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Star Trek at 60 Amid Paramount's 'Woke' Cancellation
As Star Trek turns 60, William Shatner reflects on the franchise's utopian origins, its entanglement with America's culture wars, and Paramount's post-merger cancellation of its latest series — while
Prime Video Reveals First 'Boys of Tommen' Images
Prime Video unveiled the first images from its upcoming YA adaptation 'Boys of Tommen' at its Obsessed Retreat in Germany, revealing Conor Sánchez and Nancy Surridge in the lead roles of Johnny Kavana
Swiss CHFD Stablecoin Sandbox Testing Begins with Nine Firms
Nine Swiss companies have begun testing CHFD, a Swiss franc stablecoin, in a regulatory sandbox that added financial market operator SIX and payment app TWINT as new participants to test programmable
Netflix's 'Dang' Review: Chaotic Siblings, Sharp Voices
Netflix's animated comedy "Dang!" — created by Andrew Law with voice work by Law, Poppy Liu, and Stephanie Hsu — uses a compact eight-episode format and a "Broad City"-adjacent premise to build out th
Colin from Accounts Finale Returns to the Vet's Office
Colin from Accounts' third and final season wraps the Australian romantic comedy with the same caustic warmth that defined it, returning to the veterinary clinic from its 2022 pilot in the finale and
Anuparna Roy Returns to Venice With Migrant Love Story
Anuparna Roy brings “Lovers in the Blue Night” to Venice’s Horizons competition, a year after becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win its best director prize. The film follows migrants in Mumbai an
Lumière Declaration Sets 15 Principles for Global Film
France and South Korea adopted the 15-principle Lumière Declaration at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, framing audience attention as 'a trust to be honored, not a resource to be captured.'
Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Overwhelms ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ as Admissions Top 10 Million
Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' dominated South Korea’s box office for a fifth consecutive weekend, surpassing 10 million admissions and outperforming 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' by a wide margin.
China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Crosses $300 Million
Dirty Monkeys' war comedy-drama 'Once Upon a Time in the Middle East' held the top China box office spot for a fourth consecutive weekend, crossing $305.6 million in cumulative grosses since its Aug.
Callie Khouri Adapts Thelma & Louise Into Musical
Oscar-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri is adapting her iconic film Thelma & Louise into a musical, premiering at London’s Young Vic after a decade of development and creative collaboration.
Nathan Fielder Holmes Doc Premieres at Telluride
A nearly three-hour documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim about Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans premiered as Telluride's secret sneak screening, becoming the buzz of the festi
Oasis reunion doc hits cinemas: what we learned
The two-hour documentary "Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger," directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern with Steven Knight, was filmed throughout the Gallagher brothers' sold-out 2025 reunion tour an
Paul Smith's Threads reveals his playful path to success
Sir Paul Smith’s autobiography Threads: My Life in Style offers a playful account of how a cycling crash, careful business habits, humour, curiosity and iconic stripes built a global British fashion b
Abbey Road Music Photography Awards Names 2026 Finalists
The Abbey Road Music Photography Awards announced 40 finalists across eight categories drawn from more than 24,500 submissions in 42 countries, with images from Oasis's reunion tour, Charli XCX at Gla
Rauw Alejandro Maps Artistic Evolution at Forest Hills
Rauw Alejandro headlined two sold-out nights at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, staging his Red Bull Chapters show as a three-act journey through his Puerto Rican roots, creative risks, and musical le
Iraq’s Oscar Entry Centers Female Peshmerga Sniper
Iraq’s Oscar submission is a visually polished, regionally specific action drama recasting the lone-warrior trope with Vyan, a Kurdish émigré who becomes an elite female Peshmerga sniper fighting Isla
Gibney's 'Musk' Documentary Teaser Debuts Before Venice Premiere
The first teaser for Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour Elon Musk documentary debuted ahead of its out-of-competition world premiere at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8. The 48-second clip pairs s
Macron, Korea Pledge €1B for Film
France and South Korea are seeking a multilateral response to cinema’s global crisis, convening industry leaders as streaming, short-form video and artificial intelligence reshape how films are made,
Summer Box Office Breaks All-Time Record With $4.67 Billion
The summer box office hit an all-time domestic record of $4.76 billion from May 1 through Labor Day, with Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($2.4B globally) and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey ($1.62B
Oasis Comeback Doc Skips Band's Real Conflicts
A BBC reviewer finds the Oasis reunion documentary 'Don't Look Back In Anger' emotionally effective but structurally problematic, arguing it sidesteps the band's real conflicts — including the dynamic
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