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Ana Mendieta's Fire and Earth Art Lands at Tate Modern
Tate Modern's Blavatnik wing stages a major retrospective of Cuban-born artist Ana Mendieta, whose fire-and-earth goddess art — gunpowder silhouettes scorched into tree trunks, mud-covered body photog
Akinola Davies Jr & Ted Hope Among Venice Sidebar Jury Members
Venice Film Festival organizers have unveiled the juries for the Orizzonti and debut film competitions ahead of the 83rd edition, with Maggie Gyllenhaal presiding over the main competition and George
Sam Neill’s final interview: ‘I’ve had to overcome the ordinariness of my appearance’
In his final interview, Sam Neill reflects on his career—from dropping his birth name Nigel at age 11 to turning down the Bond screen test—while opening up about five years of chemotherapy and his cel
Valérie Donzelli, Carolina Cavalli to Chair Venice’s Horizons, Luigi De Laurentiis Juries
La Biennale di Venezia has tapped French filmmaker Valérie Donzelli to chair the Horizons jury and Italian director Carolina Cavalli to lead the Luigi De Laurentiis debut-film jury at the 83rd Venice
Sam Neill Dies at 78 as Co-Stars and Leaders Pay Tribute
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, best known for Jurassic Park, died on Monday at age 78, prompting tributes from Steven Spielberg, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and the prime ministers of both
Nolan: AI Replacing Creativity Is Nonsense
Christopher Nolan dismisses fears that AI will replace human creativity in filmmaking, calling the idea 'nonsense' and highlighting widespread public skepticism toward AI-generated content.
China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores Massive $73.6 Million Opening
Stephen Chow’s 'Kung Fu Soccer' opened strongly with $73.6 million in its first two days, leading China’s box office and marking a major comeback for the director in the sports comedy genre.
Sam Neill, actor and star of Jurassic Park, dies aged 78
Sam Neill, the New Zealand-born actor of Jurassic Park and The Piano fame, died on July 13 in Sydney at age 78, with his family calling the loss 'sudden and unexpected' despite his cancer being in rem
Jay-Z’s Third Yankee Stadium Concert Plagued by Hours-Long Delay After Security Breach
Jay-Z's third and most hotly anticipated Yankee Stadium concert descended into chaos on Sunday night when fans breached security gates, triggering a nearly four-hour delay that left thousands stranded
Bea Elton cleans homes ruined by trauma, not just dirt
Bea Elton, a 28-year-old cleaner with a growing online following, transforms severely neglected homes for people overwhelmed by mental health struggles, poverty, and trauma — offering not just cleanin
Louvre Heist Suspects: Mastermind Disappointed With Haul
Two suspects in October's €88m Louvre crown-jewel heist told French judges the alleged mastermind was disappointed with the haul and believed they could have stolen far more, according to Le Monde tra
Yukimatsu's Boiler Room Set Hits 20M Views Ahead of Prodigy Tour
DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu, whose Boiler Room Tokyo set is closing in on 20 million views, is touring Europe and opening for the Prodigy on UK open-air dates this summer, a decade after a brain tumour nearl
Josh Grisetti Dies: Actor Known For ‘Mrs. Maisel’ And ‘Something Rotten!’ On Broadway Was 44
Josh Grisetti, a Broadway and television actor known for 'Something Rotten!' and a recurring role on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' has died by suicide at age 44, according to his friend and former co-s
‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Crowns Its Winners
Bryce and Trinity were crowned winners of Love Island USA Season 8 after a public vote, taking home $100,000 in a finale that capped Peacock's most-watched debut season ever and its first Emmy-nominat
Elin Hilderbrand On Writing For TV: “I Have No Interest”; Author Also Reveals New Book
Novelist Elin Hilderbrand has seven or eight books in TV development, including the new Peacock series The Five-Star Weekend starring Jennifer Garner, but told the New York Times she has 'no interest'
Disney’s live-action Moana fails to make a splash at box office with underwhelming opening
Disney's $250M live-action Moana remake debuted to $95M globally and a 34% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics calling it a near shot-for-shot retread of the 2016 animated original while family audien
Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
A curated list catalogs 12+ essential cyberpunk comics, manga, and graphic novels spanning a 1975 French sci-fi short through Yukito Kishiro's 1990s Alita saga, mapping the genre's evolution with entr
Dermot Murnaghan, Veteran UK News Anchor, Dies at 68
Dermot Murnaghan, the British news anchor who presented on all four major UK networks, has died at 68 after publicly revealing a late-stage prostate cancer diagnosis.
Variety Pans 'The Westies' as Dull Irish Mob Drama
Variety's review of MGM+'s "The Westies" dismisses the 1980s Irish mob drama starring J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver as a dull, derivative take on a well-worn genre that fails to make meaningful obse
Upton's Novel 'Krank Fuss' Debuts; Blanchett Was First Reader
Andrew Upton — playwright, husband of Cate Blanchett, and longtime Sydney Theatre Company co-artistic director — has published his debut novel *Krank Fuss*, an Animal Farm-style allegory about a disfi
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