Prime Video Announces India Slate Including Horror Series ‘Adhura’, Starring Rasika Dugal; Telugu YA Drama ‘Hostel Days’

Filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh is under pressure from Iranian authorities to pull his latest feature Critical Zone from Locarno’s Main Competition after he was summoned to the country’s Ministry of Security.

An XL bully will be put down after it 'chewed' a man's arm in the street.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Family Portrait,” written and directed by Lucy Kerr, has debuted its trailer ahead of its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival’s Cineasti Del Presente section. World sales are being handled by Flavio Armone at Lights On. “Family Portrait” follows a sprawling family on a morning when they have planned a group picture. After the mother disappears and one of the daughters becomes increasingly anxious to find her and take the picture, the rest of the family appears to resist any attempt to gather. “Initially presenting itself as a realistic portrayal of a family on an idle but hectic summer day, the film progressively descends into a realm where time and space lose their grip, transforming the family portrait into a solemn and enigmatic ritual of transition,” according to a press statement.

Naman Ramachandran Ali Ahmadzadeh, director of Locarno competition title “Critical Zone,” is under threat from Iran’s ministry of security. The film, shot without Iranian authorities’ permission before the “Woman, Life, Freedom” revolution in Iran, is billed as an artistic reflection on the anger and the rage of the young generation of Iranians. “Guided by the voice of his GPS, Amir navigates the underworld districts of Tehran to comfort the troubled souls of the night,” reads the film’s description in the Locarno program. “Instead of actors, I worked with real people. In most situations, we had to hide the camera or find complicated tricks to work around the limitations. Making this film was a big rebellion. Showing it means an even bigger victory for us,” Ahmadzadeh said in his director’s statement.

Margot Robbie has said she was teased by her friends for not having a kissing scene with her Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling.In the film directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie (Robbie) and Ken (Gosling) never share a kiss on screen, which became a source of ridicule in Robbie’s circle of friends.Asked by People whether she was happy she didn’t have to fully kiss Gosling in the film, Robbie, who also served as a producer, said: “Uh no! That didn’t feel like a win for me.“All of my girlfriends were like, ‘Well you did a whole movie with him and you don’t kiss? What’s wrong with you? I thought you were kind of in charge on this one!’”She added: “I was like, ‘I know, I can’t check that one off [my list].’”Gosling, however, was happy with how they navigated their relationship. “It was so funny trying to figure out what their idea of kissing might be,” the actor said.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “God Is a Woman,” a doc by Swiss-Panamanian filmmaker Andrés Peyrot about Pierre Dominique Gaisseau’s 1975 journey to Panama to make a film on the island-dwelling Kuna people — whose women play a unique and sacred role — will open the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week. The section’s out-of-competition opener reconstructs the legend of this film that was passed down from the elders to the new Kuna generation, but never made it to the screen. Gaisseau, a French explorer and filmmaker who won an Oscar in 1961 for the doc “The Sky Above, the Mud Below,” lived with the Kuna people on a Panamanian island for a year and filmed their most intimate ceremonies. He then promised to return with the film, but never did. He ran out of funding and a bank confiscated his reels, which Peyrot unearthed 50 years later.

STAYC are officially set to comeback with new music this summer with their third mini-album ‘Teenfresh’.Over the weekend, STAYC announced that they are set to make their return next month with their third mini-album, titled ‘Teenfresh’. The upcoming project will be released at 6pm KST on August 16.More details about ‘Teenfresh’, including its tracklist, content release plans and more have yet to be revealed.

Tom Jones has spoken out against the decision to ban ‘Delilah’ from being sung during Welsh rugby matches.The 1968 hit, written by Barry Mason, was a classic track often sung by a choir at rugby matches in Wales. However, in February it was announced by the Welsh Rugby Union that it would no longer be performed by choirs at the Principality Stadium due to its connotations to domestic violence.The decision was linked to the lyrics of the track, which describe a man murdering his girlfriend after she is caught with another man.During a concert at Cardiff Castle this Saturday (July 22), Jones spoke out against the censorship of the song and performed a cover of it for his audience.According to outlets BBC News and The Telegraph, the 83-year-old Welsh singer told the crowd: “You can’t stop us singing ‘Delilah’.

