Variety

MPA, APSA Reopen Film Fund for Asia Pacific Screenwriters – Global Bulletin

SCRIPT SUPPORT The Motion Picture Association and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) have opened the 2026 MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, offering five $10,000 script development grants to filmmakers across the Asia Pacific region. The announcement came during MPA American Film Night in Bangkok, paired this year with MPA Thailand Success Stories at the […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

SkyShowtime Sets Spanish Original Series ‘Death in Llanes’ About Murder of a Politician (Exclusive)

Starring Javier Gutiérrez, María Vázquez and Isak Férriz, the six-part drama is based on the podcast 'The Two Deaths of Javier Ardines' and adapted for the screen by Jesús Mesas Silva.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

Rhayuela’s Next Gen Takes Over

Prominent Colombian shingle Rhayuela, known for such memorable pics as Cannes 2015 Un Certain Regard title “Alias María,” “El Páramo” and “Rebellion,” is shuffling its leadership although its six original partners remain on board. Among them, Federico Duran has formed his own company, El Sol Ermitaño, but retains a stake in the 30-plus year old […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

Slasher Terror, Cartel Nightmares and a British Folk Monster Join Black Mandala’s New Horror Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

New Zealands’s Black Mandala has acquired five horror features for its international sales slate: “The Tree House,” “Babybacks,” “The Driftless,” “Saturnalia” and “The Shug,” spanning psychological terror, survival horror, Midwestern folklore, supernatural giallo and British creature horror. “The Tree House,” directed by Luis Calderón, is a Spanish slasher-thriller starring Goya Award nominee Sandra Escacena alongside

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The First House by Avni Doshi review – an intense portrait of marriage and freedom

In the follow-up to the Booker-shortlisted Burnt Sugar, a woman seeks liberation from her controlling relationshipsAvni Doshi’s second novel is narrated by an unnamed woman in the suburban US who is shocked to hear her husband announce that he is leaving her. She isn’t in love with him, exactly, but she sees their marriage as a structure or “container” for her existence. Formerly a novelist, her writing has stalled since having children. Her husband controls their finances, and won’t tell h

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Lucky review – Anya Taylor-Joy’s daft thriller is classic summer viewing

This series about a conwoman fleeing for her life is packed with explosions and preposterous coincidences. It’s bunkum with bells on – but who can resist it in this heat?Luciana “Lucky” Armstrong (Anya Taylor‑Joy) is on the run, scampering across the US in her fashionably rumpled sateen blouson and prompting much fist-shaking from the hapless feds on her tail. “Lucky!” they bellow, cheeks puffing in disbelief as the incorrigible grifter bounds across the roofs of parked lorries, wriggles out of

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Day She Returns review – another round of slow, reflective boozing really hits the spot

No film-maker shows more day-drinking than Hong Sang-soo, and this study of an actor returning from a career break is the same again – as mysteriously addictive as ever It will not surprise fans of the prolific lo-fi Korean master Hong Sang-soo that his new film in black-and-white – which might be described as “experimental” by those who don’t quite realise that they all look like this – features long scenes, shot from a single, static camera position, featuring a conversation in a restaurant. N

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Before the gold rush: a South African story – in pictures

Robin Bernstein’s debut book Mapalakata takes us to the edge of the South African frontier to tell a story inspired by folk tales and historical artefacts Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

‘Comedy Invasion’ Alums Alisha Dhillon, Quentin Lee Reunite for Vertical Series ‘Unleeshed’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Comedian Alisha Dhillon and creator Quentin Lee, both alumni of the Canadian Screen Award-winning series “Comedy Invasion,” are reuniting to co-create the vertical series “Unleeshed,” set to broadcast worldwide on Asian American Movies (AAM.tv) for Thanksgiving 2026. Dhillon wrote and stars in the new series, which unfolds in the Los Angeles world of standup comedy […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Gillian Armstrong remembers Sam Neill: ‘I can’t believe that the very next day he was gone’

The Australian director who gave the actor his big break in My Brilliant Career remembers ‘a smart, gentle, decent, passionate, loyal, surprisingly funny man’Sam Neill’s final interview and his life in picturesThe Piano director Jane Campion remembers Sam NeillNeill interviewed in 2023, 2024 and 2026What can I say? I’m shocked and sad. He’d just been through the cancer treatments and was finally free. And bang! He’s gone. But what wonderful heartfelt tributes from everywhere.Yes, Sam was a great

