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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Causeway,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as a U.S. Army soldier recovering from injuries that are physical, mental, and spiritual, is the furthest thing from a genre film. Yet it belongs to what I’ve come to think of as a genre: the slow-burn non-verbal indie gloomfest. In saying that, I don’t mean to make light of the subject. Lawrence plays Lynsey, a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who returns from Afghanistan after riding in a vehicle that was struck by a bomb, which caused her to have a cerebral hemorrhage. At the start, she’s seated in a wheelchair, waiting for the home health-care worker (Jayne Houdyshell) who’s going to look after her as she undergoes rehab. Tentatively, Lynsey starts to walk, but for a while she struggles to bathe, drive, remember things. The brain injury has smashed and weakened her; she’s a person in fragments.

Harry Styles has finally debuted his dramatic chops, charming the Toronto International Film Festival at the world premiere of “My Policeman.”An emotional, decade-spanning drama about a 1950s cop juggling an idealistic wife and a secret male lover, Styles turned up with his costars Emma Corrin and David Dobson to unveil the long-awaited project.The company of actors and their director, Michael Grandage, received a standing ovation at Toronto’s Princess of Wales theater following the Sunday night premiere. Applause was cut short thanks to Styles’ schedule — the singer had to catch a plane immediately after the screening to resume his world tour.At a brief Q&A, Styles discussed how he and his costars built an authentic bond as on-screen friends, and navigated some soul- and body-baring love scenes with both. “Having a base of a real friendship outside of the characters … it doesn’t require much acting. In the more intense scenes, there’s a lot of trust and safety there,” he said.

TORONTO – There is something overly familiar about Michael Grandage’s “My Policeman.” Considering the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in media over the decades, tales of closeted gay men and their troubles are not exactly new. And stories about gay men who marry women to protect themselves from public persecution? Well, that’s a tale as old as time.

My Policeman, which had its World Premiere today at the Toronto International Film Festival, has its roots  in a novel by Bethan Roberts  which was actually based on a complicated love relationship between famed novelist E.M. Forster (A Room With A View, Howard’s End, Maurice), his male lover of 40 years, a policeman named Bob Buckingham, and Buckingham’s wife May Hockey who slowly came to realize her husband had a long standing affair with Forster, but even after he had suffered a series of strokes took care of the author in his later life so deep was their friendship. Roberts changed  the names and fictionalized it all for her book which is now the basis of Ron Nyswaner’s (Philadelphia) screenplay which explores the love triangle of three freewheeling friends in 1957 who each was hobbled by the mores of the time, repressing rather than expressing their own sexuality, even as the sexual desires and confusion hit a boiling point.

They headed north to the wilderness in the 1970s, when Michelle (Sarah Gadon) was 15 and pregnant with Cea, “because if there was one thing Papa Dick was sure of, it was that the wilderness would solve all their problems.” They ended up in the Kootenay Plains, up in Alberta, where “Papa Dick” (Robert Carlyle) headed up a commune that sounds an awful lot like a cult. Cea Sunrise Person first told her story in her 2014 memoir, “North of Normal,” which has been adapted into a film of the same name by director Carly Stone and screenwriter Alexandra Weir.

 And Butt-Head sees the animated pair react to a Tyler, the Creator music video – see the footage below.The show’s ninth season – the first in 11 years – debuted on Paramount+ early last month (August 4), and promised that fans will see the titular duo deliver irreverent commentary on music videos by the likes of BTS and Olivia Rodrigo.In the clip, the characters react to Tyler’s Kali Uchis-featuring video for ‘SEE YOU AGAIN’. Upon seeing the video’s red hat-wearing backup dancers, Beavis says: “What country’s army is this?”Butt-Head then responded: “I think it’s, like, Europe.

