The Running Man to David Hockney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

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Stephen King’s dystopian novel gets an Edgar Wright reboot with Glen Powell, while the prolific British master is back with new paintingsThe Running ManOut nowEdgar Wright directs this reimagining of the 1987 sci-fi cult classic based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel, which envisioned a fictional America of 2025 sliding into totalitarianism.Glen Powell stars as the contestant attempting to survive a deadly televised game.Now You See Me: Now You Don’tOut nowThis third film in the magic-heist franchise reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher as the Four Horsemen.Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), the new instalment sees the gang target a massive diamond.Expect more sleight-of-hand shenanigans.

Exhibition on Screen: CaravaggioOut nowThis new instalment of the Exhibition on Screen series explores the short but eventful life and timeless art of Caravaggio.Co-directed by David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky, it blends commentary, on-location footage, dramatic recreations and HD access to key works.AlphaOut nowFrench director Julia Ducournau got off the starting blocks in 2016 with the shocking cannibal horror Raw, followed by the Palme d’Or-winning and bonkers (in a good way) Titane.Her latest is a slight change of pace, a tale of a 13-year-old whose new tattoo could see her contract a deadly disease that turns sufferers to marble.Catherine BrayModel/ActrizBristol Beacon, 17 November; touring to 26 NovemberIgnited by frontman Cole Haden’s magnetic charisma and propensity for flinging himself into the crowd, Boston noise merchants Model/Actriz have become one of rock’s most interesting live acts.

They arrive in the UK on the back of May’s Pirouette album, which features the throbbing dance-punk behemoth Cinderella.Michael CraggSmerzStereo, Glasgow, 16 November; touring to 20 NovemberOn Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt’s album Big City Life, a night out is laid bare via smudged alt-pop, trip-hop and skewed dance music.Songs about a night out on a night out: sounds perfect, no? MCLondon jazz festivalVarious venues, 15 to 23 NovemberThis spectacular festival returns with more than a week of performances reflecting jazz’s ever-changing landscape.Stars include German piano virtuoso Michael Wollny and saxophonist Emma Rawicz (16 November), Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke (16 & 17 November) American drummer-composer Makaya McCraven (19 November), and dozens more.John FordhamOsmo Vänskä/CBSOSymphony Hall, Birmingham, 19 November; Bristol Beacon, 20 NovemberOnce a familiar figure in British concert halls, Osmo Vänskä conducts here only rarely nowadays.

Here, Shostakovich’s final symphony, the 15th, takes up the second half of the programme, while before it Vänskä conducts a sequence of shorter works by Sibelius, including the tone poem The Bard and the gorgeous, soaring Luonnotar.Andrew ClementsDavid HockneyAnnely Juda, London, to 28 February There’s no let-up for Britain’s most beloved contemporary artist.In the spring, Hockney opened an extraordinary retrospective in Paris that proved his art since 2000 fizzes as much as his 60s classics.Here he unveils the paintings he’s done since.He never stops seeing life’s beauty.

Saodat IsmailovaBaltic, Gateshead, to 17 JuneThe period of perestroika under the USSR’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, was a surreal time in the eyes of Uzbek film artist Ismailova.She revisits that strange historical moment in her film Swan Lake which remembers how Tchaikovsky’s ballet was played on TV for 24 hours as the USSR collapsed.Roger FryCharleston, East Sussex, 15 November to 15 MarchTwentieth-century painter Fry was the art critical voice of the Bloomsbury Group, an early champion of Cézanne, Van Gogh and other modernists.He also spearheaded the idealistic Omega Workshops.How does his own art hold up today?Taylor-Wessing Photo Portrait PrizeNational Portrait Gallery, London, to 8 FebruaryEveryone takes, and poses for, “photo portraits” but what lifts that phone snap or selfie into a work of art? There are many chances to meditate on the aesthetics of photography here as enthusiasts and pros compete to give their images of friends, family or strangers that extra special something.

Jonathan JonesLittle MermaidNew Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, to 24 JanuaryA Christmas show with a little extra sparkle and dramatic flair.Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale about a young mermaid – who dreams of a world beyond the ocean – is brought to life with circus, storytelling and live music.MGThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdSoho Place theatre, London, 17 November to 21 FebruaryThe very first stage adaptation of John le Carré’s captivating novel about a disillusioned British intelligence officer on one last mission.It’s penned by the ever thoughtful David Eldridge, directed by Jeremy Herrin and stars Rory Keenan and Agnes O’Casey.Miriam GillinsonMatthew Bourne’s The Red ShoesPlymouth Theatre Royal, 17 to 22 November; touring to 9 MayA 10th-anniversary tour for Matthew Bourne’s wonderfully atmospheric recreation of Powell and Pressburger’s film The Red Shoes, with Lez Brotherston’s detailed designs.

