The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: Kevin Bridges warms up for World Cup fever

The comedian travels the globe to get to the heart of the beautiful game. Plus, a thrilling encounter with tigers. Here’s what to watch this evening10.30pm, BBC One Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before

Tired, emotional and besieged by fans and enemies alike, by 1966 the Fab Four were ready to quit touring for good. A new collection of images by rock photographer Jim Marshall captures their last gigsThe Beatles played their last official concert on 29 August 1966, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Jim Marshall’s pictures capture the group at a pivotal moment, when they are already feeling nostalgia for what they are leaving behind.Two months earlier, the Beatles had finished preco

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Milo Rau turned tribunals into theatre. Now his own moral judgement is on trial

The Swiss director has staged court cases against Pussy Riot, mining companies in Congo and Gisèle Pelicot’s abusers. But after his invitation to Palantir founder Peter Thiel caused a row in Vienna, is Rau’s method eating itself?Milo Rau, once the enfant terrible of continental European theatre, is a little less buoyant these days. The Swiss theatre-maker has done something he says he explicitly hates: he has cancelled a guest. “Yes, we hit a wall,” he says. “But at least it made the wall visibl

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Emotions Spill Over at Town Hall of Industry Workers Opposed to Paramount-WBD Merger: “It’s the Death of a Great American Industry”

Writers, actors, crew members and small business owners expressed their opposition to the $111 billion transaction in Beverly Hills on Saturday: “It may be the final domino that knocks everything down.”

entertainment  Jun 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: An Engrossing if Incohesive Dive Into William Friedkin’s Gay S&M Thriller and Its Surrounding Controversy

Queer culture doc specialist Jeffrey Schwarz looks at the killing that inspired the 1980 film 'Cruising' and the protests triggered by perceptions of internalized homophobia, exploitation and stigmatization.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

Olivia Rodrigo Reveals New Album Has Duet With the Cure’s Robert Smith, ‘What’s Wrong WIth Me,’ by Way of Surprise Live Premiere at Primavera Sound

One of pop’s best-kept secrets of 2026 out, as the news is out that Olivia Rodrigo and the Cure’s Robert Smith have a full-on duet on her forthcoming album, which is less than a week away from release. The reveal came in the form of Rodrigo bringing Smith out at the Primavera Sound festival partway […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Scott Pelley Shows Appreciation for Supporters Following ’60 Minutes’ Firing: “Deeply Grateful”

Pelley was fired on Tuesday after an intense meeting with the newsmagazine's new executive producer, Nick Bilton, on Monday.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

Charlie Puth Cancels Show Due to Illness: ‘I’m Heartbroken’

Charlie Puth took to his Instagram Story to announce that he’s sick and must cancel his Saturday show in Orlando, Fla. “I am so devastated to do this, but I have to cancel tonight’s show,” Puth wrote. “I’ve been sick for the last few days and am now being instructed to rest or else risk […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Victoria Pedretti Went Deep, Dark and “Dangerous” for Her Biggest Film Role to Date

The 'You' breakout is devastating in 'The Last Day,' a Tribeca Festival premiere inspired by 'Mrs Dalloway' that takes an unflinching, tragic look at postpartum depression.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

Scott Pelley Thanks Fans for Support After ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘You Are the Wind in My Sails’

Unemployment looks good on former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, who took to Instagram on Saturday to thank his fans for their support after the program’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton, fired him after an explosive confrontation. “To all of you who have been so kind, you are the wind in my sails. So deeply […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul Opens Up About MS Battle: “You Can Live in Fear or You Can Live in Power — Every Day I Choose the Latter”

The communications exec was recognized at the Race to Erase MS Gala on Friday night, which raised over $1.8 million in the fight against multiple sclerosis.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

John C. Reilly Tried to Convince Leonardo DiCaprio to Pass on ‘Titanic’: ‘No One’s Going to Give a S— About Who’s on the Boat’

John C. Reilly recently told Ted Danson on the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast that he tried to convince Leonardo DiCaprio to turn down “Titanic” and instead star in “Boogie Nights,” written and directed by his good friend Paul Thomas Anderson. Reilly said he and Anderson were “thick as thieves” after collaborating on Anderson’s […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Michael J. Fox’s ‘Family Ties’ Emmy Win Changed the Record Books

The actor’s 1986 victory made him the youngest winner ever in his category, a feat that still defines one of TV’s standout Emmy moments.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Katie Holmes, Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster Support Female Filmmakers at Chanel Tribeca Festival Luncheon

Myha’la and Maggie Rogers were also in attendance as Tribeca's Jane Rosenthal spoke of how "this has never just been about representation. It's about power. Who gets funding? Who gets the microphone?"

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

From ‘Scream 2’ and ‘Monster’ to ‘Big Mistakes,’ How Laurie Metcalf Has Mastered the Art of the Complicated Mother

Laurie Metcalf arrived for the first day of filming Netflix’s “Big Mistakes” with something she needed to get off her chest. She doesn’t recall where she said it, but it was probably in the hair and makeup trailer sitting next to series co-creator and her co-star Dan Levy. “We had just barely met at that […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Grace Gummer on Her Emotional ‘Love Story’ Finale and Criticism From Caroline Kennedy’s Son Jack Schlossberg

The actress says her aim was to portray Kennedy with “compassion and delicacy” after Ryan Murphy convinced her to join the FX drama.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

Patrick Godfrey, ‘Ever After: A Cinderella Story’ Star, Dies at 93

Patrick Godfrey, an English actor who played Leonardo da Vinci in the 1998 fantasy film “Ever After: A Cinderella Story,” died on Thursday. He was 93. Godfrey’s death was announced on June 5 via a statement from his talent agency, Markham Froggatt & Irwin. The statement read, “It is with great sadness that we can […]

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Variety

Best Horror of June 2026: ‘Scary Movie’ Returns, Spielberg Revisits Aliens, Javier Bardem Tackles Another Villain Role and More

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com if there’s something I should check out for next month’s missive. 

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tagging Along With the Viral Anti-Trump Street Artists Turning L.A. Into Their Canvas

Lighting up the town with VJayBombs, the trio of anonymous guerilla artists skewering the administration in building-sized projections all around town.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Ghostbusters: Night Shift’: Netflix and Sony Animation Reveal Title, Logo for New Series

Showrunners Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan, along with Ghost Corps executive producers Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, revealed the title at an event in New York City on Saturday.

entertainment  Jun 6, 2026