Culture news Ellen DeGeneres confirms she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has swapped Hollywood for the Cotswolds – revealing she moved to the UK the day after Donald Trump was re-elected and now calls life in Britain “just better”. 21/07/2025
Culture news 'Reservoir Dogs' star Michael Madsen’s cause of death revealed Following his death on 3 July at the age of 67, Michael Madsen's cause of death has been revealed. 09/07/2025
Culture news Australian-American actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56 McMahon's most recent projects included Netflix's whodunit "The Residence" and the Nicolas Cage drama "The Surfer," which premiered earlier in the year at SXSW. 05/07/2025
Culture news Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 66 He is believed to have died of natural causes and authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause. 03/07/2025
Culture news Harvey Weinstein faces retrial for sex crimes as case ends in disarray Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces yet another trial on sex crime allegations after the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge. 13/06/2025
Business Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement The two Hollywood studios called Midjourney a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”. 12/06/2025
Culture news NY jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in sex crimes retrial The Oscar-winning producer maintains that he never sexually assaulted or raped anyone. His lawyers portrayed his accusers as opportunists who accepted his advances because they wanted help with their careers in Hollywood. 11/06/2025
Cinema Hitchcock heroine Kim Novak to be honoured with Venice Golden Lion Legendary Hollywood actress Kim Novak, 92, best known for portraying the double life of Alfred Hitchcock's heroine in 'Vertigo', will be honoured at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award. 09/06/2025
Culture news Jared Leto accused of sexual misconduct by nine women Multiple women have accused actor-musician Jared Leto of impropriety in a new report, with some calling his behaviour “predatory, terrifying and unacceptable”. 09/06/2025
Culture news Renée Victor, the voice of Abuelita in 'Coco', dies aged 86 The actress was best known for her roles in TV shows like Weeds, ER and Snowpiercer, as well as for her show-stealing work on the animated 2017 film 'Coco'. 03/06/2025
Culture news The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week The 'New Nordic' movement is explored in Oslo, green thumbs gather for RHS' Chelsea Flower Show, and 'Mission: Impossible' returns for a Final Reckoning! Here are this week's cultural highlights. 19/05/2025
Culture news Hungarian filmmakers in the shadow of Trump's tariff threat The damage to the Hungarian film industry could be huge if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on foreign-made films, but no one knows how this would work practically, so film industry experts are patiently holding their breath. 11/05/2025
Culture news Is Trump already softening his plans for 100% movie tariffs? “I’m not looking to hurt the industry," says Trump. "So we’re going to meet with the industry. I want to make sure they’re happy with it because we’re all about jobs.” In the meantime, confusion reigns and actor Jon Voight seems to have some responsibility for this newest set of damaging tariffs. 07/05/2025
Culture news Ryan Reynolds honours Green Day at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony The members of Green Day were honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with actor Ryan Reynolds delivering a humorous and heartfelt tribute to the rock band. 05/05/2025
Cinema Does Trump have the authority to impose 100% movie tariffs? Donald Trump has said he will target films made outside of the US as part of his ongoing tariff war. He posted that Hollywood and other areas are "being devastated" due to "a concerted effort by other Nations," which constitutes a "National Security threat." 05/05/2025
Culture news ‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler confirms his X-Files reboot is coming ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler confirms his next project will be a reboot of ‘The X-Files’. Here's why we're excited. 21/04/2025
Culture news Cause of death for Buffy actress Michelle Trachtenberg revealed NYC medical examiner has said the 39-year-old actress died as a result of complications from diabetes. 17/04/2025
Culture news Records released into deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa Rat nests and dead rodents were discovered on Hackman's property, after the actor's wife Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus. It is thought she died more than a week before her husband. 16/04/2025
Culture news Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein's retrial Seven years after allegations against him first emerged, Harvey Weinstein is back in court. But even if the retrial ends in not guilty verdicts, the disgraced movie mogul will remain behind bars at Rikers Island. 15/04/2025
Culture news James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion in civil sexual abuse case Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to pay €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history. 10/04/2025