Entertainment world praises “brilliant” Lionesses as Euro 2022 comes home

Now that we are in August, with fall on the immediate horizon, we know what that means: It’s time for prestige pictures from renowned and acclaimed directors to take hold of the moviegoing consciousness. With the honor of having its world premiere as the opening film for the Venice International Film Festival on August 31st, as well as opening the New York Film Festival on September 30th, the new film from writer-director Noah Baumbach can safely fill that bill.

Thousands of music lovers will attend Reading and Leeds Festival this weekend (August 26 to 28) to see a whole host of acts perform. Taking place at Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’s Bramham Park, festival goers will see the likes of Artic Monkeys, Dave and The 1975 take to the stages over the jam-packed weekend.

Dealing with Boris Johnson's Government over the last three years has been "like shouting into the abyss", Andy Burnham told the M.E.N. as he called on the next Tory Prime Minister to "empower the North".

Police have released an image showing the moment they arrested an alleged burglar in Wigan this week. The arrest in Golborne was part of a dedicated effort by vehicle interceptors in a bid to crack down on crime in the area this week.

Holly Jones As “Virgin River” Season 4 launched on July 18 to become Netflix’s No. 1 most watched TV series in the world, its producer, Vancouver’s Reel World Management and literary source, New York Times best selling novelist Robyn Carr, are re-teaming, to launch another big bold broad global audience play, “Sullivan’s Crossing,”This time they partner with Canada’s CTV and Fremantle, which is handling international distribution. Fremantle has shared in exclusivity with Variety first look behind-the-scenes photos of the series’ shoot.“Sullivan’s Crossing” forms part of RTL Group-owned Fremantle’s drive into English-language production both in the U.K., –  where it triumphed this year with BBC One’s “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman – and beyond, in Australia and now Canada.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In Barbara Kopple’s 40-plus year career as one of America’s greatest documentary directors, she has won Academy Awards for the seminal 1976 documentary “Harlan County, U.S.A.” a portrait of a Kentucky coal mining town in crisis, and for “American Dream,” a 1990 examination of a meatpackers’ strike at a Hormel plant in Austin, Minn. A pioneer of cinema vérité that got her start with the Maysles brothers (directors of “Gimme Shelter” and “Grey Gardens”), she was most recently nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy award for “Desert One,” a doc about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Kopple will be a keynote speaker at Variety and Rolling Stone’s Truth Seekers Summit on Thursday.

EJ Panaligan editorNetflix has debuted the first teaser for its black comedy “White Noise,” unveiling writer-director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s landmark novel.“White Noise” will be the first film to open both the Venice Film Festival (at the end of August) and the New York Film Festival (in October). Baumbach’s most recent film, “Marriage Story,” also starring Adam Driver (opposite Scarlett Johansson), played at both festivals in 2019.Driver stars as Jack Gladney, a professor of Hitler studies at a Midwest liberal arts college. In the original novel, Gladney, his wife, Babette (Greta Gerwig), and their children must grapple with the “Airborne Toxic Event,” which casts chemical waste over their town and puts them all in danger. Raffey Cassidy, Alessandro Nivola, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lars Eidinger, Don Cheadle and André Benjamin, better known as André 3000 of Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast, round out the cast.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Soldier Boy’s daddy is joining “The Boys” for its fourth season — kind of. In a move that is sure to bring joy to the “Supernatural” fandom, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been added to the cast of the Amazon superhero series for Season 4, marking yet another reunion between an alum of the long-running CW series and its creator Eric Kripke, who is now showrunner of “The Boys.” “Walking Dead” star Morgan will be a recurring guest star on the fourth season of “The Boys,” with details about his character being kept under wraps for now. On The CW’s now-ended “Supernatural,” Morgan played John Winchester, the demon-hunting father of Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki), whom he taught the “family business” from a very early age following the death of their mother Mary (Samantha Smith) at the hands of a yellow-eyed demon in the series opening moments.