As rockstar Mick Jagger is set to turn 80 soon, Peter Andre imagines how he'd like to celebrate such a milestone. Calling The Rolling Stones star a "legend", dad-of-four Peter said he really admired Mick's enthusiasm and that he "loves that guy." He continued: "He has the most incredible drive and enthusiasm when it comes to both his personal life and his career." But when it came down to chatting about Mick's recent news about his reported engagement to Melanie Hamrick, the Mysterious Girl singer simply said "wow".

ITV bosses are said to have come to a decision on how to replace former This Morning host Phillip Schofield, with the show set to be centred around Holly Willoughby, who will be joined by a rotating list of co-hosts. It's thought that these co-hosts will primarily be Craig Doyle or Josie Gibson, with Holly sometimes being joined by Friday's hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on occasion. It comes as Holly is set to sign a new contract "any day now", which is thought to be even more lucrative than her current £700,000 deal.

Coronation Street sees a heartbreaking mixup as terminally ill Paul Foreman accidentally leads his partner Billy Mayhew to wrongly expect a proposal, soap spoilers reveal. Paul has been coming to terms with his motor neurone disease diagnosis in recent months, and he is now looking towards planning the end of his life when the time eventually comes. As Paul sits waiting for his appointment at the MND clinic, he ends up sitting with Shelly from his support group.

As nice as it is to be able to spend hours on a relaxing beauty regime, sometimes time just isn’t on your side and you need something quick and effortless that lets you leave the house in a hurry. You don’t want to have to sacrifice a glowing complexion, but you might not necessarily have time to do all the usual steps that help you get there, particularly when you’re rushing around and need to get out of the house ASAP.

Holly Willoughby is reportedly “so excited" with ITV’s decision not to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning.The presenter, 42, is currently enjoying some time away from the show for her summer holiday, and it’s understood that she will return in September to a ‘major shakeup of the show.’ Since Phillip stepped down from his role as her co-presenter after admitting that he had ‘an unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague, he has been replaced with guest presenters Josie Gibson, Dermot O'Leary, and Craig Doyle. And according to TV insiders Holly is delighted that this will continue, with ITV reportedly opting not to find a permanent replacement for Phil, with Holly now considered to be ‘the main star’ of the show .

Jackie Kennedy wasn’t impressed by one Hollywood heartthrob and his future Material Girl flame. In his new book "Jackie: Public, Private, Secret," author J. Randy Taraborrelli claims the former first lady had a brief fling with Warren Beatty in 1978.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has defended the high volume of coverage it dedicated to the scandal involving Huw Edwards, the British broadcaster’s highest-paid news presenter.

Venice Critics’ Week has announced the line-up for its 38th edition, running August 30 to September 9 alongside the Venice Film Festival.

Viewers who were looking forward to tuning into This Morning on Monday (July 24) will have been left disappointed as the ITV show has been taken off-air. The flagship show normally airs every Monday to Friday from 10am until 12:30pm with the likes of Holly Willoughby, Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond hosting.

Police have issued an appeal for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl from Wigan.

Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst, ex-Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie and producer Jacknife Lee have teamed up to form a new supergroup and share their debut single ‘Los Angeles’ featuring LCD Soundsytem‘s James Murphy. Check it out below along our interview with the legendary sticksmen.Announced today (Monday July 24), the trio have shared details of their debut album’ Los Angeles’ – released in November via Play It Again Sam.

Baldur’s Gate 3 should not create a “raised standard” for other role-playing games, due to the upcoming game’s large scale.Xalavier Nelson Jr, accomplished independent developer and founder of Strange Scaffold, took to Twitter to explain that Baldur’s Gate 3 is an abnormal game. To exemplify this, Larian Studios began work on the new entry in the series in 2017, using seven different studios with over 400 developers, and benefitted from a significant volume of fan feedback in a three-year early access period.Like a lot of people, I'm deeply excited about what the lovely folks at Larian accomplished with Baldur's Gate 3, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push back against players taking that excitement and using it to apply criticism or a "raised standard" to RPGs going forward1/10— Xalavier Nelson Jr.

