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Alex Pettyfer (“Magic Mike,” “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”) leads the cast of erotic thriller “Blurred,” which Cloud9 is introducing to buyers at the European Film Market. The cast also includes Oscar-nominee Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”), who is joined by Maria Pedraza (“Money Heist”) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Suicide Squad,” “His Dark Materials”).

with two specials, it’s the perfect time to look back at its best sketches mocking Manhattan. “SNL” is celebrating its half-centennial with “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” (airing on a rare Sunday night (Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

Mubi is continuing its acquisition streak, picking up “The History of Sound,” the anticipated gay romance drama starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. Focus Features and Universal Pictures International, meanwhile, have acquired international rights for the film. Directed by Oliver Hermanus (“Living,” “Moffie”), the feature finished production earlier this year.

Here’s what to know about the influence behind the series.“Yellowjackets” was partly inspired by the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had the Uruguayan amateur rugby team on board when it went down in the Andes mountains.On Oct. 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed with 40 passengers and five crew members. The plane was scheduled to take the team from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, for a game (similar to the “Yellowjackets” soccer team).

Jordan Moreau Idina Menzel is no stranger to flying high above Broadway stages, and she made her soaring return (literally) Thursday night with the new musical “Redwood.” The show marks her first Broadway role since 2014’s “If/Then,” and Menzel also co-conceived “Redwood” with Tina Landau, who wrote the book. It follows Jesse, a mother struggling with the death of her son after an accidental overdose. To process her grief, she drives from New York to California’s Redwood forest to escape the big city and her feelings.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The first time Anna Muylaert had a film play at the Berlin Film Festival, it changed her life, and not entirely for the best. “The Second Mother,” which won the Panorama Audience Award and went on to become Brazil’s representative at the Academy Awards as well as the most popular film in the country that year, changed Muylaert’s career and catapulted her to international attention. “The Best Mother in the World” was inspired by what came next: an unexpected wave of abuse that saw the director look at the ways women navigate the world.

two specials airing Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, Raywood, who has been on “SNL” since 1985, revealed what it takes to make the NBC variety show run smoothly.

Lauren Coates The long-running web series “Venice The Series” has released its seventh season, streaming exclusively on Vimeo.com on Friday. Starring and executive produced by two-time Daytime Emmy winner Crystal Chappell, “Venice The Series” follows Gina Brogno, a single, gay interior designer navigating her love life and family issues while juggling life in Long Beach.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Brian Cox defended Kevin Spacey in a new interview with U.K. publication The i Paper, calling the Oscar winner “an old friend of mine” and asking the public: “How dare you cancel anybody?” Spacey has not worked in Hollywood since being accused by several men of sexual misconduct starting in 2017. “Kevin is an old friend of mine,” Cox said.

Halsey embarked on a brief three-concert tour to promote the release of her fifth studio album “The Great Impersonator”Now, she’s giving the well-received record a proper introduction to the country.Starting in May, the 30-year-old New Jersey native will launch her ‘For My Last Trick: The Tour’ along with special guests Evanescence, Magdalena Bay, Royel Otis, Alvvays, Sir Chloe and more on select dates.Along the way, the “Closer” singer will make stops at Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Sunday, June 1, Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Friday, June 6 and Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Saturday, June 7.“‘The Great Impersonator’ is Halsey’s most honest album,” NME raved in a five-star review. “That is if you choose to believe her.”Prior to the nationwide run, she’ll headline at Austin, TX’s Sips and Sounds Festival on Friday, March 7.

A$AP Rocky’s lawyer is expected to finish delivering his closing argument Friday at the hip-hop star’s trial, where the defense is trying to persuade jurors that the former friend Rocky is charged with shooting at took the stand and “lied to you about so many crucial things.”Closing arguments began Thursday, when Rocky’s longtime partner, the singing superstar Rihanna, walked quietly into the downtown Los Angeles courtroom after proceedings began, as she has several times during the three-week trial. She brought their two young sons.Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina reminded the jurors that their instructions allow them to disregard everything a witness says if the jurors believe they are being dishonest in any part of their testimony.He told them if they do that with Rocky’s accuser, who goes by A$AP Relli, “there is no case.”“This is a man whose tongue is a stranger to the truth,” Tacopina said.

