The Guardian Culture

Cry/Laugh review – did you hear the one about the town crier and the jester?

Òran Mór, Glasgow Nay Dhanak’s clownish tale follows an odd couple struggling to live up to their roles passing news from royal power to the publicWe are in a medieval world of portentous comets, fiery dragons and punitive taxes. For the average peasant, it is tough going, but even in this hierarchical society, two of them have uncommon access to power. One is the town crier, the mediator of news between monarch and serf. The other is the jester, employed by the court to tell it like it is. If a

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

Spain’s Book Business Eyes Global Screen Boom as Fernando Benzo Touts Literature as ‘Safe IP’: ‘Our Petrol Is the Language’

Spanish literature could prove to be a boon for international film and TV adaptations, says Fernando Benzo, author and secretary general of the Spanish Federation of Publishers.  “Books are a safe intellectual property – that’s the main concept for me,” Benzo told Variety. “When you work on a book, usually you already have the fan […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

Guillermo Rodriguez of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35

Guillermo Rodriguez is ready to hit the dancefloor. Jimmy Kimmel’s lovable, tequila-fueled and basically mononymous right-hand man has joined the cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 35. He is the latest celebrity contestant to be announced on the upcoming season, following “The Traitors” and “Love Island” star Maura Higgins, “Summer House” fixture Ciara Miller […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Cast: All the Stars Hitting the Ballroom This Fall

The full list of celebs and pros who will appear on the next season will be revealed on 'Good Morning America' on Sept. 2, but that hasn't stopped ABC from slowly announcing a few of the people partaking in the upcoming season.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

Las Culturistas Culture Awards Recap: Rachel Zegler Covers ‘Fame Is a Gun,’ Lisa Kudrow Takes the Stage and All the Best Moments 

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Bravo’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards, now streaming on Peacock. It’s culture’s biggest night! Comedians and “Las Culturistas” podcast co-hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang brought their annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards back for the fifth time on Wednesday, marking the second year the comedy variety special has been televised […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

‘Survivor’ Animated Movie in the Works From Paramount Animation, Jeff Probst to Exec Produce

The tribe has spoken — and it wants an animated “Survivor” movie featuring animal contestants. Paramount Animation, in partnership with CBS, is in development on an animated comedy based on CBS’ long-running “Survivor,” with host Jeff Probst executive producing. The official synopsis reads: “Set on a remote and mystical island, animals from all around the […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

New Paramount+ Promo Is Essentially a Two-Month Free Trial

While the streaming service recently eliminated its free trial period, this limited-time offer is a very close second.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Turkish Front-Runner at Shanghai That Turns Personal Trauma Into Universal Fear

Director Reis Çelik draws on his own escape during Turkey's 1980 military coup for 'Night of Blindness,' a tense black-and-white thriller that's become an early Golden Goblet front-runner.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ben Stiller Teams With A24 and HBO for New York Knicks Doc

"Obviously I've been shooting some stuff on my phone, but it's kind of gonna be about all eras of the Knicks," the actor and filmmaker says of the project.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Shanghai: Kering’s Women in Motion Reflects on Changing Times, Offers Inspiration

Cecilia Yip and Rebecca Li Manxuan joined by Dora Bouchoucha and Carla Gutiérrez on stage and they share the message: "Be true to yourself and just don't try to please everybody."

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

Hollywood Radio and Television Society Partners With Easterseals Disability Services to Relaunch Darcy Awards

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society will extend its long-standing relationship with Easterseals Disability Services, partnering with the nonprofit organization for the upcoming Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards, also known as the Darcys. Founded in 1979 by producer Norman Lear, the kudos were previously known as the Media Access Awards. HRTS will serve as […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

Ben Stiller Sets NY Knicks Doc Series With A24, HBO and the NBA After Championship Win

Superfan Ben Stiller has confirmed he is making a multi-part documentary series about the history of the New York Knicks and their historic championship win last weekend, in partnership with the NBA, HBO and A24. The series will chronicle the history, culture, and enduring legacy of the Knicks, culminating with the franchise’s first NBA championship […]

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

How Asian Animators Are Cracking the Code of Cross-Cultural Storytelling

On the sidelines of Shanghai, Chinese filmmaker Yu Shui, India's Gitanjali Rao and Aardman's Will Becher discuss what it takes to make a film the whole world wants to see.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Shanghai’s Rising Filmmakers Get a Master Class From the Festival Elite

The heads of the Berlin, Toronto and Hong Kong festivals, alongside former Oscars president Janet Yang and actress Joan Chen, offered emerging talent some encouragement — and tough love.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

A Parking Spot, a Philosophical War and the Most Talked-About Film at Shanghai

Canadian director Louis Godbout on how a suburban Montreal argument over a parking space became 'The Parking Spot' — a psychological thriller dividing SIFF audiences in the best possible way: "The film is a meditation on fate."

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Why Padma Lakshmi Wants ‘America’s Culinary Cup’ to Mark a New Wave of “High-End” Food TV

"We don't need a lot of those old tropes and tricks of reality television," says the host of the CBS cooking competition.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society

Ranks of his group, Dialog, appear to include several prominent figures in media and entertainment who're put in the same room as C-suite execs and political titans during closed door annual retreats. The group is planning an expansion.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Variety

‘Dreams of Violets’ Review: What Does a Film Made Entirely with AI Look Like? Ash Koosha’s Iranian Protest Drama Is Dramatically Numbing, but It’s Still a Startling Portent of the Future

Does this mean that AI can "make a movie"? No. But it does mean that AI can give you scenes of roiling tumultuous Civil War set in the hurly-burly of Tehran at sunset, with soldiers roaming the streets and forcing citizens into vans as others scurry out of the way, and it can make you believe your eyes.

entertainment  Jun 18, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba and K-Pop Stars Debut in Fendi’s Baguette Campaign

The Baguette gets carried around by Emma D’Arcy, Sophie Thatcher, Iris Law, Tecla Insolia and Fendi ambassadors Bang Chan, Song Yuqi, Ren Meguro and Mina.

entertainment  Jun 17, 2026

Variety

Tom Holland Speaks Out on AI and Why Artists Are ‘Safe’: ‘Creativity Has to Do With the Human Experience’

Tom Holland is sharing his thoughts on the hot-button topic of AI, and he’s not shy about explaining why it “doesn’t have a soul.” “Creativity is safe from AI because creativity has to do with the human experience,” Holland said while appearing on Spain’s “El Hormiguero” talk show Wednesday alongside Zendaya. “It’s about emotions, it’s […]

entertainment  Jun 17, 2026