‘The Inspection’ Film Review: Military Coming-of-Age Drama Feels Like an Instant Queer Classic

Caitlin Quinlan Pilar Palomero’s second feature film “La Maternal” had its world premiere in main competition at Spain’s San Sebastián Film Festival on Tuesday. The Spanish filmmaker, who won Goyas for best picture, best new director and best original screenplay with her debut film “Las Niñas,” produced like “La Maternal” by Valérie Delpierre at Inicia Films, returns to the Basque Country festival with another invigorating work that explores the challenges and joys of girlhood.  “I never made a decision to explicitly focus on girlhood,” Palomero says. “I think it’s a coincidence that both are about young women, but I guess there’s something inside me that I’m not aware of that’s leading me to this subject.” 

“Ted Lasso” is coming to FIFA 23.EA Sports announced on Wednesday that the main characters from the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” as well as the team of AFC Richmond are all playable in the new game, which comes out Sept. 30 and features their authentic likenesses and voices.Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernandez), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), and Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni) as well as Lasso himself and even Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) are all authentically integrated into FIFA 23, along with the club’s home ground of Nelson Road.You can select Jason Sudeikis’ Ted Lasso as a playable manager in Career Mode, and you can manage AFC Richmond by swapping them into the Premier League or any other playable Career Mode league, according to EA Sports.AFC Richmond will be playable across Career Mode, Kick-Off, Online Friendlies, and Online Seasons, including The Greyhounds’ Nelson Road home stadium.The news of the “Ted Lasso” cast’s involvement in FIFA 23 comes as the Apple TV+ comedy series just won Emmy awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (for Sudeikis) and Outstanding Supporting Sctor in a Comedy Series (for Goldstein).FIFA 23 launches worldwide on Sept.

Doja Cat has said she is now not doing a ‘90s German rave album after all.The rapper recently said in an interview that she was currently inspired by the German rave music of the 1990s and she was “sort of embracing that” adding: “That’s kind of a hint to the album. Rave culture, not house.”But in a series of tweets she has backtracked on her previous comments saying: “im not doing a german rave culture album you guys i was pranking the outlet that interviewed me about it.”She went on to tweet to that she was working on an R&B album before she went on to say it was actually an “experimental jazz album”.The rapper finally posted an audio clip, which she captioned “the truth” and said she was in fact working on a rock album.im not doing a german rave culture album you guys i was pranking the outlet that interviewed me about it— spooky cat (@DojaCat) September 21, 2022I'm doing an R&B album— spooky cat (@DojaCat) September 21, 2022Yall I was lying.

Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade is revealing what it was like growing up with a famous father.

And just like that…Sara Ramirez is hinting at the start of a new season!

Zach Shallcross is taking “the lessons [he’s] learned” from “The Bachelorette” and applying them to his role as The Bachelor.

Police are searching for a missing Scots teenager last seen over 24 hours ago.

With Christmas now less than 100 days away, leading UK toy retailer Argos has announced its highly anticipated list of the top toys that are set to dominate Christmas wish lists in 2022 – and 60% are under £50.

Ethan Shanfeld After Adnan Syed was released from prison on Sept. 19 after serving 23 years for the murder of Hae Min Lee, HBO Documentary Films announced it is in production on a follow-up episode to its 2019 docuseries “The Case Against Adnan Syed,” set for release in 2023. Directed by Amy Berg, the four-part series followed the killing of 18-year-old Lee and the trial and conviction of Syed, her ex-boyfriend. Berg has been filming the follow-up episode in Maryland since early 2021 and was in the courthouse Monday when a Baltimore judge approved the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction. The investigation from “The Case Against Adnan Syed” was referenced as evidence in this week’s hearing.

There’s huge Wicked movie news that just broke!

