Lena Dunham’s ‘Catherine, Called Birdy’ to Make World Premiere at TIFF

The Chats have announced details of their biggest UK and European tour to date and shared a new video for ‘Out In The Street’.The track is the latest to be taken from the Aussie punks’ new album ‘Get Fucked’, which is set for release this Friday (August 19) and has been previewed with the singles ‘6L GTR’, ‘Struck By Lightning’ and ‘I’ve Been Drunk In Every Pub In Brisbane’.The new video sees the band tearing it up on the road, which they will continue to do across the UK and Europe with shows beginning next May and including a massive London gig at Brixton Academy.Watch the ‘Out On The Street’ video and see the tour dates below. Get your tickets here, with full details on all shows available here.MAY 202316 – Dublin, Academy17 – Dublin, Academy18 – Belfast, Limelight19 – Manchester, Academy20 – Glasgow, Barrowlands21 – Newcastle, NX22 – Cardiff, Tramshed23 – Bristol, O2 Academy24 – Birmingham, Institute26 – London, O2 Academy Brixton29 – Antwerp, Trix30 – Paris, Trabendo31 – Cologne, Live Music HallJUNE 20234 – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso6 – Copenhagen, Loppen7 – Malmo, Debaser8 – Stockholm, Plan B9 – Oslo, John DeeFollowing the release of ‘Get Fucked’, The Chats will take the album on tour around Australia in September, with shows scheduled for Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle.

Interpark Music Plus has responded to reports about the dissolution of girl group LABOUM.Last week (August 12), StarNews and other South Korean news outlets reported that LABOUM would be disbanding in late August or early September, following the agency’s acquisition by Yanolja.However, Interpark Music Plus has since said it is still in the midst of discussions regarding LABOUM’s future. “We saw the article about [LABOUM’s] disbandment, but absolutely nothing has been decided yet,” the agency told Sports Hankook, per Soompi.

Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she paid Future $250,000 (£206,500) for his guest feature on her song ‘Pressurelicious’.The track, which was released as a single last month, features on the Houston rapper’s new album ‘Traumazine’, which arrived last week.Speaking to Power 106 Los Angeles’ L.A. Leakers last week, Megan explained how she got Future to feature on ‘Pressurelicious’.“I had the beat for ‘Pressurelicious,’ right? I recorded the song, and I recorded it one way.

(G)I-DLE member Shuhua briefly collapsed on stage mid-performance at the girl group’s  recent Mexico City concert.On August 12, the five-member act performed in the Mexican capital as part of the South American leg of their ongoing ‘Just Me ( )I-DLE’ world tour. As seen in a video shared by media personality Pamela Lima on Twitter, the idol suddenly hunched over during the final chorus of ‘My Bag’ before sitting down on stage.

Tegan and Sara‘s upcoming TV series High School – check it out below.The pop duo’s 2019 book of the same name has been turned into a TV series for Amazon, with Tegan and Sara serving as executive producers alongside writer-director Clea DuVall.After being discovered by the duo themselves, TikTok stars and twins Railey Gilliland and Seazynn Gilliland have been cast to play teenage versions of Tegan and Sara respectively.Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) has also been cast to play their mother Simone, while Kyle Bornheimer (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will play Simone’s boyfriend Patrick.The show is set to debut on Amazon’s Freevee service on October 14, after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month.Check out the trailer below.In a statement about the show’s casting, Tegan Quin said: “It felt kismet when I saw Railey and Seazynn for the first time on TikTok. There was something undeniably intriguing about them: They were sweet and original, impossible not to watch.

Another kidnapping horror looks set to be on cards for Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street. Last month the teen, played by Millie Gibson, was left panic-stricken as she was held prisoner in a darkened cellar after her good intentions went dangerously wrong. Unbeknown to her guardians Maria and Gary Windass, Kelly had been using the cash that belonged to her late dad to put right his wrongs.

Children affected by the Manchester Arena terrorist bombing are being urged to share their experiences of the support they have received since the atrocity.

After recently enjoying a family getaway to Greece, Amanda Holden has now jetted off to Sicily to film for her new TV show alongside comedian Alan Carr.The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, has spent a lot of time in Italy over recent months as she and Alan, 46, have teamed up to front new BBC series The Italian Job, which will see the duo transform a rundown property in the country. Amanda, who was previously criticised by fans for using a private jet, has taken her two daughters, Lexi, 16, and Hollie, 10, along with her on her work trip this time, and has continued to document the fun-filled trip on Instagram.

