Variety

Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Stumbles With $38 Million Debut, ‘Toy Story 5’ Remains No. 1 With $70 Million

“Supergirl” is struggling to take flight at the box office. The comic book adaptation, a space adventure revolving around Superman’s cousin, debuted to a disappointing $38 million from 3,600 North America theaters and $68 million globally. Heading into the weekend, the Warner Bros. and DC Studios film was targeting a domestic start around $50 million […]

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The beach was and still is an Aboriginal space’: artist Billy Bain on reclaiming the sand and waves

For his upcoming solo exhibition, the Dharug artist has made 11 colourful clay sculptures that represent a counter-image to the bronzed Aussie beachgoerSign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsAs a teenager in the mid 2000s, Billy Bain would ride waves around Sydney’s northern beaches, having travelled the world watching his champion surfer father Rob Bain compete. But even though he was minutes from his home in Avalon, he was often made to feel an unwelcome outsider.“I’d be told that

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tom Gauld on presenting cover designs for highbrow literary novels – cartoon

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entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Renny Harlin Teases ‘The Beast’ as “Really Unusual Movie” and Says It Could Boost Joel Kinnaman’s Career: “People Are Going to Be Stunned”

The veteran filmmaker sat for a career-spanning masterclass chat at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival.

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Famke Janssen on Nerve-Wracking Bond Audition, Breaking Ribs During Pierce Brosnan Fight Scene

Appearing for a masterclass discussion on acting at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival, the veteran star dished on the Bond PR machine and how a psychic predicted she would one day work with Woody Allen.

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

In the Belly of the Beast review – biblical events showcase Sun King’s favoured composer

Metronome, London Spitalfields music festival opened, by chance, with this beautifully performed and dramatic revival of baroque cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de La GuerreWith temperatures at Shoreditch Town Hall reaching a sweltering 41 degrees, Spitalfields music festival was forced to cancel the first event of its 50th anniversary season. As a result, this concert of rare baroque cantatas, simply staged and stylishly sung, was the inadvertent festival opener.Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson on Creating “a Sense of Hope” With ‘Happy Hours’ Reunion: “Love Is Possible; Life Is Long; There’s No Given Path”

The film, which brings the 'Dawson's Creek' actors back together, marks Holmes' latest work as a writer-director and draws on her work in the 2024 Broadway production of 'Our Town.'

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Garth Brooks review – swooning fans turn out for British Summer Time’s hottest ticket

BST Hyde Park, London The country star is deeply moved by the reception at this sold-out event, as a growing UK fanbase shows its love for his songsFive minutes before Garth Brooks takes to the stage at Hyde Park, a booming American voice comes over the PA to tell the crowd this is the largest show in BST history – a total sell-out, with extra tickets added. And when Brooks appears, he looks both astonished and delighted.Last time he was in London, in 1994 and at the peak of his stardom, he play

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

When ‘Amélie’ and Maggie Gyllenhaal Won at Karlovy Vary: A Look Back as the Czech Fest Turns 60

Ken Loach, long-time KVIFF president Jiří Bartoška and creatives on the Hollywood blacklist also make appearances on a tour back into the 80-year history of the venerable film festival, courtesy of THR.

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Variety

Prime Video Reveals Young Stars of German-Language Original Series ‘Superior,’ Set in the World of Luxury Hotels (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video has revealed the cast of its German-language original series “Superior,” which is set in the world’s best hotel management school. Filming is underway in Bavaria and Switzerland. The six-part drama, which combines elite surroundings, stories of young love and a murder mystery, takes viewers behind the perfectly orchestrated scenes of the luxury hotel […]

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Archduke review – twisted history goes to war for a sandwich

Royal Court, London Hunger and TB, as much as imperialism, are triggers for the assassination that precipitated the first world war in Rajiv Joseph’s tragicomic reimagining of the plotters’ progressMost of us have written an essay on the origins of the first world war, exam-cramming the names of Bosnian Serb teenager Gavrilo Princip and his victims – Austrian-Hungarian heir Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie – in Sarajevo almost exactly 112 years ago. A textbook answer is that their assassinati

