‘The Bachelorette’ Recap: Katie Thurston Picks Her Final 4 Ahead of Hometowns, Offers Andrew S. a Chance to Return

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentChiara Bellosi, whose first work, “Ordinary Justice,” launched from Berlin’s Generation 14plus section in 2020, is back with “Swing Ride” (“Calcinculo”) about an overweight 15-year-old named Benedetta pining for attention in an Italian province where she falls in love with the skinny non-binary Amanda.A key difference between the two films is that while “Ordinary Justice,” which examined the lives of two families on opposite sides of a murder case, originated from a deeply researched screenplay that Bellosi wrote, “Swing Ride” — premiering in Panorama on Feb. 13 — stems from a prizewinning script proposed to her by Carlo Cresto Dina, her producer, who also discovered Alice Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”) and is known for nurturing the cream of Italy’s new cinematic crop.   “It’s a very different process; it was the first time that I had to start from a world that didn’t germinate from me,” said Bellosi about working from the script penned by Maria Teresa Venditti and Luca De Bei that won Italy’s prestigious Solinas prize in 2018.It was like moving into a new house that she had to make her own, she said.“I worked with the writers; I wanted to make a few tweaks and we did that together,” she added, noting that initially “it was a leap into the void.” But directing from their screenplay actually ended up giving her “more freedom” than her previous pic because “the container is already there; but you can go pretty wild with the rest.”This freedom also made it more fun.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMK2 Films, the banner behind Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” has boarded “Love Life,” the anticipated next film of laureled Japanese director Koji Fukada. Fukada’s credits include the 2016 movie “Harmonium” which won the jury prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, as well as “A Girl Missing” which played at Toronto. His latest film, “The Real Thing” was part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.

K.J. Yossman Fresh from appearing in Netflix hit Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Mark Rylance’s latest big screen outing is “The Outfit,” in which he stars as Leonard, a 1950s tailor. It is a role that could not be more dissimilar to the fictional megalomaniac billionaire Peter Isherwell, whom Rylance plays in McKay’s disaster movie.Written and directed by Graham Moore, the Oscar-winning scribe behind “The Imitation Game,” “The Outfit” sees Rylance star as a Savile Row tailor who has fled across the Atlantic to escape his tragic past.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk has closed a flurry of sales on a pair of 3D-animated family features, “Little Allan — The Human Antenna” and “The Super,” underscoring the market appeal of independent youth-skewing movies.“Little Allan – The Human Antenna” marks Danish film Amalie Naesby Fick’s follow up to her commercially successful debut “The Incredible Story of The Giant Pear,” which premiered in the the Generation Kplus section at Berlin in 2018. This year, the helmer has her daring drama series “Sex” selected for the Berlinale Series.The film takes place during summer vacation, when introverted, 11-year old Allan starts acting as a human antenna for his old neighbor, who thinks a huge invasion fleet from the outer space is on its way.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAhead of Sunday’s world premiere of documentary “1341 Frames of Love and War,” which plays in Berlinale Special, Variety spoke to Israeli writer/director Ran Tal about the film and its subject, Israeli war photographer Micha Bar-Am.In some ways “Frames” continues Tal’s interest in Israeli history evident in his previous work, “What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace,” which centered on the former prime minister of Israel. Bar-Am was born in Berlin in 1930, but grew up in what became Israel, and across a five decade-long career as a photographer he documented many of the major episodes – in particular the wars – in the life of the young country, founded in 1948.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRAI Com is launching sales at the online EFM on Giuseppe Piccioni’s Fascist-era drama ‘L’Ombra del giorno,” starring Italian A-lister Riccardo Scamarcio (“Three Floors”) and Benedetta Porcaroli (“Baby,” “The Catholic School”).Pic, which Scamarcio produced, is a love story with a thriller twist set in 1938, two years before Italy entered World War II. It unfolds entirely in the central Italian town of Ascoli Piceno, a hidden gem with gorgeous medieval monuments, churches and piazzas.The film’s title translates as “The Shadow of the Day,” a reference to the darkness of Fascism.Luciano (Scamarcio), a wounded World War I veteran and a sympathizer of Fascism like most Italians at the time, runs a classy restaurant overlooking the town’s ancient square.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAdding to its notable lineup in Latin American movies, Paris-based sales agent MPM Premium has taken international sales rights to “Fogaréu,” from writer-director Flávia Neves, part of Brazil’s new wave of female filmmakers, which is one of the most exciting developments the country’s cinema currently has going for it.MPM Premium is introducing the film at this week’s Berlin Festival, where it world premieres in Panorama on Feb. 15.First glimpsed at 2020’s Ventana Sur project market, “Fogaréu” shares a sense of attitude and a feminist agenda and a visual verve with fellow Brazilian Ventana Sur titles “The Pink Cloud,” Iuli Gerbase’s a sci-fi character-driven thriller, and “The Joy of Things,” Thais Fujinaga’s portrait of motherhood, also playing at the same market.

