Venice Review: Paolo Virzi’s ‘Dry’

Tributes have flooded in for a 'larger than life' Aberdeen fan who who helped to found the club's first ultras group.

Scotland's beleaguered pig producers are being given a boost by Lanarkshire's independent butchers in a brand new Porktober initiative.

Charlie Nicholas is giving Rangers a chance at Anfield, as long as they can blunt Liverpool's razor sharp attack.

Dreamcatcher have shared new tour dates in Europe for November 2022.On October 4 at Midnight KST, Dreamcatcher and concert organisers MyMusicTaste took to Twitter to share a new tour poster for the European leg of the girl group’s ‘Apocalypse: Follow Us’ tour.

Fatboy Slim has shared an anecdote from his time living next door to Paul McCartney, joking that it was “bizarre” because of his fandom for The Beatles.Slim (aka Norman Cook) recently caught up with NME to appear in the column Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! For the chat, he was quizzed on various happenings from throughout his own career – he forgot that Arctic Monkeys covered ‘The Rockafeller Skank’ at their first-ever gig, and that he produced the Blur song ‘Gene By Gene’, but did correctly recall that he once snorted cocaine off the London-to-Brighton train line.McCartney came up in a conversation about Cook’s infamous 2002 gig at Brighton Beach, where he performed for over 250,000 concertgoers. The show itself drew controversy after one attendee died, more than 100 more were injured, and several were rescued unconscious from the seashore.

Manchester United had once sent scouts to watch a 17-year-old Erling Haaland - but ended up on the end of a masterclass from the Norwegian.The Red Devils were put to the sword by their local rivals Manchester City over the weekend, and Haaland was front and centre. The 22-year-old netted a hat-trick and provided two assists in his most complete performance yet for City.However, he could have played for the red half of the city after United sent scouts to watch him way back in 2018.

Met Office weather warnings later today (October 4) and tomorrow (October 5). A warning for rain that began at midnight will be in place until 10am this morning and applies to parts of western Scotland.It has been forecast that 30 to 50mm of rain will have fallen during that 10-hour period with 80mm possible over some mountains, the Daily Express reports.READ MORE: Lucky Brit scoops £10,000-a-month for 30 years in monster National Lottery winTomorrow will then see a second weather warning for the UK that stretches further south where 70 to 80mph gusts could pummel northern parts of the country for the whole day.A Met Office statement read: "There is a chance of a deep low pressure system bringing gusts of 70 to 80mph to northern parts of the UK on Wednesday.

EastEnders fans were left bemused and amused after hardman Phil Mitchell battered Jonah Tyler – without his "made of steel" rival appearing to have suffered any injuries. Monday's (October 3) episode of the BBC soap saw criminal Jonah calling Sam Mitchell to demand money as the pair continued dodgy dealings behind bad-boy Phil's back.

another hilarious imitation of the former Manchester City and England defender two months after the pair met in person. One fan said in response: "The laugh is spot on." With a second adding: "This is absolutely incredible." Having impressed social media with his take on Richards' CBS punditry, the man himself retweeted the clip having been vocal about his support back in August.

Liverpool supporters have been left shocked after hearing Everton's new chant for Conor Coady which has used the same tune to one of the most iconic songs in recent memory. The Anfield faithful serenaded Divock Origi following his Champions League heroics of 2018/19 - in a period in which he scored six goals across 12 games against the Toffees. Everton's chant is in fact a tribute of their own to former Liverpool youth prospect Conor Coady, who joined them on loan from Wolves in the summer and scored in their win over Southampton.

Mavi has shared the second single from his forthcoming sophomore LP. Laughing so Hard, It Hurts is due out October 14, and today’s track, “Doves,” is the record’s second offering, arriving two behind its lead single, “Baking Soda.” On the new song, the North Carolina-born emcee and current Howard University neuroscience major gets cerebral, his mind-bending flow completely at ease over a Dylvinci beat that feels both tranquil and anxious, due to the dissidence between its rushed drum line and its relaxed, aqueous synths.

Whoopi Goldberg is opening up about her role in the upcoming movie Till and she’s also responding to a critic who claimed she was wearing a fat suit in the film.

Halsey has been in attendance at several shows during Paris Fashion Week and she was spotted in an edgy look for the Enfants Riches Deprimes event!

Charli D'Amelio is a front runner on this season of, but that doesn't mean she's not feeling the pressure. Especially when some of her famous friends come out to show their support.The TikTok superstar and her pro partner, Mark Ballas, became the first couple to earn a '9' this season during Monday's James Bond Night, and were cheered on from the audience by Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker, as well as Barker's son — and her boyfriend — Landon Barker.D'Amelio — who is also competing against her mom, Heidi D'Amelio, this season — and Ballas spoke with ET's Matt Cohen after the show, and opened up about their Rumba, set to Billie Eilish's «No Time to Die,» and how it felt to earn their impressive score.«I mean, it feels great! I was definitely getting very nervous right before,» D'Amelio shared, adding that most of her nerves were due to «just going first.»OH MY GODDD #dwts@charlidameliopic.twitter.com/QaNwYzoeHV«I was a little scared for that, but our dance, and everything that I was nervous about, went smoothly! So I was very happy with it,» she added.As for getting some love from Kardashian and Barker, who were on the sidelines of the dance floor celebrating her success, D'Amelio shared, «I think it's so nice to have my friends and family here to support me.

A mural created by schoolkids in Johnstone has been destroyed by fire.

Ringo Starr has cancelled several shows he had planned in Canada for this week, with the Beatle putting his tour on hold to recuperate after contracting COVID-19.After shows in New Buffalo, Michigan and Prior Lake, Minnesota were cancelled over the weekend “due to illness”, an official statement from Starr’s team confirmed the musician had tested positive for COVID. As a result, five shows that were scheduled for this week – in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Abbotsford and Penticton – have been axed.“Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home,” the statement said.

Alice in Chains‘ show in West Palm Beach, Florida over the weekend, snapping backstage photos with members of the band.Singer William DuVall, guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez all shared separate pictures with the sibling tennis legends. “So great to see them rocking out down front and sidestage,” DuVall wrote in his caption.“Even better to find that they’re so cool and down to earth as people,” he added.

West Ham legend Mark Noble was forced to yell "fore" after his wayward drive flew off the side of the fairway at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.The former Premier League star had linked up with American world No.15 and Hammers fan Billy Horschel for the pro-am tournament. The duo took the course at St Andrews alongside other pairs over the weekend.And Noble got off to the worst possible start as he hooked his drive right off the tee - and out of bounds.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian director Paolo Virzì (“Human Capital,” “Like Crazy”) is in Venice where his dystopic drama “Siccità,” which means drought in Italian, is premiering out-of-competition. The innovative pic, which features an A-list ensemble cast comprising Monica Bellucci, Sara Serraiocco (“Counterpart”) and Silvio Orlando (“The Young Pope”), is set amid a protracted drought caused by climate change in the Italian capital where the Tiber has dried up. Virzì spoke to Variety about how “Siccità” germinated during COVID-19 and was shot amid tight pandemic protocols. Excerpts. You worked with novelist and screenwriter Paolo Giordano on the concept and the script for this film. How did the collaboration start?