‘The Listener’ Review: Steve Buscemi’s Latest Directorial Effort With Tessa Thompson Lacks Emotional Depth [Venice]

he will soon be exiting after seven years.Executives are now eyeing up potential replacements, and it seems as though one of the top contenders in the running is the 43-year-old comedian, according to TMZ. Wood Jr.

BFI’s “Baz Luhrmann in conversation” event in London.“There are two great American gestures, I think. The two that really fascinate me are the ‘big sell’ – the ability to sell well, and the other is the gesture of the new,” Luhrmann explained.

The Scottish Government has asked for an urgent meeting with the Chancellor to discuss "reversing the damaging effects of the UK Government's tax proposals".

If you're a driver, you probably already know about most of the laws that apply on UK roads.

The Apprentice star Karren Brady's daughter Sophia Peschisolido has wowed her followers once again.Posing up a storm in a skimpy orange bikini, the beautiful brunette showed off her washboard abs and enviable figure while standing on a lavish yacht. Sophia is the daughter of Baroness Karren Brady and football manager Paul Peschisolido.READ NEXT: Karren Brady's daughter Sophia Peschisolido showcases washboard abs in tiny bikiniThe 24-year-old Instagram influencer - who has garnered an impressive online following over the years- often leaves her thousands of fans stunned with sizzling snaps, and her most recent jaw-dropping display is no different.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney’s suite of 20 TV channels was yanked off Dish Network’s satellite television and Sling TV services for customers across the U.S., after the two companies failed to reach a carriage-renewal deal Friday. Disney networks that are no longer on Dish TV and Sling TV include ESPN, FX, Disney Channel, Freeform and National Geographic, as well as ABC local stations in eight markets. The two companies’ previous carriage contract expired at midnight PT on Sept. 30. Dish is notorious in the pay-TV business for aggressive negotiating tactics with content companies — and hasn’t been afraid to sit through extended blackouts to . According to Dish, the media conglomerate had asked for a $1 billion increase in fees (though it’s not clear what that entails) and declined the pay-TV operator’s offer for a contract extension. Dish accused Disney of initiating the channel blackout and “hold[ing] viewers hostage for negotiation leverage.”

Top chef Michel Roux Jr is set to give a cookery masterclass at Crossbasket Castle in High Blantyre next year.

A pregnant Scots mum who is just eight weeks away from giving birth has been 'jailed for four months in Tenerife over two unpaid fines'. The UK Government is being urged to help secure the release of Jamielee Fielding, who was arrested on August 19 after travelling to the Canary Islands for a family holiday.

Love Island fans have been sent into meltdown following the news that Maya Jama will reportedly replace Laura Whitmore as host.The 28-year-old star is thought to have agreed to take on the presenting role, according to The Sun.Reports suggest that Maya will host the upcoming winter version of the ITV2 dating show in South Africa in January as well as the regular summer series.READ MORE: New Love Island host 'confirmed' as major star after Laura Whitmore quits ITV2 showHowever, fans of the show have taken to social media to share their concerns with Maya being the new face of Love Island.One joked: "Maya Jama’s going to walk in and outshine all of the women in the villa."Another said: "Maya Jama is too hot for Love Island, there will be heads turning."A third person agreed: "Maya Jama, as much as I love her, has no filter. I can see it getting her into trouble each week with the fans.

READ MORE: Gavin and Stacey star pans reboot and confirms tragic Nessa and Smithy fateBut arguably one of his most famous lines throughout his career was his infamous fight scenes between two memorable characters. Over the span of his showbiz career, the former doctor has suffered his fair share of fallouts with his celebrity guests. As the comic celebrates his 58th birthday with a bang, Daily Star have taken a deep dive inside his famous feuds.

Max Verstappen may be stripped of his first Formula One world championship with Red Bull embroiled in a ‘cheat storm’.The team has come under fire after German newspaper Auto Motor und Sport reported it had exceeded last year’s budget set at £114million by £4.5m. It is understood that Red Bull’s breach would only be deemed a ‘minor violation’ under current rules, resulting in a financial penalty.But the team could be in breach of a ‘material overspend’ if more money has in fact been spent.

Millie Court has taken to TikTok to throw some serious shade on her ex and Love Island co-star Liam Reardon.Millie and Liam won the 2021 series of the show after a controversial run which saw Liam get close with another girl in Casa Amor.The pair got back together but have recently split and fans have been supporting Millie throughout the ordeal.READ MORE: Love Island's Millie Court strips to teeny bikini as she parades teeny figureHowever, Liam appears to be dealing with their break up in a different way as he is now taking part in the dating show Celebs Go Dating.Seemingly in retaliation to the news, Millie took to Instagram to lip sync along to Inayah’s song Best Thing and show off her stunning figure.The short 15 second video clearly got the message across as the lyrics spoke of her “attitude changing” and “missing the d***” but that “it will go away”.Millie wore a full face of glamorous makeup with a smokey eye, contour, highlight and nude lipstick to show off her natural beauty.She styled her signature blonde hair with a swooped fringe and a sleek high ponytail as she moved her mouth along to the words.Court pointed at the camera with her perfectly manicured nails and accessorised with a silver ring and a silver necklace with the letter “M”.Her risky dress barely covered her chest and featured a cut out section across her cleavage and stomach.Millie then held the camera up so fans could see the whole outfit, which came together over her stomach with criss-cross straps and fell into a white floor length skirt.A sassy fan quipped: “Shouldn't have even given him that second chance in Love Island,” to which Millie responded with a skull emoji.Another fan wrote: “Not one of us wanted you to take him back, but we liked

