Variety

Investing in Mental Health Will Create a More Sustainable and Profitable Music Industry (Guest Column)

The issue of mental health in the music industry, and the roles labels, management and other companies can play in helping to keep artists healthy, has been a point of contention for many years. This guest post advocates strongly for a more involved and evolved role for the industry. Dr. Aprilia West PsyD, MT, PCC […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Variety

Barack Obama Joins Malcom Gladwell on Podcast Series About Reconstruction Era’s ‘Unfinished Promise’

President Barack Obama is one of the prominent voices featured in a new podcast, “Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise,” hosted by author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell. The eight-part audio series from the History Channel is produced in collaboration with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company, Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries and Audible. It’s available starting […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Variety

Snap Acquires AR Firm Illumix in Bid to Boost Augmented Reality Efforts (EXCLUSIVE)

Snap, parent of Snapchat, has acquired spatial augmented reality company Illumix in a bid to boost its AR efforts. The company’s interest was spurred by Illumix’s work in scaling its mapping technology and building it out for real-world experiences. As part of the deal, Snap will adopt Illumix’s technology and platform as it seeks to […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Untold Saga Behind an Infamous Male Supermodel Cult

Once the world’s highest-paid male model, Hoyt Richards gave his last penny to a socialite conman who claimed to be an alien and preyed on the sexy and susceptible. A new HBO doc tells only half the story.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

“It’s A Sickness”: Nikki Glaser, Wanda Sykes and the Stand-Up Comedy Roundtable

Marc Maron, Leanne Morgan and Julio Torres also swap stories of fear, “f***ability” and the surprising pressure on comedy special fashion choices.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

You Can’t Handle Leslie Jones at a 10

The energetic 'Life Part 2' comic — who's still sifting through comments on social media and has thoughts on the future of 'SNL' — explains that she's always holding back just a little.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Barack Obama, Malcolm Gladwell Debut New Podcast About America’s Reconstruction Era

The series will be released on Audible on Thursday, with all episodes released widely at a later date.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Scary Movie’ Review: The Wayans Brothers’ Slasher Spoof Franchise Should Have Been Left for Dead

Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris and Regina Hall are back, mixing legacy characters with fresh faces in peril in this sixth installment, dubbed a “rebootiquel.”

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Sing when you’re winning: the 20 greatest songs about football – ranked!

​As World Cup fever begins, we go beyond terrace chants and team anthems to look at footy-mad songwriting, from Cardiff rap to Zimbabwean rumbira ... and Rod StewartAh, fathers and sons and football. Here, Rod gets teary-eyed remembering how his dad used to cheer him from the touchline: an inessential but sweet and heartfelt song. Though Rod once told me that he tended to shout at his own son from the touchline, because he never tracked back. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Meet a Female Trucker and a Metal Snake Winding Through the Gobi Desert in ‘Colors of White Rock’

The documentary from Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig, exploring the environmental and human costs of mining in Mongolia, premieres at Tribeca.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood

Pulp Fiction director writes in Sight and Sound that ‘since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to death’Quentin Tarantino has criticised contemporary Hollywood, calling it “a flavourless sausage factory”.Writing in Sight and Sound magazine, Tarantino said that “since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to death”. He added: “Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or ju

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Variety

VFX House DNEG, Spain’s SETT Supercharge Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent With a Multi-Million Investment

Supercharging Canary Island animation studio Anima Kitchen, VFX giant DNEG has acquired the Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent. The operation is backed by the support of the state-owned Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), a sovereign venture capital fund which has invested €24.9 million ($28.8 million) in Anima Kitchent. The joint investment, which sees both entities […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Variety

Madrid ECAM Forum Chiefs on Lineup, With 2026 Palme d’Or Winner Federico Luis, and Next Indie Gems to Track: ‘Everybody Is Looking at Spain’

In only two years, ECAM Forum, the boutique post-Cannes co-production market in Madrid, has sealed its reputation as a must-attend event for international players tracking down Spain’s wealth of talent, co-production opportunities and the next festival hits – from Spain and beyond. Indeed, out of 16 works in progress pitched in 2024 and 2025, 13 […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ How soprano Danielle de Niese turned to directing for The Marriage of Figaro

Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is in the soprano’s DNA, but she’s never thought about directing it. Creating her own production has been daunting and fascinating – and her son’s building blocks even helpedI am not one of those performers who has spent their life on a theatre stage or film set thinking, “I wish I could direct this”. However, earlier this year, I found myself with an unexpected six-week gap. A scheduled project had been delayed for technical reasons, and it was at this time that Wild

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Inside the UFC’s $60 Million Made-For-TV White House Gambit

Dana White, the CEO of the MMA promotion, is betting that the unprecedented spectacle, sparked by a suggestion from President Trump, will deliver new fans to the sport and millions of eyeballs to Paramount+.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Variety

Bob Odenkirk Is Sadly Pulling Out of Freedom 250. But David Cross Will Be Taking His Place.

One of the most hilarious and heartwarming films at this year’s Tribeca Festival consists of a pair of beloved comedians doing cocaine before going on a hike. Directed by Michael LaHaie, “Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu” follows Bob Odenkirk and David Cross — longtime pals and the comedy duo behind cult favorite “Mr. Show” […]

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis and acclaimed French-Iranian artist, dies aged 56

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last yearMarjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist, film-maker and graphic novelist whose acclaimed memoir Persepolis helped reshape international perceptions of Iran, has died at the age of 56.In a statement provided to French news agency AFP, relatives said she had “died of sadness” after the death of her husband, the Swedish producer Mattias Ripa. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

High Society review – smooth musical hardly misbehaves but the songs are heavenly

Barbican theatre, LondonImpeccable vocals and slick staging make for dazzling set pieces in a tame production that’s missing the emotional centre of the 1956 filmFive years ago, the Barbican staged the first of three Cole Porter musicals in quick succession. A sublime revival of Anything Goes was fun, frothy and polished to perfection. Kiss Me, Kate followed, and now this show, about the romantic shenanigans of the American east coast gentry.Immaculate in its song and dance, it is smoothly stage

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Mike D review – ex-Beastie Boy’s first UK gig in two decades, in a Tyneside bingo hall, is uproarious fun

King Street Social Club, North ShieldsTeeing up a forthcoming solo album, the rapper doesn’t reheat his old Beastie Boys sound, instead throwing down everything from ballads to Kraftwerk referencesAdam Yauch AKA MCA’s death in 2012 from cancer aged 47 effectively ended the stellar recording and performing career of hip-hop trio Beastie Boys. Since then, bandmates Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond have made few public appearances but the latter is now back in the fray. His firs

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

ITV CEO “Actively Engaged” In Sale Talks for Media Assets to Sky

Carolyn McCall spoke at an Enders industry conference in London on Thursday.

entertainment  Jun 4, 2026