This week brings an exciting array of entertainment options, from major cinematic reboots to stunning new art exhibitions. Leading the charge is Edgar Wright's highly anticipated reimagining of The Running Man, featuring Glen Powell in a dystopian thriller that feels remarkably timely.
Cinema Highlights
Edgar Wright directs this fresh take on the 1987 sci-fi cult classic, which itself was based on Stephen King's 1982 novel. The story envisions a fictional America sliding into totalitarianism, with Powell starring as a contestant fighting to survive a deadly televised game. The film arrives in cinemas this week.
Also hitting screens is Now You See Me: Now You Don't, the third instalment in the popular magic-heist franchise. The original cast returns for more sleight-of-hand shenanigans, this time targeting a massive diamond under Ruben Fleischer's direction.
For art lovers, the Exhibition on Screen series presents Caravaggio, exploring the short but eventful life and timeless art of the Baroque master through commentary, location footage and dramatic recreations.
French director Julia Ducournau, known for Raw and Titane, returns with Alpha, a tale of a 13-year-old whose new tattoo could lead to a deadly disease that turns sufferers to marble.
Art Exhibitions
Britain's most beloved contemporary artist David Hockney continues his prolific output with a new exhibition at Annely Juda in London, running until 28 February. The show features paintings he's created since his extraordinary Paris retrospective earlier this year, proving the 86-year-old artist remains as vibrant as ever.
At Baltic in Gateshead, Uzbek film artist Saodat Ismailova presents Swan Lake, revisiting the surreal period of perestroika under Mikhail Gorbachev. The work remembers how Tchaikovsky's ballet played on Soviet television for 24 hours during the USSR's collapse.
Charleston in East Sussex examines the art of Roger Fry, the influential Bloomsbury Group critic who championed modernists like Cézanne and Van Gogh. The exhibition runs from 15 November to 15 March.
The National Portrait Gallery hosts the Taylor-Wessing Photo Portrait Prize until 8 February, showcasing exceptional photographic portraits from both professionals and enthusiasts.
Stage and Streaming
On stage, Newcastle-under-Lyme's New Vic theatre presents Little Mermaid until 24 January, bringing Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale to life with circus, storytelling and live music.
London's Soho Place theatre hosts the first ever stage adaptation of John le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold from 17 November to 21 February, starring Rory Keenan and Agnes O'Casey.
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes begins its 10th-anniversary tour in Plymouth from 17 to 22 November, with Ashley Shaw returning in the lead role of aspiring ballerina Victoria Page.
For streaming audiences, BBC One presents Wild Cherry on 15 November, Nicôle Lecky's new drama about wealthy schoolgirls whose thirst for revenge spirals out of control, featuring Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo.
Sky Atlantic offers The Death of Bunny Munro on 20 November, starring Matt Smith in an adaptation of Nick Cave's novel about a grieving father and son travelling across the south coast.
Channel 4's Summerwater arrives on 16 November, featuring Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson in a drama about families experiencing a holiday from hell at a remote Scottish loch.
Sports fans shouldn't miss Sky Documentaries' King of Lies: Football's Greatest Con on 16 November, exploring the outrageous 2009 grift involving Notts County, fictional Bahraini billions and Sven-Göran Eriksson.
