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‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has reopened its Flight and the Arts Center, showcasing more than 8,000 artworks tracing how artists from Norman Rockwell to Andy Warhol have imagined s
Secret Cinema Books Record 'Pirates' Pre-Sales
Under TodayTix ownership since a reported $100 million 2022 acquisition, Secret Cinema is moving toward a permanent London home at Greenwich Peninsula — and its 'Pirates of the Caribbean' presales are
Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj Pulled From Zee5 In India
Zee5 pulled the human rights drama Satluj, starring Diljit Dosanjh, from its platform in India just two days after its July 3 launch, following a years-long censorship battle over the film about Sikh
George Clooney to Receive Venice Golden Lion Honor
The Venice Film Festival will award George Clooney its 2026 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, citing his work as actor, director, and producer alongside his humanitarian advocacy.
‘Cosy competency porn’: why The Post is my feelgood movie
A retrospective essay celebrating Steven Spielberg's 2017 Pentagon Papers drama The Post as a 'cosy competency' thrill ride — and mourning a 2017-era optimism about journalism that the author believes
Super Nature Trailer Drops for Ed Sayers' Super 8 Doc
An exclusive first-look trailer debuts for 'Super Nature,' Ed Sayers' documentary shot entirely on Super 8 by 40 filmmakers worldwide. The 82-minute film features 120+ animal species and counts Oscar
Korea Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Maintains Slender Advantage Over Surging Thriller ‘The Eyes’
Toy Story 5 held the top spot at the South Korean box office July 3–5 with $2.8 million, but local thriller The Eyes narrowed the gap to under $400K in second place, while multiple new wide releases p
Terzić's '3 Weeks After' Premieres at Karlovy Vary
Director Miroslav Terzić's third feature film "3 Weeks After," a Bulgaria-set drama about peer violence in the aftermath of a classmate's suicide, will world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Colombian Film on Disappeared Premieres at Karlovy Vary
'Five Years, Four Months' becomes the first Colombian film in Karlovy Vary's Crystal Globe competition, centering mothers searching for the country's 120,000 disappeared as a right-wing president-elec
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ ‘Fatherland’ Lead Mubi-Madman Slate for Australia, New Zealand
Streaming service Mubi has expanded its theatrical distribution partnership with Australia's Madman Entertainment to sub-release five festival-circuit films across Australia and New Zealand, kicking o
Can you solve it? This TV show is flipping brilliant!
A Guardian puzzle column by Henk Tijms presents a coin-flip game show scenario and challenges readers to find a strategy that beats the apparently obvious 25% chance of both contestants guessing each
Sky Buys ITV Network for $2.1B in NBCU Reshuffle
Sky has agreed to buy ITV's television network operations for £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion), confirmed to shareholders Monday, bringing Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster under NBCUniversal while
Sedaris's New Essays: More Cranky, Still Moving
A reviewer finds David Sedaris's 10th essay collection, 'The Land and Its People,' increasingly formulaic and cranky in tone, but says his writing about his late mother and oldest friends still devast
China Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Takes Top Spot as ‘Keep Real’ Opens Second
Universal's "Minions & Monsters" took the No. 1 spot at the China box office for the July 3–5 weekend with a $16.4 million debut, while mainland China's year-to-date theatrical revenue remains down mo
Finn Wolfhard Drops Solo Album After Stranger Things
Now 23, Finn Wolfhard is releasing his second solo album 'Fire From the Hip' as he charts a life beyond a decade playing Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things, which concluded late last year.
Vampire Lestat Costume Designer Reveals Rockstar Wardrobe Easter Eggs
Costume designer Lex Wood detailed her rockstar-inspired wardrobe approach for 'The Vampire Lestat' (Season 3 of AMC's 'Interview with the Vampire'), including handcrafted pieces for Lestat's band, de
Sam Reid, Pamela Rabe Anchor STC's Doubt: A Parable
Sam Reid and Pamela Rabe face off in a brisk, smartly cast Sydney Theatre Company revival of Doubt: A Parable — though director Marion Potts' production too often speeds past the silences that make Sh
TLC's "Unacceptable" Panel Show Panned as Comedy Tragedy
A new TLC panel show "Unacceptable," produced by Romesh Ranganathan's company and stacked with major British comedy talent, is dismissed by a reviewer as a waste of performers on a format that "doesn'
Last Goal Wins Review: Justice Ezi's Nigeria Football Drama
Justice Ezi's debut football drama 'Last Goal Wins,' staged as part of Ryan Calais Cameron's season supporting Black and Global Majority writers, uses a Nigeria World Cup trial to interrogate race, be
‘Minions & Monsters’ Translates Abroad With Near $160M WW Cume; ‘Toy Story 5’ Giddy-Ups To $764M WW – Box Office Update
Illumination/Universal's Minions & Monsters opened to $159.8M worldwide, with international ticket sales offsetting the franchise's lowest-ever domestic debut, while Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 5 crossed
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