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: an eye-popping account of Katie Price in the Playboy mansion

More candid confessions from the tabloid star and her exes. Plus: unflappable paramedics deal with the aftermath of a bonfire accident. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky DocumentariesPart two of Katie Price’s rollercoaster life story. After an eye-popping account of her time in the Playboy mansion, Price recalls finding out she was going to become a single mum and the public judgment that came with it. Gareth Gates also sits down to speak about their fling – “I was on cloud nine!” – and

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

Paramount Skydance Agrees to Link Merger Antitrust Case to Pre-Existing Paramount+ Subscriber Suit

Paramount has agreed to a request from 12 states to link their federal antitrust case to a pre-existing suit brought by Paramount+ subscribers. The move means that the states’ challenge to the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will likely end up before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, a Biden appointee who is already handling the […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘The world wasn’t ready for me’: Del LaGrace Volcano on photographing S&M scenes, leather-clad lesbians and a drag king self-portrait

Their scandalous work was once banned. Now it’s in museums. The photographer talks about a lifetime defying conformity – and their ‘very active’ sex lifeThe peaceful Swedish city of Örebro is not where you might expect to find Del LaGrace Volcano, the US photographer known for their subversive images depicting LGBTQ+ communities, drag kings and sexual desire. Yet this is the place they have called home for the last two decades, having moved with their ex-partner, Matilda Wurm, an associate profe

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tender review – passion and dangerous promise in surreal horror romance

Bush theatre, LondonFrancesca Amewudah-Rivers is a phenomenal presence in this queer thriller that leaves a little too much unexplainedThis strange and alluring two-hander was first performed in this theatre’s smaller studio space two years ago. It is a dark romance between two women, one in a long-term relationship with a man and the other experimenting with women. Both are tormented, in different ways.Nadi Kemp-Sayfi returns as Ivy while the abundantly talented Francesca Amewudah-Rivers takes

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Ride or Die review – Hannah Waddingham’s comedy caper is the perimenopausal TV of your dreams

This tale of a 50-year-old assassin going rogue – and having to confess all to her best mate – is so much fun. The chemistry between its leads is a thing of beautyThe bone-deep magnificence of Hannah Waddingham is such that she could, I suspect, talk most of us into a burning car should she wish to. So selling viewers on the delightfully ludicrous premise of the comedy caper Ride or Die is but the work of a moment. Waddingham plays Whiptail, a deadly assassin for the last 20-odd years whose work

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Alix Earle Reveals When She’ll Address Alex Cooper Feud: “A Serious Struggle Behind the Scenes”

The social media star has yet to drop her response after Cooper called her out on TikTok in April.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro’ Cast: All the Dancers Vying for a Spot on Season 35

Plus, The Hollywood Reporter breaks down all the judges and mentors who will appear on the spinoff.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘In the City’ Finale Recap: Kyle and Amanda’s Emotional Split, Three Pregnancy Announcements and More

The Hollywood Reporter breaks down the biggest moments from the season one ending of Bravo's 'Summer House' spinoff.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Variety

Mayu Matsuoka, Riisa Naka’s Netflix Cosmetic Surgery Drama ‘Plastic Beauty’ Sets September Premiere, Adds 23 Cast Members

“Plastic Beauty,” Netflix’s upcoming Japanese drama set inside the country’s fast-growing cosmetic surgery industry, will premiere Sept. 17, the streamer announced alongside 23 additional cast members joining stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. Yuki Saito, who previously directed “Unmet: A Neurosurgeon’s Diary,” helms the series from a script by Junya Ikegami (“The Queen of Villains”). […]

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Christopher Nolan Crammed Inside Trojan Horse With 20 Actors to Shoot Pivotal ‘Odyssey’ Scene

"This man is not going to ask anything of you that he doesn't attempt himself," John Leguizamo said of the director, who brought 'The Odyssey' to NYC on Tuesday alongside his A-list cast.

entertainment  Jul 15, 2026