Ashley Shaw returns in the Moira Shearer role of aspiring ballerina Victoria Page (along with a number of alternate casts), embroiled in a story of passion and obsession.Lyndsey WinshipWill AdamsdaleFront Room theatre, Weston-super-Mare, 20 November; touring to 30 NovemberAI has finally started to creep into comedy – albeit mostly in hearteningly creative ways (see: the recent outputs of Luke McQueen and Adam Buxton).Now, Perrier winner Adamsdale gets in on the act with a show about writing a sitcom script in collaboration with ChatGPT.Rachel AroestiSign up to Inside SaturdayThe only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine.Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend.

after newsletter promotionWild CherryBBC One & iPlayer, 15 November, 9pm In her exceptional 2022 drama Mood, writer-actor Nicôle Lecky masterfully navigated the boundary between aspiration and transgression; her new series about two wealthy schoolgirls whose thirst for revenge gets out of hand hits the same sweet spot,Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo play the mothers picking up the pieces,The Death of Bunny MunroSky Atlantic & Now, 20 November, 9pmMatt Smith leads this adaptation of Nick Cave’s cinematic novel about a young boy whose mother dies and whose greasy lothario father takes him on a road trip across the south coast in an attempt to navigate their mutual grief,Lindsay Duncan, David Threlfall and Robert Glenister co-star,SummerwaterChannel 4, 16 November, 9pmA group of families staying by a remote Scottish loch end up on the holiday from hell in this new drama based on Sarah Moss’s acclaimed, anxiety-ridden novel.

The ensemble cast features Dougray Scott, Shirley Henderson and The White Lotus’s Arnas Fedaravičius.King of Lies: Football’s Greatest ConSky Documentaries & Now, 16 November, 9pmThe year is 2009 and financially stricken football club Notts County is purchased by a mysterious buyer – but everything is most certainly not what it seems in this tale of outrageous grift involving fictional Bahraini billions, a trip to North Korea, Sven-Göran Eriksson and Harry Potter villain Voldemort.RAKirby Air RidersSwitch 2; out 20 November This unexpected sequel to a fan-favourite GameCube racer may seem overwhelming with its high speeds and deluge of colours, but it’s surprisingly simple to play: vehicles accelerate automatically, letting you focus on steering and the deployment of speed boosts and abilities.The Berlin ApartmentPS5, Xbox Series, PC; out 17 November Essentially a collection of short stories set in a single Berlin apartment over the course of a century, each tale not only changes the inhabitants, decor and furniture, but also how the game itself plays.Matthew ReynoldsCeleste – Woman of FacesOut nowFour years after her chart-topping debut album, jazz-tinged singer-songwriter Celeste returns with this emotionally raw follow-up.

Woman of Faces and On With the Show deal with desolate heartbreak and resilience over piano and big Disney strings, while This Is Who I Am is like a lost Bond anthem.Summer Walker – Finally Over ItOut nowThe third and most definitively titled part of R&B superstar Summer Walker’s breakup trilogy, following 2019’s Over It and 2021’s Still Over It, arrives in time for the self-reflective winter nights.Let the pillow-soft, enrapturing single Heart of a Woman warm your cockles.FKA twigs – Eusexua AfterglowOut nowInitially conceived as a deluxe version of January’s Mercury-nominated Eusexua, this 11-track follow-up features a collaboration with PinkPantheress and the blissed out, deconstructed electronica of lead track Cheap Hotel.She’s clearly on a creative roll: July’s single Perfectly doesn’t even make the cut.

5 Seconds of Summer – Everyone’s a Star!Out nowAfter celebrating their 10th anniversary as a full-time band, and musically experimenting via various solo projects, Australian pop-rock rabble 5 Seconds of Summer regrouped last year wanting to push things forward.The result is this sixth album’s tongue-in-cheek tone, Y2K aesthetic and playful, Prodigy-lite single Not OK.MCAsia SpecificPodcastSingapore-based journalist Mariko Oi hosts this new BBC series exploring the week’s biggest news stories in Asia.Regional reporters discuss everything from economic developments to Trump’s ongoing impact, with video episodes also available on YouTube.Paper and LightYouTubePaper and Light examines the dying art of hand-drawn movie posters, featuring love letters to Saul Bass’s hundreds of designs for the eerie eyes depicted on The Shining’s artwork and Drew Struzan’s intricate drawings for the Indiana Jones movies.

