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Hollywood icon Robert Redford dies aged 89

Some of Redford's biggest silver screen hits include 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and the Watergate thriller 'All the President’s Men'. He was also the godfather of independent cinema as the founder of the Sundance film festival.

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Sirāt' - A bleak and invigorating trip to oblivion

A family’s quest to find a loved one morphs into a strange and spiritual odyssey that will leave you enraptured and rattled.

Markets

Warner Bros Discovery shares surge on Paramount Skydance buyout report

The report comes just weeks after the merger between movie giant Paramount and independent film studio Skydance Media.

Cinema

Acclaimed Holocaust documentary projected on Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum

'Occupied City' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 as a 4h28 minute cut. It focuses on the stories of more than 2,000 Amsterdam homes during WWII. Now, it will be shown continuously until the end of January 2026 as the full work of art director Steve McQueen originally intended.

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Love Twin Peaks? A David Lynch festival is coming to London

'A Gathering of the Angels' will include an immersive Mulholland Drive Dreamscape, Q&As with Lynch's collaborators, and lots of damn fine coffee...

Cinema

Stephen King breaks adaptation record and shares his top 10 films

Do you agree with his list of favourite films and which author still beats the prolific Stephen King as the most adapted writer of all time?

Cinema

Ranked: What are the best Tom Waits big screen performances?

Starring in Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother', which just won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Euronews Culture takes a look back at the indelible – and often overlooked - mark legendary musician Tom Waits continues to make on the world of cinema.

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‘Chipocalypse Now’: Is the Trump administration culturally illiterate?

This weekend, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself threatening to wage war on Chicago, a Democratic city he has targeted as next up in his immigration and crime crackdown. However, the image reveals how little he gets the movie reference he is co-opting. And not for the first time...

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Darth Vader’s lightsaber shatters Star Wars record at auction

Darth Vader’s lightsaber went on sale at the Propstore in Los Angeles and has sold for an astronomical sum – breaking last year's record and becoming the highest-valued product ever put on sale from the Star Wars franchise.

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Sentimental Value' - Healing burns through art

Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve reunite after 'The Worst Person in the World' to explore dysfunctional family dynamics. Once again, it’s a winning combination.

Cinema

Too sexy? Why the 'Wuthering Heights' trailer is dividing the internet

Literary betrayal? Whitewashing? Too gratuitous? Soft porn for ticket sales? The trailer for Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 classic has received quite a bit of backlash. Here's why.

Cinema

The 'Superman' sequel, 'Man of Tomorrow,' set for summer 2027

'Superman: Man of Tomorrow' will follow this summer's box office hit 'Superman' and will come out sooner than expected. ETA: 9 July 2027.

Cinema

Idris Elba says he won’t go into politics after London mayor rumours

The TV and movie star's anti-knife crime advocacy led to him being considered as a candidate for London Mayor. Now, the actor has shut down the rumours...

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Celebrated ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Graham Greene dies aged 73

Best known for his role as Ziŋtká Nagwáka (Kicking Bird) in 'Dances With Wolves', Graham Greene's talent helped shift perceptions and address stereotypical representations of Indigenous talent in mainstream Hollywood.

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Back to school with 'Harry Potter': Hogwarts Express arrives in Madrid

The 'Harry Potter' experience, organised by HBO Max and Warner Bros. at the Madrid Railway Museum has been celebrating the return to Hogwarts. The event recreated Platform 9 and ¾ and culminated in a synchronised countdown with London's King's Cross station.

Cinema

'KPop Demon Hunters' becomes Netflix's most-watched film ever

Animated action musical 'KPop Demon Hunters' has become Netflix’s most-watched film with 236 million views – breaking the record set by the 2021 action film 'Red Notice'.

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Alpha' - Julia Ducournau's most divisive film yet?

Julia Ducournau returns with her third film, destined to be her most divisive yet. But for those who choose to let go, the French writer-director shows that 'Titane' needn’t be a tough act to follow.

Cinema

Is Kevin Spacey heading to Venice Film Festival for comeback bid?

After showing up at an event during the Cannes Film Festival, Kevin Spacey will debut a trailer in Venice for a sci-fi thriller he directed. This is part of his continued efforts to stage a comeback, following sexual misconduct allegations and legal issues which have derailed his Hollywood career.

Cinema

Quentin Tarantino to bring his debut play to London’s West End

The director of 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Kill Bill' has revealed that his next project is a theatre play that will go into production in early 2026 in London. He plans to relocated to the UK, and if the show is successful, he added that the project could become his final film.

Art

World Photography Day: The enduring legacy of 'Napalm Girl' in 2025

Euronews Culture explores the story of a photograph that is sadly as relevant today as it was the day it was taken, as well as the legacy of the shot - seen this year in one of 2025’s biggest critical and box office cinematic success stories.