10 January 2026 Pop powerhouse Lizzo has kicked off 2026 with a dramatic reinvention of her look, unveiling a striking new hairstyle that marks a departure from the long, dark locks she’s been known for in recent years. The four-time Grammy Award winner shared the transformation with her millions of followers in a playful TikTok video that set the tone for her bold aesthetic shift. In footage that quickly spread across social feeds, Lizzo shows herself transitioning from her

9 January 2026 Zendaya Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds/Zendaya. Credit : Madame Tussauds When Madame Tussauds New York unveiled the latest wax figure of Zendaya earlier this month, the intention was to honor one of Hollywood’s most influential young stars, but the result has ignited a tidal wave of opinion from fans online. The figure, inspired by a striking look Zendaya wore to a Dune: Part Two fan event in Mexico City, was designed to capture her poised, fashion-forward prese

8 January 2026 Jennifer Aniston, the enduring Hollywood star whose name is synonymous with ageless vitality and lean, toned fitness, has once again captivated fans by revealing the regimen that keeps her feeling strong, healthy and balanced at age 56. The actress, celebrated for her iconic roles on Friends and in a range of film and television projects, has long been admired not just for her performances but for her commitment to physical wellbeing, and this year she’s offeri

7 January 2026 Milo Manheim, left, and Teagan Croft have been cast as Flynn Rider and Rapunzel in the live-action "Tangled" film. Getty Images Disney’s long-gestating live-action adaptation of its beloved 2010 animated hit Tangled has taken a major step forward with the official casting of its two lead roles, a development that has ignited excitement among fans of the original and a fresh creative buzz around the upcoming film. On January 7, 2026 the studio confirmed that Aus

6 January 2026 Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman in 2024. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images After nearly two decades together and nearly three months since Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from country music star Keith Urban, the pair have officially finalized their split in documents filed January 6 in a Nashville court. Their marriage, which began in 2006 after they met at a G’Day USA gala, has come to a close in a settlement that reflects both th

5 January 2026 Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica. Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty On January 4, 2026, Hollywood’s awards season roared into life at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, where Timothée Chalamet delivered one of the evening’s most memorable moments by winning Best Actor for his performance in Marty Supreme, a sports drama that captured audiences with its heartfelt portrayal of ambition and

4 January 2026 When the 37th Palm Springs International Film Awards took place in early January 2026, one of Hollywood’s most famous stars was noticeably absent from the red carpet and gala celebrations even though he was being honoured with one of the event’s top awards, a moment that became as much about global politics and travel disruption as it was about cinema and artistic achievement. Leonardo DiCaprio, the 51-year-old Oscar-winning actor widely recognised for his work

3 January 2026 Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in a 'Song Sung Blue' scene. Sarah Shatz/Focus Features Kate Hudson, the charismatic Hollywood actress whose career spans romantic comedies, dramas and musicals, recently revealed how a chance collaboration early in her career ignited a lifelong passion for musical cinema, a revelation she shared while accepting a prestigious Icon Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3, 2026, where she reflected on the mo

2 January 2026 Brian King Joseph, a professional violinist and former America’s Got Talent finalist, shared a rare and candid explanation about why he publicly addressed troubling events involving Hollywood actor Will Smith before he filed a formal lawsuit against the superstar and his management company, a decision that has thrust one of Hollywood’s biggest names into a fresh legal and reputational controversy at the start of 2026. In a video posted on social media in late D

1 January 2026 Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy As the film industry steps into 2026, audiences around the United States and beyond are looking ahead to a year shaped by bold classics revisited, epic storytelling and reinvention of beloved franchises with a lineup that promises to redefine expectations and bring a rich mix of genre and scale to theaters and streaming platforms. Among the most talked-about titles are Wu

31 December 2025 Absolutely magnetic … Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society. Photograph: Touchstone/Sportsphoto/Allstar As the final hours of 2025 ticked away and viewers across the United States and beyond began settling in for New Year’s Eve at home, a growing movement of cinephiles and streaming audiences turned their attention to a carefully curated set of films that capture the emotional complexity of bidding farewell to one year and welcoming another, with classics and

30 December 2025 Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival When Francis Ford Coppola finally unveiled Megalopolis, his decades-in-the-making passion project, audiences and critics alike expected a daring return from one of cinema’s most iconic directors. Instead what arrived was a box-office disappointment of historic proportions combined with an afterlife as unusual and relentless as the film’s sprawling ambition itself, a story that speaks to the clash between auteur cinema and

29 December 2025 Texas Monthly; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty In late December 2025, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter officially crossed the ten-figure threshold in personal wealth, becoming one of the world’s elite billionaire musicians according to Forbes and in the process securing a place in music and cultural history that few artists before her have reached. The 44-year-old singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur has joined a very exclusive group of artists to amass a

28 December 2025 Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris (Contempt) in 1963. Photograph: Nana Productions/Rex Features Brigitte Bardot, a name synonymous with cinematic glamour and one of the most recognisable figures in 20th-century screen history, has died at the age of 91, her foundation confirmed on December 28, 2025, at her home in Saint-Tropez where she had lived for much of her adult life and which became as much a symbol of her persona as the films that made he

26 December 2025 Perry Bamonte in June 2023 in Clarkston, Mich. Credit : Scott Legato/Getty Perry Archangelo Bamonte, the English musician best known for his long-standing role as guitarist and keyboardist in the legendary rock band the Cure, has died at the age of 65 after a brief illness at his home over the Christmas holidays, a loss mourned by fans and fellow musicians around the world. The band confirmed his passing in a heartfelt statement on their official website, des

25 December 2025 Extremely stupid, extremely catchy … La Bionda in Italy, 1980. Photograph: Mondadori Portfolio/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Marco Piraccini/Mondadori/Getty In a year when the conversation around new music was dominated by fresh albums and emerging artists, a quieter but equally passionate shift was happening in playlists, record collections and secondhand-shop bins as listeners kept returning to old music they had somehow overlooked, illuminating forgotten gems a

24 December 2025 In an era marked by prosperity but also by unease and moral drift, Christmas stands as a season for reflection that goes far beyond festive lights, shopping lists and Santa-centric imagery. In his reflective essay Christmas: The Time for Hope, Jonathan Clarke invites readers to consider the deeper spiritual significance of the holiday and to reframe it as a moment when hope grounded in faith and rooted in something greater than ourselves can be reclaimed and

23 December 2025 Military precision … Taylor Swift performing in Lyon in 2024. Photograph: John Shearer/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management When Taylor Swift: The End of an Era debuted on Disney+ earlier this month, it promised viewers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the culmination of the Eras Tour, one of the most culturally consequential concert runs in modern memory. What audiences received instead was a sprawling six-episode chronicle that, while visually

22 December 2025 Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay on set. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy This year marks the 60th anniversary of Doctor Zhivago, the sweeping historical romance directed by David Lean, and as film lovers revisit the 1965 classic they are reminded that its power lies less in strict historical accuracy than in its grand emotional sweep and enduring depiction of love persisting amid turmoil and upheaval. Released at a cultural inflection point between t

21 December 2025 Darkness closing in … Michael B Jordan (left) and Miles Caton in Sinners. Photograph: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at 60 is an unapologetically bold, genre-defying film that has quietly reshaped what blockbuster storytelling looks like in 2025 by fusing deep cultural currents, historical weight and visceral horror into an experience that feels as significant for what it says about Black American history as it does for how it thrill