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TikTok's 'Povvo King' Shabaz Ali takes on billionaires in BBC doc
TikTok satirist Shabaz Ali, whose 'Povvo King' videos mocking wealthy influencers have drawn 4 million followers, brings his anti-billionaire rhetoric to the BBC in a new documentary investigating ext
Ben Platt stars in Midnight at the Never Get cabaret
Ben Platt stars in Mark Sonnenblick's 'Midnight at the Never Get,' a cabaret-musical about two gay musicians in 1960s New York whose underground love story collides with a choice between protest and a
Sabrina Elba & Ashley Thomas Star In Rom-Com 'Not Like Us'
Writer-directors Ramla Ali and Richard A. Moore have wrapped production in East London on "Not Like Us," a debut rom-com starring Sabrina Elba as a Somali pharmacist and Ashley Thomas as a Jamaican ma
Anurag Kashyap Seeks 'New Cinematic Language' at MIFFest
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is serving as jury president at this year's Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) while leading a masterclass, framing his role as a hunt for "a new cinematic
ZDF & ProSieben Strike Streaming Pact As Traditional Rivals Team To Fight Streamers: “A Strong, Forward-Looking Signal”
German public broadcaster ZDF and commercial rival ProSiebenSat.1 have struck a streaming partnership putting ZDF's on-demand news, docs, culture, factual and entertainment programming on Joyn startin
Moebius Picks Up Fiona Roan's 'Happily Ever After'
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights (excluding Taiwan) to Fiona Roan Feng-I's sophomore feature 'Happily Ever After,' reuniting the company with the director and
Lisa Nandy Keeps UK Culture Secretary Role
Lisa Nandy will remain as the UK's culture secretary under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, retaining oversight of major media decisions including the Paramount-Warner merger and the BBC's charter renewal
Sukita to Receive Abbey Road Music Photography Lifetime Award
Masayoshi Sukita, the Japanese photographer behind David Bowie's iconic 1977 'Heroes' album cover, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards on September 2
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead review – final part of the Harlem Trilogy is freewheeling fun
Colson Whitehead's 'Cool Machine,' the third and final installment of his Harlem Trilogy, follows furniture dealer-turned-fence Ray Carney through three interlinked tales set in 1980s New York, weavin
LensCulture critics' choice award winners revealed
The Guardian previews the LensCulture critics' choice award winners in a photo gallery, spotlighting experimental photographs described as witty, engaging, and absurd.
Olivia Wilde on Elon Musk: 'Before He Turned Into This Creature'
Olivia Wilde recalled meeting Elon Musk years ago, before his political shift, expressing disillusionment as she linked his worldview to the misogynistic themes explored in her film *Don’t Worry Darli
Jon Stewart Rips Trump's World Cup Trophy-Stage Cameo
Jon Stewart used Monday's Daily Show to riff on Spain's 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina, skewering the tournament's first-ever halftime show and blasting President Trump for inserting himself i
Sadie Sink Confirms Spider-Man Role, Denies Aunt May
Sadie Sink used a playful Instagram video to confirm she's in Spider-Man: Brand New Day while keeping her actual character a mystery, humorously ruling out that she's Spider-Man or Aunt May ahead of t
The Odyssey Opens to Record $263.7M Global Debut
The Odyssey shattered Christopher Nolan's opening weekend records with a $263.7M global debut, while Chinese local productions dominated their home market and Toy Story 5 neared $1 billion worldwide.
Feige: Driver Passing on Marvel Roles Is a 'Tradition'
Kevin Feige revealed that Marvel Studios has developed a recurring pattern of meeting with Adam Driver about joining its films, only for the actor to ultimately pass on each role.
Richard Dadd Show Recasts Asylum Paintings as Modernist
The Royal Academy's 'Beyond Bedlam' survey reframes Richard Dadd — confined for over 40 years after murdering his father — as a modernist master whose asylum years produced his most radical paintings,
Emmys Cut Five Categories From Primetime Telecast
The Television Academy's Board of Governors voted to strip five Emmy categories — including writing for a variety series and limited-series supporting acting races — from the Sept. 14 primetime teleca
Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: Trewley Steals the Show
A glowing review of Channel 4's new reality series "Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives" hails Trewley Precious and her Traveller family as a "gift to reality TV," while also exposing the grim council-estate
Scrubs Revival Cast Shakeup: Bunn Up, Booster and Mayo Out
ABC's 'Scrubs' revival finalizes its Season 2 cast, promoting Ava Bunn to series regular while losing Joel Kim Booster and X Mayo, and expanding roles for Neil Flynn and Rachel Bilson.
Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Drops With Doctor Doom Debut
Marvel released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday online, showcasing Robert Downey Jr.'s return as Doctor Doom and a sprawling roster of characters from across the franchise's universes.
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