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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe romantic comedy as we know it has been through four phases. It was born with “It Happened One Night” (1934), and the glory of the classic romantic-comedy period (Hepburn and Tracy and so on) was the ’30s and ’40s, though it extended into the ’50s with a movie like “Pillow Talk.” The form enjoyed a cultural resurgence starting in 1989 and ’90, with the release of “When Harry Met Sally” and “Pretty Woman.” You could call that the Age of Nora Ephron, since she kind of ruled over it; the fact that that era spawned the term “rom-com” says a lot about how love comedies, in their born-again popularity, were becoming a kind of consumer product.

After 21 years of ownership,David Spade has sold off his Beverly Hills mansion for $19.5 million.Located in the exclusive Trousdale Estates neighborhood, Spade listed the home last month for $20 million after first purchasing it in 2001 for $4 million,according to TMZ, which reported news of the final sale.The property contains four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and stunning views of the LA skyline. Sold! David Spade has sold his Beverly Hills mansion for $19.5 million after 21 years of ownershipSpade's mansion was built in 1978 and designed by the modernist architect Edward Fickett, according to Dirt.Prior to his purchase, the home has had a bevy of A-list occupants, including Warren Beatty, Prince and another Saturday Night Live alumnus, Eddie Murphy.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.From sound engineers and screenwriters to celebrity makeup artists and stylists, Variety’s “Ask an Insider” series asks top professionals within the entertainment industry to share their must-have essentials, for work… and for play. In this installment, NFL star and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan shares his essentials for throwing the ultimate Super Bowl viewing party. Super Bowl Sundays have looked a little different for Michael Strahan in the 15 years since he retired from the NFL. After helping the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLII in 2008, the “Good Morning America” co-anchor has had a bit more time to enjoy the special day as a spectator.

Brooke Shields shared new images to Instagram on Thursday where she was promoting Jordache jeans.The Blue Lagoon actress, 56, was seen in a black bra that showed off her chest and toned tummy as she added low rise jeans and a white shirt while in her kitchen at home.'You've got the look,' the former Vogue cover girl wrote in her caption. Fresh look:Brooke Shields shared new images to Instagram on Thursday where she was promoting Jordache jeansBrooke was sitting in front of a computer before she stood up to show off her shirt, bra and jeans.

She is a billionaire with four children, owns a highly-successful shapewear brand, and is set to debut yet another reality show.And if that already wasn't enough, Kim Kardashian is currently in the process of working on two new vacation homes with two different world-renowned Japanese architects.The 41-year-old SKIMS mogul revealed in her March cover story for Vogue that working on her main home with now estranged husband Kanye West sparked her interest in minimalist home design.Scroll down for video Eyes on the prize: Kim Kardashian revealed in her March cover story for Vogue that she is working two vacation properties designed by renowned Japanese architects as she credited estranged husband Kanye West for sparking her interest in minimalist home design Icons: Pritzker Prize–winning architect Tadao Ando (left) is building Kim's Palm Springs home while Kengo Kuma - whodesigned the National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics - is working on a lake house in an undisclosed locationWriter Jen Wang - who interviewed Kardashian at her $60million Hidden Hills mansion - revealed in the piece that the star has enlisted two top architects for her vacation properties.

Over a month after announcing their arrival, Ashley Graham has now shared the first photograph of her newborn twins.The runway model, 34, tenderly held one child as she breastfed the other in an intimate photograph showing her curled up on the couch with her baby boys.Ashley also revealed the names of her sons - Malachi and Roman.'my boys have been the greatest teachers and biggest reminders that I can do hard things. this has not been easy, but it’s so worth it.

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of ContentNearly 50 years after his passing, 2022 Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Lefty Frizzell remains one of the indisputable pillars of country music. His influence on another country music giant, the late Merle Haggard, is both profound and clear to anyone with ears. Haggard’s vocal style developed in the 1950s when Frizzell’s impact was at its peak.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWayne Bell’s score for Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is in a word unsettling. Bell and Hooper worked together to conjure up aural elements that mix creepy sound effects with a synth-heavy staccato married with a keyboard that brings the chainsaw to life.For Leatherface’s 2022 reboot, Colin Stetson came on board to craft an equally unnerving environment as the slasher returns.