Kanye West.The disgraced rapper posted — and then deleted — a message about “coercion” amid rumors that his marriage with wife Bianca Censori, 30, is on the rocks.West, 47, shared a screenshot on Thursday of Google’s AI-generated “overview” of the term.“Yes, coercion is illegal,” it read. “Coercion is the act of forcing someone to do something against their will through threats or intimidation.“It can involve physical harm, psychological abuse, extortion, blackmail or sexual assault,” concluded the definition.“Is the coercion?” West captioned his social media upload, adding in a thoughtful emoji.In the second slide, he reposted of an article from the Hollywood Reporter, which detailed him being dropped by business partners over his antisemitic comments.West recently made headlines for selling swastika T-shirts and going on a dayslong antisemitic rant on social media.His tirade began after the 2025 Grammys, where he sparked outrage by walking the carpet with Censori who was clad in a see-through nude micro dress.West initially wrote about the stunt, saying: “I have dominion over my wife,” adding that their relationship isn’t “no woke as[s] feminist s – – t.

Jon Burlingame It’s been a rough year for Oscar-eligible songs. First, Robbie Williams’ entry from “Better Man” was disqualified, then some of the best tunes on the shortlist (including those from “Wild Robot,” “Moana 2” and “Twisters”) failed to make the cut. Now, producers have nixed song performances from the March 2 telecast.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “East of Wall,” a critically acclaimed look at a marginalized, neglected corner of the American West that marks the feature debut of writer and director Kate Beecroft. The film was inspired by real people, with Beecroft convincing Tabatha and Porshia Zimiga, ranchers from the Badlands, to play versions of themselves.

Jon Burlingame This year’s contenders for the original score Oscar are an innovative and international mix and, for the first time in more than a quarter century, two musicals are among the nominees: “Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked.” Three are past Oscar winners: German Volker Bertelmann (for “All Quiet on the Western Front”), Americans Stephen Schwartz (he has three, all for animated musicals) and Kris Bowers (curiously, not for music but for last year’s music-themed documentary short “The Last Repair Shop”). Three more are newcomers to Oscar: Englishman Daniel Blumberg and French composers Camille and Clément Ducol.

Jordan Moreau “The Goonies” are officially back. Warner Bros.

Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke is underway in Los Angeles on Street Smart, an indie drama said to mark a return to the gritty, immersive storytelling of her films Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen. Cast for the ensemble piece includes Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Yara Shahidi (Sitting in Bars with Cake), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever), Daniel Zovatto (Woman of the Hour), Sylvester Powell (All American: Homecoming), Kaitlyn Kemp (The Razor’s Edge), Miles McKenna (Goosebumps), and pro skateboarder Isiah Hilt.

workout routine.) To help you find your at-home fitness flow, I tapped my network for the best fitness apps–the ones that are actually effective, led by qualified instructors, and above all enjoyable, and Glamour reviewers also put some of the most popular options to the test. So, whether you’re total beginner, wanting to gain muscle, or simply looking to incorporate some low-key exercises into your day, here are the best workout apps worth a download.

during that dead zone between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The story was that Walmart had begun selling a bag from third-party sellers for around $80 that looked incredibly similar to the and exclusive bag from Hermés. According to several women who bought it, and whom I later spoke with , the dupe had been available both in store and online at Walmart.They also gave the bag rave reviews, not just as a dupe but as a nice leather tote.“When I received it, I thought it was a very well-made bag,” one happy customer told me.

is all you need, but too late for the winter uniform of a cozy sweater and .Luckily, there's a new trend that is the perfect answer for spring. It's as quick to put on as a dress and looks just as put together—if not more so. We're talking about the vest set, of course.Though they look similar on paper, the vest set isn't quite the same thing as a three-piece suit.

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star who tragically died last year, had previously credited his ex-girlfriend Cheryl for being his rock during his darkest times.