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Jeremy Strong Plays Zuckerberg in Sorkin's Social Reckoning
Jeremy Strong takes over as Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to 'The Social Network,' 'The Social Reckoning,' replacing Jesse Eisenberg, who declined to reprise his Oscar-nominated role bec
Netflix Lands Turkish Hit 'Fatmagül' for Latin America
Netflix has acquired the iconic Turkish drama "Fatmagül" from Kanal D International for streaming across Latin America starting August 19, bringing the 80-episode series to new audiences with Spanish
Gibson's 'At Night' Premieres at Locarno
Beatrice Gibson’s feature debut 'At Night' premiered at Locarno, weaving poetry and analogue film to explore intersectional female experiences across a single night in Paris.
Mereu's 'Wandering Trees' Stumbles on Fairy-Tale Tonal Clash
A Variety review criticizes Salvatore Mereu's three-hour Sardinian fairy-tale 'Wandering Trees,' arguing that the pronounced fairy-tale structure clashes with the film's realistic elements and trips u
Suno Inks BMG Licensing Deal for New AI Music Models
AI music generator Suno has signed a licensing deal with BMG covering its catalog and past training use, joining Warner Music Group in settling with the company as Suno prepares new industry-backed mo
Virality Misreads Online Trends, Researcher Argues
NYU cyber-ethnographer Ruby Thelot argues that viral metrics mislead our understanding of online culture, as engineered virality often lacks real staying power in an increasingly "balkanized" internet
Magna Signs '20,000 Days on Earth' Duo Forsyth & Pollard
London-based Magna Studios has signed Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard — the filmmaking duo behind Nick Cave documentary '20,000 Days on Earth' — for commercial and brand representation, expanding its pr
Caleb Landry Jones on the Five-Year Battle to Make ‘Down the Arm of God,’ Confronting Prejudices Against Homelessness and How Luc Besson Saved the Film
Caleb Landry Jones spent five years struggling to fund "Down the Arm of God," the homelessness-themed film he co-wrote and stars in — a battle that, per the report's headline, Luc Besson ultimately re
‘If we exhibited all the Balkan jokes, we wouldn’t have opened’: a trip to Slovenia’s Bullshit Museum
Slovenia's 'Bullshit Museum' opened in May in Ljubljana with five rooms of Balkan humor curated by founder Borut Kokelj, who collected 25,000 jokes from the former Yugoslavia — visitors get rakija at
A History of the Novel in Britain by Philip Hensher review – a masterpiece of criticism
Philip Hensher's 600-page "A History of the Novel in Britain" — tracing fiction from Defoe in 1719 to Zadie Smith in 2000 — is hailed as a masterpiece of criticism that is itself a pleasure to read, d
John Hannah stars in first-person GoPro thriller Bad Day at the Office
The Guardian invites reader questions for a Q&A with actor John Hannah, timed to his starring role in the first-person GoPro action thriller "Bad Day at the Office," while surveying highlights from hi
Jason Sudeikis Duets Ted Lasso Theme With Mumford at MSG
Jason Sudeikis made a surprise appearance at Mumford & Sons' Madison Square Garden concert on Tuesday night, joining Marcus Mumford onstage to perform the Ted Lasso theme song as the show's fourth sea
‘I turned down Gandhi because I’m terrified of snakes’: the amazing movie memories of Bruce Dern
Veteran actor Bruce Dern, 90, heads to Edinburgh for the world premiere of 'Northbound,' a Canadian-shot drama about a man fleeing a nursing home, while reflecting on a six-decade career.
Grid Iron Stages Mayflies in Edinburgh Warehouse
Grid Iron's Ben Harrison stages Andrew O'Hagan's semi-autobiographical novel Mayflies in a Leith warehouse, choosing to evoke the 1986 Manchester weekend of G-Mex and the Haçienda rather than the book
Reagan and Gorbachev Clash in Dull Summit Drama
A new film about the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev emphasizes American ideals but delivers a static, dramaturgically flat portrayal of the historic nuclear talks.
Zoe Saldaña Calls Out Uneven Political Questions at Press Events
Zoe Saldaña used a Locarno Film Festival appearance to call out what she sees as an unfair pattern: political questions get directed almost exclusively at actors of color and women, while gatekeepers
Rod Stewart Cancels Month Worth Of Farewell Tour Concerts To Recover From Stent Procedure
Rod Stewart has scrapped roughly a month of his "One Last Time" farewell tour, including six Las Vegas residency dates, after undergoing a coronary stent procedure, with no firm return date announced.
Boris Kodjoe Joins Fox’s ‘Memory Of A Killer’ For Season 2
Boris Kodjoe has been cast in a recurring role on Fox's "Memory of a Killer" Season 2 as Tré, the "Fourth Musketeer" friend in Patrick Dempsey's memory-loss crime drama, premiering midseason 2027.
The Atlantic Festival announces interview with Colin Kaepernick and exclusive preview of Netflix’s <em>East of Eden,</em> with Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan, and Bela Bajaria
The Atlantic Festival returns to New York City September 17–19 with an interview of Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir and an exclusive first look at Netflix's limited series 'East of Eden' starrin
Harriet Dyer Edinburgh Show Review: Silly Standup Hour
A Guardian review of Harriet Dyer's Edinburgh Fringe show "Easily Distra…" at Monkey Barrel, praising the former Sean Lock award winner's 55-minute autobiographical standup as a divertingly silly, phy
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