Culture news · 21 October 2026
Billy Crystal Opens "860" on Broadway, a One-Man Show Born From the Palisades Fire
Billy Crystal's autobiographical solo show "860" officially opens at the Imperial Theatre in New York on its scheduled October 21 premiere night, drawing on the loss of his home in the 2025 Palisades fires to explore memory, laughter, and resilience.
AFI Fest 2026 Opens With Laika's Stop-Motion Epic "Wildwood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre
The 40th edition of AFI Fest kicks off in Hollywood on October 21 with the U.S. premiere of Laika's ambitious stop-motion adventure "Wildwood," directed by Travis Knight and featuring a star-studded voice cast.
Wales Marks 60 Years Since the Aberfan Disaster With a National Minute of Silence
On October 21, 2026, Wales observed a national minute of silence at 9:15 am to mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, in which a coal-tip collapse killed 144 people — including 116 schoolchildren — on the same date in 1966.
Quinta Brunson Teases the Betty Boop Film as a Story About Animation's Complicated Origins
Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson gave a fresh update on her Betty Boop film, saying the story will be "unlike anything anyone expects" and will explore the tangled origins of the Jazz Age icon — including the disputed contributions of Black performer Baby Esther Jones.
Guillaume Canet's "Karma" Opens in French Cinemas, Marking His Final Film With Marion Cotillard
French director Guillaume Canet's thriller "Karma," starring Marion Cotillard as a woman whose hidden past resurfaces when a child vanishes in a Spanish village, opens across French cinemas on October 21 in what Canet calls his final collaboration with Cotillard as a couple.