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Clayface tops North American box office as Elizabeth Holmes documentary takes $19.5 million
DC Studios' R-rated horror film Clayface opened at No. 1 in North America with $24 million, narrowly ahead of A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, which grossed $19.5 million in its second weekend.
Rosalie Thomass debuts as new detective in the Franconian Tatort "Gottesgarten"
Rosalie Thomass makes her debut as Emilia Rathgeber in the Franconian Tatort "Gottesgarten", a case that opens with the murder of a drag performer in a Nuremberg hotel and leads the investigators into a rural family's secrets.
NDR announcer Hanni Vanhaiden dies at 88, known for her oversized glasses
The former NDR television announcer died on 11 October 2026, according to a death notice in the Hamburger Abendblatt. Most reports give her age as 88, while one outlet gives 84.
Spanish filmmaker José Luis García Sánchez dies at 85, Berlin Golden Bear winner
The Salamanca-born director, who shared the Golden Bear in Berlin for Las truchas in 1978, died in Madrid on Sunday, 25 October 2026. The Academy of Cinema confirmed the death, and he had been ill with a neurological condition for some time.
Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93 of natural causes, family says
Actor Tom Skerritt died on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at the age of 93, and his family announced the death on Thursday, 22 October. He was best known for playing the flight instructor in Top Gun, the captain in Alien and the sheriff in the television series Picket Fences.
Final James Bond screen tests expected this weekend with Turner, Lowden and O'Connor in contention
Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor are reported to be the leading candidates for 007. Amazon MGM Studios is expected to hold final screen tests in London this weekend, and no date for the announcement has been set.
Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts present All's Fair season two in Rome
The second season of Ryan Murphy's legal dramedy had its world premiere at the Festa del Cinema di Roma. The series reaches Disney+ on 4 November 2026 with eight episodes, the first three available from the debut day.
Judi Dench says macular degeneration has ended her acting and reading
The 91-year-old actress was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in 2012. She told BBC Radio 4 that she can no longer perform on stage, make films or read.
Clio Barnard's I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning wins best film at Rome Film Festival
The 21st Festa del Cinema di Roma crowned Clio Barnard's film on 24 October, while three Piedmont-backed films won five awards across Rome and Alice nella Città.
Miranda Hart murdered on Celebrity Traitors, leaving 10 players and a tied vote
The Traitors murdered comedian Miranda Hart in episode eight, leaving 10 of the initial 21 players. Sharon Rooney and Joanne McNally now face banishment after a tied vote, with King Kenny holding the deciding ballot.
Disney+ and Hulu confirm Glee revival, a decade after the 2015 finale
Ryan Murphy's musical comedy returns as a new series on Hulu, with the script finished and around ten original cast members contacted. No storyline, cast or premiere date has been announced yet.
Gino Cecchettin says film on daughter Giulia's killing can open a path to salvation
Paola Randi's Se domani non torno was presented in preview at the Rome Film Festival on 23 October, with Gino Cecchettin speaking at the press conference. The film reaches Italian cinemas on 5 November.
Critics split on Clayface, a gory DC body horror led by Tom Rhys Harries
Reviews of Clayface, DC Studios' gory origin story for the Batman villain, published on 21 October 2026, are divided. Several praise Tom Rhys Harries and the body horror, while others call the film shallow and its Gotham unconvincing.
Enrico Vanzina presents giallo La sera a Roma at Rome Film Festival, with Massimo Ghini
Enrico Vanzina presented La sera a Roma on 23 October in the Grand Public section of the Rome Film Festival. The thriller follows a journalist, played by Massimo Ghini, who is pulled into a murder inquiry after a young aspiring actor is killed hours after visiting his home.
Ali G: Who Iz I? opens in limited release amid boycott calls and mixed reviews
Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G: Who Iz I? opens on Friday, 23 October 2026, in a narrow release, after a NewsCord letter campaign urged cinemas to drop it and critics split on its merits.
