‘Home Town’ Star Ben Napier’s Body Transformation Through the Years: See Photos

understanding of war in all its fear, horror, blood and compulsion, its violent pointlessness and also its need, at times, to exist. A greatly influential silent film in the war genre, “The Big Parade,” from director King Vidor, follows an American solider named James Apperson as he is sent to France to fight in World War I.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Watching Nicolas Cage add another notch to his belt of gonzo performances can be a movie’s main attraction. But it shouldn’t be all it has to offer — there ought to be some “there” there. Falling short in that regard is “Sympathy for the Devil,” a hazily familiar black comedy-cum-thriller with the star as a mystery man who carjacks Joel Kinnaman for a wild night’s ride.  Not wild enough, however, as Yuval Adler’s film seems to reprise elements from more distinctive road movies without settling on a consistent tone or persuasive narrative to call its own. Essentially a two-hander, Luke Paradise’s screenplay provides its leads with plenty of opportunity for histrionics; only a credible context and conviction are lacking. RLJE Films opens this just-passable diversion in limited U.S. theaters this Friday, July 28. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The nominations for the 2023 Streamy Awards, recognizing the top internet content creators of the year, have been announced — with popular YouTuber MrBeast leading the field with five noms. This year’s Streamys, produced by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter will take place Sunday, Aug. 27, starting at 6 p.m. PT live on the Streamy Awards’ YouTube channel and social accounts. The 2023 ceremony will be hosted by MatPat, creator of the Game Theorists, whose channels have in aggregate more than 36 million subscribers. “Hosting the Streamy Awards is like getting to throw a party for people I admire and whose content I love, and I’m thrilled to emcee an event that means so much in the community,” MatPat said in a statement.

Marta Balaga Forget Westerns: “The Ballad of Lefty Brown” director Jared Moshé is going on a whole different journey. In “Aporia,” which world premieres at Fantasia, Sophie (Judy Greer) is trying to keep things together after her Mal husband is killed in a drunk-driving accident. Struggling to comfort teenage daughter, she makes a shocking discovery: his friend, a former physicist, has managed to build a mysterious machine. Edi Gathegi, Faithe Herman and Payman Maadi also star.  “I like to call it a time-traveling movie that never goes back in time,” Moshé tells Variety.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok has added the ability to create text-based posts — alongside its central short-form video format — although the move is more about giving users a new option for sharing content, rather than representing a new challenge to Elon Musk’s Twitter (which is rebranding as X) or Instagram’s Threads. TikTok’s new text posts have a 1,000-character limit. Users can customize their text posts by adding a sound (such as song snippets), tagging a location, enabling comments and allowing Duets, among other features. Unlike Twitter or Threads, on TikTok, text-based posts aren’t designed to facilitate a conversation — TikTok posts still function more like Instagram posts, which followers may be able to comment on but that’s not the main point.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Here’s some news that might even cheer up Oscar the Grouch: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has created two new Emmy categories for puppetry performance and puppet design/styling. Both awards will be handed out at this year’s second-ever Children’s & Family Emmys. “Historically, puppetry performers would enter in the live action performer categories,” said NATAS CEO Adam Sharp, in announcing the new competition. “So, if you were the handler of a puppet, then you would go up against a lead actor or lead actress, and that created for some odd pairings. But managing a puppet is a very different kind of performance than a regular live action performance.”

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While Greta Gerwig’s girl-power blockbuster “Barbie” is ruling over the French box office, another much younger female-led franchise, “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” has managed to pull approximately €8 million ($8.9 million) at the local B.O., from more than 1.1 million tickets, since bowing on July 5. Budgeted around $80 million and directed by Jeremy Zag, “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” ranks as one of France’s most ambitious animated films to date. Featuring eight original songs, a queer storyline and a postcard-worthy Parisian backdrop, the musical film broke ground as the first female-powered superhero movie set in the French capital. Even as it faces stiff competition from “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” has enough legs to match or surpass recent non-U.S. animated hits such as “Ballerina,” which sold 1.8 million tickets in France. It garnered 318,144 admissions on its opening day in theaters, a record for a French animated film. In Germany, the movie sold 586,148 tickets in three weeks and is currently the leading family title at the box office.

Selome Hailu The “Euphoria” Season 2 finale made it clear that Ashtray knows how to fight. So does the 17-year-old who plays him. Javon “Wanna” Walton has signed with Most Valuable Promotions, the boxing promotion company co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. MVP will work with Walton on brand building, content creation and event marketing as he finishes his amateur career, with his professional debut set for 2024. His first appearance with MVP will take place on Aug. 2 in Dallas, where he will participate in the open workouts as part of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz fight week. Along with his role in “Euphoria,” Walton is known for playing Stan in “The Umbrella Academy” on Netflix, with other credits including Amazon Prime Video’s “Utopia” and the upcoming Hulu series “Under the Bridge.” In a 2022 interview with Variety, he said that it was his boxing career that led him to acting — after an appearance on Steve Harvey’s talk show where he discussed boxing, he was scouted by legendary casting director Jennifer Venditti, who was then working on “Euphoria.”