During the episode that aired on September 21, 2022, Wilde was asked about how being a single mom affects her kids and she talked about the challenges it had on her family. “It’s allowed for some really deep conversations with my kids about emotions and about happiness and about what family means and love,” Wilde explained about her two kids with Sudeikis (who she refers to only as her ex), Otis, 8 and Daisy, 5. “It’s actually allowed me to get to know them in a different way. My priority is them, as long as they’re happy and they’re healthy. My ex and I agree on that. They’re our everything to us. She then elaborated on how there are different families where their situation is “hard but doable” for them “There are so many families that are blended and different shapes. If you can surround them with so much love, then it’s OK. But it’s tricky because we’re not doing it in private.” Wilde was on stage in front of 3,000 audience members at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 27, 2022, when a woman interrupted her as she read from a teleprompter to give her a manila envelope, which was labeled with the words “Persona

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent David Zucker and Pat Proft, the veteran American filmmakers behind cult comedy franchises including “The Naked Gun” and “Airplane!,” are set to executive produce a Nordic Noir comedy spoof series called “NoPoFo.” The anthology series is being produced by lkkas’ Creative Studio, a recently-launched Finnish company. BBC Studios Nordics has come on board as a co-producer. Billed as “Nordic Noir meets ‘Police Squad!,‘” the 10-part series follows three elite agents from the Nordic Police Force (NoPoFo) who are tasked with solving the sort of murders that Nordic psychopaths do so well. Each half-hour episode is set in a different Nordic country and features a different cast of supporting characters, including a serial killer who only murders bad heavy rock bands, and an Instagram obsessive who creates ice sculptures out of his victims.

Disney has a new television series for the "Star Wars" universe that is already getting thumbs up from fans and critics alike.  On Wednesday, the company released "Andor," a prequel show to the commercially successful 2016 film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," on the Disney+ streaming service.The story focus on the journey of Cassian Andor, portrayed by Diego Luna, who also executive produces the series.  Set five years before the events of "Rogue One," the show focuses on the transition of Cassian from petty thief to the rebel hero we see in the film.The actor believes the show will provide fans with an "intimate" perspective of what life was like under the rule of the Galactic Empire.  "There has to be action and adventure and that like big scope of science fiction that you expect from 'Star Wars,' but at the same time, we can allow ourselves to be different," Luna said in an interview with Reuters. Diego Luna reprised his role as Cassian Andor for the prequel series released Wednesday on Disney+.  (Getty Images for Disney)  "What was the life like for people to be willing to sacrifice everything for a cause, you know? I don't think we've seen that," He told the news service.  Luna noted, "I don't think we've been in the most intimate life of the people that were having to live under the control of the Empire.

Millie Gibson looked worlds away from her Coronation Street character as she showed off her new autumnal look. The actress is still currently appearing as Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap but has already filmed her exit and spent her last day on the famous cobbles.

Hitmaker Emeli Sande has announced that she's engaged to her girlfriend Yoana Karemova after coming out earlier this year. The Read All About It, Next To Me and Beneath Your Beautiful singer revealed the joyous news on her Instagram that classical pianist Yoana had popped the question.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Eddie Murphy is reuniting with his original “Beverly Hills Cop” co-stars — Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot — for the upcoming sequel, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.” Netflix picked up the rights in 2019 to release the next “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, which is currently in development. “Axel Foley” is the fourth installment in the hit action-comedy franchise, following 1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop,” 1987’s “Beverly Hills Cop II” and 1994’s “Beverly Hills Cop III.” For the fourquel, producers opted to ditch the roman numerals and instead name the film after Murphy’s fish-out-of-water character, a Detroit police officer who travels to Los Angeles to investigate crimes.

Guy Lodge Film Critic At the height of his career, Czech-born composer Josef Mysliveček was the most prolific and sought-after figure in Italian opera, bound for immortal celebrity. Nearly three centuries later, his name isn’t forgotten to classical music scholars, but neither does it have anything approaching household status; the facts and records of his personal life, meanwhile, have largely been lost to history. Via a blend of free narrative speculation and exacting musical presentation, Petr Vaclav’s stately, sumptuous biopic “Il Boemo” seeks to restore a degree of iconic status to a talent latterly overshadowed by relative 18th-century contemporaries, albeit not with much swagger or modernity of its own: This is costume drama of a traditional, ornately brocaded stripe, a classical music lesson for classicists.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJonathan Bailey is in talks to join the cast of Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” movies.The “Bridgerton” star will play Fiyero in the two-part feature adaptation headlined by Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The Universal Pictures films are set for release on Christmas in 2024 and 2025.“Wicked” is a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” telling the story of how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.“We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one ‘Wicked’ movie but two!” Chu wrote in a statement when announcing the two-parter. “With more space, we can tell the story of ‘Wicked’ as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys for these beloved characters.”

