Variety

Toronto-Bound Hong Kong Drama ‘We Are Born Good’ Boarded by Edko Films for World Sales

Bill Kong’s Edko Films has come on board to represent “We Are Born Good,” the debut feature from Hong Kong writer-director Yeung Leung Chuen, handling world sales on the Cantonese-language drama. The film will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. Chung Suet Ying, who won best leading actress […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

‘EA Sports FC’ Sets World Cup Recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as New Cover Athlete (Gaming News Roundup)

“EA Sports FC” has set World Cup recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as its cover athlete for the “FC 27” Ultimate Edition, as well as the mobile version of the game created by Electronic Arts. Mbappé last appeared in the franchise four years ago. Since then, the world renowned French soccer player moved to Real Madrid in […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

How Pokémon Go encouraged me to find wonder in the world

These days, I ‘collect’ birdsong and wild flowers, but it all started when my sons and I first set out to find Pikachu and pals• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereBelieve it or not, Pokémon Go is 10 years old this month. The wildly successful smartphone game, which allows you to track down lovable creatures in the real world using GPS and augmented-reality technologies, has reportedly been downloaded 800m times across 150 countries and regions. A trillion Pokémon hav

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Toronto: Jodie Comer’s ‘Stuffed’ to Open Discovery Program

TIFF also booked the latest films by Stephanie Ahn, David Turpin, Alexandra Pechman, Anna Foglietta and Lars Vega for its 51st edition in September.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tate desperately needs a radical overhaul – but will its new director really be an agent of change?

From over-hyped shows to the woeful Turner prize, this huge institution has been beset by problems – yet new boss Jessica Morgan seems too much like a safe pair of hands to shake things up • Jessica Morgan named new Tate directorEven Tate knows it needs to change. This top-heavy montage of four museums really needs to scrutinise itself and ask hard questions about its aims and how it works – including why it often doesn’t. Apparently aware of the crisis, it hails its new director Jessica Morgan

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Lily Allen Documentary Set at Prime Video

A documentary about Lily Allen is coming to Prime Video. The streamer announced the feature-length doc on Wednesday, promising “an intimate portrait of the life and career of a global icon and voice of a generation.” The documentary follows the explosive release of Allen’s fifth album, “West End Girl,” which marked her first record in […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

‘Seinfeld’ Star Jason Alexander Apologizes to Courtney Stodden for Filming ‘Inappropriate’ Sketch When She Was a Minor: ‘I Truly Regret It’

“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander issued an apology to reality star Courtney Stodden after she called him out on Instagram for filming an inappropriate comedy sketch her when she was a minor. Stodden was 17 years old when she filmed a Funny or Die sketch with Alexander that parodied “Dr. Phil” and other daytime talk shows. […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

‘Misty Green’ Trailer: Chris Rock Directs and Stars With Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver and Anna Kendrick in A24 Drama

A24 has released the trailer for “Misty Green,” a new Hollywood drama written and directed by Chris Rock. The film’s logline reads, “Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.” Rosalind Eleazar stars in the titular role, leading a cast of Rock, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' have were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Audible ‘Dracula’ Adaptation Stars Jonathan Bailey, Ella Purnell, Aimee Lou Wood

Bram Stoker’s classic spine-tingler “Dracula” is getting all-new adaptations from Audible — in seven different languages, each with its own full-cast audio recording. Audible is adapting the Gothic horror novel for English, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Each production features a full ensemble cast. The English-language production of Audible’s […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

‘Hell Grind’ AI Studio Higgsfield Debuts Short Film ‘Kök Börü’ at SIGGRAPH (EXCLUSIVE)

While Higgsfield AI’s most recent project, the fully AI-generated absurdist action sci-fi film “Hell Grind,” found some plot in a combination of ethnically vague heroes and monstrous villains, the company’s next project is set in the realm of Central Asian folklore. “Kök Börü,” a 15-minute animated short film, marks the studio’s first effort since it […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Crooked Media and a Former Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Comms Exec Are Making a Political Show About the South (Exclusive)

Jennifer Palmieri has also brought on former NOLA mayor Mitch Landrieu and journalist Errin Haines for 'Long Play,' a six-part docuseries about the region’s complexities.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Ted Lasso’ Was Finished. Then Jason Sudeikis Had An Epiphany

As Apple TV’s game-changing hit returns for a never-supposed-to-happen fourth season, THR goes deep with the cast and creators on the off-field drama — and on-brand hope — that made it possible.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Why The Polygamist is so much more than trash TV and a guilty pleasure streaming hit

Deemed Africa’s first Netflix success, the show’s appeal is rooted in a universal story: what people tolerate for love and moneyDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereOver the past few weeks, I have been gripped by The Polygamist, a new, record-breaking South African Netflix drama, which racked up more than 23 million views in its first month. I’ve been zealously talking about how special it is to anyone who will listen. And now it’s your turn, dear reader.The Polygamist is b

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Cats’ Closing: Is It Curtains for Broadway Musicals?

‘Jellicle Ball’ shutting down is sending alarm bells across the Great White Way as producers contend with rising costs and changing audience behaviors.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Variety

Emily Watson Joined on Sarajevo Film Festival Jury by Athina Rachel Tsangari, Igor Bezinović, and More

The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the jury for its main feature competition, which is headed by actress Emily Watson, as previously announced. Joining Watson are filmmakers Athina Rachel Tsangari and Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska and CEO of the European Film Academy Matthijs Wouter Knol. The winners will be announced on Aug. 21. Tsangari, […]

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Elon Musk says Grok Imagine will make ‘historically accurate’ AI adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey

The billionaire says the AI-generated film will stay true to Homer’s original, after repeatedly criticising Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster over its casting choicesElon Musk has said his AI platform Grok Imagine will make a “historically accurate” adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, after the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbusting treatment which the SpaceX founder has regularly criticised over its casting.In a post on X, Musk said: “Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length mo

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Jessica Morgan named new Tate director – with ‘big pay cut‘ to take job

Clear frontrunner leaves lucrative role at New York’s Dia Art Foundation to join UK arts organisation at critical junctureJessica Morgan has been confirmed as the new director of Tate, marking her return to the arts organisation where she worked as a curator for more than a decade, at a critical juncture in its history.Morgan, the clear frontrunner in the race to replace Maria Balshaw, who left this spring after nine years in charge, is currently based in New York, where she has led the Dia Art

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Zoe Saldaña Boards Short Film on Palestinian Womanhood, ‘It’s Complicated,’ as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

The Oscar-winning actress says she was "moved" by Iman Karram's film about the blossoming friendship between a Palestinian-American screenwriter and an Arabic teacher in Gaza.

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Nostalgia review – Tarkovsky’s yearning cine-poem is deeply mysterious and profound

A scholar has an existential crisis while researching the life of a composer in the Russian director’s Italy-set 1983 masterworkAndrei Tarkovsky’s 1983 film is a mysterious, imagist cine-poem about alienation and belonging, whose title means a yearning not simply for a lost time or lost place but for something, anything, else – with a profound anguished sense that the here-and-now of existence is unsatisfactory.The movie takes something from the poetry of the director’s father Arseny Tarkovsky,

entertainment  Jul 22, 2026