Angelique Jackson Beauty entrepreneur Nyakio Grieco has signed with CAA for representation. Grieco is the founder of the clean skincare brand Relevant: Your Skin Seen and co-founder of the beauty e-commerce destination Thirteen Lune. Grieco has spent more than 20 years in the beauty business, launching the award-winning eponymous brand nyakio™, based on her family’s Kenyan beauty secrets, in 2002. Thirteen Lune, a first-of-its-kind e-commerce destination designed to inspire the discovery of beauty brands, debuted in 2020, co-founded by Grieco and Patrick Herning. Among Grieco’s other professional partners are activist and film producer Nicole Avant and Oscar-winning actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor With halftime shows featuring the Weeknd, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, and this year’s all-star combo of Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, the National Football League has tightened up its game in the entertainment space over the past few years, and that will definitely continue into the new season, judging by a new teaser video featuring Lil Wayne, Saweetie, Pusha T, Young Dylan and more — and even a cameo from the Seattle Seahawks’  DK Metcalf, playing piano on a hip-hop anthem that should be familiar. Also featured in the spots are TikTok/ YouTube star Frankie LaPenna, Buffalo Bills “Mafia” superfan Pinto Ron, pro boxer Ryan Garcia, the Los Angeles Chargers’ Derwin James and the New Orleans Saints’ Cam Jordan.

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Shaking things up. After AJ McLean‘s daughter chose to change her name from Ava to Elliott, the Backstreet Boys member’s wife, Rochelle McLean, addressed the reason behind the decision.

What really happened. After reports circulated that Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin split over their pet dog, the actor set the record straight.

A stylish trip down memory lane! Victoria Beckham hopped on the viral “Teenage Dirtbag” TikTok trend, sharing throwback photos of her most memorable fashion moments.

CORONATION Street star Jack P Shepherd was left cringing after he posed for a picture with Gogglebox's Martin Kemp. The David Platt actor, 34, opened up on the "awful" moment the pair met at Knutsford's Tatton Park, where the former EastEnders favourite was hosting an Eighties night. After Jack admitted to organisers he "didn't know" the Gold singer, he told how Martin had "no idea" who he was.

RAY Quinn stunned Loose Women viewers as he sported a man bun and snappy suit to promote his latest tour. The actor and singer, 34, who first found fame as sweet-faced Anthony Murray in Brookside at the tender age of nine, was all grown up as he appeared on Thursday's ITV daytime show. Since his soap debut, Ray went on to find fame on the X Factor as a runner-up aged 18.

DAME Judi Dench was resorted to tears after The Repair Shop team fixed her late husband's treasured possession. The veteran actress had the sentimental item mended as part of a special live session of the BBC show to mark the programme's fifth anniversary.   Before Judi appeared on stage, a video tape played which showed her presenting the team with the pocket watch.

KERRY Katona hit back at a troll today who questioned if her kids were embarrassed by her. The mum-of-five, who recently made her millions back, launched into a sarcastic response, branding the troll a number of expletives as she boasted about her lavish lifestyle. Kerry and her three youngest – Heidi, Max and Dylan-Jorge – recently moved into a huge new house and she has just splashed the cash on two supercars, which she’s not shy about.

SCOTT Mills has been heard breaking down in tears live on Radio 1 as he sobbed through his final show. The DJ is waving goodbye to his position at the radio station after 24 years of hosting - and made an emotional goodbye today.

MARTIN Compston has teased that Line of Duty could be returning for another season as he revealed there's "unfinished business" for the police drama. Fans have been begging for a new series of the hit BBC series ever since it came to its epic conclusion last year.

PHILLIP Schofield has been in hospital today for surgery on his eye after living with a ‘debilitating’ condition. The 60-year-old has now had ‘floaters’ removed from both eyeballs, telling his fans: “If the success of my summer is to be floater free, that’s good enough for me.” This Morning presenter Phil told how he can now see a clear blue sky after having his vision ‘blighted’ for many years. He underwent the first op in July and explained the surgery at the time to his followers.