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Bono, Vedder, Hozier Mourn Glen Hansard at Dublin Funeral
Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter of The Frames and Once, was laid to rest at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday, one week after his death in a motorcycle crash at age 5
Guardian Comedy Critic Takes Edinburgh Fringe Questions
Guardian comedy critic Brian Logan held a live reader Q&A ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe, weighing in on star ratings, overlooked comedy acts, populist comedy, and how to review Amanda Knox's upcoming
TIFF 2026 Centrepiece: 54 Films From 50 Countries
TIFF unveiled its 2026 Centrepiece lineup of 54 features from 50 countries, featuring 10 world premieres including Kamila Andini's Four Seasons in Java and Avi Nesher's October 7 drama Our Loves, alon
Joe Budden Launches True-Crime Podcast 'Crime in America'
Joe Budden is stepping into true-crime with "Crime in America," a weekly video podcast premiering Aug. 11 through a partnership with Wolf Entertainment and Advance Local's Headline Studio, and the fir
Godzilla Minus Zero to World Premiere at NYFF
Godzilla Minus Zero, director Takashi Yamazaki's sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, will world premiere September 26 at the New York Film Festival before opening in North American theater
Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86
Peter Gill, the acclaimed British playwright and director known for emotionally delicate portrayals of working-class Welsh life and for building two major institutional homes for theatre artists, has
San Sebastián Mounts 20-Film José Giovanni Retrospective
The San Sebastián Film Festival will dedicate a 20-film retrospective to French crime cinema pioneer José Giovanni during its 74th edition (Sept. 18-26), featuring nearly his entire directorial output
New Linkin Park Documentary To Bow This September
Linkin Park bandmember Joe Hahn directs "Unshatter," a documentary chronicling the band's journey from loss through the From Zero era, premiering in theaters September 30 with a companion live album a
A New ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Book Features 500 Pieces of Concept Art and Delves Into Film’s Biggest References: Korean Mythology, Shamanism, Manhwa and More
A 144-page deluxe hardcover art book documenting Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' — featuring 500+ pieces of concept art, holographic foil edges evoking the Honmoon, and commentary on Korean mythology a
Spider-Man Sets India's Biggest Non-Indian Opening
Sony's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered India's box office records with a $7.6 million opening day, dethroning "Avengers: Endgame" as the biggest opening for a non-Indian film in the country.
Spider-Man Smashes Mideast Box Office Record
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has shattered box office records in the Middle East, earning $18.4 million over four days and marking the region’s biggest opening weekend ever for a film.
Claes Bang Stars in Kersten-Himmler Drama I Is Another
Claes Bang stars in Felix Randau’s post-World War Two drama *I Is Another*, which explores the disputed legacy of Himmler’s therapist Felix Kersten through a fictional 1952 train journey and a tense e
Eisenberg's 'The Debut' Closes BFI London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg's musical comedy "The Debut," starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, has been announced as the closing night film of the 70th BFI London Film Festival, with its UK premiere set for
Eisenberg's 'The Debut' Closes BFI London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg's musical comedy 'The Debut,' starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, will close the 70th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 18 at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Netflix, Google, Amazon Bet on Hollywood AI
WIRED's Katie Drummond interviews Puck founding partner Matt Belloni on how AI has quietly become Hollywood's default tool, from Netflix's $587 million Affleck deal to Amazon studio backlash—the stigm
Spotify Notches 300 Million Premium Subscribers
Spotify's Premium subscriber base hit 300 million in Q2 2026 with 7 million net additions, while the company posted a record 33.4% gross margin and swung from a €86 million net loss a year ago to €545
Vinyl Albums Now Ship With Missing Songs, Shorter Mixes
Premium vinyl editions from artists like Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo, and Beyoncé are shipping as shorter or earlier mixes than their digital counterparts because physical manufacturing deadlines force
Spider-Man Brand New Day Sets Record $360M Opening
Spider-Man: Brand New Day shattered the all-time North American opening record with $360M, outgrossing Avengers: Endgame and approaching $1B globally in just four days, defying expectations of superhe
Love Me Tender: Krieps anchors queer custody drama
Vicky Krieps stars in Anna Cazenave Cambet's 'Love Me Tender,' adapted from Constance Debré's autobiographical novel about a French mother denied contact with her son for 18 months after coming out as
Hwang Bo-reum, Lee Geum-yi Among Authors in Busan Story Market’s 2026 Selections
The Busan Story Market unveiled 25 official selections for 2026 spanning IP from Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Indonesia, including works by international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christ
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