Culture news The Rolling Stones unveil star-studded rollcall for new album The band's 24th album, out next month, features an impressive line-up of collaborators... 15/09/2023
Culture news Film of the Week: 'El Conde' Out today on Netflix is Pablo Larraín’s Venice-premiering 'El Conde', a unique and cinematic political farce. It's just a shame most people won't get to see it on the big screen... 15/09/2023
Culture news Slay all day! A Buffy The Vampire Slayer spin-off is on its way Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is out next month... 15/09/2023
Culture news Sean Penn: Oscars 'Slapgate' could have been prevented by Zelenskyy “This fucking bullshit wouldn’t have happened with Zelenskyy. Will Smith would never have left that chair to be part of stupid violence,” says Oscar winner Sean Penn in new interview. 15/09/2023
Culture news Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is one for music lovers Kazuo Ishiguro's next book will be one for music lovers... 15/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023 round-up: Key talking points of this year's 80th edition Time for a post-mortem on this year's 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival: The highs, the lows, the main talking points and what to expect come awards season... 12/09/2023
Culture news D-Cup, A-Bomb: Barbenheimer mash-up film coming to cinemas As 'Barbie' hits streaming services today, 2023 is not done with the Barbenheimer phenomenon just yet... 12/09/2023
Culture news Award winning doc about Russia's siege of Mariupol screened at UN “We want to reaffirm our commitment to U.N. values, and that’s why we’ve chosen to show this very important documentary.” 12/09/2023
Culture news Fashion designer Sarah Burton to step down from Alexander McQueen Burton was behind the ivory lace wedding gown worn by Kate Middleton when she married Prince William in 2011. The gown is often named as one of the most popular styles favored by brides all over the world. 12/09/2023
Culture news The truth is (still) out there: The X Files turn 30 To celebrate the iconic show's 30th anniversary, here are the 12 must-see standalone episodes. 11/09/2023
Culture news Can this French giraffe correctly predict the Rugby World Cup results? Move over Achilles the Cat and Paul the Octopus - Obano the Giraffe is getting in on the prediction game... 11/09/2023
Culture news Venice Film Festival 2023: Yorgos Lanthimos’ 'Poor Things' triumphs And the winner is... 09/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023: Who will win the Golden Lion? Here are our predictions It's nearly awards time... Here are our predictions for tomorrow evening's ceremony. 08/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023 review: Ava DuVernay's 'Origin' Ava DuVernay makes history this year at the Venice Film Festival by becoming the first African American woman in Competition. Her latest film, 'Origin', is an important project that would have worked better as a documentary. 07/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023 review: Agnieszka Holland's 'Green Border' An emotionally devastating indictment of a continuing EU crisis - and one of Agnieszka Holland's best films. 06/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023 review: Woody Allen's 'Coup de Chance' Woody Allen's possible swansong is... Good? 05/09/2023
Culture news Why has Kanye West and his partner been banned in Venice? He's at it again, and this time, Kanye West has been banned from an A-list water taxi company in Venice. 05/09/2023
Culture news Venice 2023 review: David Fincher's 'The Killer' The last time David Fincher was on the Lido, it was in 1999 for 'Fight Club' – and the initial reaction was frosty. Will 'The Killer' follow in the same footsteps, all the way to becoming a future cult classic? 04/09/2023