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‘Far From the Trees’ Review: A Richly Contemplative Journey of Physical and Mental Meanderings, Beautifully Combining 4K Digital with Super 16
Meritxell Colell Aparicio’s “Far From the Trees” is reviewed as a deeply personal, contemplative drama about Adela, a Mexican sound artist travelling through the Peruvian Amazon to record nature and endangered indigenous languages. The film links her present-day journey with memories of childhood, family relationships and inherited trauma, using sound and landscape to explore how…
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‘How Long Gone’ to Host Inaugural Awards Show ‘The Goneies’ in New York (EXCLUSIVE)
Culture podcast ‘How Long Gone’ will launch an awards show called ‘The Goneies’ in New York on 15 September, extending the brand beyond its long-running audio programme, live events and video format. The event matters as a new, podcast-led attempt to celebrate cultural figures, with organisers presenting it as an alternative to more established entertainment…
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David Letterman interviews Damon and Roberts in seventh Netflix series
Netflix has confirmed that David Letterman’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” will return later this year for a seventh season, featuring long-form interviews with Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel and climber Alex Honnold. The renewal extends one of the streamer’s established nonfiction interview series, whose sixth season is currently nominated for an Emmy.…
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‘The State of Us’ Directors on Platforming Positive Masculinity and Making a Gut-Wrenching British Indie: “You Have to Beg, Borrow and Steal”
British directors Ollie Gardner and Jake Harvey are premiering their first feature, The State of Us, in Edinburgh’s competition programme. The Bradford-set drama explores grief, male friendship and emotional openness through two young men confronting the impending death of one of them from cancer, offering a counterpoint to harmful ideas of masculinity circulating online. The…
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3 Songs From 1968 That Baby Boomers Know Every Single Word To
American Songwriter highlights three songs released in 1968 that it argues are especially familiar to baby boomers: Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”, the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “All Along The Watchtower”, and the Beatles’ “Hey Jude”. The article presents them as generational classics whose memorable lyrics and cultural impact have kept them widely recognised. “Born To…
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Rising Tides, Covered Bridges, and ‘Envy, Thy Name Is Trot’
In this month’s art news: perky auctions, ancient gold, corpse flowers, and Vermont summer cheer.
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Sports Direct owner buys Harvey Nichols department store chain
Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration for an undisclosed sum, preventing the luxury department store chain from running out of money. The deal matters because it puts another established British retailer under Mike Ashley’s group and is likely to bring significant restructuring, including possible store closures and…
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San Sebastián Co-Production Forum: Celina Murga, Mariana Rondón, Matias Mariani, Santiago Loza and Christopher Murray Among Selected
San Sebastián’s 2026 Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum has selected 15 film projects, including new works from established Latin American arthouse directors Celina Murga, Mariana Rondón, Matias Mariani, Santiago Loza and Christopher Murray. Running from 21 to 23 September, the Forum is a major industry meeting point for filmmakers seeking international financing and production partners, underlining…
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What’s behind the recent drop in labor force participation?
Have people stopped looking for jobs?