Made In Chelsea's Olivia Bentley has never been one to shy away from brutal honesty and no-nonsense opinions. And in the blonde beauty's signature style, she has exclusively given OK! her verdict on Made in Chelsea pal Maeva D’Ascanio's shock pregnancy announcement and engagement to James Taylor. Sitting down with co-star beau Tristan Phipps - who himself admitted he was "surprised" to her that his close friend James was set to become a father - Olivia, 27, seemed to take a swipe at 25-year-old Maeva for settling down and starting a family at a "young" age.

Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo has shared a glimpse of her sun-soaked getaway on social media.The 27 year old, who recently showed off the results of her ‘hybrid hair extensions’, has been enjoying some downtime at an undisclosed location and has given her followers a sneak peek inside her lavish trip. Georgia, also known as Toff, could be seen posing on a luxury boat in recent snaps, with the reality TV star sporting a stylish white and blue floral maxi dress for the outing.

If you love discovering new beauty favourites, you’ll have a blast playing with the treats inside the latest OK! Beauty Box. This month’s Good Times Edit contains five brilliant beauty products to help you to look and feel your best, including a soothing self-heating eye mask, a multi-purpose body balm and an £89 “filter-in-a-tube” face primer.

EXCLUSIVE: Trinity CineAsia has acquired UK rights to Hong Kong family drama Mama’s Affair, which marks the film acting debut of two members of hot local boy band Mirror, Keung To and Jer Lau, from Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures.

Jonah Ayunga admits it’s a relief to be able to look at the Premiership table again after the Buddies posted their first three points of the season.

Fans of Kim Kardashian have been left stunned after her latest crop of workout snaps.

Two years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, and, despite the current challenging climate, with an emerging cost-of-living crisis, interest in launching a new business in Scotland remains.

Stephen Robinson says he wasn’t surprised to see Richard Tait’s wonderful strike hit the top corner.

LOVE Island’s Wes Nelson has sparked romance rumours with Love Island star Antigoni Buxton after the pair enjoyed a night out. The pair partied in Manchester and posed together for a snap, with Antigoni, 26, looking stunning in a pink skirt and top. “First time in Manny!! Thank you for the warm welcome,” the Love Island beauty captioned the snap, and Wes held up a peace sign while smiling with the blonde star.

CORONATION Street's Kelly Neelan is snatched off the streets in her horrifying exit plot. Earlier this month The Sun exclusively revealed that the actress will be leaving the ITV show after three years. An insider revealed the dramatic storyline could even see wayward teenager Kelly being killed off.

Lena Dunham failed her audition for the film Riding In Cars With Boys after she refused to smile “on command”.The actor and writer, best known for HBO series Girls, recalled the audition on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, when she was asked if she’d met anyone connected to one of Dunham’s favourite films, A League Of Their Own.She explained that she previously encountered director Penny Marshall during an audition, aged 12, for her 2001 film Riding In Cars With Boys. Her role, however, was given to someone else after she refused to cooperate during an introductory task.“I understand why I didn’t get the role,” Dunham said.

Manori Ravindran International EditorTransatlantic talent management company YMU Group has launched a U.S. literary division under the leadership of Aram Fox.The launch of a U.S.

TAYLOR SWIFT is making her first album of original material in almost two years – and is keen to work with up-and-coming female artists. I can reveal the Love Story singer has been busy writing and recording in Nashville, Tennessee, for the last few weeks and is set to surprise fans with her most experimental album.

Lena Dunham has high praise for her co-star Jon Bernthal, referring to him as «gentle» and «thoughtful» during their sex scenes.In an interview with , the 36-year-old actress, writer and director was asked about particular challenges she faced while making the dramedy that she hadn't previously encountered in other projects. Dunham, at first, opened up about scenes that she described as «anxiety-inducing» even though she wrote them in the script herself, but then pivoted on how she met those challenges with the help of an unsung hero: Bernthal.«I knew the ways I’d felt, even when I was directing myself — overexposed, or scared, or not seen,» she said.

The Jess Cagle Show.She continued, “I was treated actually really well. There was no cruelty.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studio’s Prime Video is charging into the fall season with a bevy of awards contending and crowd pleasing movies, the list of dates which you can find below.

Lena Dunham is back. Sharp Stick — the writer/director/actor’s follow to HBO series Girls and her first film since Tiny Furniture (2020) – opens in LA at Landmark’s renovated single-screen NuArt Theatre and at the Quad Cinema in NYC. It expands to 40 to 50 screens next weekend, heading to about 100 thereafter – a mix of AMC, Alamo, Laemmle and Harkins circuits and top U.S. arthouses. 

Simply put, Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” is a film about sex. But sex for a very naive, innocent, fearless, infertile, 26-year-old virgin woman is more than just sex, and the implications of the many encounters and decisions made by Sarah Jo (the luminous Kristine Froseth) on her journey of self-discovery can be dizzying in their sheer number and magnitude.

