David Beckham and Lionel Messi will celebrate Ballon d’Or win the ‘Miami way’

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabia’s rapidly expanding Telfaz11 Studios has announced the genre-bending epic “Al-Gaid” (working title), set to be the first feature to go into production under its exclusive nine-picture deal with Neom, the sprawling production hub in Saudi’s northwestern corner. Set against the backdrop of the 19th-century wintery northern Arabian desert, “Al-Gaid” is penned by Saudi novelist and writer Ahmed Alhokail and blends the revenge genre with Bedouin soap opera tropes, “crafting a unique narrative tailored for an Arab audience,” according to a Telfaz11 statement.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Taiwanese feature “The Mimicry” was named best picture at the first edition of the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival. The festival ran Nov.

Naman Ramachandran Yosep Anggi Noen, whose “24 Hours with Gaspar” premiered at Busan and is playing at the Red Sea and Singapore festivals, has lined up his next movie, an untitled horror film. The film is produced by Palari Films, the Jakarta-based production company behind Edwin’s “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash,” which won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2021. Noen is no stranger to Locarno glory himself, having been nominated in 2012 for “Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses” and in 2016 for “Solo, Solitude” and scored a special mention in 2019 for “The Science of Fictions.” The untitled horror-drama-thriller film, produced by Palari’s Muhammad Zaidy and Meiske Taurisia, will unite acclaimed actors Happy Salma and Putri Marino for the first time.

Alissa Simon Film Critic From its jaunty animated credits to its absurdly satisfying conclusion, “Voy! Voy! Voy!” is a saucy and blackly comic look at immigration. An entertaining first feature inspired by stranger-than-fiction actual events from seasoned adman Omar Hilal, here serving as director, writer and producer, Egypt’s official Oscar submission nabbed the top spot at the local box office for two months following its mid-September domestic release and also played well in the Gulf states.

A yellow weather warning will remain in place in Scotland today for snow and ice.

Social Security Scotland has confirmed that around 400,000 people will start to receive this year’s Winter Heating Payment from the middle of December, with the ‘vast majority’ of eligible households due the money before the end of January 2024. The payment of £55.05 will be made automatically and is designed to help people with higher energy costs during the colder months.

East Kilbride Men’s Shed has expressed an interest in leasing a local hall for 15 years.

Furiosa trailer has been released by Warner Brothers. In fact, the full title for the prequel film to Mad Max: Fury Road is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.The film is director George Miller’s much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the “Mad Max” films.

It’s officially December, which means it is time to start compiling those best film of the year lists. Before you do, we highly encourage you to first seek out the fantastic Femme. THN caught the movie back at Berlin Film Festival and were immediately smitten with this “intense, beautiful, thought-provoking, and devastating” movie. Written and directed by duo Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choo Ping, Femme is a neo-noir revenge thriller that will get your heart pumping. Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker, Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.

Boys Planet contestants, have made their debut with ‘Must Be Nice’.‘Must Be Nice’ is the title track of ONE PACT’s debut mini-album, ‘Moment’. The record, which also dropped on November 30, features five other songs alongside the lead single.“‘Cause I don’t need no reason / My love is just for you, baby / It doesn’t mean anything if its not you / I don’t need it all / I gotta be with you right now,” they sing on the track.

Lou Reed’s final solo album, ‘Hudson River Wind Meditations’, will be getting its first vinyl release in January. ‘Hudson River Wind Meditations’, originally released in 2007, is a collection of ambient and drone recordings from the late Velvet Underground frontman, and was his last solo studio album.Helmed by Seattle independent label Light In The Attic, in conjunction with the Lou Reed Archive and Reed’s wife, Laurie Anderson, the vinyl release marks the album’s first-ever, and is scheduled to drop on January 12.

SZA has expressed her love for the music of two of rock’s most polarising bands, Creed and Nickelback in a new interview.The ‘Kill Bill’ singer named Creed and Nickelback while speaking to Variety about her favourite music in commemoration of being named the magazine’s ‘Hitmaker of the Year’.“The other day you know what I pulled up? Creed, Nickelback, Train’s ‘Drops of Jupiter’, just a whole bunch of that,” she said, as the interviewer facepalmed and burst out in laughter. “Wait, you know what’s crazy? Do white people hate Creed and Nickelback? Why? Black people love them! They rock! That shit is bomb!”She proceeded to specifically express her admiration for ‘Higher’, the ninth track off Creed’s 1999 sophomore full-length, ‘Human Clay’.

NewJeans, members of BTS, BLACKPINK and more.The music streaming service launched the 2023 edition of its annual Spotify Wrapped event on November 29, where it shared data on the platform’s most-streamed artists, music and podcasts.As part of the Wrapped 2023, Spotify Korea also shared lists of the Top 10 most-streamed K-pop songs and K-pop artists this year. BTS member Jungkook‘s debut solo song ‘Seven (feat.

K-pop boyband ATEEZ have made a comeback with their second full-length album ‘The World EP.FIN : Will’ and its title track ‘Crazy Form’.Released today (December 1), the new ‘Crazy Form’ visual features the group as pirate-inspired vigilantes from a futuristic world as they wreak havoc and fight against hordes of hooded figures.“9024, kick that drum / My ego’s in this show / To the moon we go / Hey, this is come crazy form / Ah ya ya ya just dance / My ego’s in this show / Put ‘em up, put ‘em up make them run / Now, that’s crazy form,” they sing in the chorus.Prior to its release, ATEEZ performed ‘Crazy Form’ for the first time at the 2023 MAMA Awards show on November 29, where they also took home one of ten Worldwide Fan’s Choice awards.‘The World EP.FIN : Will’ is a continuation of the group’s ‘The World’ series of releases, which began last year with their mini-album ‘The World EP.1: Movement’ and its lead single ‘Guerrilla’. Notably, that single was named one of NME’s 25 best K-pop songs of 2022 along with the B-side ‘Cyberpunk’ from that same album.It also comes less than six months after the previous release in the series ‘The World EP.2: Outlaw’ and its title track ‘Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)’, which arrived this June.In other K-pop news, boyband ONE PACT, made up of former Boys Planet contestants, have made their debut with ‘Must Be Nice’.

