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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVictoria Bedos, the creator and co-writer of “La Famille Belier,” the hit French movie that was remade into Sian Heder’s Oscar-nominated “CODA,” is getting ready to make her feature debut with Focus Features/Universal in France.For her directorial debut, “Leo et moi,” Bedos will once tell the bittersweet story of a teenager set against an unusual backdrop, a theme she probed in “Famille Belier.” “Leo et moi” (working title) is produced by Hélène Cases at Lionceau Films and follows 14-year-old Marie-Luce Bison, who lives with her widowed father at a group home for seniors in rural France. Universal will distribute the film in theaters in France and Focus Features has global rights.In the film, Marie, growing up as an outsider surrounded by elderly people and her distant father, isn’t like anyone else at school and the other kids notice it.

Dan Schachner told The Post. “These are dogs in their purest form.”But the annual puppy palooza serves a larger paw-pose: to find these furry friends a forever family.In fact, the Puppy Bowl has always had a 100% adoption rate.“Every Puppy Bowl ends with every single dog being adopted,” Schachner, who has refereed the big game for 11 years, said.

annual Puppy Bowl.These competing canines are ready to ruff each other up — albeit playfully — in an event nearly as big as the human Super Bowl.Who cares that the Los Angeles Rams will take on the Cincinnati Bengals? The real focus is on Rob Gronchowski and Ted D. Bear going snout to snout in Sunday’s bowl game.The two teams, Ruff and Fluff, are vying for the “Lombarky” trophy, the highest honor of any canine championship.“It’s like a zoo when you’re watching the Puppy Bowl, it’s a little bit of everything,” Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner told The Post.For another year, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg will bark the play-by-plays of the slobbery extravaganza.There’s only one rule in Puppy Bowl: drag a toy into the end zone to score a touchdown.

Kanye West has hit out at his wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson in a fresh attack on his Instagram page. Gold Digger rapper Kanye, who legally changed his name to Ye, revealed he's waging a civil war against his ex-wife and her beau alongside a string of stars he's also fallen out with recently.

Kim Kardashian's friend La La Anthony was a sizzling sensation on her latest red carpet this Friday night in New York. La La, 39, flaunted her shapely legs in a high-cut dress at the opening of the flagship DIESEL store in the SoHo area of Manhattan. The estranged wife of Carmelo Anthony opted for a black mini-dress with a slanted hem and accessorized with a long matching denim coat.

2022’s nominations and speculating about which stars might bring in the highly sought-after gold statues. Of course, there’s also the question of who might take the reins and host the event this year. The high-profile Hollywood ceremony has gone without one for the past few years but, before the position was shelved, Kevin Hart was set to take on the job in 2019.

Gallery: The spirit told me a baby was coming! These stars have all used a Ouija board to speak to ghosts! (BANG Showbiz)Singer Maluma has made his movie debut as Jennifer’s on-screen ex Bastian and the actress thinks he proved himself to be a “natural”. She told Britain’s OK! magazine: “Working with Maluma was a joy, it was so much fun. “This was his first movie and his first time acting.

watched her grow up playing the MJ to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU, she’s won an Emmy for her heartbreaking role in Euphoria among other accomplishments. Amid her success, the actress is the latest celebrity to be immortalized in wax for Madame Tussauds’ museum in London, and the reveal has sparked a lot of thoughts among fans.  Earlier this week, Madame Tussauds unveiled their latest wax figure to be Zendaya following the actress’ massive year as the star of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dune, Space Jam: A New Legacy and Euphoria.

North Belfast actor Ciarán Hinds his first nomination. But what of the other Northern Irish stars or creators who have won or been nominated over the years? From Liam Neeson, to Enya's Belfast-born songwriting partner, there's been quite a few.

Video: Katie Budenberg talks about why she started petition (Wales Online)How can you try to keep energy bills down?Britons told to leave Ukraine immediately amid threat of invasion by RussiaState pension 2022 changes - what you need to knowTesco chairman says worst of rising food prices ‘yet to come’Wales vs Scotland Dan Biggar press conferenceBoris Johnson receives legal questionnaire from partygate policeSoccer AM presenter Peter Dale opens up about heart attack in new NHS campaignMet Police confirm review after latest Downing Street party picture emergesWhat is illegal dog breeding and what does the law say?Ben Shephard left speechless and in laughter at contestants 'Agatha Christie' answer on Tipping PointWhat people in Wales say about face masks being scrapped"The way I was followed and treated when I was pregnant was disgusting. I'd be driving to a doctor's appointment and they'd be following me so closely," she said.

Kate Garraway gushed she has discovered a “new way to be in love” with her husband Derek Draper as he recovers from Covid. She has been caring for her husband since he returned home in April 2021 after he was in hopsital for more than a year when he was struck down with the virus.

Video: Shoplifter punches NYPD officer (The Independent)Koala are declared endangered in New South Wales as disease and lost habitat take tollFully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter flies for first time with no pilotProtesters at Ambassador Bridge don't plan to leave any time soonBidenCongressman Carlos Gimenez's son arrested for slapping Miami commissionerPolice release footage of men who hogtied crypto-consultant and robbed $350k of watches'I'm not much of a saint': Pope Francis makes his talk show debut on Italian TVRepublican Leader McConnell Calls Jan. 6 A 'Violent Insurrection'Separate investigations of sexual harassment claims against Commanders owner Dan SnyderMorning Joe blasts GOP hypocrisy over Hillary Clinton emails and Trump documentsPete Buttigieg says Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill will drive up suicides.

