Variety

‘Behemoth!’ Trailer: Pedro Pascal Plays a Classically Trained Cellist in Tony Gilroy’s Music Drama

Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for “Behemoth!,” a new drama film from Tony Gilroy about a family of Los Angeles musicians. The film’s logline reads, “A gifted cellist, Alex Serian, returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Guatemala’s Film Industry Takes Root as Argot Producciones Fires Up Slate (EXCLUSIVE) 

For years, Guatemala’s most prominent filmmaker, Jayro Bustamante (“La Llorona,” “Ixcanul”), has fought to grow a local film industry. Now, it finally looks as if it might be happening, with Argot Prods. boasting four films in production. Founded in 2022, the Guatemalan-based shingle has been focusing on emerging screenwriters and directors from Guatemala and Central […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

D-topia review – cosy sci-fi mystery takes aim at AI

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2; Marimittu GamesA soft puzzle game makes a sharp point about the over-optimised future aheadIn the far future, on a planet that is not Earth, AI is in charge. This entity is no Skynet-esque killer robot but a machine that cares for humanity. Manifesting most visibly as cute droids, the technology is pervasive – embedded in everything from the design of the sleek architecture to the gorgeous, mostly sunny artificial weather. The so-call

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Hailey Bieber Launches ’90s-Inspired Denim Collection With Gap

Hailey Bieber is bringing her signature oversized denim look to Gap with a limited-edition collection inspired by the model and entrepreneur’s favorite vintage jeans — and her birth year. The retailer will launch “The Hailey Jean,” atwo-silhouette denim capsule developed with Bieber, on July 16 at 9 a.m. ET. Priced at $89, the collection consists […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Surprise: Many People Prefer AI Audiobooks, New Study Finds

Even with some of the backlash surrounding the AI Michael Caine-led audiobook of Homer’s “Odyssey” poem, it appears many listeners prefer an artificially generated voice to a human one. A new Edison Research at SSRS study commissioned by Spoken, an AI audiobook company, revealed that the company’s multi-voice productions achieved a higher favorability rating than human-narrated […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

YouTube Stars Colin and Samir’s Latest Series Is a Partnership With Lexus (Exclusive)

The 'Colin and Samir show' hosts will travel the country in a Lexus for 'Colin & Samir Start Over.'

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

RoseBerry Launches ‘Epis,’ a Premium Vertical Global Streaming Service

The premium mobile-first streamer is launching with more than 100 titles, including adapted versions of Fremantle, BBC and All3Media formats.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

AI-Generated Feature ‘Odysseus: The Fall’ Unveiled as Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Hits Theaters

Ash Koosha, ‘Dreams of Violets’ director, is piggy-backing on the Universal Pictures theatrical release to also promote his artificial intelligence-driven video production technology.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

WWE Gets Into Microdramas With ReelShort Collaboration (Exclusive)

Wrestlers including Drew McIntyre and Joe Hendry will appear alongside vertical stars in an original, live-action microdrama.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Mayday’ Directors Break Down Trailer for Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh Cold War Buddy Movie

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein reveal the aviation-themed notes from David Ellison and look back at Branagh transforming into an action star.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

AI-Generated ‘Odyssey’ Movie Adaptation Coming From ‘Dreams of Violets’ Director

There’s Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” out on Friday. There’s the AI-generated Michael Caine-narrated audiobook of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” released last month. Now, a third title based on the Greek epic has emerged: an AI-generated version of “The Odyssey.” The latest Homer adaptation, “Odysseus: The Fall,” is a 135-minute AI-generated movie from AI film studio Fountain 0 and […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Iron Maiden Sells Music Catalog, Name, Image and Likeness Rights to Pophouse

Pophouse Entertainment, the investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, has announced a partnership with legendary British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the publishing and master music rights, and the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Billboard reports that Pophouse has acquired a 50% “stake” in the assets; further terms were […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Frontières Buzzy Zombie Romcom ‘Cold Feet’ Adds Co-Pro Partners, Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

Intercultural zombie romcom “Cold Feet,” from Prague-based writer-director Apoorva Satish, has secured co-producers Telemark (Poland, Ici et Là Productions (France) and line producer LaSutra Pictures (India). The news comes ahead of the project’s debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival’s Frontières Co-Production Market, held July 22–25 in Montreal. “Cold Feet” has been developed through Off […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Ignites Fantasia’s 30th Edition as Hot Global Genre Titles Get Set to Stoke or Take Over the Mainstream

They’re back! The annual rampage of genre filmmakers, industry, and fans through the cinemas and social hubs of Montreal has begun, as the Fantasia International Film Festival opens its 30th edition on July 16 with Nicolas Winding Refn receiving the Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award before hosting the Canadian premiere of his sumptuously visceral, trope-defying […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

System of a Down review – perverted pop and anti-war anger mixed into a metal melee

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonThe veteran band may not have much new material to show for the past decade or so but this brutal, melodious mayhem still inspires catharsisSince re-forming in 2010, System of a Down (SOAD) have existed in some weird limbo, playing numerous big-ticket tours but releasing only two new songs, with mooted further new material conspicuous by its absence amid grumbling of impasses and creative conflicts.Tonight offers scant clues this deadlock has eased – certainly, t

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Jonathan Larson Project review – Rent composer’s lost songs find a glorious new home

Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA lesser-known selection from the composer and lyricist’s archive is full of heart and humour, swinging between cabaret blues and pop bangersHow do you measure a year? Love is one answer, according to Jonathan Larson’s Rent, but what about songs? This tribute, which ran off-Broadway last year, reveals the industriousness of the composer and lyricist, who died aged 35 in 1996. But it also highlights the calibre of his wealth of lesser-known material, written for

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Rosemary Who? Get Ready for Emma’s Baby as ‘Birth’ Seduces Tallifornia Film Fund With ‘Grotesque and Terrifying’ Take on Pregnancy (EXCLUSIVE)

Estonian director Oskar Lehemaa is ready to give “Birth” to his first English-language body horror.  Presented at Frontières Co-Production Market, it follows a couple that, after years of failed attempts to conceive, decides to attend a secluded fertility retreat deep in the woods – as a last resort before IVF. But as the retreat’s ancient […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Enid Marx: the maverick textile artist who changed tube commutes for ever

Her fabric designs jazzed up the London Underground and though Queen Elizabeth II rejected her idea for a stamp, her work made a permanent cultural imprint, as a new exhibition revealsLast time you travelled on the London Underground, here’s guessing you didn’t stop to think about how you were sitting on art history. Yet tube fabrics have a fascinating place in the development of British design. And now the woman at the centre of their story is the subject of an exhibition that aims to weave her

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

Isaac Ezban Sets Next Movie ‘Delivery,’ His ‘Most Personal Project Yet,’ Partnering With Sin Sentido Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Multi-prized Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban (“The Incident,” “The Similars,” “Párvulos”) is in advanced development on his sixth and “most personal project yet,” a time-travel, sci-fi road movie. The project is one of 34 works presented at this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, forming part of its Officila Selection.. […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ellen Burstyn to Receive Venice Lifetime Golden Lion

The Oscar-winning actress, star of 'The Exorcist,' 'Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore' and 'Requiem for a Dream,' will be honored at the 83rd Venice Festival in August.

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026