Variety

Iranian Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi to Be Honored at Sarajevo Film Festival

Iranian screenwriter and director Asghar Farhadi, who won Oscars with “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” will be honored at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs Aug. 14 to 21. The filmmaker will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to the art of cinema.” A retrospective of his work […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Runner by Scarlett Thomas; The Madman by Henning Mankell; Everything She Didn’t Say by Jane Casey; The Spy and the Snake by MJ Robotham; Murder at the End of the World by Akane ArakiThe Runner by Scarlett Thomas (Scribner, £16.99)Part thriller, part romantic suspense, Thomas’s latest novel begins in Cyprus, where 34-year-old Jay is literally on the run from someone who wants to kill him. Jay (not his real name) is well used to evading hitmen: the attempts on his life began at university, whe

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Add to playlist: the nervy breakbeats and acid delirium of Silverwingkiller and the week’s best new tracks

The industrial dance duo make music for this summer’s heatwave: filled with dread and jangling with pent-up energyFrom Manchester, via Peterborough and ShanghaiRecommended if you like Crystal Castles, Mandy, Indiana, acid houseUp next Festival dates including East London Block Party, Brighton Psych Fest and End of the RoadSalford’s Silverwingkiller sound how this summer’s heatwave feels: delirious, dread-filled and jangling with pent-up energy. Named after the Chinese title for Blade Runner, the

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Hockney’s Pop pals, Warhol’s American republic and Linder punks Blackpool – the week in art

Patrick Caulfield, Claes Oldenburg and Jasper Johns put Hockney in context while Helen Chadwick’s provocations have a wild Welsh setting – all in your weekly dispatchPop RevisitedDavid Hockney’s brilliantly inventive prints are shown with other graphic masterpieces of the 1960s by Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns and more. • Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, from 23 July to 20 August Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Girls’ Generation Star Tiffany Young Sets Debut Album ‘Edge of Calm,’ Asia Tour

Tiffany Young, the Los Angeles-born K-pop veteran who rose to prominence as a member of Girls’ Generation, will release her debut solo studio album, “Edge of Calm,” on Aug. 20 through Pacific Music Group and its flagship label, Pacific Records, alongside an eight-city Asia tour launching Sept. 12 in Hong Kong. The 11-track set draws […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Locarno’s First Look Section Reveals Six Uruguayan Titles, From Family Stories to Drama About Desire That ‘Persists Across Oceans’

Locarno Pro’s work-in-progress section First Look – set to celebrate its 15th edition this year – has unveiled six new titles. This year’s spotlight falls on Uruguay, and is prepared in partnership with Uruguayan film institute ACAU. The selection includes “Maltrato animal” by José Dell’Acqua Postiglione, about a down-on-his-luck veterinarian who suddenly enters a network of illegal […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

San Sebastián: New Titles From J.A.Bayona, ’The Beloved’ Scribe Isabel Peña and Fernando Trueba; Mikel Gurrea, Berto Romero and Roberto Bueso Set for Competition

Mikel Gurrea’s “Sants,” with “The Beloved” star Vicky Luengo, joins in San Sebastian’s main competition alongside Berto Romero’s time-loop relationship comedy “Five Minutes More” and Roberto Bueso’s family dramedy “El mal padre.” Also selected for this year’s San Sebastián, playing out of competition is “El Castillo,” from Rodrigo Sorogoyen regular co-scribe Isabel Peña, and Eduardo […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Studio Sets Global Release for ‘All Wishes Come True!’

Pearl Studio’s animated comedy “All Wishes Come True!” will expand into international markets this summer following its July 24 China debut. Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea will get the film first, on Aug. 13, with the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and the Netherlands following on Aug. 14. Belgium and Luxembourg round out […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Desire, Domestic Violence and Apparitions: Locarno Pro’s First Look Sets 6 Uruguayan Titles

Comic strips on neighborhood walls, financial crisis and dialogue across three generations are among other themes and topics explored in this year's selection.

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Venice Film Fest to Close With Giovanni Veronesi’s ‘Dio Ride’

A synopsis for the film, loosely based on real events in the mid-1600s, reads: "While the Church preaches in Latin, Fra Leopoldo recounts the Gospel with contagious joy."

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Donald Trump Drops Part of His $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC

The U.S. government is reportedly considering joining the litigation, which would allow the Trump administration to withhold documents requested by the British broadcaster.

