{ "entity": "CultureNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "culturenews.com", "vertical": "Culture, Style & Media", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-09-02T11:33:43.943Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Venice Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Films Are ‘Fundamentally, Unavoidably Political’ and Questions Lack of Female Directors in Competition: ‘There’s a Systemic Problem’", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/maggie-gyllenhaal-films-political-venice-film-festival-1236848746/", "summary": "It didn’t take long for politics to take the spotlight at this year’s Venice Film Festival jury press conference. Amid the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as the unrest in the United States, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal was asked whether cinema should be political. “", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:49:17 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2293134821.jpg" }, { "title": "Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion Boards Jessica Hausner’s Satirical Drama ‘Toxic’ Ahead of Venice Gap-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ruben-ostlund-plattform-produktion-jessica-hausner-toxic-1236837048/", "summary": "Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion has joined “Toxic,” the forthcoming satirical workplace drama from “Club Zero” director Jessica Hausner, which is among the projects being pitched during the Venice Gap-Financing Market taking place Sept. 4 – 6.  The pan-European co-production", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:44:42 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jessica-Hausner-Photo-by-Barbara-Seyr-3x2cr-res.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Stays in Full Swing Atop U.K., Ireland Box Office as ‘The Odyssey’ Continues Voyage", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spider-man-brand-new-day-odyssey-coyote-acme-uk-ireland-box-office-1236849104/", "summary": "Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” held the top position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a fifth consecutive weekend, generating £2.7 million ($3.7 million). The film has collected $125.5 million after 27 days on release. Universal’s epic “The Odyssey", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:31:22 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Spider-Man-Odyssey.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Wildwood’ and ‘Ray Gunn’ to World Premiere at London Film Festival as ‘Ink,’ ‘Club Kid,’ ‘Bunker,’ ‘La Bola Negra,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ and More Join Lineup", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/london-film-festival-lineup-wildwood-ray-gunn-premieres-1236849077/", "summary": "The 70th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup of movies, with the U.K.’s biggest film event bringing together some of the year’s most talked about festival favorites, many features expected to be in the awards race and titles soon to premiere in Venice, Telluride", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1e795f68-9513-11f1-b569-1e077de57b30_WW_PrueGeneral_2048x858px_RGB_1909ed0a-2.jpg" }, { "title": "Cartoon Forum Unveils Tribute Nominees, Introduces New Sustainability Award Ahead of 2026 Edition", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/markets-festivals/cartoon-forum-unveils-tribute-2026-nominees-animation-tv-1236849080/", "summary": "12 days before its grand opening, Cartoon Forum, Europe’s main co-production forum for animated TV series, has unveiled its 2026 Tribute nominees. Presented for the first time in 2006, these awards have since become a prestigious recognition in the European animation industry. Th", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:47:37 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cartoon-forum-cover.jpg" }, { "title": "The Life of Gerda Taro, the First Female Photojournalist to Be Killed on the Battlefield, Captured in Venice’s ‘The Girl With the Leica’", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/gerda-taro-photojournalist-the-girl-with-the-leica-1236847297/", "summary": "Gerda Taro was only 26 when she became the first female photojournalist to be killed on the battlefield. It would be decades before her true contribution to the artform was acknowledged. Alina Marazzi’s “The Girl With the Leica,” which opens Venice’s Horizons section, seeks to re", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Girl-With-the-Leica.