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

World Cup 2026 colour chart: fans of all 48 teams join the party – in pictures

As the World Cup enters the knockout rounds, we take a look at the creativity and emotion that fans of all 48 teams showed in the group stageThe 2026 World Cup has set a new all-time attendance record for the men’s tournament, surpassing the previous record of 3,587,538 set during the 1994 World Cup – and the group stages have only just ended.As ever, fans have brought colour and fun to the tournament – from Mexico’s duck mascot to Norway’s Viking rowers, with plenty more in between. Here are a

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Home is where the art is: the rise of the epic domestic novel

Writing about home life doesn’t have to be humdrum argues the author of Natural Disaster – just look at world-spanning, taboo-shattering works such as Ducks, Newburyport and All Fours ‘There’s no place like home,” Dorothy declares at the end of The Wizard of Oz, as she departs the dazzling Emerald City for Aunt Em’s Kansas farmhouse. It’s a powerful metaphor for the way the domestic sphere is often portrayed in art: action, adventure and drama happen “out there” in glorious Technicolor, with the

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Bad Bunny review – dynamic Latin superstar hosts thrilling party

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London The Puerto Rican superstar kicks off in a white suit fronting a salsa band in full flow, then switches up with a swaggering, chaotic rave in a replica island homeMidway through the largest British concert ever staged by a Latin-American artist, a giant cartoon toad appears on the big screens and admonishes those in the crowd who can’t speak Spanish: “You’re missing the message,” it warns. The giant cartoon frog has a point. Bad Bunny is given to lengthy between-

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

I’m a psychiatrist who was terrified of horror films – until I learned about ‘cinematic neurosis’

Why do scary movies thrill some viewers and send others running for the hills? Our writer gets to the bottom of his fear of the genre – with the assistance of Freud, clinical researchers and his six-year-old selfI am six years old, and I am watching a man turn into a werewolf. The film is Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a 1948 comedy. I am staring up at our black-and-white TV fixated on the werewolf transformation unfolding in slow motion and I begin to scream so inconsolably that my pare

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Karlovy Vary’s Double Anniversary: Meet the Program Team Behind the Czech Film Fest’s 60th Edition

Anna, Sandra, Vojtěch, Petra, Natalia and Lorenzo work with artistic director Karel Och to bring new discoveries, hidden gems, cinematic surprises and the best of the fest circuit to the spa town.

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

Variety

Jolin Tsai and Chang Chen-yue Lead the Pack at Golden Melody Awards

Taipei Arena erupted on Saturday night as the 37th Golden Melody Awards – the Grammys of the Mandarin pop world – delivered one of its most memorable ceremonies, with pop titan Jolin Tsai walking away with the evening’s ultimate prize. The Golden Melody Awards have long served as the definitive measure of excellence across Mandarin, […]

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I’ve only been addicted to two things – funk and praise’: Eddie Marsan’s honest playlist

The actor dances his insecurities away and wells up at a particular Eric Clapton song. But which double act brings out his inner cockney?The first song I fell in love with When I was a little boy, we had a caravan on the Isle of Sheppey, and I remember hearing My Sweet Lord by George Harrison one summer. It’s about searching for God, and I’ve always thought the way it moves from Hallelujah to Hare Krishna is really beautiful.The first single I bought Big Time by Rick James from

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: a schmaltzy ode to Taylor Swift’s love stories

This documentary about the star’s romantic life is one for the Swifties. Plus: the incredible concluding part to Free Nelson Mandela. Here’s what to watch this evening11pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’

I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and FrenchHugh and I were driving from Washington, DC, to the Sea Section, our house on the coast of North Carolina, when I noticed a dot with legs traversing the hem of my untucked shirt. “There’s a tick on me!” I said.He looked down at my lap. “Well, throw it outside. It’s nothing to get hysterical about

entertainment  Jun 28, 2026