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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent For his third edition at the helm, Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro has assembled a wide spectrum of films that “do not resemble each other in terms of tone or form” while reflecting “the world in all its expressions and manifestations,” he tells Variety. This boundless range is best exemplified by the fact that starkly surrealist Filipino arthouse star Lav Díaz’s latest work, “Essential Truths of the Lake,” will be vying for the fest’s Golden Leopard alongside fare that, at least on paper, appears much lighter. This includes U.S. director Bob Byington’s indie comedy “Lousy Carter” and Estonian helmer Rainer Sarnet’s “The Invisible Flight,” which Nazzaro says  “mixes Kung Fu, hard rock and the Orthodox Church.”

Jessica Kiang There are certain moviegoers who can face onscreen murders, maimings and the grisliest of mutilations and scarcely bat an eyelid, but who feel every cell in their body die a little whenever a character is rude in a restaurant. If you happen to suffer from this condition, consider yourself warned about Swedish director Ernst De Geer’s feature debut “The Hypnosis” — a witty, incisive satire on the modern obsession with self-actualization, which is also, to those of us with heightened sensitivity to social awkwardness, 98 masochistic minutes of second-hand squirm. Many’s the film offered up as evidence for Roger Ebert’s often quoted assertion that cinema is “a machine for creating empathy”; fewer are the titles, like this one, that make one question if that’s necessarily a good thing. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Should you ditch Twitter in favor of Instagram’s Threads — which looks quite a lot like a clone of Twitter? Meta launched Threads, a “conversational” text-centric app tied to Instagram, on Wednesday, a day earlier than expected. The internet giant sees an opportunity to take on Twitter, controlled by tech mogul Elon Musk, which has been beset by various technical and business issues since he acquired the company. “I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Threads post. “Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn’t nailed it. Hopefully we will.”

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the best Prime Day deals this year is a crazy offer on Prime Video, which is currently offering subscriptions to networks such as Paramount+, AMC+ and Starz for only 99 cents per month.  Although Prime Day doesn’t kick off until July 11, this deal went live on July 5 and runs through the end of Prime Day at 11:59 pm ET on July 12.   Prime members usually have to pay between $7.99 and $10.99 for any individual channel they add onto their Prime Video accounts (the same price they would cost on their respective websites).

—Swift's —are adamant that the two are definitely not back together. In fact, they're not even in contact with each other. Actually, they were never even that serious to begin with.

Victoria Beckham has left fans making two observations as she shared a string of snaps from her anniversary celebration. The former Spice Girl headed out in London with her husband David as they marked being married for 24 years.

Education and health workers have joined forces in local schools in a bid to help young people quit vaping.

Youngsters will be able to meet one of their favourite Paw Patrol characters at a Lanarkshire toy shop this weekend.

Returning Brendan Rodgers told the Celtic dressing room he was proud of what they achieved last year - before wiping the slate clean and demanding they go again.

Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor Law firm Granderson Des Rochers (GDR) has announced that Jackson Abbeduto, formerly an exec at Google’s YouTube and Universal Music Publishing, has joined the firm’s New Media Practice as senior counsel. Abbeduto joins a collective of former in-house attorneys, led by Elizabeth Moody, working in the arena of digital music and tapping into opportunities to create new revenue streams for artists and songwriters. In addition to licensing deals on behalf of tech companies including Roblox, Hydrow, Styngr and Wave XR, GDR has been at the forefront of the legal implications of the current AI-generated music trend – helping creators and tech companies navigate the emerging landscape and ensuring that the artists and creators are appropriately compensated.

The Eagles have announced a farewell live tour across North America with Steely Dan – find all the details below.The legendary band will begin the run of shows – titled ‘The Long Goodbye’ – at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 7 ahead of further performances in Boston (September 11), Newark (16) and Elmont, New York (20).Resuming in early October, the group’s final tour is then set to visit Denver, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Atlanta before additional stop-offs in other cities throughout November.‘The Long Goodbye’ will see The Eagles – comprising Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey – “perform as many shows in each market as their audience demands”, per a press release.The tour is expected to continue into 2025, but further dates – potentially including the UK and Europe – are yet to be announced.The Eagles, who’ll be commemorating their 50+ career with the concerts, will be supported by Steely Dan on all confirmed dates.Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time next Friday (July 14) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Prime Day 2023 dates for this year's mega savings event. The epic Amazon sale, happening on July 11 and 12, will give shoppers two full days to score deals on clothing, best-selling electronics, coveted kitchen appliances, home decor and so much more. Basically the Black Friday of summer, Amazon Prime Day is a great time to score significant savings on big-ticket items like top-of-the-line tech.

