Berlin Review: Ursula Meier’s ‘The Line’

Ashton Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis always look like the most adorable, loved-up couple! The A-list pair stepped out in Los Angeles for a lunch date on Saturday (March 5), and were spotted wearing twinning ensembles. The Ranch actor rocked a gray tee and black joggers, while the Bad Moms vet donned a simple gray hoodie over shorts.

Kim Kardashian has celebrated 'beauty icon' Gwen Stefani, praising her for the launch of her new make-up brand, GXVE.MORE: Gwen Stefani launches debut makeup brand GXVEKim shared a video posted by her "bestie" Allison Stratter - a brand strategist who worked on Gwen's campaign - which promoted the new products, and Kim was quick to praise the pair, commending Allison for "how hard" she worked on the campaign and Gwen for the launch, sharing how she "couldn't wait" to try it.WATCH: Gwen Stefani stuns as she unveils debut cosmetics lineGwen then shared the post and thanked the reality star, adding a series of kissing emojis.The 52-year-old singer made sure she looked the part for her big reveal, wowing in multiple head-turning outfits, including a netted dress that featured a daring thigh-split for a number of promotional videos.MORE: Gwen Stefani fans can't believe their eyes with stunning childhood photosMORE: Gwen Stefani shares glimpse of incredible party celebrating latest family milestonePosting a video on Instagram of herself modeling the collection, Gwen was her own best advertisement as she wowed with her signature bold red lip and winged eyeliner."Before the music, it was makeup. Bold color.

Emmerdale star Chris Bisson has shared a rare photo of himself with fiancé Rowena Finn.The couple took some time out of parenting duties to enjoy a date night out together in Manchester.The 46 year old has been with Rowena since 2006 and the couple share two children - a son called Harry and daughter Ella Rose. Posting a photo of the pair smiling while leaning against a bar, Chris wrote: “Just me and the Mrs...

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Friday saw WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown on Fox pin the demo wars, scoring an 0.5 to easily top the night’s field.

Tenacious Talbot took care of Meadow for the FIFTH time this season to march on in the South Challenge Cup.

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has been arrested and detained in Russia on drug charges.

Wilson Chapman editor“Zátopek,” director David Ondříček’s biopic about Olympic champion Emil Zátopek, dominated the 29th annual Czech Lion Awards, winning in eight categories across 13 nominations.The Czech Lion Awards were held on Saturday evening at Dvořák Hall in Prague’s Rudolfinum. The awards, which are voted on by a 350-person jury of members from the Czech Film and Television Academy, are considered the highest film honors in the Czech Republic.During the ceremony, “Zátopek” won awards for best film, director, actor in a leading role, cinematography, editing, sound, production design and makeup and hairstyling.

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Tom Cruise must have found the fountain of youth because the man hasn’t aged a bit! While filming the latest Mission Impossible in South Africa on Friday (March 4), the 59-year-old actor looked almost exactly like he did in the first installment of the action series back in 1996! The hunky action star was all smiles as he applauded a group of locals who were singing the theme song to one of Tom’s other blockbusters: 1986’s Top Gun.

Molly-Mae Hague has said she’s “grown to like” a scar on her breast in a candid post. The star underwent surgery back in September 2021 to remove a lump she found in her breast . Now the former Love Islander star has shared a photo of the scar and shared how she’s grown fond of the small mark.

Saturday Night Takeaway viewers took to social media to request subtitles after Paloma Faith's appearance.The singer appeared on Saturday's episode as the guest and she sat in the announcer booth which had a stylish leopard print makeover. Paloma introduced herself saying: "It’s me." But despite the singer's exciting feature, fans of the ITV show said they couldn't hear what she was saying.

Darts fans accused James Wade of losing the plot after a bizarre interview in which he called his opponent a "big old boy" who was like a "bad smell."Wade has form when it comes to odd post-match debriefs - darts fans may recall when he said he wanted to hurt Japanese qualifier Seigo Asada after their dramatic clash at 2018 world championship. And he produced another stonker of an interview after seeing off Croatian ace Boris Krcmar 10-8 in the last-16 stage of the UK Open on Saturday night - hitting a nine-darter along the way.

Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora.But the action at Wembley Arena was halted while order was restored.Tempers had flared the day before the duo met in the ring, with Taylor clashing with DK Money's coach, Andrew Stafford.What do you make of social media stars clashing in the boxing ring? Let us know in the comments section below.Taylor had insisted that he'd never heard of the American social media star - and that he'd only taken the fight to get a glimpse of Drama Alert host Daniel 'Keemstar' Keem."I just don't know who he is," Taylor told Mirror Fighting.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's £11million Montecito mansion is at risk of being engulfed by a killer mudslide, according to a new flood danger map.A storm in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's neighbourhood in 2018 left 23 people dead and wrecked 130 houses - and the potential for mudslides continues to rise.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMemento International has closed major sales on Ursula Meier’s Berlin contender “The Line,” and “Boy from Heaven” by Tarik Saleh, the Swedish-Egyptian helmer of “The Nile Hilton Incident.” A religious and political thriller, “Boy From Heaven” is set in Cairo, in a Koranic school following the collapse of a grand imam which marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence.The movie is headlined by Tawfeek Barhom and Fares Fares, who previously starred in “The Nile Hilton Incident.” Saleh’s Stockholm-based outfit Atmo is producing the movie with Memento. Memento International has sold the film to Benelux (Cineart), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Movies Inspired), Greece (Cinobo), Hungary (Vertigo) and Middle East (Falcon). Other territories in negotiation.

Ben Croll When developing films like 2008’s “Home” and 2012’s “Sister,” French-Swiss director Ursula Meier began by focusing on geography, imaging what stories may spring from a forgotten stretch of highway or how a remote mountaintop might shape the lives of those living upon it. But when she began work on “The Line,” which premiered on Friday at the Berlin Film Festival, the filmmaker had a different terrain in mind.“The setting for this film would be the character’s body,” Meier tells Variety.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentUndeterred by the pandemic, the wheels of Switzerland’s film production machine kept on spinning in 2021, churning out the meticulously made multicultural co-productions the country is known for that scored slots at top festivals.Works by young directors such as Elie Grappe, whose coming-of-age drama “Olga” launched at Cannes; Niccolò Castelli’s terrorism-themed “Atlas,” which bowed at Locarno; and also the VR project “Caves” by Carlos Isabel Garcìa, which premiered at Venice; provided a preamble to the exceptionally strong Swiss presence at this year’s Berlinale.Berlin sees a record-breaking two competition slots filled by new works from established Swiss directors, Ursula Meier’s “The Line” and Michael Koch’s “A Piece of Sky,” plus several more Swiss titles in other sections. “In the worst year ever we shot three productions back-to-back during the pandemic; somehow we got used to it,” says Oscar-nominated Max Karli (“My Life as a Zucchini”), who is among the producers of “The Line” via his Geneva-based Bandita Productions, in tandem with Pauline Gygax.In Switzerland, the film and TV industry held firm last year as one of the few sectors where camera crews and actors continued to work, unlike advertising, which shuttered completely for many months.“It was quite hard because we were shooting without insurance pertaining to anything linked to the pandemic,” Karli says, though some government subsidies were made available for physical productions struck by COVID infections.But, as Karli and other Swiss producers point out, Switzerland is a confederation.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSwitzerland, thanks to its prolific co-production activity, has a hand in a record-breaking 11 titles in the Berlinale’s official selection, including two films competing for the Golden Bear, and two more in Berlin’s cutting-edge Encounters section, as well as a Swiss talent selected for the fest’s Shooting Stars event, Souheila Yacoub.Ursula Meier’s “The Line” (competition) — Following “Home” and “Sister,” Meier continues to pursue “this idea of family that is as much necessary, as it is toxic,” says the film’s producer Pauline Gygax. After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 (Stephanie Blanchoud), who has a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subjected to a restraining order.