I-LAND 2 will be in collaboration with The Black Label.Today (July 24), Mnet released a new teaser clip for I-LAND 2, announcing that the show’s upcoming second season will be in collaboration with YG Entertainment subsidiary The Black Label, home to Jeon Somi and Big Bang‘s Taeyang.The new clip promises that the show will form “the biggest K-pop girl group of 2024”, with The Black Label producer Teddy Park leading the charge. Meanwhile, the upcoming act will debut under WAKEONE sometime in 2024, following the show’s conclusion.Online auditions for I-LAND 2 are ongoing on the show’s official website, with applications closing on August 6.

A stunned member of staff at a Lanarkshire shop was assaulted during an attempted robbery.

It's been reported S Club are set to release their first track in two decades and it'll be a tribute to Paul Cattermole.

Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terror offences, police have said.

Michael Beale's Rangers squad is shaping up nicely and that has to be the way with the biggest test of the season coming so early in the campaign.

Hesitant Fulham will reportedly only sign one left-footed transfer target despite being locked in talks with both Calvin Bassey and Mohammed Salisu.

Police are appealing for the public's help following a serious crash in Hamilton.

Pact Hires International Boss From UK Government

The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) will honor Egyptian director Marwan Hamed with a life Career Achievement Award at its upcoming sixth edition, running from October 6 to 12.

Members of the Dumfries Veterans Garden have been bowled over with the public support for their fundraising Summer Ball in a fortnight’s time.

Taylor Swift has shared a preview of the Taylor’s Version of ‘Back To December’ in the new trailer for season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty.The Amazon Prime Video show will air the first episodes of its second season on July 14, two days after Swift releases her latest re-recorded album, ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’.As she did with a preview of the re-recording of ‘1989’ song ‘Wildest Dreams’ in a Spirit Untamed trailer in 2021, Swift has shared a first look at the new album via a sync in the trailer for the new season.The trailer, which also features Swift’s ‘Folklore’ track ‘August’, sees the characters try and untangle a messy web and work to understand a love triangle.Watch the new trailer and hear the first preview of ‘Back To December (Taylor’s Version)’ below.A synopsis of season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty reads: “Belly used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad and Jeremiah fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah’s cancer, she’s not sure summer will ever be the same.“When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah’s beloved house, Belly has to rally the gang to come together—and to decide once and for all where her heart lies.”In the season one trailer of the show, Swift also previewed a new song called ‘Carolina’, which was then released in conjunction with the movie Where The Crawdads Sing.Elsewhere, Swift told fans that she isn’t seeking for fans to “defend” her on the internet when she releases ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ this July.Taylor Swift is set to release ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ on July 7.

 has made celebrities of its young cast. As viewers gear up for season two of the hit Prime Video series, ET is taking a look at the off-screen lives of its on-screen stars  Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno and Christopher Briney.On the show, Tung stars as Belly, a teen who's romantically torn between two brothers, Jeremiah (Casalegno) and Conrad (Briney).

Ashley Park is teasing fans about the upcoming “Mean Girls” musical movie adaptation.

Naman Ramachandran Prime Video India has revealed a blockbuster lineup of Indian and international titles ahead of Prime Day 2023 on July 15 and 16. The lineup includes the Hindi-language version of “Ponniyin Selvan 2,” starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, “Babylon,” headlined by Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, Gerard Butler thriller “Kandahar” and Nawazuddin Siddiqui‘s Hindi-language drama-comedy “Tiku Weds Sheru.” Hindi-language original horror series “Adhura,” headlined by Rasika Dugal, the final season of hit series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Tamil-language superhero film “Veeran” and Telugu-language family entertainer “Anni Manchi Sakunamule” are also part of the lineup as are Tamil-language series “Sweet Kaaram Coffee” that captures the journey of three women and Telugu-language Young Adult series “Hostel Days.”

EXCLUSIVE: Industry star Myha’la Herrold and Never Have I Ever star Benjamin Norris are entering the world of scripted podcasts.

Naman Ramachandran Veteran Indian actor Kamal Haasan is joining Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Disha Patani on the cast of Nag Ashwin’s “Project K.” The film, a big-budget sci-fi action epic, is directed by Nag Ashwin (“Mahanati”) and produced by C. Aswani Dutt’s Vyjayanthi Movies, marking the banner’s 50th anniversary. Haasan starred in and produced “Vikram,” one of the biggest hits of 2022 and has “Indian 2” in the works. Following the tremendous critical and commercial success of “Nayakan” (1987), he will also reunite with Mani Ratnam, who has had hits with the two-part “Ponniyin Selvan” films.