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William Mullally

William Mullally

Arts & Culture Editor
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William Mullally is Arts & Culture Editor at The National. An award-winning culture writer, he’s lived in the UAE since 2009 and chronicled the rise of the region’s diverse creative scenes. He’s served as Dubai Eye 103.8’s film critic since 2013, and has contributed to Arab News, ET Bil Arabi, The Insider Arabia, GQ Middle East, Esquire Middle East, Al Arabiya, Savoir Flair and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. His long-running celebrity interview series has achieved more than 50 million views across his YouTube and TikTok channels.

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Sirine Saba will play Prof Sprout in the coming HBO Harry Potter series. Getty Images
Who is Sirine Saba, the Lebanese-Palestinian star of HBO's Harry Potter series?

Beirut-born performer joins the HBO series after nearly three decades on stage and screen

Film & TVSeptember 02, 2026
A new teaser for the Harry Potter additions to Yas Island mentions 'three themed worlds' to be unveiled on Monday. Photo: Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
Play00:28
Abu Dhabi’s three Harry Potter-themed lands set for September 7 reveal

Enchanted Ford Anglia flies towards Warner Bros World in teaser shown during Tuesday’s Back to Hogwarts Showcase

Things to doSeptember 01, 2026
A Harry Potter fan in London holds a wand during Back to Hogwarts Day, held annually on September 1. Reuters
Back to Hogwarts Day: Fans spell out interest in Harry Potter land Abu Dhabi

International Potterheads discuss the Yas Island attraction at an event previewing the TV series coming to OSN+ this Christmas

CultureSeptember 01, 2026
Emmy Rossum plays FBI agent Alice Black in the acclaimed thriller Furious. Photo: Disney
Furious star Emmy Rossum breaks down the hit season's twist ending

Acclaimed Disney+ thriller leaves FBI agent Alice Black questioning whether she is still ‘on the right side of things’

Film & TVAugust 31, 2026
Ridley Scott's latest film is a post-apocalyptic drama about a pilot searching for hope and human connection after a devastating pandemic. Getty Images
Why Ridley Scott sees his late brother Tony in The Dog Stars

At 88 and set to receive an honorary Oscar, the director looks back at the £65 short that began his career

Film & TVAugust 27, 2026
Actor Josh Brolin in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi at a photo call for Dune Part Two. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Play00:40
Josh Brolin has had enough of 'man caves' and men who don’t talk

The Dog Stars actor discusses the sensitivity he deliberately brings to playing hardened men

Film & TVAugust 26, 2026
US actor Josh Brolin poses on the red carpet for the world premiere of The Dog Stars, in central London. AFP
Play00:21
Dune star Josh Brolin calls six-week Abu Dhabi family stay ‘glorious’

The Dog Stars actor’s comments echo Jason Momoa’s praise for Liwa ahead of the third Dune film's December release

Film & TVAugust 25, 2026
Sliman Mansour at his studio in Ramallah. Photo: William Parry
Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies aged 79

Painter was leading figure in contemporary Arab art

Art & DesignAugust 24, 2026
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham, right, and Rachel Szor, second from left, reunite for a new documentary premiering at the Venice Film Festival. AFP
No Other Land directors’ Gaza film on ‘calculated mass killing’ heads to Venice

Film takes its title from an Israeli military term for civilians expected to be killed in an air strike

Film & TVAugust 24, 2026
Director Kaouther Ben Hania stands beside actor Motaz Malhees, who holds a portrait of the slain Palestinian girl at the premiere of The Voice of Hind Rajab in Venice. AFP
'Will anyone actually be brought to justice?' asks Voice of Hind Rajab actor

Actor Motaz Malhees, director Kaouther Ben Hania and Hind Rajab’s mother question whether Israel’s investigation can deliver genuine accountability

Film & TVAugust 21, 2026
Israeli singers have been accused of copying visuals from Elyanna’s music video for her 2024 hit Ganeni. Photo: Universal Arabic Music
Israeli singers accused of copying Palestinian artist Elyanna’s music video

Commenters have described the alleged similarities as an example of Israeli appropriation of Palestinian and Arab culture

CultureAugust 21, 2026
Ryan Clark of the band Demon Hunter, left, and a still from KPop Demon Hunters. Photo: Getty Images / Sony Pictures Animation
Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over hit K-pop film

Lawsuit cites $500 ticket mix-up as film expands into merchandise, recorded music and planned global tour

Film & TVAugust 19, 2026
Anthropic bought millions of second-hand books for AI training, destroying the physical copies after their pages were scanned. Getty Images
Play05:51
CommentAnthropic could buy millions of books because we had already let them go

From tomes bought to train AI to games sold only as licences, the distinction between owning culture and simply accessing it is becoming difficult to ignore

BooksAugust 19, 2026
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake caused cracks in walls and sent debris falling in Granada on Tuesday, injuring three people days after a stronger quake hit the southern Spanish city. AFP
Granada earthquakes damage historic sites and close Alhambra’s Alcazaba

Damage was also recorded at the Church of San Miguel Bajo in the Albaicin

CultureAugust 19, 2026
No reason was given for the cancellation of Christina Aguilera's September 25 concert. Photo: Etihad Arena
Christina Aguilera’s Abu Dhabi concert in September cancelled

Ticket holders will receive full refunds within 21 working days, says Ticketmaster

Music & On-stageAugust 18, 2026
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