27 Years Ago, The Last True Star Wars Masterpiece Arrived a Month After Phantom Menace
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker·25 Aug 2026
Ever since Return of the Jedi, everything related to Star Wars has been “pretty good” at best. The prequel trilogy seemed aimed at a younger demographic than the original trilogy, and Disney’s...
Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Kit Harington will play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter adaptation, with the network confirming that the actor has replaced Nicholas Hoult as the celebrity wizard and...
‘Cairo Conspiracy’s Tawfeek Barhom to Star in Les Valseurs’ ‘Borderline’ by Oscar-Nominated Yves Piat (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Emeza805·25 Aug 2026
Palestinian actor Tawfeek Barhom, best known for Tarik Saleh’s Cannes winner “Cairo Conspiracy” in 2022 and Palme d’Or winner 2025 for his short film “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” is set to headline...
Venice Film Festival adds ‘NAZA,’ Gaza documentary from ‘No Other Land’ filmmakers, to Competition
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·25 Aug 2026
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival has completed its Competition selection with NAZA, making it the only documentary among the 21 films competing for the Golden Lion this year.
Australia bans fully AI-generated songs from music charts after Madonna cover
The Independentby Shahana Yasmin·25 Aug 2026
Australia has banned wholly AI-generated songs from its official music charts, with a controversial cover of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” set to become one of the first casualties of the new rules.
Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope,’ Netflix’s ‘Dead-End Job’ and ‘Blue Road,’ Disney+’s ‘The Remarried Empress’ Among Selections as Busan Unveils Korean Cinema Today, On Screen Lineups
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·25 Aug 2026
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled its Korean Cinema Today and On Screen selections, with Na Hong-Jin‘s “Hope” among a nine-film lineup spanning Panorama and Special...
‘DC’ movie review: Anirudh Ravichander goes berserk in Arun Matheswaran’s slick but shallow bloodfest
The Hinduby Bhuvanesh Chandar·25 Aug 2026
After finding a method to madness in his impressive debut, Rocky, filmmaker Arun Matheswaran has been struggling to find fresher ways to explore human depravity and celebrate cinematic violence.
‘The Last House’ movie review: Wagner Moura and Greta Lee are housebound by incuriosity
The Hinduby Ayaan Paul Chowdhury·25 Aug 2026
Louis Leterrier has finally made a film where barely anything moves. That may not have been for the best.
‘Thudakkam’ movie review: Vismaya Mohanlal’s martial arts skills inject life into a typical revenge thriller
The Hinduby S R Praveen·25 Aug 2026
Rarely have we seen an actor’s name attached to the film’s name. The CBFC certificate for Thudakkam, directed by Judy Anthany Joseph, displays the film’s name as ‘Vismaya Mohanlal’s Thudakkam’...
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 premiere review: Jason Sudeikis returns for a comforting homecoming in need of fresh legs
The Hinduby Ayaan Paul Chowdhury·25 Aug 2026
There is something immediately comforting about seeing Ted Lasso again. Three years after the third season seemed to close the book, Jason Sudeikis’s moustachioed optimist has slipped back into...
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 review: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy shine in thrilling tragic finale
The Hinduby Mini Anthikad Chhibber·25 Aug 2026
They also serve who stand and wait seemed to ring particularly true with the Season 3 finale of House of the Dragon, ‘The Treasons at Tumbleton’.
‘Agadha’ movie review: Kamakshi Bhaskarla shines, but style outruns substance
The Hinduby Srivathsan Nadadhur·25 Aug 2026
Barely a week after Korean Kanakaraju, a no-brainer milking the viewer’s endless appetite for horror comedies, Telugu cinema’s tryst with ghosts, evil spirits and tantric practices continues with...
‘Awarapan 2’ movie review: Emraan Hashmi’s faded sequel doesn’t rise from the riches of its past
The Hinduby Shreyas Pande·25 Aug 2026
Ever since its release in 2007, Awarapan lived as a ghost. It was spoken about more and watched less.
‘Vishwanath and Sons’ movie review: A charming Suriya and Mamitha Baiju carry Venky Atluri’s wholesome entertainer
The Hinduby Bhuvanesh Chandar·25 Aug 2026
Now and then, life tends to find ways to break those big walls you build around your heart, the mental enclosures trauma puts you in, and the walls you build around your beliefs.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘The Odyssey’ Extend Battle Atop U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘Insidious’ Makes Strong Debut
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·25 Aug 2026
Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained the No. 1 spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a fourth consecutive week, collecting £3.6 million ($4.8 million), according to Rentrak.
What is Bali’s sacred day of silence and what are the rules?
The Independentby Amelia Neath·25 Aug 2026
Earlier this year, Bali celebrated Nyepi, a new year celebration held annually on the Indonesian island that requires everyone to observe a day of silence and stay indoors.
'A beautiful habitat for artistes': EkChitra opens a new art gallery in Hyderabad
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
‘A beautiful habitat for artistes’: EkChitra opens a new art gallery in Hyderabad A key feature of the new gallery is its flexible spatial design, allowing it to move beyond conventional exhibition...
Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
The Independentby Rod McGuirk·25 Aug 2026
Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods, a...
Spotify has good news if your audiobooks suddenly stopped playing
Android Authorityby Hillary Keverenge·25 Aug 2026
Spotify has good news if your audiobooks suddenly stopped playing Aug 25, 2026 — 2:37 AM ET - Spotify experienced an outage that prevented listeners from playing or downloading audiobooks across...
'She didn't care what anybody thought': Margaret Olley in five paintings
ABC News Australiaby Hannah Story·25 Aug 2026
In 1945, Margaret Olley — one of Australia's most celebrated painters — graduated from the National Art School, then known as East Sydney Technical College, with first-class honours.
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