After a hybrid edition in 2021, the Toronto International Film Festival is back in full force for 2022. The long-running Canadian festival announced a majority of its upcoming lineup with new films from Sebastián Lelio, Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley, Todd Field, Darren Aronofsky, Luca Guadagnino, and Alejandro G.

GALA PRESENTATIONS 2022*Previously announcedAlice, Darling Mary Nighy | Canada, USAWorld PremiereBlack Ice Hubert Davis | CanadaWorld PremiereButcher’s Crossing Gabe Polsky | USAWorld PremiereThe Greatest Beer Run Ever Peter Farrelly | USAWorld PremiereThe Hummingbird Francesca Archibugi | Italy, FranceWorld PremiereHunt Lee Jung-jae | South KoreaNorth American PremiereA Jazzman’s Blues Tyler Perry | USAWorld PremiereKacchey Limbu Shubham Yogi | IndiaWorld PremiereMoving On Paul Weitz | USAWorld PremiereParis Memories Alice Winocour | FranceNorth American PremierePrisoner’s Daughter Catherine Hardwicke | USAWorld PremiereRaymond & Ray Rodrigo García | USAWorld PremiereRoost Amy Redford | USAWorld PremiereSidney Reginald Hudlin | USAWorld PremiereThe Son Florian Zeller | United KingdomNorth American PremiereOpening Night Film*The Swimmers Sally El Hosaini | United KingdomWorld PremiereWhat’s Love Got To Do With It? Shekhar Kapur | United KingdomWorld Premiere*The Woman King Gina Prince-Bythewood | USAWorld PremiereSPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2022*Previously announcedAllelujah Sir Richard Eyre | United KingdomWorld PremiereAll Quiet on the Western Front Edward Berger | USA, GermanyWorld PremiereThe Banshees Of Inisherin Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, Ireland, USANorth American PremiereBlueback Robert Connolly | AustraliaWorld PremiereThe Blue Caftan Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, DenmarkNorth American PremiereBroker Hirokazu Kore-eda | South KoreaCanadian Premiere*Brother Clement Virgo | CanadaWorld Premiere*Bros Nicholas Stoller | USAWorld Premiere*Catherine Called Birdy Lena Dunham | United KingdomWorld PremiereCauseway Lila Neugebauer | USAWorld PremiereChevalier Stephen Williams | USAWorld PremiereCorsage Mari

The Toronto International Film Festival is ready to roll out the carpet in a big way, revealing a list of new titles featuring some big stars.

Lily James is officially a blonde again! After a good few years as a brunette, the star has had a trip to the salon and returned to the buttery shade that was once her signature.Taking to Instagram Stories to give her 3.4 million followers a look inside the makeover process, the 33 year old initially shared a selfie of the “before” brunette look alongside her hairdresser John MacPherson – who also looks after the famous tresses of Billie Piper, Vanessa Kirby and Christina Ricci. “@johnmacphersonhair means business,” she captioned the snap.

Lena Dunham and her husband, Luis Felber, are seen out on the red carpet, but the premiere of her movie certainly called for the occasion!The 36-year-old actress and Felber were spotted at her premiere Monday night at Brain Dead Studios LA in Los Angeles. The star looked elegant in a shiny silver gown.

Sharp Stick in Los Angeles on July 25.Felber, a British-Peruvian musician, did the music for the movie, which was written and directed by Dunham, her first feature since 2010's indie breakout Tiny Furniture. The pair are celebrating ten months of marriage after tying the knot in an intimate but chic ceremony in London in September of last year. You may remember .For the occasion, chose a silvery silk dress, chunky platform Mary Janes and a stack of bracelets.

It’s already been a busy year for Lena Dunham. Her last movie, “Sharp Stick,” had its world premiere (albeit a virtual one) at Sundance in January, and it hits theaters later this week.

Wilson Chapman editorLena Dunham’s medieval kids comedy film “Catherine Called Birdy” is set to make its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this September.Based on the 1994 children’s novel by Karen Cushman, “Catherine Called Birdy” is set in England during the year 1290, and focuses on Lady Catherine (Bella Ramsey), the youngest child of Lord Rollo (Andrew Scott) and Lady Aislinn (Billie Piper). When Catherine’s parents attempt to fix their financial woes by marrying her off to a wealthy man, she counteracts by scaring off her potentials suitors, resulting in tension between the spirited and independent young woman and her traditional parents.The cast also includes Lesley Sharp, Sophie Okonedo, Joe Alwyn, Isis Hainsworth, Dean-Charles Chapman and Paul Kaye, with Dunham appearing in a supporting role.