Georgia Oakley's new Sense and Sensibility opens with Diana Reid's screenplay
Australian novelist Diana Reid wrote the screenplay for Georgia Oakley's new film, drawing on only about 25 lines of Jane Austen's 1811 novel. The film opened in Australia and the US in October 2026, and reports give Spanish cinema dates of 22 and 23 October.
Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary opens to an estimated $15 million in US and Canada
The documentary, which begins 34 days before Holmes started her 11-year prison sentence, drew more than 2,000 sold-out screenings in its opening weekend. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 99% critics' rating.
Enrico Mentana to leave TgLa7 on 23 December as his contract ends
Mentana, who has run the TgLa7 news since July 2010, said at a journalism prize in Alessandria that 23 December will be his last day presenting it. His contract expires at year end and will not be renewed.
Apu returns to The Simpsons with Sunil Malhotra as his new voice after eight years
Sunil Malhotra now voices Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in The Revengening, the first episode with his voice since Hank Azaria stepped down in 2020. Apu had been seen but not heard since October 2017.
BBC to close BBC Three and BBC Scotland TV channels and Radio 4 Extra in spring 2027
The corporation expects to cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its roughly 21,500 full-time staff, as it seeks £500m in savings over two years. Radio 4 Extra will also lose its linear broadcast.
Matthew Perry's sister says the Friends wedding scene was bittersweet for her family
Mia Perry Bowick told People the Friends wedding episode was bittersweet for her family, since her brother was then in treatment. A three-part Netflix documentary about him premieres on 27 October.
Augusto Delkáder, El País founding-team member and ex-SER chief, dies at 76
Delkáder died on Friday, 23 October 2026, in Madrid, aged 76, after a series of illnesses. He was part of the founding team of El País and spent more than three decades at Cadena SER, including as its president from 2010.
Judi Dench calls the 2019 Cats film a waste of goodwill and talent in memoir
In her forthcoming memoir, Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, Judi Dench says the 2019 musical adaptation fell short and that she never saw the final cut.
Paco González steps back from COPE radio, citing the death of Pepe Domingo Castaño
Speaking on Antena 3's El Hormiguero, he said he will stay at COPE but hand more airtime on Tiempo de Juego and El Partidazo to younger presenters.
Nobody Wants This season three arrives on Netflix with Joanne and Noah moving in together
Netflix releases the third season of Nobody Wants This on 22 October 2026, with Joanne and Noah now living together and Sasha and Esther back in the dating world.
Italian cinema admissions up 19% in first half of 2026 as films live on after release
Anica's Sala e salotto study, presented at the MIA market in Rome, found 40.6 million cinema admissions in the first half of 2026 and 8 pay-service views for every cinema ticket, rising to 19 for Italian films.
Netflix launches reality series recreating Stanford prison experiment with 30 volunteers
Released 21 October 2026, the six-episode series places 30 participants in a working jail in Georgia to recreate a 1971 study that was halted after six days. Critics at The New York Times and The Guardian questioned its scientific credibility and its treatment as reality TV.
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies at 34 in Brownsville, Texas, co-stars pay tribute
RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, died on 12 October 2026 in Brownsville, Texas, aged 34. A spokesperson acknowledged reports that the death was a suicide, and co-stars have paid tribute.
Vincent Gross wins German The Masked Singer as the bull Fernando El Toro
The Swiss schlager singer, 30, was the last of the final five masks to be unmasked on Wednesday, 21 October, after collecting the most audience votes. Anna-Carina Woitschack finished second and Joey Heindle third.
Dwayne Johnson unrecognizable as elderly Chicken Man on Lizard Music set in Brooklyn
Photos from a Brooklyn shoot on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 show the 54-year-old actor with grey hair, a grey beard and an aged face. He reportedly gave up about 13.6 kilograms of muscle for the role of Chicken Man in Benny Safdie's film.