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Andrey Zvyagintsev Calls on Putin at Cannes Grand Prix
Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev took the Cannes Grand Prix for his thriller “Minotaur” and turned his acceptance speech into a direct plea to President Vladimir Putin to halt the war. The f
Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Lifts Off With $102 Million Over Memorial Day Holiday, ‘Obsession’ Scores $28 Million in Huge Second Weekend
The Mandalorian and Grogu raked in $102 million over Memorial Day, delivering the weakest Star Wars opening since Disney took over the franchise but still earning an A‑grade CinemaScore on a $165 mill
‘Euphoria’ Season 3 and the Strange Case of Rue’s (Mostly) Missing Mom
Euphoria's third season pushes its narrative into darker territory, and the brief return of Rue's mother in episode six offers a poignant, if fleeting, emotional anchor. After SKIMNEWS spent recent cy
10 Best Movies at Cannes 2026
The 79th Cannes Film Festival wrapped on May 23, 2026, delivering a mixed‑reception but still highlighting standout works. Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s three‑hour drama “All of a Sudden” earned Best Actress ho
Wollner's 'Everytime' Wins Un Certain Regard Top Prize
Sandra Wollner's grief drama "Everytime" won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at Cannes, earning praise as the most formally inventive film in the lineup and a likely springboard to wide
Author Writes Women’s Rebellion Novel on Banishanta
A writer, after visiting Bangladesh’s Banishanta, a state‑licensed brothel, is crafting a novel that imagines a women’s rebellion, drawing on historic and contemporary protest narratives from Lysistra
Dash Arts Launches 'Our Public House' Community Drama
Dash Arts’ newest theatre piece, “Our Public House”, fuses community‑driven workshops with a gritty pub setting to explore Britain’s political and racial divides. Featuring Bharti Patel’s powerful tur
Writer Flags Centrifuge Slip in Hail Mary, DNA Myth
Science writer Helen Pilcher lambasts the scientific slip‑ups in Project Hail Mary and Jurassic Park, from an unbalanced centrifuge to impossible dinosaur DNA, urging filmmakers to respect even minor
Sam Campbell Gets Own Surreal Channel 4 Sitcom
Channel 4 has handed Australian absurdist comedian Sam Campbell his own surreal sitcom, Make That Movie, in which he plays a pompous director who turns the public's wildest film pitches into actual fe
Bebe Rexha Shares Song Picks Before 'Dirty Blonde'
Bebe Rexha walks through her most meaningful songs — from The Little Mermaid's 'Part of Your World' to the Fugees' 'Ready Or Not' — and reveals why she can no longer listen to Shaed's 'Trampoline,' ah
My Hero Academia Final Season Wins Anime of the Year
The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo crowned My Hero Academia Final Season as Anime of the Year, while Demon Slayer and One Piece took top honors in film and series categories. The star‑studded
007: First Light Free Download Available To Grab For 24 More Hours - ScreenRant
The James Bond video game 007: First Light is being offered as a free download for the next 24 hours, a move highlighted by ScreenRant. At the same time, the BBC praises the title for redefining the i
UK Panel Urges Probe of Live Nation Over 'Fear' Climate
A UK parliamentary committee has urged an urgent investigation into Live Nation over claims it dominates the live music market through a 'climate of fear,' citing concerns about competition and artist
The Midnight Library Secures $70M Cannes Deal
While Amazon is rolling out AI‑enhanced shopping tools and Australia is sealing a $7 billion naval ship contract, Cannes reasserts its entertainment dominance as the $70 million sale of Florence Pugh’
Cristian Mungiu Wins Second Palme d’Or for Fjord
At Cannes’ 79th edition, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu clinched a rare second Palme d’Or for his English‑language drama Fjord, joining an elite list of double‑Palme winners. The festival’s top hon
Neon Wins Seventh Palme d’Or with Mungiu’s Fjord
Neon clinched its seventh straight Palme d’Or at Cannes, this time for Cristian Mungiu’s English‑ and Norwegian‑language drama “Fjord,” reinforcing the distributor’s unprecedented dominance since 2019
MAFS UK Safety Concerns Spur Industry Debate
Former contestant Adrian Sanderson and other participants say Married at First Sight UK cannot guarantee safety despite the show's claimed “gold‑standard” welfare protocols, after multiple rape and no
Jessica Raine Leads Black‑Comedy Series Two Weeks
BBC’s drama Two Weeks in August, starring Jessica Raine as a beleaguered teacher, delivers a blackly comic, socially sharp portrait of a Greek‑island holiday gone awry, exposing hidden family tensions
Ocean Vuong and RF Kuang debut new paperbacks for May
The Guardian’s May reading list highlights two fresh paperbacks: Ocean Vuong’s lyrical second novel “The Emperor of Gladness”, a bittersweet tale of a young man and his dementia‑stricken caretaker, an
Sycamore Gap Memorial: 'People's Tree' Wins Vote
A collaboration between Helix Arts and George King Architects won the National Trust's Sycamore Gap tree commission with 'The People's Tree,' a participatory project that will turn preserved wood from
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