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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentSearchlight’s “Nightmare Alley” has four well-deserved Oscar nominations: production design, Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau; costume design, Luis Sequeira; cinematography, Dan Laustsen; and best picture.And while filmmaking greats including Martin Scorsese have praised “Alley,” some audiences were caught off-guard because it isn’t what they expected from Guillermo del Toro, who is director, co-writer and one of the three Oscar-nominated producers.“It’s the first film of a different period in my life,” del Toro tells Variety, marking a new style and outlook. The film is also physically beautiful.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe Sun Valley Film Festival, which will be returning in-person for its 11th annual event from March 30 to April 3, has announced additional awards and films that will be screened this year.Variety will present this year’s Pioneer Award to Danny Strong on April 1. As a writer, director, actor and producer, Strong has earned two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two WGA awards, a PGA Award and a Peabody Award — with credits ranging from both parts of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” to “Dopesick.” Previous Pioneer Award winners include Shaka King, Aaron Paul, Eliza Hittman and Mark Duplass.Also on April 1, the Rising Star Award will be given to Netflix’s “Outer Banks” cast members Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North, Drew Starkey and Carlacia Grant.

Zoe Hewitt Imagine standing by yourself in a room and having a conversation that needs to sound like it’s taking place on a bumpy bicycle ride. Or in the midst of a heavy lift, or during an epic battle.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBTS’s upcoming Permission to Dance concert in Seoul, marking the K-pop sensation group’s first time back on stage in South Korea since 2019, will be going out live in MENA via leading local exhibitor Vox Cinemas.Vox, which has secured exclusive regional rights, will be streaming the hotly anticipated March 12 BTS concert live from Seoul in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain, as part of their alternative content offerings.Tickets, which run roughly $55 in the UAE, include unlimited popcorn and soft drinks for the duration of the more than 3 hour concert.The “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing” event is the latest stop on the group’s ongoing world tour. BTS stars RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook will be performing in Seoul’s Olympic Stadium and the concert will be live streamed into cinemas in more than 60 countries.

Livingston Women’s coach Paul Jaconelli has challenged his side to put their last performance away to Ayr United behind them as they prepare for a return in Sunday’s Championship South clash.

Chelsea look set to lose their main kit sponsor 'Three' in light of the sanctions against owner Roman Abramovich.The Blues are facing an uncertain future after they were hit with an unprecedented series of sanctions due to the Russian's link to Vladimir Putin.Only season ticket holders will be able to attend home matches, the club shop has been closed and players may not be able to leave amid the new restrictions.Now, Three have called for a temporary suspension of their sponsorship deal.In a statement, the company said: “In light of the government’s recently announced sanctions, we have requested Chelsea Football Club temporarily suspend our sponsorship of the club, including the removal of our brand from shirts and around the stadium until further notice.“We recognise that this decision will impact the many Chelsea fans who follow their team passionately. However, we feel that given the circumstances, and the Government sanction that is in place, it is the right thing to do.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the formerly cable-only show’s first year premiering as a prime-time broadcast TV tentpole, the CMT Music Awards will have country star Kelsea Ballerini returning as co-host, joined this year by actor Anthony Mackie, CBS announced Thursday.Ballerini is taking on hosting duties for a second straight year. In 2021, she co-hosted with fellow country star Kane Brown, who was then in his second year in the role.Mackie, best known for his roles in Marvel’s “Avengers” franchise, most recently as the co-lead in the Disney Plus limited series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” is a surprise choice to host a country awards show, although he did present an award on last year’s telecast.

Britain's largest naval warship is currently on its way to Scotland.

Firefighters have been scrambling around to help high-risk elderly residents in Dumfries and Galloway with their smoke alarm dilemma.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMSNBC intends to make some of its best-known opinion programs available to premium tier customers of the NBCU Peacock streaming service, allowing the shows to be seen by consumers who might not subscribe to the cable network.Starting in early spring, an MSNBC “hub” of episodes of “Morning Joe,” “Deadline: White House,” “The Beat with Ari Melber,” “The ReidOut,” “All In with Chris Hayes” and MSNBC’s opinion programs will stream on-demand the day after they air on cable. Specials with top hosts including Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, Trymaine Lee and others will premiere later this year, streaming exclusively on Peacock.“We are reimagining the MSNBC experience by adding the core of our perspective programming to Peacock and reaching audiences wherever they are and however they choose to consume content,” said Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, in a prepared statement.

Wilson Chapman editorAfter six years, Jimmy McGill is on the verge of breaking bad.AMC has released the official trailer for the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” the popular “Breaking Bad” prequel series starring Bob Odenkirk.The show features Odenkirk reprising his role as the fan-favorite “Breaking Bad” character Saul Goodman, a crooked criminal defense attorney. “Better Call Saul” traces the characters beginnings as an earnest public defender named Jimmy McGill, and details his tortured relationship with his brother Chuck (Michael McKean) and how he grew involved in the criminal underworld of Albuquerque, N.M.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentWhen “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” debuted, Kendall and Kylie Jenner were just kids, and it was Khloé Kardashian who was known to audiences as the youngest sister of the core trio.Over the decade-and-a-half that the Kardashian-Jenner family has ruled television, Khloé has transformed from a 20-something reality star to a successful businesswoman and mother. With a slew of spinoffs under her belt (E!’s “Revenge Body” was a fan-favorite), Khloé has parlayed her passion for inclusivity and self-love into her company Good American, a full-size range clothing brand with the tagline, “Denim designed to serve your curves.”Consistently the subject of some of the harshest comment criticism the Kardashians have faced (and there has been plenty), Khloé admits that the constant negativity is still hurtful, even after so many years of public life.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPeter Facinelli, Angela Sarafyan, Idara Victor, Tanaya Beatty and Grant Roberts have joined the cast of Adam VillaSeñor’s “Yesteryear.” They round out an ensemble that also includes the previously announced Q’orianka Kicher, Wes Studi and Nick Cassavetes.The film follows Alma Deswood, a young Indigineous woman (Kilcher) who psychologically unravels in quarantine. With the world feeling as though it’s caving in around her, Alma fights for her mental and physical health amidst COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement and other life-altering events.Facinelli will play Reid, Alma’s smooth talking boss with whom she had a one night stand that she regrets.

