‘Another Round’: Thomas Vinterberg & Mads Mikkelsen Reteam Is Among 3 Films Shortlisted As Denmark’s Oscar Entry

Michael Strahan had an exciting weekend with the nail-biting Super Bowl game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the victorious Los Angeles Rams.MORE: Michael Strahan goes public with surprising past strugglesHowever, like everyone else, he was in the mood to power down after a long few days, and he revealed that he wasn't alone in doing so.WATCH: GMA's George Stephanopoulos surprises Michael Strahan live on airThe Good Morning America anchor took to Instagram to share a snapshot of himself at home with his dog Enzo after the big day.Both were clearly exhausted and had flopped onto bed, fast asleep, and a photographer behind them cheekily snapped them mid-nap.MORE: Michael Strahan heaps praise on GMA co-host Robin Roberts as he confesses 'she saved me'Michael captioned the adorable picture: "Enzo needed a nap after the long Super Bowl weekend also!!" Fans immediately delved into a resounding "aww" with heart emojis galore."I'm guessing you need it more than Enzo," one wrote, with another adding: "Bless you have to be worn out.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBon appetit! A cooking competition inspired by culinary legend Julia Child and featuring her “superfans” as contestants has been ordered at Food Network and Discovery Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the legacy of Child, who motivated generations of home cooks with her talent, enthusiasm and humor, “The Julia Child Challenge” will see eight top-notch home cooks compete in high-stakes culinary challenges to find out who has the fire, skill and passion to win the first-ever primetime competition series dedicated to all things Julia, per the show’s official description. The competitors, all Julia Child superfans, share personal stories about their hero, cook in a kitchen recreated in the likeness of where Julia herself cooked, using the same ingredients Julia used and are even guided by Julia herself through a larger-than-life television screen right in the middle of all the action.

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K.J. Yossman Tara Reid is set to star in a new psychological thriller “Sheila,” Variety can reveal.Written by newcomers Jackie and Jennifer Moricz (better known collectively as The Moricz twins), whose work has been featured in the Blacklist, “Sheila” is described as a “modern day ‘Psycho.'”“Left to run her family’s Suntan Motel for the week, Charlie takes a unique interest in the only guest, a girl in town for a bikini contest – Sheila,” reads the logline.

Sasha Urban editorShowtime announced today that it is donating $100,000 to the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, which is located on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation, where the network’s series “Dexter: New Blood” is set.The donation will fund the museum’s efforts to digitize its archives and record the history of the Seneca Nation, including footage, music, oral histories, print news and other media passed down from elders in the community. The contribution will also help fund the museum’s Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, which educates visitors on the tribal history of Western New York state.“I’m excited to receive this gift from Showtime, which demonstrates its commitment to the preservation of heritage,” said Dr.

Todd Gilchrist The push-pull relationship between an individual developing his or her sense of self and the external forces trying to steer them — be they parental, professional, political or cultural — creates a tension that is common, and formative, to many people’s lives. Despite the wildly different stories that they tell, many of this year’s best picture nominees vividly illustrate this universal conflict, examining the challenge of retaining or asserting one’s identity while the world around them attempts to impose pressure or exert its influence.As perhaps the most fantastical of the nominees, “Dune” sends young Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet) on a journey that owes no small debt to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, but director and co-writer Denis Villenueve weaves a complex tapestry between the lineage into which the character was born, the overlapping but sometimes dueling ambitions of his mother and father, the feudal aristocracy of the film’s futuristic setting, and the almost primal sense of home and harmony that Paul feels once he arrives on the desert planet of Arrakis.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” is finally giving fans of its Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson-created comic book source material what they have always wanted: Simon Pegg playing Hughie Campbell. The gift to “Boys” fandom was delivered Wednesday via the trailer for “The Boys: Diabolical,” Prime Video’s animated anthology series set in the universe of the live-action show.In the trailer for the eight-episode “Diabolical,” the different characters and animation styles for each of the the fun-size episodes, running 12-14 minutes, are revealed.

