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Culture headlines, October 8, 2026, 14:00 UTC

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  1. Thursday, October 8, 2026

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    Franz & Marie review – Woyzeck folk musical finds heart amid the horror The Guardian by Chris Wiegand
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    Xbox making a big push into film and TV with XP The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones story
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    Will Geese Rock the Grammy Nominations? Here’s Why They Should … Variety by Jem Aswad story
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    Gochman Family Collection’s Hudson Valley Space to Be Called Branchline, Opening in November ARTnews by Maximilíano Durón
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    Bebe Neuwirth, Whitney Leavitt, Reece Weaver & More Among Line-Up For One-Night-Only ‘Chicago’ Anniversary Performance On Broadway Deadline by Greg Evans
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    Netflix Plans Oscar Push for Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love,’ Pushing Jeon Do-yeon for Best Actress (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter by Scott Feinberg story
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    ‘Elsinore’ Star Andrew Scott on Why Movies Should Still Tackle the AIDS Crisis: ‘The Shame Lies With the Governments Who Ignored’ It Variety by Elskes story
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    Esphyr Slobodkina Found Fame With “Caps for Sale.” A New Exhibition Shows Her Range. The New York Times (limited free articles)
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    Joe Rogan Sets Multi-Year Extension With Spotify Deadline by Dade Hayes story
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    Christmas At The Kringles' trailer grants Thomas Lennon's holiday wish for blood The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins
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    David Decker Lands Top Content Sales Role At Skydance With Jay Askinasi Overseeing Ads, Ray Hopkins Leading Distribution Deadline by Peterdeadline story
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    Willem de Kooning review – the artist’s lifelong rebellion against himself is thrilling to watch The Guardian by Ben Eastham
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    Prime Video Thriller ‘The Assassin’ Gets Season 2 Trailer And Launch Date In UK, Ireland & Australia Deadline by Jesse Whittock
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    ‘NAZA’ Producer James Wilson Addresses Israeli Government Backlash Against Directors Deadline by Melanie Goodfellow story
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    Crew Members on Ben Shapiro’s Pro-ICE Film Were Surprised by the Movie’s MAGA Politics. What Did They Deserve to Know? IndieWire by Alison Foreman story
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    Turnstile to Play Free Show at Washington Monument in Support of Humanitarian Efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon Variety by Jem Aswad story
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    Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz Says Jobs Cuts Will Be Handled “Respectfully, Transparently” As Company Restructures Deadline by Jillg366 story
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    The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art The Guardian by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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    David Byrne shares withering music video from the Musk soundtrack The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis story
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    Alex Warren To Host Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Next Month Deadline by Greg Evans story
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    CBS Vampire Sitcom ‘Eternally Yours’ Is a Genial Riff on ‘Ghosts’: TV Review Variety by Alisoncolleherman story
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    Tech bros take another hit in trailer for Netflix's crypto scandal series The Altruists The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Fierce, frantic and loaded with menace: Fontaines DC’s 20 greatest songs – ranked! The Guardian by Alexis Petridis story
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    Why Gary Vaynerchuk Is Putting Everything Into Collectibles Brand ‘VeeFriends’: ‘It Could Be the Biggest Business I Ever Build in My Life’ Variety by Jennifer Maas
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    Six buds in a freaky coat: Split Enz share stories behind their colourful costumes – in pictures The Guardian by Noel Crombie, Michael Dwyer
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    Women and the Piano album review – Tomes brings her poetic instincts to a rewarding compilation The Guardian by Clive Paget
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    The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey review – a girl wastes away in a gothic near-future The Guardian by Beejay Silcox
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    Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – a dryly funny memoir The Guardian by Fiona Sturges
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    Cannes Prize Winner ‘Ben’Imana’ Becomes First Best International Feature Oscar Submission for Rwanda IndieWire by Marcus Jones story
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    ‘The Altruists’: Anthony Boyle’s Sam Bankman-Fried Caught in Crypto Crisis in Netflix Series Trailer The Hollywood Reporter by Lily Ford story
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    Oscars: Rwanda Picks ‘Ben’Imana’ as Its First-Ever Best Int’l Feature Submission The Hollywood Reporter by Georg Szalai story
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    It’s Pryce vs. Santi in Apple TV’s ‘Stick’ Season 2 Trailer The Hollywood Reporter by Anthony Maglio
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    Joe Manganiello’s Intestines Were Ripped Out — Then Ben Affleck Offered Him Batman The Hollywood Reporter by Erik Hayden story
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    Oscars: Rwanda Makes History As ‘Ben’Imana’ Becomes First Official Entry; Alexander Set U.S. & UK Release Deadline by Melanie Goodfellow story
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    MS NOW Partners With FiftyPlusOne For Polling Analysis And Election Modeling As Midterms Approach Deadline by Ted Johnson
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    Owen Wilson’s Pryce Cahill Makes Play At U.S. Open In ‘Stick’ Season 2 Trailer Deadline by Dessi Gomez story
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    Oscars: Rwanda Selects ‘Ben’Imana’ as First-Ever Entry to International Feature Race Variety by Ellise Shafer story
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    ‘Talk to Me’ Spinoff Titled ‘I Let You In’; Meta Debuts First Look at Immersive Horror Series (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Payton Turkeltaub
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    ‘The Altruists’ Trailer: Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner Star as Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison in Netflix Drama Series Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    Lucio Fulci’s ‘The Beyond’ Set for Remake; Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films Forge Partnership for More Genre Reboots (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by William Earl
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    Shudder Acquires Supernatural Horror Film ‘Split Rock’ Ahead of World Premiere at Sitges (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by William Earl
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    Byron Allen, Meredith Vieira, Patrika Darbo Among This Year’s Daytime Emmys Gold and Silver Circle Inductees Variety by Michael Schneider
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    Variety to Honor John Turturro With the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival Variety by Payton Turkeltaub