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The LGBTQ+ cruise ship that Patti LuPone is performing on has been blocked from entering Egypt after being banned from entering Turkey. CNN confirmed Friday that Egyptian authorities did not allow Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady to enter its waters. Rich Campbell, the president and CEO of Atlantis Events, told the outlet, “We had full approval and they denied us clearance at the 11th hour.” The news comes after LuPone took to Instagram on July 2 to reveal the ship had been turned away from Turkey. The Tony Award winner wrote, “I am shocked. The Atlantis cruise I am performing on…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. On Saturday, July 11, Argentina and Switzerland will go head to head in the final quarterfinal matchup, culminating the 2026 FIFA World Cup‘s third knockout stage. Broadcast live at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Fox, the game can also be livestreamed on any streaming service that carries the network, namely DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a one-day free trial), Sling and Hulu + Live TV. As with every game in this year’s tournament,…
Christopher Nolan says the online conversation surrounding The Odyssey is ultimately “irrelevant.” In a recent interview with The Telegraph, the Oscar-winning filmmaker responded to criticism surrounding his adaptation of Homer’s epic, which has sparked online debate over some of its casting choices and the use of American accents and modern dialogue in its trailers. “Comes with the territory,” Nolan told the publication. “But look, these conversations that happen before people see the film — they’re always irrelevant, because no one having them knows what the film actually is yet.” The director went on to compare the early reaction to The…
Aung Phyoe’s Fruit Gathering won the Grand Prix — Crystal Globe, the top award, at the closing ceremony of the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). The Special Jury Prize went toMads Mengel’s The Guest, starring Trine Dyrholm(The Girl With the Needle,Poison), Simon Bennebjerg (The Pact,Promised Land) and Josephine Park (The Nurse,Oxen). The main competition jury lauded Fruit Gathering as “a lush and meditative portrait of work and friendship before morphing, unexpectedly and organically, into a harrowing drama of obsession and queer desire.” It also said that The Guest is “a squirmingly funny yet precisely modulated…
GistReel England booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Norway 2-1 after extra time, with Jude Bellingham scoring twice in a dramatic quarter-final clash in Miami. Thomas Tuchel’s side recovered from a first-half setback to move within one victory of a first men’s World Cup final since 1966. England will now face either Argentina or Switzerland in the last four. Norway strike first as England respond Norway took the lead in the 36th minute when Andreas Schjelderup’s dipping effort beat England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. England responded just before the…
The Serbian drama 3 Weeks After (3 Nedelje Posle), directed by Miroslav Terzić, has won the Europa Cinemas Label as the best European film at the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). The jury of three Europa Cinemas Network exhibitors unveiled their pick on Saturday afternoon. 3 Weeks After, which explores peer violence and which The Hollywood Reporter recently discussed with Terzić, will now receive the support of the Europa Cinemas Network, with additional promotion and incentives for exhibitors to extend the film’s run on screen. The jury statement about the film, which had its world…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of sports. Jayden Adams — the South African soccer star who recently led his team to a dramatic upset win against South Korea in the World Cup tournament — has passed away. He was just 25 years old. News of his passing comes courtesy of a statement from the South African Football Players Union. “The South African Football Players Union is devastated by the untimely passing of Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Jayden Adams,” the SAFPU said in a statement Saturday. “Jayden had only recently represented…
Sofía has just finished her psychology studies in Valparaíso, Chile, and returns to her hometown, Valdivia. This return coincides with the discovery of a young girl’s body, which awakens buried memories of childhood in Sofía. She must decide whether to look beyond the rain and its veil to uncover a past that is painful and uncomfortable not only for herself but also for her whole community. Director Valeria Sarmiento’s new film Behind the Rain world premiered in the Crystal Globe main competition of the 60th edition of theKarlovy Vary International Film Festival. Mixing beautiful black-and-white landscape images with the difficult…
Don Iwerks, the Disney legend who spearheaded various camera and projection systems for the company’s parks and films, has died. He was 96. Disney announced Iwerks died Thursday evening. “It is with great sadness that we report that Disney Legend Don Iwerks has passed away at the age of 96,” reads a statement shared on Disney D23’s Instagram. “Iwerks was an innovator whose work brought The Walt Disney Company to new technological heights, aiding in perfecting the sodium vapor process used in 1964’s Academy Award®-winning Mary Poppins, developing the 360-degree Circle-Vision camera used to film America the Beautiful for Disney Parks,…
Christopher Nolan is the latest major filmmaker to praise the breakout horror hits Obsession and Backrooms. In a new interview with The Telegraph promoting his upcoming epic The Odyssey, Nolan reflected on the lengths he went to in order to make the film feel authentic, including traveling the world and assembling a “cast of thousands.” “I think cinema is vital and essential and continues to transform itself,” the Oscar winner said. “We’ve got all these great new young voices in movies, making the medium their own and moving it forward.” The article states that Nolan pointed to Curry Barker and…