third season are reminding fans of the lack of progress in women-held behind-the-camera positions in Hollywood, notably post-#MeToo.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

How a 10-Minute Short Film Landed Luke Barnett a Role in ‘Dark Winds,’ a Feature in Development and More: ‘It’s Had a Far Greater Impact Than Anything Else I’ve Done’

“I don’t know that I will ever make something else that has had that effect on people,” says Luke Barnett of his short film “The Crossing Over Express.” “I still get messages once a week, three paragraph-deep messages from somebody who has lost someone close to them who saw it and had a cathartic experience. […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Stays on Top as ‘Memento’ and ‘Master Zhong’ Debut

Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” comfortably retained its crown at the China box office during the May 29–31 weekend, grossing RMB199.4 million ($29.3 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the word-of-mouth phenomenon has now amassed a cumulative total of $208.4 […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Nex Playground: the family game-night gadget that revives the spirit of the Wii

Launching in the UK this month, this new pint-sized console revives the motion-controlled video game boom of the 00s – with better, safer techFor a wonderful moment in the noughties, video games became a truly universal pursuit. As I witnessed my controller-phobic aunt swing a Wii remote and nail a tennis serve, while my great-grandmother furrowed her brow over sudoku puzzles on her Nintendo DS, it seemed my long-derided hobby had finally gone mainstream. The Nintendo Wii flew off the shelves, i

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return

‘We didn’t have a washing machine, so I was in the launderette when our manager rang and said: “You’ve gone in at No 2”’We were still a three piece: Adam Devlin, my brother Scott and myself. We hadn’t met Eds Chesters yet, so we didn’t have a drummer. We were spending a lot of time writing songs, trying to hone this west coast, mid-60s, Crosby, Stills & Nash sound – even though it was the 90s and we were from Hounslow in London. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Barry Diller’s People Inc Makes $18 Billion Play For MGM Resorts

The owner of media brands like People, Travel & Leisure and Food & Wine is proposing to buy all the shares in the casino giant that it does not currently own.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Charli XCX Reveals Next Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’

John Cale, Marc Jacobs and acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese feature on the album cover for the 'Brat' superstar's seventh studio album, coming at the end of July.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ex-CA Attorney General: Paramount-Warner Bros. Should Be Reviewed — Not Automatically Resisted

The state is right to review the $111 billion megadeal transaction carefully. But careful review is not the same as presumptive opposition.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Charli xcx Reveals New Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Will Release in July — and Martin Scorsese Is on the Cover

Charli xcx’s new era is officially upon us. The “Brat” singer revealed on Monday that her seventh studio album is titled “Music, Fashion, Film” and releases July 24. Charli surprise announced the album by posting its cover on Instagram, featuring a black-and-white photo of John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese to represent each aspect […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations

This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, obliterated box office expectations with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the largest debut ever for A24, more than tripling the record once established by Alex Garland’s 2024 […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Jimmy Kimmel ‘Felt Defeated’ by Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation and Says Late-Night TV Is Not ‘Dying of Natural Causes’: ‘We’re Being Poisoned’

Jimmy Kimmel has some thoughts on the purported death of late-night television. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host opened up in a new interview with Vulture about the future of the genre following the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS and his own run-ins with Trump, including his suspension following comments made about the […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026