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TORONTO – The biggest surprise in Kristin Scott Thomas’ directorial debut, “North Star,” doesn’t occur in front of the camera. In this case, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham deliver exactly what you’d expect as three sisters reuniting for their mother’s latest marriage in the British countryside.

Schools, hospitals and a theatre in Greater Manchester have been identified as having dangerous crumbling concrete. Councils and social housing providers across the region are checking their estates for signs of the problem.

Addie Morfoot Contributor When it comes to documentary filmmakers, Alex Gibney, Errol Morris and Raoul Peck are at the top of their game. Along with tremendous talent, each helmer possesses what every successful documentarian needs — business savvy — which in turn has allowed them to experience continued success over many years.

Diane Garrett Ellen Kuras is having a full-circle moment. The celebrated cinematographer, who has worked for directors including Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Michel Gondry, wanted to be a politically minded filmmaker like Costa-Gavras when she was starting out, but found herself primarily working behind the camera for many years. With “Lee,” a Toronto premiere starring Kate Winslet as famed World War II photographer Lee Miller, she is finally making her debut as a feature film director.

Residents living in a housing estate which still hasn't been completed five years after people moved in have called for action. Hygrove Homes opened in Morfa, Swansea, back in 2018 "offering convenience and good connections with affordable quality homes built to the highest standards".

As spider mating season begins this month, thousands of the creepy crawlies are set to be invading homes across the UK - the worst nightmare for arachnophobes.

Gregg Goldstein Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Patricia Arquette was cast in her latest, most challenging role by an unlikely group: her colleagues. “For many years, the crews I worked with were always saying, ‘You should direct,’” Arquette says of helming her first feature, the Toronto world premiere “Gonzo Girl.” “Or actors in a scene would say, ‘Was that good? Should I ask for another take? Do you think there’s anything I should try?’ You get to a point where you’ve learned a lot about the nuts and bolts of how filmmaking works, and a lot of directors just aren’t as familiar with the process of acting as an actor is.” The star, who’ll be feted with TIFF’s Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award on Sept.

Demi Lovato has signed a new management deal after recently parting ways with former manager Scooter Braun.The singer has joined Brandon Creed’s Good World Management, whose roster includes Charli XCX, Mark Ronson, Orville Peck and Troye Sivan, according to Billboard. He also previously managed Bruno Mars.The deal arrives one week ahead of her forthcoming album ‘Revamped’, which will see her reimagine hits from her career as rock songs and feature artists including a revamped version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)’ with Slash.Two other tracks, ‘Heart Attack (Rock Version)’ and ‘Cool For The Summer (Rock Version)’ have previously been shared from the project.It comes just weeks after reports said Lovato and Ariana Grande parted ways with Braun last month.The news of Lovato ending her working relationship with Braun came from Variety, which reported that, although the reasons for the split are unknown, the separation was “amicable”.A month earlier J Balvin, also left Braun’s management to join Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation.Shortly after, Braun shared a jokey response to reports that a host of his artists were seeking new management, writing: “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.”Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen.Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years.

MS MR have returned after a seven year hiatus to drop a final single and announce they are breaking up.Celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Secondhand Rapture’ with the announcement, the band shared their desire to move on from the project.“When we realised we were coming up on the ten-year anniversary of our first album, ‘Secondhand Rapture’, we knew we wanted to do SOMETHING,” the band said in a statement.“It felt like the right time to finally bring the band to a formal end while also celebrating and thanking our fans and each other for such an exciting and meaningful time in our lives.”The band have also shared a cover of Harvey Danger’s ‘Flagpole Sitta’ – listen to that and ‘Saturn Return’ below.The band emerged in 2012 with debut single ‘Hurricane’, and followed up 2013 debut album ‘Secondhand Rapture’ with a second LP, ‘How Does It Feel’, in 2015.Their breakup statement added: “With an enormous amount of gratitude, we’re ready to move on from the MS MR project – we’ve each developed into new people with expanded ambitions, interests and tastes.“But we’re excited and committed to continuing to be a part of one another’s personal and creative lives. So while this is the end of the band, it’s not the end of our collaboration on each other’s work as LPX and alexmaax.“Our new, final single ‘Saturn Return’ is a promise of that.

