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Actor and comedian Russell Brand faced rape trial opening statements in London, with prosecutors alleging he was “ruthless and calculated” with a “voracious” desire for sexual contact across six alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009.

British director Joanna Hogg will lead the main jury at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, running October 15-23, and will conduct a masterclass during the event.

George Fenton, Oscar-nominated film and television composer known for Gandhi, Cry Freedom, and BBC television themes, has died unexpectedly at age 76.

Trevor Jones, a progressive rock musician and music educator who performed in bands during the late 1960s and 70s before establishing a music department at an East Sussex college, has died at age 82.

Stephen Shears, a renowned piano tuner known for tuning by ear across the UK, has died at age 70. He also performed as a keyboardist with folk dancing bands throughout the southwest.

A new animated Christmas special featuring characters from a Dame Julia Donaldson children’s book will air with voice work from Rob Brydon and fellow Gavin and Stacey actors Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman.

Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries plays Clayface, a disfigured DC Comics supervillain in an upcoming Batman universe film directed by James Gunn and Matt Reeves.

Bernie Orenstein, co-writer and co-producer of television hits including “The New Dick Van Dyke Show” and “That Girl,” died September 14 at age 95.

Netflix released the first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation, The Magician’s Nephew, featuring Daniel Craig, Emma Mackey, and a voice performance by Meryl Streep.

Peter Farrelly’s ‘I Play Rocky’ won the Audience Award at the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival, among 10 audience-selected titles across the festival’s programming categories.

Joni Mitchell has become a U.S. citizen after remaining a Canadian national throughout her six-decade career in America, marking what she called ‘a journey that began 62 years ago.’

Iranian director Mohsen Amiryousefi’s new film “The Banning Curse” premieres at the London Film Festival, though visa denials prevent the director and editor from attending the screening.