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Somewhere over the rainbow, indeed! Kenya Barris tells me that LGBTQ representation will be featured in his “Wizard of Oz” remake. “The original was an allegory and a reflection of the way the world was at the time with things like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl,” says Barris, who will write and direct the reimagining for Warner Bros. “Now we’re going to turn a mirror on where we’re at right now and take disparate characters from the LGBTQ community, from different cultural communities and socioeconomic communities, and tell a story that reflects the world. I think this is the best time to do that.”

Angelique Jackson Actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions has a new series in the works for HBO Max. The half-hour, single-camera comedy, titled “Rollin,’” is in development under the multi-platform entertainment company’s overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group. According to the official logline, the series centers on “an easily corruptible newbie skater and her ragtag rink crew who find drive and deliverance on the hardwood at an ATL skating rink known for its good music, food, vibes and stellar stunts. They soon discover that walking away from your past is easier said than done — but as all skaters learn, when you fall down, you must get back up.”

BreAnna Bell Amazon Prime’s “Reacher” has added Serinda Swan, Ferdinand Kingsley, Rory Cochrane to its Season 2 cast as series regulars. The group is joined by guest star Domenick Lombardozzi, along with Luke Bilyk, Dean McKenzie, Edsson Morales, Andres Collantes, Shannon Kook-Chun, Ty Victor Olsson, Josh Blacker, and Al Sapienza.  Based on the 11th novel in Lee Childs’ Jack Reacher series — “Bad Luck and Trouble– Season 2 of the military drama picks up as the members of Reacher’s old military unit start turning up dead. Reacher (Alan Ritchson) sets out on a plot for revenge as he hopes to get justice his fallen friends. Filming will begin this month.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Manhattan’s Downtown Community Television Center celebrated the opening of the media arts center’s long-anticipated nonprofit, 67-seat movie theater, Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film, on Tuesday.The only movie theater in New York City dedicated to screening documentaries, Firehouse is an official Academy Award-qualifying theater that will screen first-run films and curated programs.On Sept. 23, Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes’ self-distributed “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales” about the growing inequalities in America and better pay for Disneyland cast members, will be the inaugural docu to play at Firehouse cinema. The week-long screening will serve as the film’s qualifying run in New York. Disney is set to appear in person for opening weekend Q&As.

TOWIE'S Ella Rae Wise and Pete Wicks looked cosy as they enjoyed a date at a local Essex vineyard. The stars were seen spending some romantic time together after Pete arranged the stunning countryside setting last week. The pair were shooting upcoming scenes for the ITVBe Show as they appeared to share flirty exchanges with one another while dining alfresco style.

Scotland are back in action this evening as Ukraine visit Hampden Park again.

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis may be going through a contentious custody battle, but they can both agree on at least one thing.

EXCLUSIVE: Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures and Giant Ant are teaming to produce an animated feature based on Sarah Leavitt’s acclaimed memoir, Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me.

EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Laursen is joining Justin Simien’s production company Culture Machine as President of Film and Television, where he will oversee all scripted and unscripted projects. Laursen will work alongside the award-winning Simien, and Creative Executive, Aaliyah Jihad. Culture Machine currently has an overall deal with Paramount Television Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: The Jim Henson Company is developing All-of-a-Kind Family, a live-action one-hour drama series about a hardworking Jewish family in Manhattan’s bustling Lower East Side in 1911, based on the collection of books by Sydney Taylor.

Michael London, the Snowfall exec producer who runs Groundswell Productions, has cemented his relationship with Lionsgate.

BOBBY Brazier has formed a close bond with his EastEnders co-star Ellie Dadd. The pair - who joined the BBC soap at around the same time – are said to be ‘inseparable’ on set as they settle into the iconic show.

Since David Zaslav took over as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, the future of the DCEU has been in major upheaval.