Okay, so you know you want to lighten your hair with the help of some highlights. Great start, but it’s not that simple.These days, there is more than one method of adding highlights to hair, and that can make it quite tricky to explain exactly what you want.

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Lamar Odom is not ready to quit when it comes to Khloe Kardashian. On Monday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, the former NBA player was adamant he was going to try his “damndest” to reach out to Khloe once the show is over. Odom said he would love to take her to dinner and apologize for everything he put her through.

No Man’s Sky is getting its next update, titled Sentinel Update, which updates combat, adds in a mech, and more.The Sentinel Update for No Man’s Sky is a much more combat focused one. It adds in a new Sentinel tool, the Hardframe Battle Mech.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure, famously known for her role as D.J.Tanner on "Full House," is honoring her late friend and co-star Bob Saget. She said her mission is to "hug like Bob." On "Fox & Friends" Wednesday, Bure told host Ainsley Earhardt that she’s doing alright since the news of his death.  "It’s been a little over a month, and there’s days that are great and there’s days that just hits you," she said. "I want to remember Bob and what a kind and loving and amazing person that he was."  Actors Bob Saget (L) and Candace Cameron Bure (R) attend the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Disney will be building new master-planned communities called ‘Storyliving’ with the first to be developed in Rancho Mirage in California’s Coachella Valley. Other sites are under exploration “as more and more fans look for new ways to make Disney a bigger part of their lives,” the company said.

Gossip Girl star attended the Michael Kors show at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday, February 15 at Terminal 5 in a but simple matching three-piece set that's manifesting spring. Lively wore a baby blue sequined bra top with a matching midi pencil skirt that falls just below the knee. Since it was, err, a frigid 19 degrees in NYC on Tuesday, Lively paired the set with a matching peacoat in the same baby blue color, which she wore draped over her shoulders. Blake Lively paired the matching set with white accessories including a structured clutch and pointed-toe heels from Christian Louboutin.

Girl gang! Pregnant Britt Nilsson and her husband, Jeremy Byrne, are expecting a second daughter.

Caitlin Quinlan Swedish actors Sofia Helin, Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga star as four middle-aged friends struggling with stifled sex lives in new comedy “Lust,” coming to HBO Max in March and premiering at the Berlinale Series Market. Balancing lighthearted comedy with a more serious focus on topics such as sexual harassment, marriage counselling, and personal identity, the show offers entertaining relief while spotlighting the under-examined world of womanhood over 40.Developed from an idea that originated with the actors themselves, “Lust” stands out as one of few recent comedies wholly devoted to middle-aged lead female characters.

Katie Phang, longtime legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, will host a weekend show on MSNBC as well as a program for the network’s streaming channel.

Pamela Anderson slipped into a long-sleeved black dress as she stepped out for dinner with her son Brandon Thomas Lee, 25.The Baywatch actress and pin-up star, 54, looked utterly gorgeous as she paired the elegant black outfit with a pair of clear see-through heels for the outing. Opting to keep her makeup low-key, the star showed off moisturised skin, a sweep of smokey eyeshadow and a slick of mulberry lipgloss as she walked across the pavement with her son.

Gogglebox’s Jenny and Lee have taken to Instagram to share their excitement about the return of the hit Channel 4 show. It was actually fellow co-stars Dave and Shirley Griffiths that let slip the new series air date to their 123,000 followers on Instagram as Friday 18 February. Best friends Jenny Newby and Lee Riley recorded a video to share their excitement about the series’ return with their 656,000 Instagram followers.

Richard Madeley has admitted that he almost accidentally revealed his daughter Chloe’s exciting pregnancy weeks before she and her husband James Haskell shared it themselves. Chloe, 34, and James, 36, announced on social media yesterday that they’re expecting their first child together.

