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‘Unbearably sexy in his rodenty way’: Benedict Cumberbatch’s 20 best films – ranked!
A critic ranks Benedict Cumberbatch's 20 best films from worst to best, placing 2025's 'The Roses' at #20 and 2023's 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' near the top — weighing his blockbuster franch
Moebius Boards 'Big Little Things' for Venice Horizons Sales
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has boarded international sales for Michelle Zhou's "Big Little Things," which is set to premiere in the Horizons section of this year's Venice Film Festival.
Isabel Davis Named Director of BFI Filmmaking Fund – Global Bulletin
Isabel Davis has been appointed director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Funds, taking over a roughly £20 million ($26.8 million)-per-year fund for U.K. independent filmmakers on a five-year te
Holland to Play Astaire, Do His Own Dancing
Tom Holland, fresh off press tours for "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," is set to portray Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic and plans to perform all the dancing himself.
Comcast Q2 Boosted by World Cup, Peacock Swings to First Quarterly Profit
Comcast's Q2 was lifted by a $440 million World Cup windfall and Peacock's first-ever quarterly profit, but the Philadelphia media giant still shed 230,000 cable and broadband subscribers and saw over
Göransson’s Odyssey Score Falls Flat Despite Ancient Sound Efforts
Ludwig Göransson’s score for Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* aimed to evoke ancient Greek music through reconstructed instruments and natural sounds, but critics find it emotionally flat and oversha
Heartstopper Ends as Queer Representation Declines
Netflix's adaptation of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper concludes with the film Heartstopper Forever, closing a six-book, three-season saga that gave LGBTQ+ young people rare, joyful representation as GLA
Jessica Morgan Named Tate's New Director
Jessica Morgan has been appointed Tate's new director, returning to the British museum group where she previously worked before Brexit, the pandemic, and steep arts funding cuts, with her intervening
Venice Film Festival Lineup: Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ Oasis Reunion Doc and More
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera unveiled the lineup for the 83rd edition, headlined by new films from Martin McDonagh, Danny Boyle, and Robert Pattinson alongside the world prem
Sarajevo Fest Unveils Lineup: 21 World Premieres
The Sarajevo Film Festival unveiled its 32nd-edition competition lineups across four sections, featuring 21 world premieres and a notably female-led narrative competition.
100-year-old Ken Turner opens Penzance exhibition
Profile of 100-year-old artist Ken Turner on the eve of "Ken Turner at 100: A Century of Crashing Culture" at Wharfside Arts Hub in Penzance, tracing a career of public inflatable sculpture, art-estab
Stodden to Alexander: Back California's Child Marriage Ban
Fourteen years after filming an exploitative sketch with 17-year-old Courtney Stodden, Jason Alexander apologized — but Stodden called it 'the first step' and pressed him to back California's AB 1267,
Designers Republic turns 40 with archive sale
Ian Anderson's The Designers Republic, founded in Sheffield 40 years ago, marks the milestone by selling original archive pieces — stickers, flyers and posters — and launching new merch, handing off w
Tom Hiddleston hosts cheesy Pompeii documentary
Tom Hiddleston hosts a three-episode National Geographic documentary-drama tracing three Pompeiians through the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius — but a Guardian reviewer finds his emotive, theatrical
Yeon Sang-ho Returns to 'Parasyte' for Netflix Series
Yeon Sang-ho is developing 'Parasyte: Tamiya,' a live-action Netflix series starring Shioli Kutsuna as parasite Ryoko Tamiya, set to stream in 2027 and told from the villain's perspective.
Derrickson to Musk: 'Doesn't Know Shit About Cinema'
Director Scott Derrickson publicly tore into Elon Musk on X after Musk vowed Grok would produce a full-length AI movie of "The Odyssey," calling Musk's opinions on art "worthless" and saying he "doesn
Hello Sunshine’s Head of TV and Film on 10 Years of Reese Witherspoon’s Production Company, ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3, Apple’s ‘Lucky’ and More ‘Elle’
Hello Sunshine president Lauren Neustadter previews the production company's packed slate ahead of its 10th anniversary, including HBO's 'Big Little Lies' Season 3, Amazon's 'Elle' Season 2, and Sony'
American Pachuco Doc Opens Strong on One Screen at Film Forum
A documentary about Chicano playwright Luis Valdez debuted on one screen at Film Forum in NYC, pulling in roughly $7,500 with a sold-out Friday show, and will expand to roughly a dozen LA theaters thi
Nolan: AI Is A 'Glass Trojan Horse' Everyone Sees Through
Christopher Nolan told Hugo Décrypte's YouTube channel that AI is "a Trojan horse made of glass" that everyone can see through, praising Gen Z for coining "AI slop" to dismiss AI-generated video.
Eggers's Contrapposto Stages Rebellion Without Risk
Dave Eggers's new novel "Contrapposto" dramatizes the tension between solitary artistic devotion and institutional engagement—a debate that mirrors his own career arc from literary upstart to establis
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