Variety

Shanghai Film Festival’s Mobile Filmmaking Camp Wraps With 10 iPhone-Shot Short Films

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival’s SIFF ING section wrapped its new Mobile Filmmaking Camp, with 10 short films shot entirely on iPhone by emerging Chinese directors screened both on-site in Shanghai and online. Launched as a new featured initiative within the 2026 SIFF ING section, the camp selected its 10 participants through an open […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

H.E.R., Bini, Lea Salonga, Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza Lead Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Forgotten Island’ Soundtrack (EXCLUSIVE)

H.E.R., Bini, Lea Salonga and Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza are among the artists leading the soundtrack on Dreamworks Animation’s “Forgotten Island.” The film, which is set to preview at next week’s Annecy Animation Film Festival, will open in theaters later this year. It follows H.E.R. and Liza Soberano as the voices of Jo and Raissa, two […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

‘Ponderosa’ Review: The Great Bill Camp Gives Weight to a Slippery, Nightmarish Black Comedy

One of the great secret weapons of American film and TV in recent years, solid-gold supporting actor Bill Camp gets a rare and fascinating leading showcase in “Ponderosa” — though in committing to Rob Rice’s quietly sinister and wildly peculiar black comedy, no one could accuse him of chasing the spotlight. A defiant oddity that […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Camdenwalla review – one long night of fear and defiance in 90s London

Camden People’s theatre, London Jonny Khan’s debut play, about an uncle and niece manning phones at a rescue service during racist attacks, is well acted yet lacks tensionThis theatre’s address was once the headquarters of the Camden Monitoring Project, a volunteer-run organisation established to provide safe transport home for South Asian restaurant workers at a time of rampant racist attacks. Built on four years of research with the local Bengali community, actor Jonny Khan’s debut play turns

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Alfonso Ribeiro on Social Media Fueling ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Success and Urging Contestants to Ignore the Trolls: ‘Why Are We So Mean to One Another?

“Dancing With the Stars” is not like any other reality show. It’s real. That’s the message winner-turned-host Alfonso Ribeiro sends when discussing the competition series. “We’re creating a safe space — a space where we’re allowing our celebrities to share their true heart,” says Ribeiro, who has been at the helm of the show since […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Winners & Losers: Netflix Knifes the Duffer Brothers, ‘Supergirl’ Wows Influencers

'Supergirl' gets buzz from the usual suspects. Netflix flips off The Duffers and Paramount at the same time. The battle between franchises vs. originals takes a turn. Christopher Nolan begins to count his 'Odyssey' money.

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Blink49’s Brand Studio Plans First Vertical Video, ‘Murder at the Mansion’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Blink49’s branded entertainment division, Brand Studio, recently launched a vertical video division — and it has just announced its first project in the space. “Murder at the Mansion,” described as an “original vertical micro-drama designed for mobile-first audiences,” is set for this fall. Blink49 head of vertical content Tieren Hawkins is writing the micro drama. […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Pippi Longstocking Animated TV Series in The Works at StudioCanal

Screenwriter Sara Daddy is penning a script for a 3D CGI series about author Astrid Lindgren’s kind girl with the red pigtails.

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Opens to $17.5 Million, Best Preview Performance of 2026

Woody and Buzz are taking the box office to infinity and beyond. Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” is set to conquer multiplexes this weekend and give theaters one of the biggest openings of the year. The animated sequel has made $17.5 million in previews. It’s the highest preview performance of 2026 so far, surpassing […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hayley Kiyoko Is Happy to “Break the Glass Ceiling” With Her Directorial Debut ‘Girls Like Girls’

The 35-year-old has already established herself as a queer music icon, but now she's making her grand entrance into Hollywood, helming her first feature film centered on a story that she holds near and dear to her heart.

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages

Minerva theatre, Chichester Memories of an ex-girlfriend are rekindled as a couple prepare to celebrate in this adaptation of the filmThis story spans a week in the life of a couple approaching their 45th wedding anniversary. As Kate (Geraldine James) manages the preparations, Geoff (Gabriel Byrne) receives a letter about a formative ex-girlfriend who died falling into a crevasse on the Swiss Alps more than 50 years ago. Katya’s body has been found, preserved in ice. “She’s still there,” he says

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Democratic Senators Urge FCC to Block Closing of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Until Review of Deal’s Foreign Investment Concludes

Three Democratic U.S. senators are urging the FCC to prevent Paramount Skydance from closing its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until the government’s national security review of the foreign investors in the deal has run its course. In a letter dated June 18 sent to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the lawmakers — Sens. […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Netflix’s Spanish Resort Drama ‘Oasis’ Is More ‘Elite’ Than ‘The White Lotus’: TV Review

If I were to tell you the new Netflix series “Oasis” begins with a flash-forward to a shocking crime at a luxury resort, your eyes might glaze over faster than I could say “The White Lotus.” The obvious comparison isn’t wrong, per se; “Oasis” even includes frequent B-roll of waves crashing on the beach, the […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Il Ritorno d’Ulisse review – a sensuous slice of opulence and luxury

Garsington Opera, Wormsley Estate, StokenchurchDirector John Caird and conductor Laurence Cummings bring Monteverdi back to the Chiltern Hills with polished, festive inclusivityLightning, it would appear, can strike twice in the Chiltern Hills. In 2022, director John Caird and conductor Laurence Cummings collaborated on a much-admired staging of Monteverdi’s Orfeo, a seminal work from 1607. Four years later, and it’s the turn of Il Ritorno d’Ulisse, another terrific slice of baroque music theatr

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record

Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux TapestryWhen Tate Modern announced a major exhibition devoted to Frida Kahlo, few doubted it would be popular. The Mexican artist has become one of the most recognisable cultural figures in the world, with her image adorning everything from tote bags to T-shirts.But even Tate was unprepared for the scale of demand. The gallery has said that more than 41,000 tickets have already been so

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Prime Day Deal: Amazon’s New ‘Framed’ Ember Artline 4K TV Is on Sale for Its Lowest Price Ever

With the Samsung Frame TV, Hisense CanvasTV, TCL NXTVISION TV, making a 4K TV look like a framed art piece to seamlessly blend into a home’s decor is a growing trend in 2026. Now, Amazon just released its own — and both models are marked down to their lowest prices ever for Prime Day. On […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Morgan Freeman Wants to Show You the Blues

The iconic actor is producing and narrating a blues album featuring Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' that details "the sound of America’s past and present, and the heartbeat of a culture that refused to be forgotten."

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

Romania Approves Three-Year Extension of Revamped 30% Cash Rebate Program (EXCLUSIVE)

Romania has officially given a three-year extension to its revamped cash rebate program, the government announced this week during the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival. Under the terms of the new legislation, financing agreements can now be signed through the end of 2029, with payments running through the end of 2031. The program, which is administered by […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

Variety

‘Pippi Longstocking’ Animated Series in the Works With StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Submarine and the Astrid Lindgren Company (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal is expanding its ambitions for “Pippi Longstocking,” teaming with its “Paddington” production partner Heyday Films, as well as Submarine and The Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a new animated TV series based on the beloved literary heroine. The 52 x 11-minute 3D CGI animation is being developed as a fresh, modern reboot of Lindgren’s […]

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership

The web giant announced that Artificial, a biopic about the controversial tech executive, ‘will be better served if it were released by a different studio’Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s controversial Sam Altman biopic, which is poised for an awards run next year, has been dropped by its distributor, Amazon.In a statement first reported by Puck, Amazon said that it believes “that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely with the film-making

entertainment  Jun 19, 2026