The Clovers might be coming back to cheer once more! ET caught up with Gabrielle Union at the 2022 Daytime Beauty Awards on Sunday where she teased a possible sequel to her 2000s cult classic cheerleading film, . Union was joined by her longtime friend and business partner Larry Sims at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles where they talked all things beauty, business and told the story of how they met on the  set back in the day. «We met on the set of !» Union told ET's Nischelle Turner. «Yes, I used to dance for the Blaque, her cheerleading teammates,» Sims added.  When asked about a rumored sequel in the works, the actress teased, «I've heard many takes over the years, but I'm hearing some really great takes from some big-name writers that are very surprising.» ", baby, the gift the keeps on giving," Union added. Then, Union discussed a possible storyline where her character Isis, who was the captain of the East Compton Clovers cheerleading team, is now the mother of a young cheerleader. «Imagine if her daughter was, ya know, a high stepper from Jackson State, Hawthorne State or Hampton.

After defeating The Crabfeeder himself - after essentially refusing any help his brother King Viserys (Paddy Considine) sent - Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) crowned himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea in Sunday night's episode of House of the Dragon.Daemon and Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) waged war on The Crabfeeder without the blessing of King Viserys, though when he finally agreed to send help, an angered Daemon took matters into his own hands and slayed the Crabfeeder himself.Sunday night's new episode - entitled King of the Narrow Sea - finds Daemon returning to King's Landing, informing him that Corlys a.k.a. The Sea Snake - has crowned him King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea.

Anna Kendrick got stuck in an elevator on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival and documented her rescue on social media.The 37-year-old actress recorded herself cracking jokes while stuck in the elevator for her roughly 22.1 million followers on Instagram and 6.9 million followers on Twitter.'Ah, the classic ''I'm behind schedule at this film festival because I had to be rescued from an elevator'' excuse #TIFF22,' she wrote as a caption. Elevator rescue: Anna Kendrick got stuck in an elevator on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival and documented her rescue on social mediaThe video clips showed Anna keeping everyone amused as they waited to be rescued by firefighters.She quipped that she should not have left the house without a 'little airplane-sized bottle' just in case she got stuck in an elevator.

The Whale's Brendan Fraser was seen emotionally embracing his co-star Sadie Sink during entrances at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Sunday.Fraser, 53, who appears to be launching a full-fledged career comeback with his performance in the Darren Aronofsky-directed motion picture, donned a black suit with a white collared shirt with a black tie and brown shoes at the cinematic event.Fraser's performance as a morbidly-obese teacher named Charlie in the drama has garnered massive buzz, as he received an extended standing ovation following the film's premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month. The latest: The Whale's Brendan Fraser, 53, was seen emotionally embracing his costar Sadie Sink, 20, during entrances at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival SundayFraser said on Sunday that his confidence is up amid the glowing reviews he's received for his work in the forthcoming film'So often, I have just felt like a working actor who was glad to have a job: "What do you got? I’ll do it,"' he said, according to the Toronto Star.

Gisele Bündchen is cheering Tom Brady on as he hits the field for his first NFL game since announcing his un-retirement earlier this year.While she wasn't in attendance, Bündchen took to Twitter Sunday night to show support for her husband in his season-opener, writing, «Let’s go @TomBrady! Let’s go Bucs! ✨✨✨.»The 45-year-old quarterback made his return to league for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' first game of the 2022-2023 season against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.Let’s go @TomBrady! Let’s go Bucs! ✨✨✨Bündchen's absence comes just days after the pair have been having rumored marital problems, according to multiple reports. Brady and Bündchen's marital woes are said to have started after the football star made the decision to un-retire from the NFL.While at the time, Bündchen shared nothing but support for her husband's decision to return to the sport, per , the 42-year-old model «wasn't thrilled» with her husband ending his retirement from professional football after only two months.Bündchen, who has long been a fixture in the stands at Brady's games, was said to have been «so happy» when Brady announced his retirement and was upset when he went back on that and re-entered the world of football. Rumors of a rift between the couple, who celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary in February, ramped up after Brady was excused from practicing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month to «deal with some personal things.» According to head coach Todd Bowles, Brady and the team discussed the absence before the start of training camp in July.Brady returned to practice after also missing two preseason games, and addressed his 11-day absence from the team late last month, telling reporters, «Everyone has different situations

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic English novelist E.M. Forster never married, and why would he? The author of “Maurice” and “Howards End” was gay, reportedly maintaining relations with a much-younger police officer over the span of four decades. That man did marry, and history has it that his wife knew their secret. In “My Policeman,” this unconventional arrangement lends itself quite nicely to one of those slightly stuffy yet respectable period pieces of the kind that Ismail Merchant and James Ivory have made of Forster’s novels, jumping back and forth in time between the sexy stuff (featuring Harry Styles, fully embracing the ambiguity of his queerbaiting brand) and the maudlin way it resolves itself so many years later.