Selome Hailu Film Independent has named the winners of three unrestricted $25,000 Spirit Awards cash grants for emerging filmmakers: Alex Camilleri, Lizzie Shapiro and Jessica Beshir. The announcements were made by Ekwa Msangi (“Farewell Amor”), Gerry Kim (“I’m No Longer Here”) and Elegance Bratton (“Pier Kids”), who received the grants last year.Camilleri, director of “Luzzu,” received the Someone to Watch Award. The award is in its 28th year and recognizes talented filmmakers of singular vision who have not yet received appropriate recognition.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe maxim “everything’s bigger in Texas” most definitely applies when it comes to having an outsized per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. So, it’s almost surprising to realize that it took until 2005 for a Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to be formed, for the purpose of finally founding a Hall of Fame.One key figure in its origins was a beloved Texan not everyone realizes had a reputation as “a lover of the song, and a friend to songwriters”: University of Texas football coach Darrell K.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix released its second annual inclusion report, touting gains in representation among women and Black employees in 2021 — while acknowledging it’s continuing efforts to increase diversity.Last year, women grew to more than half of Netflix’s global workforce, hitting 51.7% in 2021 compared with 48.7% in 2020. Among its leadership ranks (directors and above), women represented 51.1% of the total, up from 47.8% the year prior.In the U.S., Netflix employees from historically excluded racial backgrounds comprised 50.5% of the workforce as of December 2021, up from 46.8%, according to the company. That includes an increase of U.S.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentApple TV Plus has landed “The New Look,” Todd A. Kessler’s (”Bloodline”) period drama series about the meteoric rise of French fashion designer Christian Dior, starring Ben Mendelsohn (“Bloodline”) and Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient”).A World War II-era thriller, “The New Look” opens in Nazi-occupied Paris, when Coco Chanel’s (Binoche) reign as the world’s famous fashion designer ends and Christian Dior (Mendelsohn) rises thanks to his ground-breaking creations.“The New Look” centers on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when fashion icons such as Christian Dior allowed Paris to lead the world back to life after the war.

Wilson Chapman editorThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has announced the full programming slate for its upcoming 2022 edition, consisting of 48 world premieres and 98 U.S. premieres.“It brings us an unbridled joy to share our slate for this edition of SBIFF,” the festival’s executive director Roger Durling said in a statement. “After two years of incertitude, it feels good to know we can continue to count on film and the festival to give us a sense of comfort and continuity.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJacksepticeye, the hugely popular YouTube gaming creator, will debut his biographical documentary “How Did We Get Here?” as a ticketed, livestreaming event exclusively on the Moment House platform.Tickets to the film, premiering worldwide Feb. 28 on Moment House, will cost $12-$17 each.

Premier League star Craig Noone worked as a roofer on Steven Gerrard's extension in 2008 whilst playing non-league.Now shining in the A-League at Melbourne City, Noone enjoyed a six-month spell in the English top-flight with Cardiff City after rising through the ranks as an amateur footballer.On the books at boyhood club Liverpool until he was 15, Noone joined up with Wrexham upon release from the Reds but only lasted 12 months in north Wales before being let go once again. It was at this time that Noone was training as a roofer, almost giving up on his dream of turning professional while turning out for non-league sides Skelmersdale United, Burscough and Southport.Working part-time, Noone received an unlikely call to say his firm would be working on an extension for Liverpool captain Gerrard who was paying for a conversion."He was getting a gym and a games room built on the back of his house and we did the roof and the panels on the side," Noone told The Daily Express."My boss picked me up one morning at 7am and said, ‘We’re working on Steven Gerrard’s house today’.