Gallery: Age is just a number! These celebrity couples have BIG age gaps (BANG Showbiz)Asked about her album plans, she replied: "Yes, you're still going to get music from me. " Earlier this month, an insider claimed Rihanna plans to marry A$AP. The Bajan beauty is said to be "smitten" with her boyfriend and she intends to tie the knot one day.

Gallery: ‘I wasn’t really looking for a relationship’: These stars found love on a blind date (BANG Showbiz)It was reported last year that Tamara pulled the plug on the romance with Ed. Although she did not speak out directly, Tamara hinted things weren't all going smoothly for her with a cryptic Instagram post before the split was revealed. She shared a video of Oprah Winfrey, in which the media mogul said: "When people show you who they really are, why don't you believe them? "Why must you be shown 29 times before you can see who they really are.

Gallery: I live with FRIENDLY GHOSTS! These stars have haunted houses (BANG Showbiz)"I’m feeling validated these days because everyone knows Facebook sucks. " Anna played the part of Vada Sultenfuss in 1991's 'My Girl'. But the actress recently admitted she's sick of talking about her role in the coming-of-age drama.

Maura Higgins were reportedly 'all over each other' as they flrited up a storm at Tom Grennan's BRIT Awards afterparty on Tuesday night. Capital FM breakfast show host Roman, 29, headed to Tom's bash at The Orange Yard in London's Soho after bumping into former Love Island star Maura, 31, at the ceremony at the O2 Arena. An onlooker told The Sun: 'Everyone was talking about how Maura and Roman were flirting and all over each other during the bash.

JUST IN: Novak Djokovic comment made by Dubai chief as tennis event returns to full capacityLinkMurray returned to action this week at the ATP Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with his run coming to an end at the round of 32 stage against Canadian rising star Felix Auger-Aliassime on Thursday. While in Rotterdam the former world No.

Adele has been all about the glitz and glamour in recent days but she sported a much more low-key look as she arrived in Los Angeles this weekend.  The Easy On Me singer jetted back to California on Saturday after spending the past week at home in the UK, primarily to attend the Brit Awards.  However, the raucous fun was well and truly over as Adele, 33, was seen disembarking a private jet in LA and looking ever so cosy in a burgundy Nike tracksuit with the hood pulled up and teamed with a pair of black fluffy sliders for optimum comfort.

Rylan Clark shared an upbeat selfie and gave a thumbs up on Saturday after he was rushed to hospital with a mystery illness on Friday. Taking to Twitter the presenter, 33, partially covered his face as he posed for the photo and was wearing casual attire. Rylan previously told fans that he is on the mend but will once again be forced to miss out on his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday.

Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer are starring in Jordan Peele‘s latest horror, Nope!

Pretty well from when he started out in 2002, melding fiction, recreation and direct reportage in films that won him two San Sebastián Golden Shells but bamboozled more mainstream critics, Spain’s Isaki Lacuesta has maintained that he wanted to make larger audience movies.With his tenth feature, Berlin competition player “One Year, One Night,” taking in the 2015 Bataclan Paris terrorist attack, he finally has his chance.Produced by Lacuesta’s label La Termita Films and Spain’s Bambu Producciones, the company behind milestone Spanish TV shows “Grand Hotel,” “Velvet” and “Cable Girls,” “One Year, One Night” cost six times the budget of Lacuesta’s most expensive film before that, the director says. It stars Argentina’s Nahuel Pérez (“BPM (Beats Per Minute)”) and Noémie Merlant (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”), two of the most admired young actors currently working in France, and it’s backed by the distribution and sales muscle of Studiocanal, which took a minority stake in Bambu in 2016.“I’ve never tried to make films of a size whose budget I didn’t have,” says Lacuesta.

Along with Robert Eggers and Ari Aster, Jordan Peele is one of modern horror’s new masters. Well, good news, horror fans: all three directors have new films out this year.

Merging the male and female acting categories into gender-neutral ones at the Bafta Awards is something that has been discussed and remains under consideration, according to outgoing chief executive Amanda Berry. 

Known for speaking her mind, The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins has revealed more about her own self-harming and how she feared being “locked up” if she was discovered. Gemma, also known by her public persona The GC, has recently spoken candidly about self-harm in her Channel 4 documentary Gemma Collins: Self Harm and Me, which is set to be aired on Wednesday 16 February.The reality star, 41, is set to show a more raw and emotional side to her than viewers usually see and speaks with psychotherapists, self-harmers, friends and family in a bid to get to the bottom of what drives people to self-harm. Ahead of the the programme's air date, the TV favourite spoke to The Mirror about the issue admitting she feared she’d be “locked up” if she was found out.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses allegedly intend to keep Anton Du Beke as a judge this year, axing Bruno Tonioli, according to a report. Bruno, 66, was unable to take part in last year’s judging panel after Covid restrictions prevented him from travelling to the UK, however was he expected to return to the show after Craig Revel Horwood gave his support by casting him on the Strictly live tour. But, a BBC source has reportedly suggested that show bosses have now decided in Anton’s favour, claiming that his contract is due to be renewed.The source told The Sun: “We have been told Anton’s contract as a judge is going to be renewed.The bosses were really happy with his performance.

Kate Garraway has said she is discovering a 'new way to be in love' with her husband.

Less than a year after his appointment, the Stephen Glass experiment at Aberdeen is officially over.

Davina McCall stunned diners at an Ayrshire restaurant after making a shock visit.

A Rutherglen man has praised a new NHS weight loss programme after shedding a staggering four stone in less than a year.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentMoscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has lifted a ban on film and TV shoots in the city, his office confirmed Wednesday. News of the resumption of filming emerged earlier this week during an online debate running as part of a virtual market for local films and series, the Key Buyers Event.