Variety

Intocable’s Ricky Muñoz Reflects on the Band’s Influences and Famous Faces That Help the Group Stay Creative in the Studio

When Intocable lead singer and founding member Ricky Muñoz was growing up in Zapata, Texas, his grandfather sold a cow to buy him an accordion. Muñoz’s grandfather never got to see his grandson onstage, let alone witness the rise of Intocable as one of the most inspired and commercially successful groups in the música Mexicana […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

‘The Uprising’ Trailer: Andrew Garfield Leads a Rebellion Against King Richard II in Paul Greengrass’ Historical Thriller

Focus Features has released the trailer for “The Uprising,” a new historical drama starring Andrew Garfield. The film’s official logline reads: “Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The F Ward review – Anna Friel medical drama doesn’t quite scrub up

The six-part Australian series about intern doctors at an underfunded hospital is missing an essential ingredientAmong the many virtues of The Pitt is the way it demonstrates the power of hospitals as dramatic settings: inherently interesting, pressure-cooker environments bringing together people from all walks of life, in various states of distress. It’s such a great series, and has resonated so strongly with audiences, that every new hospital-set drama for the foreseeable future will be judged

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Rosie O’Donnell Shares Her Theory on Why Trump Hates Her So Much and How She Tried to Help Michelle Trachtenberg

Rosie O’Donnell is back in America — with plenty to say. The comedy icon is bringing her one-woman show, “Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge,” to New York’s Daryl Roth Theatre for 12 performances beginning July 22. Directed by Gabriel Barre, “Common Knowledge” sees the 64-year-old star chronicle everything from her 18 months of living in Ireland […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Netflix Launches Minigolf Video Game With ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Bridgerton’-Inspired Levels

Fore! Netflix has unveiled couch co-op party game “Netflix Minigolf” as its next big bet in gaming. Launching July 28, “Netflix Minigolf” is described as a mix between minigolf and pinball with a “Stranger Things” Demogorgon or Young-hee from “Squid Game” added in. Developed by Netflix-owned gaming studio Next Games, the game features more than […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Netflix Comedy Series ‘I Suck at Girls’ Casts Anna Konkle, Taegen Burns and More

Anna Konkle, Taegen Burns, Tory Kittles, Brianna Reed, J.J. Nolan and Paul Scheer have been cast in Netflix’s new comedy series “I Suck at Girls.” Konkle and Burns will both be series regulars, while Kittles, Reed, Nolan and Scheer will have recurring roles. They join previously announced cast members Kayo Martin, Jeremy Ray Taylor and […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Real Winners and Losers of the 2026 World Cup

From Viking memes and influencer superstars to FIFA fiascos and America's spectacular own goal, here's who really came out on top, and who was left licking their wounds.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Ella Langley and Olivia Dean Dominate Luminate’s Mid-Year Songs Chart; Spanish-Language Music Soars in Popularity

The past year has minted a pair of new superstars as Ella Langley and Olivia Dean dominate the 2026 top songs chart from Luminate, Variety and Billboard’s official data partner, amid global trends that sees global streaming climb 10% and Spanish-language music soar to 1 in 10 U.S. streams, per Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report covering […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

Matt Damon Shocked Robert Pattinson on ‘The Odyssey’ Set by ‘Screaming and Screaming’ to Blow His Voice Out and Sound Older: ‘A Complete Psycho’

Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland got concerned on “The Odyssey” set when they hard their leading man, Matt Damon, screaming over and over again in his trailer. Was Damon in pain? Or having a blowout fight over the phone? Pattinson had questions and later discovered that Damon was simply blowing his voice out so he […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Peter Thiel’s AI Tribunal Put Journalists on Trial. Now It’s Pivoted to Scoreboard Model

Rebranded as The Primary, the service ranks media outlets and reporters. Its LLM-based methodology has given The New York Times' A.I. beat journalists among the lowest scores.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Denshattack! review – time to get on board with kickflipping trains