The world of entertainment has paid tribute to Mike Yarwood after the death of the comedian and impersonator famed for his impressions of a young King Charles.

The Red Arrows' Southport Air Show display as cancelled at the last minute due to poor weather on the coast, leaving aviation fans disappointed.

Jennie Punter Filmmaker Chloé Robichaud would often listen to classical music in the background to help focus her writing process — a subliminal influence that led to the creation of the main character of “Days of Happiness,” which world premieres in Toronto Sept. 9. Her third feature follows gifted young conductor Emma (Sophie Desmarais) at a pivotal moment in her career as she tries to reset her relationship with her controlling father (who is also her manager) and strengthen a complicated new romantic relationship.

Top-billed Vicky Krieps dies in the opening frame of Viggo Mortensen’s “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” with a tear running down her cheek and her co-star/director keeping vigil at her bedside, which might prompt some confusion from the casual viewer; is this a Western zombie movie? It is not, but it’s a picture that takes some time to reveal its methodology and motives; the viewer’s patience is required but rewarded.   Continue reading ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Writer/Director/Star Viggo Mortensen’s Contemplative Western Is A Dazzling Showcase For Vicky Krieps [TIFF] at The Playlist.

A woman attempts to sort through her past while also dealing with the traumatic repercussions of surviving a terrorist attack in Elisabeth Scharang’s elliptical film “Woodland,” based on Doris Knect’s 2015 WALD. A non-linear slow burn that’s more interested in unpacking the layers of trauma that Marian (Brigette Hobmeier) is dealing with than outright showing the aftermath of the terrorist attack, Scharang’s film works best when it’s narrowed in on the small farming community she returns to, less so when it skirts around her present-day relationships and the actual shooting that serves as the inciting incident for her trip back.

Carol Vorderman has revealed she has had "Botox and treatments" to keep herself looking young.The mathematician joined Channel 4's Countdown show back in 1982, from then on she has become known for her beauty and brains.The 62-year-old insists that keeping on-top of her youthful looks is part of being in the television business. Mum-of-two Carol insists that Botox and other beauty treatments are just "part of the job," adding: "It would be less important if I weren’t on the telly." She continued to tell The Times: "I have Botox and a lot of treatments to my face and neck. Everyone does." When asked if she thinks of herself as “amazingly foxy”, she laughed.

TV star Amanda Holden has said that “it’s absolutely ridiculous” that people still talk about her risqué outfit choices as she gets set to front the new Sky History documentary Sex: A Bonkers History. Amanda, 52, who has been a judge on Britain’s Got Talent since 2007, is famed for her sensational looks on the show, though some have been known to attract a flurry of Ofcom complaints in the past.

Basketball superstar Tristan Thompson has requested the legal guardianship of his younger brother Amari, nine months after their mother Andrea's heartbreaking passing in January this year.The sportsman, 32 - former flame of reality star Khloe Kardashian and father of her two children, daughter True, five, and son, Tatum, who she welcomed last year - became Amari's primary caregiver immediately upon Andrea's death earlier this year. She died of a heart attack at her home in Toronto.The NBA star is understood to have filed legal documentation yesterday (8 September), in which he requests the sole legal guardianship of his 17 year old brother.

ITV sent the nation into a frenzy earlier this year when they announced plans for a brand new dating series for parents, which would be headed by presenting veteran and ex-Big Brother favourite, Davina McCall. But with the show, titled My Mum, Your Dad, finally being around the corner, not all prospective viewers are thrilled with the concept of the show, which sees children setting up their lonely parents with the hope of them landing a life partner.

An easyJet passenger had to 'run off to be sick' due to sweltering temperatures onboard caused by a broken air con, disgruntled travellers have claimed.

Fall Out Boy and Metro Boomin have been added to the list of performers for next week’s 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.The ceremony will take place at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and will also feature the recently-announced Olivia Rodrigo.Others to perform at the 2023 VMAs will be Måneskin, Doja Cat and more, alongside the newly announced Peso Pluma. It will be Fall Out Boy’s first performance on the show since 2007.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations, which was revealed last month.Swift is leading the way with eight nominations, SZA earned six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith have all earned five each.

With three competition titles across the last four editions, no contemporary filmmaker has been more present on the Venice Lido than director Michel Franco.