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Tops as China’s Summer Box Office Hits $1.86 Billion", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/kung-fu-soccer-china-summer-box-office-1236849100/", "summary": "“Kung Fu Soccer,” directed by Stephen Chow, topped China’s 2026 summer box office with RMB2.315 billion ($344.4 million), as the overall summer season reached RMB12.498 billion ($1.86 billion), up 4.45% year-on-year and marking a second straight year of growth, according to a new", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:58:17 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kung-Fu-Soccer.jpg" }, { "title": "Olivia Rodrigo Wants Monica Barbaro to Play Her in a Movie", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-monica-barbaro-movie-cameron-crowe-1235619571/", "summary": "The singer admitted that when she sees a photo of the actress sometimes she thinks, \"Oh, that's a picture of me\"", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:34:29 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Trisha Krishnan Toplines Panorama Studios’ First Tamil Film, a Psychological Horror Shot in London (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/trisha-krishnan-panorama-studios-tamil-film-1236849069/", "summary": "Indian star Trisha Krishnan is leading Panorama Studios’ first Tamil-language production, a psychological horror directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Radhika Sarathkumar and Aparna Balamurali co-star in the yet-to-be-titled film, which has begun principal photography in London. The fi", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Raja-Krishna-Menon-Trisha-Krishnan.jpg" }, { "title": "Watch Katseye Kick Off Wildworld Tour in Dublin", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katseye-wildworld-tour-dublin-kick-off-1235619559/", "summary": "The global trek will hit the U.K., Europe, and North America before wrapping in November", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:47:47 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Julianne Moore to Receive Zurich’s Golden Icon Award as Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Screens", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/julianne-moore-zurich-jesse-eisenberg-the-debut-1236849061/", "summary": "The 22nd Zurich Film Festival will honor Julianne Moore with the Golden Icon Award for her “extraordinary career” and her performance in her new film, “The Debut.” She will be accompanied in Zurich by “The Debut” director Jesse Eisenberg. The film marks Moore’s second collaborati", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:41:39 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THE-DEBUT_01.jpg" }, { "title": "Martin Scorsese Mentee Celina Murga Preps Next Pic, ‘The Rehearsals’", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/martin-scorsese-celina-murga-next-pic-the-rehearsals-1236848696/", "summary": "Among the 15 projects participating in the upcoming San Sebastián Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum is “The Rehearsals” (“Los Ensayos”) by Argentina’s Celina Murga, best known for her Martin Scorsese-executive produced dramas ‘The Freshly Cut Grass’ and ‘The Third Side of ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:02:39 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Los-ensayos-2-1.jpg" }, { "title": "Sean Ono Lennon Confirms Birth of Baby Boy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s First Grandchild", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sean-ono-lennon-baby-boy-john-lennon-yoko-ono-grandchild-1235619534/", "summary": "The couple shared the happy news on social media", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:27:05 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "He Investigated Tupac’s Murder. Keffe D’s Verdict ‘Feels Like Vindication’", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tupac-shakur-murder-cop-greg-kading-keffe-d-guilty-1235619398/", "summary": "\"It’s a prosecuted case with a conviction, and so there’s justice,\" Greg Kading tells Rolling Stone in his first interview since Duane Davis was convicted", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:59:11 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Ariana Grande Holds Back Tears During Final ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Show: ‘An Extraordinary Experience’", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-final-eternal-sunshine-concert-london-1235619516/", "summary": "Following the conclusion of the tour, Grande plans “step back” from public life", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:58:49 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Alanis Morissette Sues Former Tour Manager, Alleges ‘Extortionate’ Threat Over Airport Drugs", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alanis-morissette-sues-tour-manager-extortion-airport-drugs-1235619395/", "summary": "The singer's new lawsuit claims she is \"the victim of a calculated blackmail campaign\"", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:41:41 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Tupac Shakur’s Family ‘Elated and Relieved’ After Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Conviction", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tupac-murder-trial-keffe-d-guilty-verdict-family-statement-1235619394/", "summary": "\"We honor Afeni Shakur — a mother whose strength and unshakable belief in her son's truth carried this fight long before any of us knew where it would lead,\" the rapper's sister said in a statement", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:26:20 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Villano Antillano’s Biggest Move Yet", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/villano-antillano-new-album-ante-el-umbral-spain-1235618164/", "summary": "The Puerto Rican rapper takes a sonic leap on her new album Ante el Umbral del Peligro No Siento Temor, a powerful look at migration, self-discovery, and transformation", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:20:29 +0000", "image": null } ] }