Amazon's Prime Day is fast approaching with major price cuts that you only see once or twice a year from the online shopping giant. However, Amazon has already dropped a ton of early Prime Day deals ahead of the shopping event, so there’s no need to wait to score savings.

Ahead of Prime Day, Amazon currently has unbeatable sales on this season's best sneakers. Whether you're trying to build a healthier routine or already have an active lifestyle, good sneakers are a must in any shoe closet. From new running shoes to help level up your workouts to casual sneakers for everyday wear, Amazon has all sorts of early discounts to take advantage of.Right now, you can find deals on the perfect pair of shoes and athletic sneakers from top brands including Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Hoka, and even Kate Middleton's go-to, Superga.

K.J. Yossman Posters for the West End run of “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” have been pulled from U.K. subway stations after breaching Transport for London (TfL) advertising rules. Advertisements for the immersive theatrical show, which is set to open in central London later this month starring Ronnie Burden as Tony and Alabama Boatman as Tina, originally featured a wedding cake. But this breached TfL rules on promoting “HFSS” foods (foods that are high in fat, salt or sugar). TfL are the government body responsible for the U.K. capital’s transport network. According to their advertising policy, even posters featuring “incidental” HFSS food are banned – meaning the calorific-looking wedding cake was a definite no-no. “Advertising copy may be rejected by TfL or its agents on the basis that the advertisement promotes the consumption of HFSS foods,” reads the policy.

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef are ending their marriage.

News broke last month that Taylor Swift and Matty Healy are no longer seeing each other.

A top Ayrshire spa and leisure destination is launching a new range of beauty services including the light salon LED facials.

The Rolling Stones have filed a motion to dismiss the song-theft lawsuit that was launched against them earlier this year. Said motion mainly raises jurisdiction issues with the lawsuit, which was filed by a Spanish musician against a British band with the courts in Louisiana.Sergio Garcia Fernandez claims that the Stones’ 2020 track ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ rips off two songs he wrote in the 2000s, ‘So Sorry’ and ‘Seed Of God’.His lawsuit claims that the Stones track lifted “vocal melodies, the chord progressions, the drum beat patterns, the harmonica parts, the electric bass line parts, the tempos, and other key signatures” from ‘So Sorry’ and the “harmonic and chord progression and melody” from ‘Seed Of God’.As for how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards might have heard Fernandez’s music before writing ‘Living In A Ghost Town’, the Spanish musician alleged that he had previously sent a demo CD to “an immediate family member” of Jagger.According to Digital Music News, legal reps for the Stones filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit last month.

An SNP MP has said that bishops should have their “privileged” reserved position in the House of Lords removed. Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard will lead a debate calling for Anglican bishops to no longer be granted guaranteed seats in the upper house of Parliament.

A huge weekend of music is about to get underway in Glasgow as thousands head to the city to enjoy acts such as Pulp, Sam Fender and The 1975 at TRNSMT.

Coronation Street fans claim they have only 'just realised' a detail about Elaine Metcalfe as she was seen looking for a wedding outfit with her mother-in-law-to-be Audrey Roberts.

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen season 2, episode 4 of “And Just Like That”, proceed with caution. 

The Idol might be one of HBO’s most talked-about shows of the year.Created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, the series follows aspiring pop idol Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) as she begins a complex relationship with a self-help guru and cult leader, Tedros (Tesfaye).In April last year, the series underwent a creative overhaul where original director, Amy Seimetz, departed the project. Levinson took over to direct all five episodes.HBO has not announced whether The Idol will return.

Rodriguez died on Monday (July 3) in New York at the age of 19. De Niro said that he is “deeply distressed” about losing his grandson.Drena De Niro, De Niro’s adopted daughter, claimed on Instagram yesterday (July 5) that fentanyl-laced pills caused her son’s death.Responding to a question about how Rodriguez had died, the 51-year-old said: “Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him.“So for all these people still fucking around selling and buying this shit, my son is gone for ever.”A post shared by Drena (@drenadeniro)As LBC notes, the toxicology test results have not been released so the cause of Rodriguez’s death is not official.New York police are investigating the death as a possible overdose, according to local media, and several US outlets have reported that the young actor was found with white powder and drug paraphernalia nearby.Speaking out following his grandson’s death, De Niro said that he was “deeply distressed” and family members are “greatly appreciative of the condolences” but asked “that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo”.Drena wrote in tribute to her son yesterday: “My beautiful sweet angel.