West Ham.But in one fell swoop this week, the likeable Scot has undone all this great work following his shambolic handling of the now engulfing the Hammers.To recap. In a mindless act of cretinous proportions, video footage emerged on social media of Zouma kicking and slapping his pet cat, to bring more shame on the reputation of pampered and privileged millionaire footballers.This all took place in full view of his child, but despite the public outrage and some grovelling apologies from both Zouma and his club, Moyes' idea of teaching Zouma a lesson was to pick him in his starting XI for the midweek game with Watford.Moyes wants to get into the top four and the Champions League, which would be worth upwards of £30million.So a club which also has a vice-chairwoman with expertise in brand awareness in the shape of Karen Brady, has taken the decision to put money before morals.Read the room, David.

Tipping Point fans felt cheated during the latest episode as one lucky contestant appeared to 'win the game during the first round' with an unbelievably lucky counter fall.Thursday's show welcomed London-based charity analyst Myuran to the show who after failing to knock down any counters in his first attempt, had an incredibly fortunate second run.Answering a question about Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams, Myuran opted to play his own counter and swept an unbelievable 17 counters down at once - amassing a total of £850.Following the windfall drop, Tipping Point host Ben Shephard said: "I would say that landed exactly where you wanted it to."17 counters in one drop, that's spectacular. £850, which is a really strong position."While Ben was impressed, Tipping viewers felt cheated by the score, which they took as a sure sign Myuran would make it to the final round.Posting to Twitter, one viewer complained: "Well Myuran's won, shame no double counter so we could've just packed up and gone home."Another commented: "Myuran is having all the massive drops today - totally in 'the zone'."A third said: "Well...

DIY tips after revamping her doors for just £10. Lorraine Kafanke, 37, from Cumbria, found out the beautiful crittal doors she wanted would cost her £1,200.Not wanting to spend a fortune, the mum-of-two decided to make it herself for a fraction of the price.By using paint and tape to create a dupe of the doors, the whole project ended up costing her less than a tenner.She came up with the idea after she saw the doors of her dreams but couldn't afford them.Now she's thrilled by how they look and says anyone can easily copy her design.Speaking to LatestDeals.co.uk, Lorraine said: "I thought 'why not try and create the look myself on a much cheaper scale?' "I just used electrical tape, which cost 79p, and measured out four equal sections to create a glass panel look."I wasn't sure the tape would work but it's easily removed if the look didn't suit."It was a little tricky getting the tape straight but a few attempts and I was happy."She added: "I used Johnstones matt black gloss paint for the wood at £8.99 a tin doing two thin coats."The process took about three days because of the drying time between coats."I also masked up the glass to get a nice neat finish with the paint and gave the glass a good clean before applying the black tape."Lorraine says she is "so pleased" with how they turned out and says she's happy to have completed the look on a budget.And the beauty of it all is that she saved £1,000 on doing everything herself.

great white shark fin' spotted off the coast of Sussex this week has been revealed to be something a lot less sinister.The 'shark' was spotted by James Venn, who snapped the strange object poking out of the water after believing it could have been a seal.He saw what he believed to be a sea creature in Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing in West Sussex, but after looking at his photos again, he started to believe that the shape matched the distinctive triangular fin of the great white shark.The 46-year-old's theory was backed up by shark fisherman Graeme Pullen, 70, who after looking at the pictures claimed it was 'an undisputed shark'.He said: "Analysing the photo it is obviously a shark - this can't be disputed."I've always thought there was a shark there as there have been so many sightings by fishermen, but James has managed to photograph the fin."However, despite the backing of the shark expert, it seemed talk of 'great white's cruising through British waters' gathered a lot of attention.After the photographs went viral, a harbour master has come forward to say what the object actually is, and it appears to be nothing more than a pipe.Responding to the furore, Littlehampton Harbour decided to put the 'sea-spriracy' to bed for good by revealing the unexciting truth of the spotting - that the object in the sea was little more than a pipe.A spokesman for Littlehampton Harbour said: “They say never let the truth ruin a good story, but before anyone else gets carried away about the ‘great white shark fin’ recently spotted off Ferring.“That’s actually the end of a Ferring Outfall pipe, which is a known hazard at low water marked by the Cardinal Buoy visible in the background of the photo."Please note it is not our intention to

Forming a connection! Since the premiere of Love Is Blind in 2020, fans have wondered how effective the concept of speed-dating without seeing the other person actually is.