Jools Holland’s New Orleans JukeboxBBC Four, 16 November, 9.30pmJools Holland’s 1985 documentary explored the musical heritage of New Orleans, with rare performances from local legends Fats Domino and Lee Dorsey.This version adds new commentary and unearthed footage.Ammar Kalia
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Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays

British holidaymakers could have to pay a nightly tax on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in plans expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves in the budget next week.The chancellor is reportedly preparing to give mayors powers to raise taxes by charging tourists on the cost of an overnight stay in their cities.The tax could raise hundreds of millions of pounds for mayors to invest in transport and public services, but it would represent a further blow for the hospitality industry, which was squeezed by tax rises and extra employment costs announced in the last budget.The trade body UKHospitality, which represents thousands of restaurants, hotels and pubs, said a tourism tax of 5% – the rate to be set by Edinburgh from next July – would mean an effective consumer tax of 27%. That figure includes standard 20% VAT on the hotel stay, as well as VAT on the holiday tax itself, making it one of the highest tourist tax rates in Europe, the trade body said

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The Running Man to David Hockney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Stephen King’s dystopian novel gets an Edgar Wright reboot with Glen Powell, while the prolific British master is back with new paintingsThe Running ManOut nowEdgar Wright directs this reimagining of the 1987 sci-fi cult classic based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel, which envisioned a fictional America of 2025 sliding into totalitarianism. Glen Powell stars as the contestant attempting to survive a deadly televised game.Now You See Me: Now You Don’tOut nowThis third film in the magic-heist franchise reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher as the Four Horsemen. Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), the new instalment sees the gang target a massive diamond. Expect more sleight-of-hand shenanigans

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Thames Water bidder says it is offering £1bn extra cash injection

A bidder for Thames Water has said it would inject £1bn more into the struggling utility company than rival proposals if it gained control.John Reynolds, the chief executive of the independent water retailer Castle Water, said the current plans under discussion with creditors to rebuild Thames Water’s finances does not go far enough and does not properly address its environmental crisis.Castle Water would provide a cash injection of at least £1bn over current proposals, he told the Times.“No one wants a restructuring that does not stick. The negotiations are not heading anywhere,” he said

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Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online

Personal details submitted by applicants for a job at Tate art galleries have been leaked online, exposing their addresses, salaries and the phone numbers of their referees, the Guardian has learned.The records, running to hundreds of pages, appeared on a website unrelated to the government-sponsored organisation, which operates the Tate Modern and Tate Britain galleries in London, Tate St Ives in Cornwall and Tate Liverpool.The data includes details of applicants’ current employers and education, and relates to the Tate’s hunt for a website developer in October 2023. Information about 111 individuals is included. They are not named but their referees are, sometimes with mobile numbers and personal email addresses

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England keep sights on rugby’s Everest in relentless climb to game’s summit | Robert Kitson

After finally scaling Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953 the first person Edmund Hillary encountered on his descent was his longtime climbing friend, George Lowe. “Well, George,” Hillary said, “we knocked the bastard off.” Which is basically how England’s captain, Maro Itoje, and his team felt on Saturday having lifted the Hillary Shield, named in honour of the indomitable New Zealander who conquered the world’s most famous summit.English rugby’s ultimate Everest is still up ahead of them, of course, in the form of the 2027 World Cup, but this was their South Col moment. And while a first home win against the All Blacks since 2012 and their second‑highest margin of victory in this 120-year-old fixture will both be sources of satisfaction there was also a powerful sense that their upwardly mobile trek is far from complete

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‘Simple, well-crafted and excellent’: supermarket chutneys, tasted and rated | The food filter

Our resident taster dipped, spread and dolloped his way through 10 chutneys in time for Christmas, so you don’t get in a pickle choosing one for yourself The fair price for 14 everyday items, from cleaning spray to olive oilThe Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Chutney is a heritage recipe that’s been largely unchanged for a century, and some of the best versions are the simplest and most traditional. That said, even when it’s made on an industrial scale, chutney usually features just fruit, sugar, vinegar and perhaps some pectin