theatre
At 38, Akira is out-grossing Andrew Garfield's new epic in US cinemas — on a third of the screens
Crunchyroll and Sony’s 4K and IMAX run of Otomo’s 1988 classic has become Akira’s best North American release ever — on fewer than 800 screens.
September 19, 2026 9:31 am
La La Land filming locations: the real Los Angeles spots behind every big scene, and how to visit them
Damien Chazelle shot La La Land on real Los Angeles ground — a freeway interchange, a Griffith Park hiking road, a Hermosa Beach jazz room that has been booking bands since 1949. Here's the address for each big scene and what you'll find there now.
September 18, 2026 7:58 pm
Who is Marcello in Harry Wild?
Series 4 of Harry Wild finally produces the one relative the family had managed to avoid for decades. Here's who Marcello is, how he connects to Harry and Charlie, and why his arrival in Dublin brings the Wilds a great deal of trouble.
September 18, 2026 2:11 pm
The Odyssey Oscar predictions: category by category, for the best-reviewed film of Nolan's career
The Odyssey is the best-reviewed and highest-grossing film of Christopher Nolan's career. Here's how that converts into an Oscar campaign — the categories it can't lose, the ones Universal has a genuine strategy problem in, and the record it's chasing.
September 17, 2026 8:16 pm
Danny Boyle's Ink lands on Netflix with Guy Pearce as Murdoch — the villain of the piece is the editor he hired
Danny Boyle’s Ink tackles The Sun’s rise, with Jack O’Connell’s Larry Lamb crackling through a scathing tabloid drama — but how far does it really go?
September 16, 2026 1:17 pm
Keegan-Michael Key voices an evil 1990s children's TV mascot in Buddy, a $3 million film that has taken $21 million
Cristin Milioti’s Buddy is pulling off a box-office trick you almost never see, turning a modest budget into a hefty return.
September 16, 2026 2:54 am
Critics called Cynthia Erivo's Prima Facie a near-total muddle and praised her performance anyway
Critics may be split on Cynthia Erivo’s latest crime drama, but you shouldn’t rule out an Oscar nod just yet.
September 14, 2026 10:55 pm
Four years after cameras stopped, Jessica Lange’s film comeback finally has a date
You can finally mark your diary for Jessica Lange’s first film in years — with a special Lincoln Center screening to boot.
September 13, 2026 7:05 pm
Broadway's Aladdin has never had a female Genie, and Sherri Shepherd takes it on 16 October
Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway has lined up a history-making new Genie for a limited holiday run — and yes, it’s a daytime TV favourite you’ll definitely recognise.
September 13, 2026 5:40 pm
Tarantino's tenth film slips again: he's writing The Popinjay Cavalier for the West End
Quentin Tarantino has picked the star for his debut stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier — a casting that should raise a few eyebrows.
September 13, 2026 2:00 am
Noah Schnapp will lead Stealing From Pablo, about kids who partied in Escobar's mansion
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp is set to star in a thriller based on real events, with a Gotham actor and a City of God star also aboard.
September 12, 2026 11:52 pm
Baywatch season 2: where renewal stands — and yes, we know before release
Fox’s Baywatch reboot doesn’t debut until January, yet off-screen wheels are already turning for Season 2—even as the network holds back on a formal decision.
September 10, 2026 3:56 pm
What is the Dear England letter? The BBC series took its title from a real one — 1,700 words in The Players' Tribune
The BBC's four-part drama Dear England, which began on BBC One on 24 May 2026 with Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate, takes its title from a real open letter Southgate published in The Players' Tribune on 8 June 2021 — roughly 1,700 words addressed to the nation days before Euro 2020 kicked off. This is what the letter said, why he wrote it, and how one piece of pre-tournament writing turned into an Olivier-winning play, a TV series, and a book.
September 10, 2026 3:33 pm
We’ll take it — Busy Philipps has good news after brain tumor surgery
Busy Philipps has shared the kind of six-month MRI news you hope for, following brain tumour surgery earlier this year.
September 9, 2026 9:54 pm
US summer box office hit an all-time record 4.76 billion dollars, beating 2013 by five million on a season seven days longer
Cinema crowds are back: 2026’s summer box office has smashed an all-time record, with everything from Spider-Man to Obsession packing screens — wait till you see the total.
September 8, 2026 4:00 pm
Adam Wingard swapped Godzilla vs. Kong for a 15 million dollar horror, and it opened to 2.33 million
A24’s Adam Wingard action-horror, led by Adria Arjona, stumbled on opening weekend — turning its modest price tag into a bigger headache.
September 7, 2026 9:56 pm
What happened to Dwayne in Death in Paradise?
Officer Dwayne Myers was there in the very first episode in October 2011, and he lasted longer at Honoré police station than anyone except the commissioner. Then he stopped appearing, came back, and stopped again.
September 6, 2026 5:38 pm
Gritty Chris Hansen biopic Primetime gets early love for Robert Pattinson
Early buzz on Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime points to a gritty Chris Hansen biopic lit up by one performance — the kind that sets tongues wagging.
September 6, 2026 3:56 pm
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