Clayton Davis Three movies into his film career, Harry Styles’ ability as an actor continues to improve with each of his outings. Beginning as a young soldier in Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” (2017), he returns to the silver screen with two films this year. In the first, he’s the charming husband to Florence Pugh in “Don’t Worry Darling,” with the press tour that keeps on giving. In the second, he portrays a closeted gay police officer in Michael Grandage’s drama “My Policeman” from Amazon Studios, featuring his strongest turn yet as an actor. But is an Oscar nomination in his future? Singers-turned-actors have had an inconsistent road to the Academy Awards. While there are successes such as Cher (“Moonstruck”) and Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”), Academy voters sometimes make actors prove themselves for a while to show they’re the real deal. Known as a “pretty boy,” Styles’ celebrity status does present an obstacle to overcome with awards voters. As Tom, the internalized conflict that Styles conveys is executed effectively, and if he decides to campaign and make a play for his first Oscar nomination, it will have to begin with Amazon choosing to submit him for supporting actor attention – which is not category fraud.

Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Fox’s Sept. 11 premiere of “Monarch.” With Susan Sarandon at the front of every “Monarch” poster around town, viewers may have been shocked to see that at the end of Sunday’s premiere, her character, Dottie Roman, is seemingly dead. During the first episode, which aired following the NFL game on Fox, Dottie learns she has cancer but is determined to die on her own terms. She enlists her daughter Nicky (Anna Friel) to help her, holding her hand while she swallows an entire bottle of pills. Despite the shocking episode end, the show’s producers promise there’s much more to come with Sarandon.

The 4th annual Daytime Beauty Awards, founded by journalist Michele Elyzabeth, who's the CEO for the daily news site, LATFUSA.com, was held at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on SundayThe award show recognizes science behind beauty and spotlights health and wellness professionals in the fields of medicine, health, fitness, aesthetics, skincare, color and styling, cannabis, beauty innovation, according to LATFUSA. Among the stars to attend the festivities: Gabrielle Union, who received and special honor, and Paula Abdul, who served as one of the many celebrity presenters during the ceremony. All about beauty: Gabriel Union and Paula Abdul put their best fashion foot forward at the 2022 Daytime Beauty Awards at Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on SundayAhead of the ceremony, Union, 49, made a statement on the red carpet in a striking olive green-patterned dressThe gorgeous spaghetti strap number came complete with white fringe along the bottom portion, as well as the slit on the left side that allowed her to flaunt her left leg at a moments notice.

Kendall Jenner put on her own style parade while attending New York Fashion Week. The 26-year-old was spotted wearing a variety of high end looks as she checked out the latest trends at the gathering of top designers. On Saturday, the cover model looked deceivingly modest in a figure hugging gray striped maxi dress with a crew neck and long sleeves. The sheer top revealed that the 818 Tequila founder was braless as she walked into the venue. She carried a silver hand bag and styled her dark hair in loose waves.  Kendall Jenner put on her own style parade while attending New York Fashion Week.

Spice Girls days.The singer, 48, was part of the pop group from 1994, along with bandmates Victoria Beckham, Geri Horner, Melanie Brown, and Emma Bunton.With any band, there are always rumours of fights but it turns out, with the Spice Girls, there actually was a physical altercation.Fortunately, Mel – known as Sporty Spice – is able to laugh about it now, as she recalled a time when there were fisticuffs between her and Mel B aka Scary Spice.‘I can see us in our fluffy white robes at the Four Seasons in LA, and me and Melanie were getting a bit, “Grr grr grr” after a night,’ she laughed in an interview with The Times.‘We’d come back to the bar, we were on the port, so it was obviously one of those nights where there had been quite a few beverages.’She added that Ginger Spice Geri tried to ‘keep the peace’ and keep the women apart.‘She ended up getting clocked in the face!’, Mel revealed.Oh to have been a fly on the wall in those days!This isn’t the first time the wild antics of the Spice Girls have come to light, with Mel B previously revealing she and Victoria ‘Posh’ Beckham got into a fight in 1995.During a group holiday to Hawaii, the fashion designer spotted Mel’s boyfriend at the time, Nalu, going to the toilet on the sand before rinsing himself off in the sea.Victoria and Mel argued over what he had done, with VB horrified.Mel wrote in her first memoir: ‘I ended going off with Nalu for nights on end, sleeping rough under the stars or in his little car.