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2; UndercodersColourful, counter-cultural and captivating – this rail riding game set in a dystopian Japan is as weird as it is exhilaratingEvery now and again a game appears with a premise so outrageous you stop in your tracks to take it all in. Denshattack!, a game about kickflipping trains across a dystopian future Japan, is the epitome of this feeling. Set in a post climate disaster world, people have retreated to corporate-owned domed cities to live

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Drama ‘Ink’ to Open Venice Film Festival

Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy star in the drama about the media titan's rise to power through the British tabloids.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter review – a bravura rendering of bereavement

Actor Russell Tovey’s narration crackles with compassion and menace in this magical story of a widower and his young sons in mourningLess than a week after the sudden death of his wife, a grieving man opens his front door to a giant crow who scoops him up into his wing and tells him: “I won’t leave until you don’t need me anymore.” Still in shock, the man is facing the prospect of raising his two young sons alone. The bird, which has previously been roaming around the family’s flat at night, has

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

TIFF 2026 Announces Special Presentations Program Additions Featuring Margaret Qualley, Cate Blanchett and Mahershala Ali

The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival announced five additions to its Special Presentation program today. Alpha Gang (Dir. David Zellner, Nathan Zellner) Glaxo (Dir. Benjamín Naishtat) Love of Your Life (Dir. Rachel Morrison) The Housewife (Dir. Ben Shirinian) Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Dir. Bassam Tariq)

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘He annotated my letter from Spielberg’: readers pay tribute to Sam Neill

From teeing up a marriage to inspiring a career and giving 144 bottles of wine to his birthday band, the star’s admirers share their fondest memoriesSam Neill’s final interviewTributes to Sam Neill from Charles Dance, Lindsay Duncan and Peter Webber, Jane Campion, Gillian Armstrong and Miranda RichardsonI bloody loved Sam Neill. I first saw him in Reilly: Ace of Spies, and even as a kid, I recognised his quality. For me, he was always the best thing in whatever he was in. To do that consistently

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade album review

Monaco/Raftis/Colombo/Frigato/Orchestra Ghislieri/Prandi(Arcana)Recorded from a live performance in an 18th-century theatre in Jesi – Pergolesi’s hometown – this is a brain-addling tale of love triangles and long-lost twins set in the ancient Olympics Pietro Metastasio’s tale of dirty doings at the ancient Olympic Games proved so popular that more than 60 composers set it to music, including Caldara (for whom it was written), Vivaldi and Cherubini. Pergolesi’s version, premiered in 1735, resurre

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

MS NOW Taps Brian Swarth as Senior Vice President of Marketing

Brian Swarth, a veteran of promoting series such as Showtime’s “Billions,” Audacy’s “Fly on the Wall with David Spade and Dana Carvey” and AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire,” will join MS NOW as its senior vice president of marketing, at a time when the news outlet will be working to lure its viewers to join […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

‘Paper Tiger’ With Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson to Open New York Film Festival

James Gray’s crime drama “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will make its North American premiere as the opening night film of the 64th New York Film Festival on Sept. 25. This is Gray’s fourth film to screen at the prestigious festival, following “The Immigrant” (2013) and “Armageddon Time” (2022), both […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Variety

‘Status Summit’ Aims to Deliver More Content From Oliver Darcy’s ‘Status’ Media Newsletter

The status of “Status” is multimedia. The buzzy media-industry newsletter that journalist and entrepreneur Oliver Darcy founded in 2024, is moving into live events. A “Status Summit” is planned for Wednesday, September 9, at The Times Center in New York City, convening what is expected to be a crowd of influential executives, journalists, creators, and […]

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Alza Microdrama Festival Partners With NYC Mayor’s Office For October Debut

Alza Festival is set to take place in New York Oct. 16-18 alongside the launch of the Created In NY program.

entertainment  Jul 16, 2026