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The 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival announced its official competition slate on July 28, 2026, featuring new works by Pablo Larraín, Mike Leigh, Nicole Garcia, and Benjamín Naishtat. The festival will run from September 18 to 26, 2026, marking the final edition under director José Luis Rebordinos. International Masters and Debuts Vie for the … Read more

Classicist Emily Wilson slammed Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey in the London Review of Books, stating she would be ashamed to have written it. Meanwhile, the Universal picture dominated the domestic box office in its second weekend, pulling in $90 million. Emily Wilson Tears Into Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation … Read more

Following its glitzy world premiere in Hollywood on Monday, July 28, 2026, Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned enthusiastic first reactions from critics praising its grounded, character-driven storytelling and Tom Holland’s standout performance ahead of its July 31 nationwide release. The first wave of social media reviews for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has arrived, … Read more

Betye Saar, a pioneering American artist and central figure of the The Guardian known for assemblage works that explored race, gender, and spirituality, died Sunday morning in her home town of Los Angeles. According to her longtime gallerist Julie Roberts at Los Angeles Times, she died in her sleep at age 99, just a few … Read more

Naga Munchetty is leaving BBC Breakfast after 17 years to become co-presenter of Radio 5 Live’s breakfast show. Starting in January 2027, she will helm the morning radio programme five days a week, stepping away from the television sofa following a tenure that began with the broadcaster as a finance reporter. Munchetty joined BBC One’s … Read more