lived with Parkinson’s disease since 2003, and underwent multiple spinal surgeries for a fall he suffered in 2019.Now though, the Black Sabbath frontman is back with his 13th studio album, Patient Number 9, following an electrifying performance last month at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.In a chat with Zane Lowe for Apple Music and sitting alongside wife Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy got candid about what he’s been through, lifting the lid on a medical procedure that left him worse than he did prior to the surgery.‘If you don’t mind me asking, how was surgery? You look fantastic and you sound fantastic,’ interviewer Zane began.‘Well, I’m somewhat better but it’s gonna take a while for me to get my balance back, I can only just do the best I can,’ Ozzy began in response.Former X Factor judge Sharon chimed in, stating that her husband was in a really ‘bad’ way just before the pandemic hit in 2020.‘We found out that the first f*****g surgeon did it all wrong anyway,’ Ozzy said.‘So when I was having physical therapy it was ripping muscle with the things I had stuck in my neck,’ he added, with Sharon explaining that the surgeon performed ‘a really excessive operation that he didn’t need.’‘He went in and took things out and put two big metal plates with screws and the body rejected them. And he couldn’t lift his head up.

Gigi Hadid looked relaxed while leaving a pop-up shop for her cashmere brand Guest in Residence on Sunday. The 27-year-old model donned a baggy blue sweater for the event along with matching sweatpants. Her long blonde locks were tied back behind her head, and her hair was parted in the middle.  For her brand: Gigi Hadid looked relaxed while leaving a pop-up shop for her cashmere brand Guest in Residence on SundayShe flashed a closed-mouth smile, and her lips were painted a vibrant pink.  She walked in brown boots and added a pair of diamond earrings to her look as well. Huge bouquets of sunflowers sat outside the venue where her brand's pop-up shop took place.  Casual chic: The 27-year-old model donned a baggy blue sweater for the event along with matching sweatpants Short braid: Her long blonde locks were tied back behind her head, and her hair was parted in the middleThe Los Angeles native waved to dozens of onlookers while heading to her car after the event. Gigi has had a very busy New York Fashion Week, enjoying the at Daily Front Row Awards on Saturday. The daughter of Yolanda flaunted her incredible figure in fitted long sleeved crop top and a very low waist as she graced the red carpet. To complete her distressed-look ensemble, Gigi opted for a towering pair of white stiletto heels and accessorised with some glitzy earrings. Enjoying Fashion Week: Gigi has had a very busy New York Fashion Week, enjoying the at Daily Front Row Awards on Saturday (pictured Sept.

Prince Harry shared a moment of mourning with a loving Labrador pup as he and his wife Meghan Markle walked among the well-wishing crowds in Windsor.Royal fans continue to converge on the Berkshire town to pay their respects following the death of the Queen on Thursday.And the Duke and Duchess of Sussex both provided and gained solace to and from those lining the streets, with Harry and a well-behaved pooch called Louis taking comfort from each other during a tender embrace between man and dog.READ MORE: Queen Consort Camilla 'to take over Queen's beloved role' after death Louis belongs to Sarah Gracie, from Surrey, who uploaded photographs of the prince and her pup in two posts on her Twitter account.The first tweet was accompanied by four pictures and the post read: "When our little pup Louis met Meghan and Harry as we paid our respects to The Queen. #QueenElizabeth #HarryandMeghan #Windsor."Underneath, the gushing comments quickly racked up with one poster writing: "What a cutie.