Jeremy Vine was rushed to hospital at the weekend after a bike accident left him unconscious. The 56 year old presenter and Channel 5 star thankfully didn't suffer any lasting effects and was sent home to recover. Despite being knocked off his penny farthing and landing on his head, the TV personality was left with minor injuries and a black eye.

Emmerdale’s evil serial killer Meena Jutla has already claimed four victims, with another two characters’ lives currently hanging in the balance after her latest antics. But the actress who plays menacing Meena, Paige Sandhu, has now revealed she ‘feels sorry’ for her ITV soap alter-ego.

CHLOE Sims and her rarely-seen daughter Madison have shown off their glamorous mother-daughter makeover on a new show. The pair smiled for a sweet Instagram photo together after they both had their hair and make-up done for the cameras. Wearing a white lounge suit, proud mum Chloe, 40, placed an arm around Madison, 16, who wrote matching green loungewear.

Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter Emily has shared pictures of her jaw surgery recovery process after going under the knife for a second time yesterday, 15 February. Emily suffered two slipped discs in her jaw last year, sparking the 27 year old to have to have surgery to fix it.

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Having foregone the usual festival jury and main competition as part of its hybrid, coronavirus-impacted 2020 edition, the BFI London Film Festival came to close on Sunday with its awards in the hands of the audience. With all contemporary films presented virtually being eligible, it was Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg's ode to alcohol starring Mads Mikkelsen, that earned the biggest cheers after winning best film.

Another Round has scooped the Best Film prize at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.The annual festival took place largely online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the usual jury-selected prizes replaced by the Virtual LFF Audience Awards, which selected films only available virtually throughout the festival.Another Round, which was also selected for this year’s Cannes Label and is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, stars Mikkelsen as an underappreciated middle-aged teacher who turns to drink alongside a group of friends.“Thank you to the audience at the London Film Festival for bringing this award to us,” Vinterberg said. “We are very proud to receive this from a British audience; it’s a great honour.

Ellise Shafer editorThomas Vinterberg’s film “Another Round,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, has taken home the top prize at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.“Another Round” won the Audience Award for best film, while “The Painter and the Thief,” directed by Benjamin Ree won best documentary; Tommy Gillard’s “Shuttlecock” was the best short film and “To Miss the Ending,” directed by Anna West and David Callanan, was awarded best XR/immersive art.“Another Round” tells the story of Martin, played by Mikkelsen, a tutor, husband and father who was once brilliant but becomes only a shell of his former self.“Thank you to the audience at the London Film Festival for bringing this award to us.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe 2020 BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its virtual audience award winners, with Thomas Vinterberg’s Mads Mikkelsen-starring Danish comedy Another Round scooping Best Film.The awards replaced the typical jury-voted prizes, which didn’t happen this year due to the pandemic forcing the majority of the fest online.Also awarded tonight was the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary, with Wildfire filmmaker Cathy Brady receiving the £50,000 grant, which goes to a first or second time UK filmmaker presenting work in the fest.Further prizes were handed out to Benjamin Ree’s The Painter And The Thief, which took Best Documentary, Tommy Gillard’s Shuttlecock, which won Best Short Film, and Anna West and David

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAsger Flygare, CEO of Scandinavian exhibitor Nordisk Film Cinemas, has penned an impassioned letter calling for the industry to support theaters by releasing fresh product, claiming the demand is there from audiences.Flygare pointed to the green shoots of recovery emerging from the Danish film industry, using the example of Thomas Vinterberg’s Mads Mikkelsen-starring pic Druk (English title Another Round), which was released locally on September 24.The film has clocked an estimated 800,000 admissions, making it the best performing Danish movie in three years. That’s despite the current COVID protocols, including restricting venues to 70% capacity.

Lise Pedersen What if maintaining a constant amount of alcohol in your blood could open your mind, boost creativity, and generally improve your life? That’s the premise of Thomas Vinterberg’s new movie, which he presented Monday at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon.“Another Round” (“Druk”) is one of 23 films originally selected for Cannes that are being screened at Lumière, whose director is also Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux.