The Guardian Culture

Physical Education review – boisterous, cliche-busting lesson on teen masculinity

Swansea Grand theatreSchool locker room banter has a sinister edge in Jonathan Houlston’s shrewd debut, which pairs the toxic tropes of Adolescence with the group dynamics of Laura Wade’s PoshIn Jonathan Houlston’s strikingly astute and utterly gripping debut play, a school’s locker room is a retreat for its pupils. Here, hypermasculinity is performed en masse, first dates are held in secret and reputation-threatening confessions are whispered cautiously.We first meet the boys as a pack, and col

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The unknown photos that tell the story of the US’s Black colleges

Rare photographs tucked away in HBCU archives are being preserved and widely shared with the world for the first timeHistorically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), most of which were founded during the Reconstruction era following the civil war, hold invaluable historical archives full of documents, photographs and, in some cases, even films. The archives are a testament to the lasting importance and influence of Black American history in the US, documenting more than a century’s worth of

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S; Ubisoft Singapore/UbisoftUbisoft has removed all the boring parts of pirate life from its fantasy RPG, creating something more focused and funEdward Kenway isn’t your dad’s Assassin’s Creed protagonist. Neither sworn to ancient oaths nor given a noble destiny, he’s just a guy who likes coin, dislikes rules, and whose gold-chasing, rule-dodging lifestyle sees him embroiled in an ancient war between Templars and assassins quite by accident. After he’s shipwrecked with a m

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Emmy Nominations 2026 (Updating Live)

After months of FYC screenings, panels, billboards, pop-up events, podcasts and ads, the 78th Emmy nominations are finally here. Previous Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”) and Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”) were set to announce this year’s nominees on Wednesday morning, along with TV Academy chair Cris Abrego. The majority of the nominations were scheduled […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

PBS, BBC Set New ‘Nova’ Evolution Science Series Tracing ‘The Epic Journey of Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)

PBS science strand “Nova” is set to explore the “epic journey of life” in a new series about evolution. “Nova: Evolution” is a five-part series from the GBH documentary unit together with the BBC and BBC Studios, which will trace the development of life from a single ancient cell into the many species alive today. […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jamie Muscato, King of the West End

The Brit has conquered London's never-healthier theater scene thanks to that viral 'Heathers' performance and is currently playing every thespian's dream role — the Emcee in 'Cabaret.' With his latest show set to fill even more seats, can one of London's most bankable stage stars finally score that long-overdue Broadway transfer?

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Mubi Acquires ‘Making Marie Antoinette,’ Eleanor Coppola’s Behind-the-Scenes Doc About Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-Winning Film

Mubi has acquired worldwide rights for “Making Marie Antoinette,” a behind-the-scenes look at Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning film “Marie Antoinette.” The documentary, which marks the 20th anniversary of “Marie Antoinette,” is built from roughly 80 hours of previously unseen footage shot by Eleanor Coppola on the set of her daughter’s third feature, which starred Kirsten Dunst […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Three Ukrainian Volunteers, 12 Years of War, No Peace With Death: Exclusive ‘To Die to Live’ Trailer

Yuliia Hontaruk says about her doc, which just premiered at Karlovy Vary: “This is not really a film about war. It is about what war leaves inside people, and what they do with it.”

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

‘Freakonomics’ Creator Stephen Dubner Is Launching a Talk Show With Guests at His New York City Home: ‘People Are Much Hungrier for Substance Than the Conventional Wisdom Says’

Stephen Dubner, the journalist, podcaster and bestselling author behind the Freakonomics franchise, is getting in front of the camera with a self-financed TV-style talk show. Dubner, host of the “Freakonomics Radio” podcast, is launching “Better in Person,” described as “an indie TV talk show that bets on depth at a time when most media is […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ to Open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival

“Fatherland,” the latest film by Oscar-winning Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, will open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. The director will attend the gala screening on Aug. 14. “Fatherland” had its world premiere at Cannes this year, earning Pawlikowski the best director award. The film centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘He saw signs saying No Blacks – but he never got bitter’: Sterling Betancourt, the man who brought steelpan music to the UK

After moving to the UK in the 1950s, the Trinidadian musician endured racism and had to build his own instruments from waste – but never lost his light. After his death last month aged 96, his widow recalls his patience and positivityWearing rusty steelpans hewn from oil drums around their necks, Sterling Betancourt and his 10 bandmates faced a sceptical crowd as they stood outside the recently opened Royal Festival Hall in London in 1951. Jokes about “black magic” were heard. Then they began st

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sandra Hüller-Starring ‘Fatherland’ Set to Open Sarajevo Film Festival

Paweł Pawlikowski's latest film, which won him best director at Cannes earlier this year, centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Is Making ‘Super Size Me’ But for Fried Chicken

Kind of like, well, 2019's 'Super Size Me 2.'

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mubi Take Worldwide Rights on ‘Making Marie Antoinette’

The late Eleanor Coppola directed and shot the behind-the-scenes documentary on the production of daughter Sofia's Oscar-winning costume epic.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Lindsey Santoro: ‘The problems I have are my own – I’ve caused them, I’m the issue!’

The standup on bad gigs at motorway service station hotels, her nan’s reviews and the pressure to be ‘prize pig’ at the Edinburgh fringeWho did you admire when you were starting out?I loved Lee Evans because of how he ran around on stage. I want to be more like him but I just physically can’t. I try to sometimes; I’ll move my arms. Now I understand why he was so sweaty!Best heckle?I was doing a gig and this woman was quite drunk and talking really loudly. I said, “Hello, what’s going on here?” A

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Malaysia-U.K. Rom-Com ‘Finding Mojo’ Unveils Release Dates, Min Lim Details Double Vision’s Global Ambitions: ‘This Is Southeast Asia’s Moment’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Romantic comedy “Finding Mojo” opens nationwide in Malaysia on July 23, with a Singapore release following on July 31 and an Indonesian bow in the works. Astro Shaw is distributing the film locally, while SC Films International handles sales in territories outside Southeast Asia. The release marks the first feature from Sympatico, the Malaysia-U.K. production […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’: First Reactions From Premiere

The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia, hits theaters on July 10.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Service by Lauren Mooney review – a very modern ghost story

The chills are genuinely spooky in this haunted-house tale about contemporary precarity – a debut that speaks to our timesThere are, MR James tells us, five conditions that must be met for a perfect ghost story: the pretence of truth, a “pleasing terror”, no explanation of the machinery, no gratuitous horror, and that the story belong to the writer’s (and reader’s) “own day”. In Lauren Mooney’s sharply observed debut novel, Danielle lives a precarious existence as a PA at a dilettante

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers review – rereleased Nick Park classics are a complete treat

The first two Wallace and Gromit films see the pair blasting off for the moon in search of cheese, and trying to foil a heist by Feathers McGrawEach heralded by composer Julian Nott’s wonderful and unmistakable brass-band march theme, the first two of Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit films are now rereleased in cinemas; they are simply great family entertainment.A Grand Day Out (★★★★★) from 1989 is a terrifically funny sci-fi adventure which gives us a hilarious teatime shot of inventor Wallace (v

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Ghosts, Grief and a Vanishing Highway: ‘The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb,’ From India’s Yashasvi Juyal, Arrives at Karlovy Vary

Yashasvi Juyal did not pitch his way into filmmaking. He shot his way in. “We never went through the route of pitching from development,” the Indian filmmaker says of “The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb,” his debut feature, which premieres in the Proxima Competition at Karlovy Vary. “We shot the film and then […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026