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Groundhog Day: Why the Time-Loop Classic Still
A personal essay celebrates *Groundhog Day* (1993) as the definitive time-loop film, crediting Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin for leaving the loop unexplained and tracing its influence on later entries
Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund Names 12 Recipients for 2026
The Asian Cinema Fund, the production support program run through Busan International Film Festival's industry market, has named 12 projects as its 2026 recipients, chosen from 798 submissions across
Hufnagel's Grandma Inspired, Then Lived 'Agnes & Amir'
Helena Hufnagel's feel-good comedy "Agnes & Amir" — about a 101-year-old Berlin woman who invites a young gay Iranian refugee into her apartment to avoid a nursing home — had its world premiere at the
China Box Office: ‘Crossing’ Debuts at No. 1 as ‘Toy Story 5’ Places Second
Bona Film Group's Long March commemoration "Crossing" debuted atop mainland China's box office with $11.7 million, but the weekend's $38.3 million total highlights a 2026 market running 40.5% behind l
Gabriele Stötzer gets first major show at Martin
At 73, the radical East German artist Gabriele Stötzer — who turned prison trauma and Stasi surveillance into clandestine feminist art shot on Super 8 film — opens her first major retrospective, the l
Vance's 'Communion': Faith Argument vs. Trump Reality
A review of JD Vance's "Communion" finds his Catholic-inflected diagnosis of modern Western malaise intellectually serious but ultimately unresolved, leaving unanswered how its values square with the
Josie George on Her Stoke-on-Trent Blackbird's Song
In a personal essay from Stoke-on-Trent, Josie George observes a resident blackbird whose signature four-note descending phrase — performed from a roadside conifer — has become an earworm, prompting r
Teyana Taylor: 'Greatness Is Who Stands Beside You'
Teyana Taylor accepted the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards from Janet Jackson and used her speech to redefine greatness as collective uplift rather than individual dominance in a 'wicked
Rhaenyra, Daemon Seize King's Landing After Jace's
In 'House of the Dragon' Season 3, Episode 2, Rhaenyra and Daemon seize King's Landing and the Iron Throne, but the beheading of Alicent's father Otto and the death of Rhaenyra's son Jace threaten the
Nia Long Praises Jaafar Jackson For ‘Michael’ Success: “It Was A Joy Watching You Transform Into Your Uncle Right Before Our Eyes”
Jaafar Jackson and Nia Long opened the 2026 BET Awards by presenting the first award together, using the moment to celebrate the box office success of the Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael.'
Teyana Taylor Sweeps BET Awards 2026 With Four Wins
The 2026 BET Awards unfolded Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Teyana Taylor emerging as the night's biggest winner, taking home four trophies including the prestigious Icon of
Lorde Releases 49 Virgin Demos, Discloses Health
Lorde marked her album Virgin's upcoming one-year anniversary by releasing 49 demos alongside a candid essay revealing previously undisclosed struggles with an eating disorder, a PMDD diagnosis, and s
Eisenberg Turns Down Zuckerberg Role in 'Social
Jesse Eisenberg passed on reprising Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Network' sequel 'The Social Reckoning,' with Jeremy Strong stepping into the role of the Facebook founder.
James Norton to play Hamlet in Ostermeier West End
James Norton has been cast as Hamlet in Thomas Ostermeier's West End production next autumn, in the acclaimed German director's first Shakespeare production in English.
Love Island UK Cuts Gabriel Garland Over Stabbing Link
Love Island UK removed Casa Amor contestant Gabriel Garland from the villa after producers learned court documents linked him to a 2019 New Year's Eve stabbing case, though he was not personally convi
Michael Becomes Top-Grossing Biopic Ever at $977.4M
Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic Michael has surpassed Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time, reaching $977.4 million globally in its tenth weekend.
Sam Worthington on ‘I Will Find You,’ Being the Show’s ‘Damsel in Distress’ and Pushing Back on a David and Rachel ‘Telenovela’ Romance
Sam Worthington stars as a wrongfully convicted father in Netflix's Harlan Coben adaptation "I Will Find You," and reveals in a Variety interview that he urged producers to cut his dialogue and refram
Taylor Swift Booed at Alan Jackson's Nashville Finale
Country legend Alan Jackson bade farewell to touring at Nashville's Nissan Stadium with a star-studded tribute, but a pre-recorded video message from Taylor Swift — praising his songwriting and naming
Muse Returns With 10th Album 'The Wow Signal'
Muse's 10th studio album "The Wow! Signal" — named after the unexplained 1977 radio transmission once floated as a possible alien signal — doubles down on the band's maximalist blend of Queen-style ar
Garth Brooks Headlines BST Hyde Park's Biggest-Ever
Garth Brooks played BST Hyde Park's largest-ever show — a total sell-out — in his first London appearance since 1994, moving the crowd (and himself) to tears during a country-anchored set.
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