A new £15million Stirling distillery and visitor centre has been refused by council planners.

Piers Morgan has blasted Good Morning Britain one year after his fiery exit as the show plunges a whopping one million viewers.The morning show has seen ratings drop to record lows following the departure of the controversial panellist, and Piers took the opportunity to shame the show for its rapid decline.The post came in response to a tweet by TV critic Scott Bryan, who looked at how the ITV show’s audience ratings have changed a year later and claimed figures had plummeted by more than one million.He tweeted: “Interesting to look at what has happened to Good Morning Britain’s ratings compared to this time last year."Peak audience day P***s walked (9th Mar 2021): 1.95m. Yesterday’s Good Morning Britain: Peak 910,000.”Piers reacted by replying with an embarrassed emoji, highlighting the statistic to his legion of 7.9million followers.One fan commented: “Never watched it since the day he left, he made the show what it was!”A second agreed: “The point being he topped the ratings, something they @GMB don’t come close to since he left.”While a third added: “Have to admit, only ever watched it because of him, even if I was shouting at the telly most of the time! Don’t really bother with breakfast TV now”Speaking about the incident to the Daily Mail, Piers, 56, said: “I was hired to give very strong, honestly held opinions, which I did.

Lorraine Kelly was reportedly named on a suspicious package which sparked evacuation at ITV studios and pulled two major daytimes shows off air.It is believed that the Scottish presenter was the intended recipient of a box which was picked up by security staff before it reached her.The package sparked a mass evacuation at Television Studios on Thursday afternoon (March 10) which pulled This Morning and Loose Women off air.Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield and Charlene White are just a few stars which were ushered from the west London studio as police arrived to carry out a full investigation.The Sun reports that Lorraine was "very concerned" at the prospect at being a potential target.It remains unclear what was inside the package.A source told The Sun: "Word quickly got around that whatever the box contained, it was addressed to Lorraine."Everyone at ITV loves her - so people were upset and very concerned over the whole incident. Fortunately everyone is safe, but it shakes everyone up."A spokesperson for ITV said: "Due to a suspected security alert, the building which ITV daytime broadcast from was safely evacuated.

Luck was certainly on a contestant's side during the latest episode of Tipping Point, as she managed to gain several counters from the machine in one drop.Lisa was doing fairly well for herself during the ITV show and already had money in the bank.But the player left presenter Ben Shephard and viewers at home stunned when over £1,000 worth of counters dropped from the machine relatively quickly.Overtaking player Jon who was riding high in the competition, Tipping Point fans believed Lisa would be today's winner early on.Jumping onto Twitter, surprised fans shared their thoughts.One viewer said: "Damn, I take it back, Lisa could win.

Hollyoaks fans have been entertained by the Maalik family for over five years.Misbah Maalik and her relatives have been through a lot since arriving in the village back in 2017.From heartbreak and scandal to love and betrayal, the clan have been at the centre of the Channel 4 soap's biggest storylines.As Shaq Qureshi (Omar Malik) continues to go through a crisis of love in upcoming scenes, as he announces his plans to go on 30 days’ worth of dates.However, advice from Cindy Cunningham (Steph Waring) gives him a different perspective and he takes an even more drastic approach.Seeing no other option, the Maaliks resort to an intervention for Shaq, but can he be talked out of his decision?As the Maaliks dominate Hollyoaks scenes this week, Daily Star have taken a look into the lives of the stars who play or have played members of the family.Actor Nitin Patel played Kashif Malik, the father of Sami, Yasmine, Farrah and Imran, in flashback scenes in July 2018.Kashif was an accountant at the Forbes Carney Solicitors law firm and helped James Nightingale settle into his new job on his first day, and was welcoming towards him.In November 2012, under pressure from Mac Nightingale, James began to embezzle money from the company and he framed Kashif for the crime, despite Kashif trying to support James when Mac makes homophobic remarks about James.Kashif was arrested and later falsely imprisoned.

Instagram snap. The mum-of-two announced she was expecting her third baby a few months ago with an adorable family photo.

Last night, Chris Pine hit the red carpet and fans noticed he’s been rocking longer-hair, scruffier looks lately.

South China Morning Post reports. The controversial scheme was introduced at the restaurant just days after China's President Xi Jinping spoke out to describe the country's food waste problem as "shocking and distressing".Tan Yan, president of the Chuiyan Fried Beef chain, said that despite the controversy, over 1,000 groups of diners had gone along with the idea.She told the Beijing News: "The activity was voluntary.