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1. Friday, October 9, 2026

2. 06:00culture
   John Hannah Solves Crimes – and Escapes Mobility Scooters – in ‘Benidorm Is Murder’: ‘Sunshine When the World Is So Cloudy’ Variety by Marta Balaga

3. Thursday, October 8, 2026

4. 13:23culture
   Crime Thriller ‘Side Effects’ Debuts First-Look Photos and Warns About the ‘Real Killer on the Loose’: Deadly Opioids (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga

5. Friday, October 2, 2026

6. 10:15culture
   ‘A Talent for Murder’ Director Anton Corbijn Praises Helen Mirren’s Performance as Controversial Author Patricia Highsmith: ‘She’s a Great Jerk!’ Variety by Marta Balaga

7. Wednesday, September 30, 2026

8. 11:11culture
   Danny Boyle Says ‘28 Years Later Part 3’ Will ‘Have a Lot of Cillian Murphy in It’ and Backs Jack O’Connell as the Next James Bond Variety by Marta Balaga story
9. 06:29culture
   Greta Thunberg Makes Surprise Appearance at Zurich Premiere of ‘My Home of Wind and Sand,’ Denounces Occupation of Western Sahara Variety by Marta Balaga story

10. Tuesday, September 29, 2026

11. 11:49culture
    Richard Linklater Says ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Starts Filming Again in a ‘Few Months’ and Gives ‘Progress Report’ on 20-Year Production: ‘See You in 2040’ Variety by Marta Balaga story
12. 09:52culture
    Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård on Playing a Fisherwoman and a ‘Very Sexy Basket’ in ‘Wicker’: It’s ‘Two Souls Being Kind to Each Other’ Variety by Marta Balaga

13. Monday, September 28, 2026

14. 12:56culture
    Casey Affleck Recalls ‘Traumatic’ Oscars Night, Praises Christopher Nolan, and Says ‘Company’ Isn’t Finished Yet: ‘There Are Things I Want to Change’ Variety by Marta Balaga story

15. Sunday, September 27, 2026

16. 13:14culture
    Naomi Watts Talks Menopause – ‘I Was Crying in the Bathroom, Trying to Scratch Off My Estrogen Patch’ – Recalls Being Told She ‘Freaked People Out’ Early in Her Career: ‘Yeah, No Shit. I Was Desperate, Behind on My Rent and Getting Evicted’ Variety by Marta Balaga story
17. 11:54culture
    Martin McDonagh Jokes About His Past – as a Hitman – and Calls ‘Wild Horse Nine’ His Most Political Film: ‘There’s Too Much Artistic Neutrality and Too Much Saying Nothing’ Variety by Marta Balaga

18. Saturday, September 26, 2026

19. 12:12culture
    Naima Mohamud Explains Why Finland Needs a Film Like ‘Halima’: ‘It Was a Long Time Coming’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga story
20. 12:29culture
    Finnish Hit ‘100 Litres of Gold’ Gets Another Round With Sequel ‘200 Litres of Gold’ That’s a ‘Little Bit Darker, a Little Bit Funnier and a Little Bit Bigger’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga

21. Friday, September 25, 2026

22. 11:19culture
    In Finnish Body Horror ‘Tick Fever,’ Lyme Disease Is the Least of Your Worries (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga

23. Thursday, September 24, 2026

24. 14:08culture
    ‘The Mick Jagger of Auctions’ Celebrated in Simon Wallon’s ‘The Hammer’: ‘He’s in the Shadows but Also in the Spotlight’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga
25. 13:25culture
    Marlene Emilie Lyngstad Addresses First Reactions to Controversial Love Story ‘Cute’: ‘Maybe People Are Confronted by Their Own Monsters?’ Variety by Marta Balaga
26. 11:46culture
    In ‘Tenzing,’ Jennifer Peedom Ensures the Iconic Himalayan Mountaineer Is Finally ‘the Protagonist of His Own Life’ Variety by Marta Balaga
27. 10:32culture
    In Docuseries ‘Keinaan, Go Back to Somalia,’ Finnish YouTube Star Turns Racist Comments Into a Personal Statement Variety by Marta Balaga

28. Wednesday, September 23, 2026

29. 10:08culture
    ‘You Crazy Thing’ Director Miia Tervo Proves That Everyone Deserves to Be Seen – And That Perfection Is Boring (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga

30. Thursday, September 17, 2026

31. 09:40culture
    ‘Belzebubs’ Created by JP Ahonen Is a Relatable Story About Liberal Values Where ‘The Addams’ Family Meets ‘Modern Family’ – and Satanism (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga

32. Wednesday, September 16, 2026

33. 09:39culture
    Markus Lehmusruusu’s Finnish Oscar Entry ‘The Squirrel’ Earns Aki Kaurismäki’s Stamp of Approval: ‘He Said It’s Like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but Better Because It’s Full of Humanism’ Variety by Marta Balaga

34. Sunday, September 13, 2026

35. 14:59culture
    Ali Asgari Doesn’t Believe in a Bright Future After Iran’s January Massacre – Just ‘A Bit of Light’ Variety by Marta Balaga story

36. Saturday, September 12, 2026

37. 20:56culture
    Mia Wasikowska Fills Out the Screen As ‘Agata the Writer’ in Kuba Dorabialski’s Venice Drama: ‘It’s Our Responsibility to Understand Each Other’ Variety by Marta Balaga
38. 15:45culture
    ‘Sámi Blood’ Director Amanda Kernell Explores Forgiveness in ‘Brace Your Heart’: ‘It Can Be a Matter of Survival’ Variety by Marta Balaga
39. 11:18culture
    First Clip of ‘Club Kid’ Star Jordan Firstman as U.S. Voice Cast Lead in Cannes Breakout ‘Jim Queen’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga story

40. Friday, September 11, 2026

41. 13:56culture
    Hans Petter Moland Talks ‘Epic Love Story’ That Defined the Nation as Norway’s Oscar Submission ‘Growth of the Soil’ Debuts Trailer: ‘It Resonates with All of Us’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga story
42. 12:33culture
    ‘Krux’ Director Tony Vahl Combines Practical Magic With Post-WWII Taboo: ‘A Belief Can Help You – or It Can Destroy You” Variety by Marta Balaga
43. 11:29culture
    ‘Viva Carmen’ Reveals Clip Featuring Singer Silvia Pérez Cruz – and Brand New Song – Ahead of North American Premiere at TIFF (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga
44. 09:41culture
    Venice Final Cut Winner Machérie Ekwa Bahango on ‘Madi Makambu’ and Why She Wants Congo to Be Seen: ‘We’re a Great Nation That Needs to Write Its Own History’ Variety by Marta Balaga

45. Thursday, September 10, 2026

46. 19:56culture
    ‘Under the Volcano’ Director Damian Kocur Takes on Contemporary Poland, Stereotypes and Historical Trauma in ‘La Manche’ as Oma Inge Film and Les Contes Modernes Come on Board (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga
47. 14:15culture
    ‘The Zone of Interest’ Producer Ewa Puszczyńska and Director Jan Holoubek Say ‘Wild Wild East’ No Longer Feels Like a Period Drama: ‘It Can Happen Again. It Already Is’ Variety by Marta Balaga