Sophia Scorziello editor Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo and Lizze Broadway get gory in Prime Video’s new look at “Gen V,” the upcoming spin-off of the superhero drama series “The Boys.” The new teaser trailer shows the hilarious and occasionally gory lives of students at the superheroes-only school, Godolkin University. The first three episodes of “Gen V” are set to premiere on September 29 with subsequent episodes airing weekly through November 3. In the new trailer, violence, terror and hormones cover nearly every inch of Godolkin as Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her fellow classmates work to harness their powers and enjoy the normal thrill of university life, all while heeding daunting warnings: “There are dangerous, evil people at that school,” someone says in the trailer.

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and former cast member on shared a nude—well, almost nude—on her Instagram Stories with a surprising inspiration: Moira Rose, the character played by Catherine O'Hara on the Emmy-winning comedy  In the photo Rinna stands nude in front of a mirror in what appears to be a hotel room, because only hotel rooms have AC units like the one behind her. Rinna holds her phone in one hand, while the other rests on the crisp white bedding.

There’s already an update about Tom Brady and Irina Shayk.

Everywhere Belt Bag seemed nearly impossible to get your hands on. After becoming a viral commodity — namely one of TikTok's obsessions — the cult-favorite belt bag took a long hiatus, but is now restocked and ready to be taken with you, well, . Today, lululemon just dropped the Everywhere Belt Bag and its mini version in new colors.

Kandi Burruss is confused by Kim Zolciak’s comments during her return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for season 15.During the most recent RHOA episode, Zolciak — who left the show after season 5 — and Sheree Whitfield sing a rendition of the former's 2009 hit «Tardy for the Party,» which was co-written by Zolciak's GRAMMY-winning co-star, Burruss.While talking with the women, Zolciak says that she and Burruss still have «beef.»Burruss appeared on the latest Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen episode alongside Erin Lichy, the new cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City and while discussing various topics about RHOA, the singer took time to address Zolciak’s comments when a fan called into the live show to ask for an update. «What beef, girl? We don’t have any beef,» Burruss said.«You kind of do,» chimed in host Andy Cohen.«No, we don’t, because the last time I saw her she was extremely nice and she was acting like I was coming up to her.

TikTok-approved product dupes to trending pieces loved by fashion bloggers, you can find so much style inspo online — and shop many of TikTok's most loved pieces at Amazon. Yep, it's true: Amazon has managed to round up all of the most viral products into one convenient shopping section, fleshed out across the categories of beauty, women's fashion, home decor and more. Plus, the retailer has even updated its selection of TikTok-approved finds with trending products that are bound to be a hit this season.From trendy denim and chic dresses to pearl jewelry, claw clips, swimsuits, checkered tracksuits, two-piece sets and more, today's biggest summer fashion trends are now more accessible to shop than ever before.

Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe — and they made it a matchy-matchy moment! The duo stepped out in support of Oceana's SeaChange Summer Party on Saturday, with Witherspoon plugging her role as a global ambassador for the clean beauty brand Biossance. Witherspoon, 47, and Phillippe, 23, were glowing in a pre-event selfie, donning matching white bathrobes and a minimalist makeup look with their blonde hair styled in similar loose waves. They kept the coordinating theme going on the red carpet, changing into strikingly similar dresses that featured strapless necklines and ruched bodices.

Selena Gomez is back into the kitchen for a fourth season of . The first three episodes of season 4 hit HBO Max last year on Thursday, August 18Selena is dazzling us with her at-home cooking skills, but the true breakout star of the show is a dazzling set of rainbow-colored knives she uses in the kitchen. Ahead of Mother's Day, the eye-catching knife set is currently on sale for just $50 at Amazon.Score this Amazon deal and save on Selena's rainbow knife set to give your kitchen tools a spring refresh, while supplies last.The singer, actress and Rare Beauty founder showcased her colorful knives numerous times during the first season of  onHBO Max. The “premium and eye catching knives set” from Marco Almond consist of stainless steel blades coated in titanium, which creates the rainbow effect.Available via Amazon, the Rainbow Titanium Cutlery Knife Set includes 14 pieces: a chef knife, slicing knife, bread knife, Santoku knife, utility knife, paring knife, six steak knives and all-purpose kitchen shears encased in a wooden butcher block.

Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell’s wildly beautiful love story. In 2013, then-Florida native Chandler was a wakeboarding champion who visited the Australia Zoo with his family. After meeting Bindi during his tour, the pair stayed in contact.

Irish actor Cillian Murphy has captivated audiences worldwide with his hauntingly intense portrayals and magnetic on-screen presence.

took to Instagram Tuesday to showcase her husband Ben’s fitness journey — proudly displaying his slimmed-down appearance. “[Ben] got hardcore about his health and fitness last winter ahead of his big shoulder surgery that was in March so he could sleep better on his back and lower his BP,” Napier, 37, wrote on Instagram.The post, set to the tune of “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” by ’70s crooner Jim Croce, shows her hunky hubby, 39, wearing a tan suit with matching loafers and a blue shirt.

HGTV star Ben Napier has dramatically transformed through his weight loss journey and has left quite the impression.  Ben’s wife Erin Napier shared a photo of her husband’s slimmed-down physique on social media, as she celebrated his fitness journey. "@scotsman.co got hardcore about his health and fitness last winter ahead of his big shoulder surgery that was in march so he could sleep better on his back and lower his BP," Erin, 37, posted on Instagram, Tuesday.  Erin, who co-hosts "Home Town" with her husband, accompanied her caption with a video of Ben looking dapper in a light blue buttoned-up shirt and tan khaki pants.