Variety

Canada’s National Film Board Unveils Exhibition at Annecy’s New Animated Film Museum (EXLUSIVE)

The new Musée du cinéma d’animation (Museum of Animated Film) in Annecy, France, is featuring a collection of films and artifacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with many of the iconic works and archival treasures set to join the museum’s permanent exhibition as part of a partnership agreement. The Animated Film Museum […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute

After Benita Raphan took her own life in 2021, director and friend Berliner spent years poring over her unfinished work to create a documentary unlike anything elseThis is a one-of-a-kind documentary that has been coaxed and cut together by veteran film-maker Alan Berliner (Intimate Stranger, First Cousin Once Removed), who also serves as its narrator – but most of its graphics, footage and imagery were made by film-maker Benita Raphan, also the subject of the film. As such, it’s not exactly a c

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters

From gritty criminals to teens coming to terms with their identity, pride month sees Guardian writers on their most beloved queer charactersForget about dimly lit period dramas where miserable women with no access to electricity gently sob in their heaving corsets and accidentally-on-purpose brush hands in the trembling candlelight; overblown, bombastic heist-capers and brooding, butch anti-heroes are far more up my street when it comes to lesbian cinema. What, after all, could be more intensely

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Banijay’s Immersive Experience ‘Luminiscence’ Set to Expand to Seville’s Stunning Parish of San Jacinto (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sailed to Spain’s New World in the Americas.  Set to debut in October, the Seville ‘Luminiscence’ marks the third city in Spain to host the global immersive phenomenon, after […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg, Shahrbanoo Sadat Join Maggie Gyllenhaal on Venice Jury

The jury with pick the Golden Lion for the 83rd Venice Film Festival, running Sept. 2-12.

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Frida: The Making of an Icon review – forget her iconic status, just show us more of her art

Tate Modern, LondonFrida Kahlo took self-portraiture to new levels of interior revelation and her work takes you deep into her mystery. So why is this show padded out with responses by lesser artists?Charisma is something you can’t fake and Frida Kahlo had it before she became an artist, let alone a modern hero. In photographs, the teenaged Frida appears both in a silk dress staring boldly from beneath her already colliding black eyebrows, and posing as a man in suit and tie. In a home movie her

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Mike Leigh Collection Launched by Salaud Morisset With Studiocanal, BFI, Film4; Titles Include ‘Life Is Sweet,’ ‘Topsy-Turvy,’ ‘Vera Drake’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has partnered with Studiocanal, the BFI and Film4 to launch an international Mike Leigh collection spanning some of the acclaimed British filmmaker’s most celebrated works. The collection includes “Bleak Moments” (1971), “High Hopes” (1988), “Life Is Sweet” (1990), “Naked” (1993), “Career Girls” (1997), “Topsy-Turvy” (1999), “All or Nothing” […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Quentin Tarantino, Kylie Minogue to Star in New Jamie Adams Film From Yale Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Quentin Tarantino has reunited with Welsh helmer Jamie Adams, known for his Nouvelle Vague-inspired improvised filmmaking style, on a new feature project in which the iconic “Kill Bill” director will again step in front of the camera. Their last effort, “Only What We Carry,” which also starred Simon Pegg and Charlotte Gainsbourg, premiered at Tribeca […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Korea Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Secures Top Spot to End ‘Colony’ Reign

The South Korean box office experienced a leadership shift during the weekend of Jun. 19–21, as Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” captured the number one position. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Hollywood heavy-hitter generated $4.8 million from 713,071 admissions over the three-day frame, securing […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Venice Film Festival Jury: Johnnie To, Kaouther Ben Hania, Shahrbanoo Sadat and More Join President Maggie Gyllenhaal

The main jury roster for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, with Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat among those joining previously announced competition president Maggie Gyllenhaal. To will be returning as a Venice juror after previously being on the same jury in 2008. Four […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Allowed me to accept my own taste’: why Bridesmaids is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their comfort films is a look at an endlessly quotable antidote to bro-focused comediesAt this year’s Oscars ceremony, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Ellie Kemper lined up on stage to celebrate 15 years of Bridesmaids. Frankly, as awards bits go it was a little hard to watch, and the lineup was missing Wendi McLendon-Covey (recovering from a neck lift, naturally), but I had a small thrill seeing them together anyway:

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, bringing an end to a turbulent tenure marked by record-low approval ratings and internal party strife. Starmer, who led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in July 2024, submitted his resignation to King Charles III following mounting pressure and the sweeping victory of former […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Amazon Signs Wide-Ranging Deal With Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s Boardroom Spanning Podcasts, Live Events and More

Amazon’s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal. Under the agreement, Wondery will have exclusive distribution and ad-sales rights to Boardroom’s slate of podcasts and digital series. It also plans to create new brand […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

China Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Snags Top Spot as ‘Dear You’ Reaches $272 Million

Disney’s “Toy Story 5” debuted at the number one spot at the China box office during the June 19–21 weekend, grossing RMB121.2 million ($17.8 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. In second place, Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” maintained exceptional theatrical longevity, generating an additional $11.3 million in its eighth week […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Leveret By Anna Goldreich review – a hare mends the pain of baby loss

This bold debut about a woman finding healing after a late miscarriage is written with utter convictionBirth. “A detaching, a loosening of something, then the pain of it.” A small, curled and crinkled creature is wrested from that pain. But then, instead of the long-awaited cry of a newborn: silence.This is the background of Anna Goldreich’s highly accomplished, calmly devastating first novel The Leveret, a book that asks us to see late miscarriage as the death it feels like for many mothers. Si

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Shadows of Willow Cabin review – secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror

Two men’s romantic getaway turns creepy in a talky elevated chiller about escaping the binds of the pastThe best elevated horror makes a metaphor out of its writhing emotional subtext, but writer-director Joe Fria sadly can’t make the leap in this low-budget debut that undoubtedly has issues on its mind: repressed homosexuality, compulsive hookups and generational trauma. For much of the film the horror elements abruptly waylay what is otherwise a fraught two-handed gay drama.After meeting on th

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Inside Karlovy Vary’s Double-Anniversary Visual Identity

Studio Najbrt's Jonatan Kuna and Aleš Najbrt explain what went into this year's celebratory visual identity: "[It's] not only for stars and filmmakers, but for all festival visitors and film lovers."

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Halsey Feuds With Music Critic Anthony Fantano: “He’s a Raised-by-4chan Edgelord Bully”

The singer still takes umbrage over Fantano's review of her 2024 album 'The Great Impersonator.'

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

‘Flow’ Producer Matiss Kaza Boards ‘Insectarium,’ Mexican Stop-Motion Maestro Sofia Carrillo’s Feature Debut 

Matīss Kaža, producer and co-writer of Gints Zilbalodis’ animated feature Oscar winner “Flow,” has boarded “Insectarium” (“Indsectario”) the upcoming and hugely awaited feature debut of Mexican stop-motion maestro Sofia Carrillo. Kaža joins the project as a producer, as does Daniela Mujica’s Montreal-based Productions Ocho. They join “Roma” producer Pimienta Films in Mexico and Spain’s Inicia […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026

Variety

Shanghai Film Festival Takeaways: Debut Directors Rule the Golden Goblet While AI Remakes the Industry Around Them

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival closed June 21 with its clearest statement yet on what the industry values most: new voices, deep pipelines, and an embrace of artificial intelligence that it insists will complement rather than displace the humans making films. Whether the industry believes that last part is another matter. Debut Directors Had […]

entertainment  Jun 22, 2026