Official Charts Company‘s rundown of the 40 biggest tracks of the past six months is Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’, the lead single from the singer’s eighth album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’.The track gave Cyrus her first UK chart-topper in almost a decade, and achieved a 10-week stay at Number One.‘Flowers’ shifted 1.2million UK chart units overall since its release in January, according to data obtained by the Official Charts Company. The single racked up more than 147million streams and in excess of 80,000 downloads, making it the most-streamed and most-downloaded song of 2023 so far.Additionally, ‘Flowers’ claimed the biggest week of any track this year – pushing 126,000 chart units during its second week at Number One.Cyrus also scored the longest-running UK Number One by a female artist, equalling the 10-week stint of Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ and Rihanna‘s ‘Umbrella’.Coming in at Number Two on the Official Charts Company‘s biggest songs of 2023 so far is ‘Escapism’ by RAYE. The 070 Shake-featuring single gave the London singer her first UK Number One in January.RAYE told NME at the time that the feat felt like the “ultimate validation” as an independent artist.

STV Studios has acquired the 15 companies operated by “Lego Masters” company Greenbird Media for £21.4 million ($27.3 million). Israel’s Keshet International acquired 60% of Greenbird five years ago. STV Studios has now acquired 100% of Greenbird, including Keshet’s stake. Greenbird founders, Jamie Munro and Stuart Mullin, will join the STV Studios board in the roles of chief commercial officer and finance and integration director respectively, working alongside COO, Paul Sheehan, and under the leadership of MD, David Mortimer. The deal boosts the number of labels within STV Studios from nine to 24. As a result of the acquisition, STV Studios now has expanded bases in Glasgow and London, as well as offices in Cardiff, Belfast, Brighton and Manchester.

David Nevins is back in business.

EXCLUSIVE: SquareOne Entertainment CEO Al Munteanu tells us new European studio Vuelta Group is about “distributors who morph into producers — that’s our DNA, believing in film as a theatrical proposition, but also in TV production.”

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Eagles, one of the most successful and longest-running acts in the history of popular music, have announced the first of what they say are their “final” tour dates. After 52 years, more than a thousand concerts and over 150 million albums sold, the group has announced the initial 13 dates of their final farewell tour, beginning on Sept. 7 in New York, with more to be added. According to the announcement, the Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — will perform “as many shows in each market as their audience demands.” The tour is expected to continue into 2025. 

EXCLUSIVE: Now fans of LIV golf won’t miss a single second, even when they’re at the airport: The Saudi-backed pro golf tour just signed a deal with ReachTV to air non-exclusive live Friday coverage — and reruns of past coverage — of its tourneys in U.S. airports.

Keeping your bathroom towels soft and fluffy can be a real struggle, as they become more and more rough each time they go through the washing machine.

Fiona Phillips' husband, This Morning boss Martin Frizell, has opened up about his wife's heartbreaking Alzheimer's diagnosis last year which came as a shock as the former ITV broadcaster was only 61-years-old.

Stacey Solomon has opened up to her followers about her latest mishap during a work trip to Scotland, which left her completely embarrassed.

Carrot Top says he was on the same American Airlines plane as a woman who caused a flight delay after she went on a tirade about wanting to get off a plane because of a "not real" passenger.  "Some woman lost her marbles," the comedian, whose real name is Scott Thompson, said in one of three Instagram videos he posted about the now-viral incident, explaining he and the other passengers had been forced to deplane the Dallas to Orlando, Florida, flight before it took off.  Thompson said the unidentified woman was "screaming at the top of her lungs like, ‘F--- this, f--- this! You guys are doomed! Get me off this f---ing plane!’ So, we’re off the plane. She got her wish."  He added that the passengers had to wait at the gate while officials swept "the plane to see if there’s anything."  "I was going to see the fireworks in Orlando just in time but now this f---ing lunatic lady lost her mind, so we’re going nowhere," he said.  He added in the caption, "Omg! I’ve seen this stuff on tv but NEVER experienced it!!! We all are now f---ed because this lady lost her marbles… stay tuned! Hope we takeoff." In a second video, the 58-year-old comedian showed a clip of the woman’s viral tirade in which she yelled while standing in the aisle of the plane: "I’m telling you, I’m getting the f--- off and there’s a reason why I’m getting the f--- off and everyone can either believe it or they cannot believe it."  She continued: "I don’t give two f---s, but I am telling you right now – that motherf---er back there is not real," she added, gesturing to the back of the plane.

Tom Cruise has high hopes for his future. The "Top Gun: Maverick" star revealed to The Sydney Morning Herald at the Australian premiere for the upcoming "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" that he wants the franchise to mimic Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones." "Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to be still going. I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him," Cruise – who turned 61 on July 3 – said.