Culture news · 27 October 2026
Jay-Z Officially Headlines the 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation company has produced the NFL halftime show since 2019, has finally stepped into the spotlight himself, announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl on 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium.
Verity — Anne Hathaway's Colleen Hoover Thriller — Arrives on Prime Video
Verity, the psychological thriller adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel and starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, is now available to rent or buy on Prime Video as of October 27.
MoMA Opens First Major Brancusi Retrospective in Thirty-One Years
The Museum of Modern Art in New York opened 'Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio' on 25 October 2026, a landmark exhibition of 210 objects from the Atelier Brancusi — made possible because the Atelier is closed while the adjacent Centre Pompidou in Paris undergoes extensive renovation.
New Orleans Film Festival Spotlights Music Documentaries, Led by World-Premiere Victory
The 2026 New Orleans Film Festival, running October 22–27 in person and through November 1 online, opened with the world premiere of Victory, a documentary about 83-year-old New Orleans rhythm-and-blues and gospel singer Irma Thomas recording her first gospel album in thirty years.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: UNESCO Acts to Save Endangered Archives
UNESCO marked the 2026 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage under the theme "Your Window to the World," highlighting the role of recorded sound, film and broadcast material in building shared understanding between cultures and preserving national identities.