Neil Lane‘s name is synonymous with The Bachelor franchise. The celebrity jeweler has been designing custom engagement rings for Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants since its first season in 2002. And while Neil is keeping tight-lipped on any details surrounding Katie Thurston‘s season of suitors, he did expand on what it’s like meeting with the final two men each season as he guides them through the process of picking the ring of their dreams.

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After Andrew Spencer turned down Katie Thurston’s offer to rejoin her season of The Bachelorette, Bachelor Nation was split on his decision not to give their romance another shot. The season 17 contestant cousin’s Clay Harbor, however, explains why he made the right move on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons.”

He’s no saint! The Bachelorette’s Mike Planeta got candid about his sexual experiences after his virginity became a big story line on season 17 of the ABC series.

The great debate. Katie Thurston, who has been repeatedly criticized for her style choices, received a fair share of hate for her outfit on the Monday, July 19, episode of The Bachelorette. 

Katie Thurston's Bachelorette Season 17 seems to be much shorter than the rest. The season has already reached its top 4 suitors and recently it was also confirmed that the big finale will be airing on August 9.

Katie Thurston's Hometown dates are going to lead to big questions from her four remaining men. At the end of Monday night's episode of , fans got to look ahead to two of the biggest weeks of Katie's journey: the Hometown dates and the Men Tell All episode.The preview kicks off with Katie admitting to co-host Tayshia Adams, «I haven’t admitted to anybody that I’m in love with them.» That truth seems to be a sticking point for Greg, as he states, «I’m introducing her to my family tomorrow, but she hasn’t told me she’s falling in love with me yet.» Katie's missing «I love you» is less of an issue for Justin, who thinks «there's still time» for those all-important words to be exchanged.

Katie Thurston. On Monday night's episode of , Katie sent the pro football player home in heartbreaking fashion.ET spoke with Andrew at the taping for the upcoming Men Tell All special, and he confessed that, though the breakup is «still a little raw,» he isn't completely ruling out the possibility of trying a relationship with Katie again if she turns out to be single.«The way we kind of left, it was just kind of a bunch of questions in the air.

The final four guys on Katie Thurston‘s season of The Bachelorette have been revealed!

Katie Thurston said her hardest goodbye yet on Monday night's episode of . Episode seven of Katie's journey included three breakups, tough conversations, and hope for the future, all of which ET is breaking down in the  recap below.The episode began with Greg landing his second one-on-one date, before one man, discouraged over his lack of time with Katie, left the show ahead of the scheduled group date.A second man ended up single before the rose ceremony, but the heartbreak really ramped up with Katie's most devastating split to date, which left both the Bachelorette and the man in question wondering if things really had to end.Keep reading for the full recap of episode seven of .Greg was delighted to learn that he'd scored a second

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the July 19 episode of “The Bachelorette.”Katie Thurston was tasked with narrowing down her “Bachelorette” suitors from seven to four in anticipation of next week’s hometown dates.Andrew Spencer, Blake Moynes, Brendan Scanzano, Greg Grippo, Justin Glaze, Michael Allio, and Mike Planeta remained in the running.Katie strategized on how to distribute her dates but ultimately decided to reward Greg with a second one-on-one (making him the first contestant of the season to receive multiple individual dates).

Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette continues to leave viewers with unanswered questions. After Cody Menk and Aaron Clancy’s pre-show relationship became a hot topic online, Blake Moynes and Brendan Scanzano’s friendship is making headlines as the lead prepares to solidify her final four.

Kaitlyn Bristowe's appearance.«I don't know why people think it's OK to say the s**t they do on Twitter,» Tartick told the podcast's co-hosts, Tayshia Adams, Joe Amabile and Natasha Parker. «There's so many things in this world we can control, and there's so many things we can't control.

Katie Thurston might have said goodbye to Connor B., but Bachelor Nation doesn’t have to. The Bachelorette season 17 fan favorite joined the cast of season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise fresh off his heartbreaking split and we’re breaking it all down on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons.”

Bachelor in Paradise has gained four new contestants after last night’s The Bachelorette elimination.

they were eliminated from Katie Thurston's season of , ABC announced that James Bonsall, Connor Brennan, Aaron Clancy and Tre Cooper are heading to . James, Aaron and Tre were sent home during the rose ceremony. Meanwhile, Connor's exit came amid his one-on-one date with Katie, when she tearfully revealed that «there was something missing» when they kissed.The new additions, who will appear on from the first episode, join their fellow castmate Karl Smith, who was one of 19 previously announced cast members.

After securing a spot in Katie Thurston’s top seven on season 17 of The Bachelorette, Justin Glaze is apologizing for his past. The contestant spoke out after coming under fire for homophobic and racist tweets he wrote in high school.

podcast, the 27-year-old investment sales consultant, who's currently vying for Katie Thurston's heart on , apologized for tweets he penned more than a decade ago, between ages 14 and 16.Past Bachelorettes Becca Kufrin and Tayshia Adams hosted the episode, and Tayshia opened their chat with Justin by addressing his tweets head-on, noting that his past posts were «kind of bashing the LGBT community and just not great things.» The tweets, which according to also included Justin promoting colorism and making insulting comments about Black women, surfaced on Reddit over the weekend.Justin began his response by revealing that, by being on , he's learned how «to hold myself accountable, which is something that historically I wasn't able to do.»«I

"The Bachelorette" contestant Justin Glaze issued a lengthy apology after past homophobic and racist tweets from a decade ago resurfaced.  Glaze is currently vying for Katie Thurston’s affection on Season 17 of "The Bachelorette," but some comments he made on Twitter more than ten years ago may prevent him from having a future with her or the franchise in general.  Glaze appeared on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast Monday where he addressed the situation after Reddit users uncovered tweets from 2009 and 2011 in which he uses homophobic slurs and engages in colorism toward Black women.  On the podcast, host Becca Kufrin noted that she doesn’t believe in cancel culture and said that she wanted to give the 27-year-old contestant a chance to

Justin Glaze, a contestant on the current season of The Bachelorette, is speaking out to apologize for tweets that he wrote over 10 years ago when he wast just a young teenager.

Katie Thurston made some hard choices on Monday night's episode of .

Katie Thurston's final seven men are bringing the drama. At the end of Monday night's episode of , fans got a sneak peek at next week's intense episode, which will show many men falling deeper for the leading lady while one appears to question things.The preview kicks off with Greg stating, «I think that I found the love of my life,» before Mike P.

Getting serious! Katie Thurston thinned the herd of potential fiancés during the Monday, July 12, episode of The Bachelorette.

SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened during the latest episode of The Bachelorette!

It was a dramatic night on The Bachelorette and Katie Thurston decided to send home nearly half of the guys to cut out the drama in the house.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the July 12 episode of “The Bachelorette.”“The Bachelorette’s” Katie Thurston kicked off the week’s episode of the ABC reality dating competition with a challenge for her men: “W.O.W.O” — a week off whacking off. The challenge was born out of a conversation with hosts Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe, during which Katie came up with the idea to ban the men from masturbating.

Looks like times are about to get REALLY, um, hard for the guys vying for Katie Thurston‘s love on The Bachelorette!