Arsenal wonderkid Henri Lansbury showed his “great tekkers” by scoring a stunning long-rate strike for Luton Town.The 31-year-old, who graduated from the Gunners’ academy in 2007, ended an 81-match goal drought while simultaneously netting his first for the Hatters in their 2-0 win over Hull on Friday. An opposition defender headed the ball clear just before half-time with it dropping to Lansbury well outside of the box.

Stacey Solomon has revealed that she fears not being able to cover bills at her beloved Pickle Cottage following the energy bills hike.The 32-year-old Loose Women star says her and husband Joe Swash may struggle to cover the bills for the £1.2million Essex mansion if prices continue to rise.They got married at their home earlier this year and have put their hearts into renovating the property.READ MORE: Stacey Solomon opens her pool into 'village lido' as heatwave closes local schoolsSpeaking to The Guardian, she said: " If our energy bill doubles, then it might well be beyond our means in the future."I'm not saying it is the same for us as someone on the breadline, ’cos it blooming well isn’t.

Love Island's Belle Hassan has left her loyal legion of fans speechless after parading her booty in a very teeny thong.Taking to Instagram to treat her 973,000 followers to a booty snap, the 24-year-old TV star paraded her enviable figure while basking in a picturesque location.Sitting on the edge of what looks to be a yacht, Belle donned a teeny thong as she looked into the distance.READ NEXT: Love Island's Belle Hassan debuts pink 'hair transformation' in sizzling snapThe 2019 Love Island star could be seen wearing a black thong with a matching halter neck bikini top.She wore her blonde locks tied into a ponytail which cascaded down her back.Sitting up straight, Belle's figure looked taut and toned - with her waist looking snatched and trim.Leaving her fans speechless, fans of the TV personality-turned-makeup-artist were quick to leave compliments in the comments section."Such an amazing woman," one fan penned."You're facing the wrong way nobody can see your t*ts," cheekily quipped a second.While a third tagged their friend and said: "I don’t know what to say," with their pal responding with: "Not much to say," clearly taken aback by the post.And a fourth simply added: "Unreal," complete with a flame emoji.Belle first shot to fame when she appeared on Love Island back in 2019 where she was coupled up with Scottish hunk Anton Danyluck - with the pair becoming fan favourites.Although the couple didn't stand the test of time, Belle didn't let this stop her from paving a way for herself.Since leaving the villa Belle has makeup artistry and often shares her incredible makeup looks on Instagram.For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.READ NEXT:Love

The closing ceremony for the 2022 Venice Film Festival just took place and the awards winners have been revealed.

Guy Lodge Film Critic If you found yourself wide awake in the wee small hours with personal demons rattling in your brain, and you picked up the phone to share them with a patient, neutral stranger, Tessa Thompson’s measured, calming voice is more or less exactly what you’d hope to hear on the other end of the line. As Beth, a night-shift volunteer for a crisis helpline, the actor’s naturally gentle, benevolent presence is the chief asset of Steve Buscemi’s minor-key chamber drama “The Listener” — not that she has a host of elements to compete with in what amounts, on screen at least, to a one-woman show.  Thompson’s unforced credibility isn’t shared, however, by a flat, superficial script that treats an assortment of mental health ailments as quirky conversation fuel. Each anguished call that Beth takes, over the course of one long, dark night of assorted souls, is written less like a recognizable human exchange than as an actor’s heightened audition piece, and played out as such by a voice-only ensemble stacked with distractingly recognizable names. Though the global pandemic is only incidentally mentioned, “The Listener” plays in all aspects like a project conceived in the most self-searching and self-indulgent depths of the isolation era. It’s hard to imagine audiences wanting to enter that headspace now.

In his acting life, Steve Buscemi has certainly mixed things up, finding time for Bruckheimer/Simpson blockbusters, Pixar animation and even Adam Sandler movies in a bid to avoid typecasting as the definitive New York indie guy. In his directing career, however, he tends to stick to a certain genre: small, intimate, personal films like his excellent 1996 debut Trees Lounge, which told the story of a melancholic underachiever whose life revolves around a seedy dive bar where the crowd of misfit regulars become his bizarre de facto family. Loneliness is a familiar motif in Buscemi’s work, and he excelled himself with that in 2005’s Lonesome Jim, starring Casey Affleck as a young man who’s failed in the big city and now has to move in with his parents.

Tessa Thompson rocked a new look at the latest premiere during the 2022 Venice Film Festival.