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

I Can Die Too review – vibrant pop songs can’t bring actor’s tale to life

Pitlochry Festival theatre Following its star through rehearsals and squabbles with her director, this is modelled on Cocteau’s La Voix Humaine but it’s not speaking very clearly If Frances Ruffelle fancied putting on a one-woman cabaret show, it would be pretty good. The West End and Broadway star has certainly pulled together a decent set of original songs to flesh out I Can Die Too.Written by a dozen or so songwriters and brightly arranged by musical director Fr

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Rising Brit Star Sophie Simnett Joins Black-and-White Silent Comedy ‘The Candidate’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sophie Simnett, the rising British star best known for Netflix’s post-apocalyptic comedy drama “Daybreak” and Brit crime feature “Twist,” is set to star alongside writer-actor Jack Whittle (“Tony!”) in “The Candidate.” The film is a black-and-white silent comedy with a dance interlude, described as being in the style of the Chaplin era of filmmaking. “The […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Donald Trump Drops Part of $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to dismiss part of his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC. According to The Telegraph, Trump has dropped his claims against BBC Studios Distribution and BBC Studios Production, the broadcaster’s commercial and production arms. However, he is continuing with his case against the BBC at large, and there […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

Giovanni Veronesi’s ‘Dio Ride’ to Close Venice Film Festival

“Dio Ride,” written and directed by Giovanni Veronesi, will close the 83rd Venice Intl. Film Festival, which runs Sept. 2-12. The film will play in the out-of-competition section. “Dio Ride,” whose English title is “God Laughs,” stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Silvio Orlando, Alma Noce, Francesco Gheghi, Maurizio Lombardi, Paolo Rossi and Carlo Cecchi. The festival’s director […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Andrew Motion: ‘Wilfred Owen became a kind of sacred text for me’

The former poet laureate on growing up with Lawrence Durrell, rereading Henry James and getting to grips with the genius of Alexander PopeMy earliest reading memory My parents were country people who thought that looking after or chasing animals was more fun than reading: my father used to say that he’d read half a book in his life (The Lonely Skier by Hammond Innes), and while my mother got through three or four novels a year, she didn’t expect me to do anything equivalent. But I do remem

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘It’s a spiritual experience’: docuseries goes behind the spectacular chaos of Burning Man

In HBO’s four-part series The Man Will Burn, the psychedelic, uber-expensive festival is granted a deep diveIn 1986, a group of starving artists seeking release amid a devastating economic downturn built an oversized wooden stick figure, hauled it on to a San Francisco beach and set it ablaze as police officers and passersby looked on in disbelief. Forty years later, Burning Man is the festival to end all festivals – a sprawling spectacle of music, art and self-expression that draws tens of thou

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

Variety

‘Rivals’ Star Annabel Scholey Joins Netflix Thriller Series ‘The Lord’s Day’ Alongside Damson Idris and Harry Lawtey (EXCLUSIVE)

Annabel Scholey, the British actress most recently seen in the Disney+ hit “Rivals,” has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming thriller series “The Lord’s Day,” now in production in the U.K. Variety understands that Scholey, also known for BBC series “The Split,” has a key role in the six-part series, based on Michael Dobbs’ 2007 […]

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I’m not into leather at all!’: John Wood on privately photographing Glasgow’s gay underground, and the comparisons with Robert Mapplethorpe

He was a telecoms engineer by day – and documented the Scottish city’s leather scene by night. Now the 79-year-old has opened his erotic archives and received his first ever solo exhibitionWhat is the story behind John Wood’s photographs? Some might guess that his portraits, which capture male subjects in various states of undress, very often wearing black leather jackets, gloves and boots, were taken in New York in the era of BDSM photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and Studio 54. Or maybe they we

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Enodoc)The emotive lyricist and surefooted improvisor sounds lustrous in a 1990 recording featuring an exquisite I Loves You, PorgyWhen Norma Winstone, the peerless English vocalist and lyricist, reached 80 in 2021 – still in entrancing voice – a cascade of tributes included one from ECM Records boss Manfred Eicher, legendary master of doing more with less in new music: “She hears things differently, and tells us about them in her own quiet way.” Winstone’s confiding storytelling could have str

entertainment  Jul 17, 2026