A 'lovely' mum died just months after doctors failed to spot the signs of a brain tumour, an inquest heard.

Jack Grealish surprised a young fan to help Manchester City announce their first Official Equality Diversity and Inclusion Partner for City in the Community.

Dove Cameron just dropped Alchemical: Volume 1, the first part of her two-part debut album!

It looks like Priyanka Chopra might have been listening to the Jonas Brothers classic “Burnin’ Up” while getting ready for her date night with Nick Jonas on Thursday (November 30).

Kandi Burruss is reacting to the rumors of a cast shakeup for the next season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta!

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth are hard at work promoting their new movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at CCXP 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Rutherglen Glencairn boss Joe Pryce says he’ll need every member of his squad for a run of league games in December and January that he feels are ‘crucial’ to their season.

They've spent the past two months trolling Rangers on an almost daily basis.

East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy says he’s lacking a penalty box predator and wants a striker to step up, as he urges his side to react to their first Lowland League defeat.

An authentic Neapolitan pizzeria in Wishaw has been crowned Scotland’s Best Pizzeria title at the Italian Awards 2023.

Stuart Kettlewell insists he’ll keep papering the walls to try and decorate Motherwell’s season.

A pair of David Beckham's football boots which were stitched in error are expected to fetch thousands at auction. The Manchester United icon wore the Adidas Predators for a crucial England game in 1997.The Three Lions took on Italy in Rome needing a point to qualify for the 1998 World Cup - and battled to a 0-0 draw.

Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick have shared another adorable Instagram video. The two shared their own take on the “Beckham test,” a viral trend that popped up following the release of “Beckham,” the Netflix documentary following the life and career of David Beckham, packing many moments between himself and his wife Victoria. Watch Kevin Bacon serenade his goats with some BeyoncéKevin Bacon shares an anti-Valentine’s Day playlistA post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon)Bacon and Sedgwick shared the clip on Instagram, showing the two doing the dishes as they start to dance along to "Islands in the Stream,” the song performed by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

Manuel Akanji insists Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland is more concerned with team trophies than the Ballon d'Or.

just got snapped by her husband after (or maybe even during) her workout with their personal trainer, Bobby Rich. Sharing a photo of his wife lying with her arms splayed theatrically across the floor, David quipped: “Not that my wife’s dramatic or anything, but this is what happened this morning,” complete with an eye-roll emoji.Isn’t Victoria basically all of us after being subjected to a torturous session in the gym? Whether it’s the stair machine (the definition of hell on earth), a hefty set of weights or running on the treadmill on an incline and at speed, it’s quite natural to collapse on the floor once the task is finally complete.Having shared VB’s with Vogue only last week, Rich revealed that he subjects the pair to cycles of weight training, cardiovascular work, recovery and endurance training, depending on which part of his year-long plan they’re at.“[Victoria] does a lot of dumbbell, barbell and bodyweight work, and I incorporate lots of functional and compound movements—using two or three joints and muscle groups—each time,” he explained, noting that this is the way to build lean muscle and develop strength, improving bone density and reducing the risk of osteoporosis as you get older.There are many lessons we can glean from Victoria Beckham's Instagram workouts: a body like hers takes hard work and consistency; weight training doesn’t make you bulky; and, last but not least, the more amateur dramatics the better.

David Beckham has revealed his wife, Victoria, collapsed after an intense home workout.

The world-renowned actress, philanthropist, and filmmaker Angelina Jolie found herself seated beside the talented Chilean director Pablo Larraín.Leo Messi is a Maluma fan! The beloved athlete was captured at the Colombian artist’s Miami concertÚrsula Corberó joins Madonna onstage at Barcelona concertBritney Spears dances to J Balvin’s hit song after he shared his thoughts about her memoir

Leo Messi is a fan of Maluma! The beloved athlete was captured having a blast at the Colombian artist’s concert held in Miami over the first weekend of November. Despite the attendees being there to dance to the rhythm of Maluma’s biggest hits, it was inevitable to avoid turning to see the Argentine soccer player enjoying the show.As soon as word spread that the soccer icon was in attendance, cameras began pointing at Messi instead of the stage where Maluma was performing his chart-topping hits.

Kendall Jenner, one of the world’s most renowned supermodels and a member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, recently celebrated her birthday in style. The intimate gathering, far away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi, was a heartwarming affair filled with love and well-wishes from those who mean the most to her.

Bernardo Silva was so good in his performance against Bournemouth that Pep Guardiola briefly thought he was watching Lionel Messi.

Rebecca Loos, who claimed she had a four-month affair with David Beckham in the early 00s, is now said to be considering spilling the beans on her side of the story in a new tell all documentary.The former glamour model, 46, who now lives in Norway, is reportedly mulling over several TV offers to share her version of events.The mum-of-two was quickly thrust back into the spotlight earlier this year when David's Netflix docu-series, Beckham aired. Rebecca first hit the headlines in 2003 after claiming she had an affair with David after working as his personal assistant.

JLo dances with a plant to her iconic song, “Waiting for Tonight.” North West shows off her epic duo costume with Penelope Disick as Tiana and Charlotte La Bouff from Princess and the Frog. Tiana and LottieKim Kardashian reveals her last Halloween costume, dressing up as Salma Hayek in From Dusk Til Dawn, which got the Mexican stars approval.