‘When the Waves Are Gone’ Film Review: Lav Diaz Creates Another Haunting Portrait, at His Own Pace

Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp’s documentary “Bobi Wine: Ghetto President” is a feat of cinematic journalism that captures a tumultuous timeline of events while keeping the focus on its titular subject. Going by the stage name Bobi Wine, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is a wildly popular singer in Uganda who is voted into office and becomes a major figure in the political party that opposes its president, General Yoweri Museveni.

Britney Spears is continuing to speak out about her mental health, and what happened to her years ago prior to the dissolution of her conservatorship under father Jamie Spears.

Kelly Ripa may have returned from her relaxing summer vacation spent with her husband and three kids, they're still basking in the glorious time they had together.MORE: Kelly Ripa looks gorgeous in flirty sheer dress for 'shameless plug'The star's oldest son, Michael Consuelos, has been highlighting his fair share of moments from the trip, with his latest causing a bit of a stir.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa's son Joaquin shares glimpse into lavish family vacationHe shared a photograph of himself sitting by the pool in a pair of swim trunks and an orange shirt, holding his drink and striking the coolest pose he could."End of summer greetings from me and my gross foot," he wrote, pointing toward his big toe in particular, although many of his fans came to his defense.MORE: Kelly Ripa calls out Mark Consuelos for not taking good bikini photos"Nah, bruv. You got nice feets," one wrote, with another saying: "Nice pic! And eh who likes feet anyway!!??," and a third adding: "Hey Michael! Hope your big toe gets better! Enjoy what is left of the summer!!"Many others commented on the beautiful shot as a whole, as one of his followers commented: "Orange you glad autumn is coming," and one of his friends said: "Brew and a bro." Michael called attention to his foot in his vacation throwbackNow that they are back to reality, Kelly and husband Mark Consuelos will be embracing life as empty nesters once again, now that their children have gone back to their respective lives following the holiday.It's a busy time for Kelly in particular too, as her debut book, Live Wire, will be released this month.

Film Academy chief executive Bill Kramer dropped a reminder in Toronto on Saturday, that his group’s movie museum will in February devote space to the late director John Singleton’s Boyz N The Hood.

Sift through some of his best work, and you will find that Steven Spielberg has always been a filmmaker charged by notions of love and ache for families, both those we are born into and those we select for ourselves. Though his tender devotion to domestic, often suburban bonds and rhythms—a well-documented and endlessly discussed through-line in his filmography—has perhaps never been as evident as in the soul-baring “The Fabelmans.” It’s Spielberg’s most personal film, one that gorgeously revives the memories of his childhood and youth with a lavish sense of wistfulness and an aptly Hollywood-ized, fable-like touch.  That beautiful Hollywood sheen is fitting for the on-screen autobiography of an escapist filmmaker, one whose name we came to pronounce synonymously with the magic of movies.

, and Drew Barrymore of hers. Then there's Days of our Lives, which moves to Peacock on Monday, September 12 after nearly sixty years on NBC. In the place of will be NBC's new midday news show, NBC News Daily, which couldn't come at a more monumental time. Given that there will be ongoing coverage of the life and memorial of (who passed away last Thursday, September 8), NBC will lean into its royal correspondents all over the United Kingdom. Speaking of NBC—and Peacock for that matter—they are also broadcasting this year's Emmys, which move to Monday night as to not interfere with Sunday Night Football.

Spirit Halloween: The Movie is nearly here, just in time for the spooky season.

A MASSIVE secret about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was accidentally exposed by a contestant on Saturday night's show. Viewers of the popular ITV game show are led to believe that when a contestant is mid-way through the game when the episode ends, they have to go home and come back next time to continue their quest to win £1million. But contestant Maria spoilt the illusion during the September 10th episode, when she let slip that the next episode is filmed almost straight away.

GWEN Stefani looked completely unrecognisable in her latest TV appearance on US series, Late Night With Seth Meyers. The No Doubt songstress, 52, walked onto the chat show with her signature platinum blonde locks in a chest-length, poker straight style.

A DOWNTON Abbey star has stunned fans by revealing her pregnancy with her blossoming baby bump at the Venice Film Festival. Jessica Brown Findlay, best known for her role as Lady Sybil in the period drama, cradled her belly in her arms on the red carpet. The actress, 32, who underwent four rounds of IVF treatment, revealed she and her husband Ziggy Heath had finally fallen pregnant.

LOVE Island's Gemma Owen looked effortlessly stylish post-workout as she posed in her bathroom. The Team GB dressage star, 19, chose a matching olive-coloured cropped gym bra which showed off her abs and skintight leggings for her photoshoot in her family's £4million mansion. Gemma, who recently made her relationship with Love Island partner Luca Bish, 23, official - donned a sports top featuring a plunging neckline and the fitness brand's white logo etched onto the side.

Motherhood is scary as hell. The exhaustion, the changes in the body, the responsibility for an entirely new life; all take a heavy toll on new mothers.

Carson Burton Steven Spielberg is taking audiences on an intimate stroll through his childhood in the first trailer for “The Fabelmans.”The semi-autobiographical film follows the formative years of a young man as he discovers a shattering family secret, causing him to use movies as a means to help him see the truth about others and himself. Spielberg based the film on his own early years in Arizona and co-wrote the script with “Lincoln,” “Munich” and “West Side Story” screenwriter Tony Kushner.On Saturday, “The Fabelmans” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, earning a standing ovation in the crowd of movie lovers, who cheered loudly for the Oscar-winning auteur as he made his first appearance at the Canadian gathering. 

In the opulent Great Steward of Scotland Dining Room at Dumfries House, the Prince of Wales hosted a black-tie dinner and reception with Americans he'd encouraged to turn around the fortunes of a run-down part of Jamaica.

Toronto International Film Festival, has been shrouded in secrecy for months. About all we knew going in was that the movie is based on the famed director’s own life, and stars Williams, Paul Dano and Seth Rogen. Running time: 151 minutes.

largely positive reviews, Steven Spielberg has just revealed the first trailer for “The Fabelmans,” a film about his own childhood, his parents and learning to love the movies. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday night, where Spielberg said that you shouldn’t believe the rumors that this movie marks his swan song or his retirement. “The Fabelmans” stars Gabriel LaBelle (“The Predator,” “American Gigolo” series) as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker by the name Sammy Fabelman alongside his mother played by Michelle Williams and his father played by Paul Dano.

Of all the directors making TIFF debuts this year, none is more revered or accomplished than Steven Spielberg. The highest-grossing director of all time normally premieres his films in late fall, but this year he’s changed tack, with his long-awaited semi-autobiographical film, “The Fabelmans,” set to headline TIFF’s Special Presentations section on September 11.

The Fabelmans is coming!

Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington has shared his thoughts on new prequel House Of The Dragon, saying the team behind the show have done a “fantastic” job.House Of The Dragon follows the Targaryen dynasty 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones, and has received positive early reviews.After the show’s premiere broke records at HBO, attracting almost 10million viewers, the Game Of Thrones prequel has also now smashed viewing records in the UK, becoming Sky’s biggest US drama launch and the most watched Sky Atlantic premiere ever.Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this weekend, Harington – who starred as Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones – was asked about his thoughts on House Of The Dragon by Entertainment Tonight Canada.“I’m really enjoying it,” he said. “My friend Miguel [Sapochnik] show-run it, so I’m really enjoying it.Harington added: “I think they’ve done a fantastic job. It’s a weird one to start a whole new show in the same kind of realm and to make it its own thing.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Allelujah,” Richard Eyre’s latest film, unfolds in a Yorkshire geriatric hospital, following a group of patients as they make peace with or rage against the indignities of old age. It’s a story that resonates with Eyre, a legendary stage and screen director. “I’m about to be 80,” he says. “So old age isn’t my consuming passion, but it’s a subject that has been forced on me and that has become difficult to ignore. I’m acutely aware of having outlived both my parents and many of my friends.” Perhaps unwittingly, “Allelujah,” which premieres this weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, also serves as a showcase for a generation of English actors such as Judi Dench, David Bradley, and Derek Jacobi, who have all entered their ninth decades.

The Inspection,” one of the festival’s opening night films and the story of a gay man who enlists in the army during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era. Director Elegance Bratton drew on his own service to craft the picture and sees it as an important corrective. “For most of our country’s history, we were forced to be silent, to suffer in silence,” Bratton told Variety.

K.J. Yossman Independent Entertainment, the finance, sales and production company behind films including “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and the upcoming “My Policeman,” which is set to have its world premiere at TIFF, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this year. Since its founding by CEO Luc Roeg in 2007, the film landscape has undergone unimaginable change, from the ascendance of streaming platforms to the global pandemic followed by a cost of living crisis that has brought cinemas to their knees. Despite the challenges, Independent Entertainment has gone from strength to strength, adapting to market changes while remaining true to what Roeg describes as its “creative core.”

Christopher Vourlias Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has closed a raft of deals on the animated feature film “Yuku and the Himalayan Flower,” from directors Rémi Durin and Arnaud Demuynck. The children’s animated feature, with graphics by Paul Jadoul, tells the story of Yuku, a little mouse who lives with her family in the basement of a castle and decides to embark on a quest to find the legendary Himalayan flower. The film, which premiered at the Annecy fest and played in the Locarno Kids strand of the Locarno Film Festival, is produced by Artémis Prods. (“Mandibules”) and co-produced by Vivement Lundi! (“Flee”), La Boîte Prods. (“March of the Penguins”), Les Films du Nord and Nadasdy Film. 

Disney‘s big event, D23 Expo 2022, is currently underway at the Anaheim Convention Center and today Walt Disney Studios‘ made a big promotional push for upcoming theatrical and Disney+ lineup for feature films. The giant entertainment company revealed new details and first looks, led by their new “Lion King” prequel, directed by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight“), now titled “Mufasa: The Lion King.” Some of those anticipated titles include traditional animation flicks the family-friendly company is known for from Walt Disney Animation Studios, along with their live-action projects as well.

Emiliano De Pablos Few nations in the world have developed such a spread of film commissions as Spain, a country forged out of its regions, whose governments have energetically bought in to the benefits of foreign and local shoots. As the country moves ever more onto the big-shoot locations industry radar, the Spain Film Commission is experiencing rapid growth of its nationwide network as well as helping to drive the ambitious Spain AVS Hub plan. Following the March 2021 announcement by the central government of the launch of the Spain AVS Hub plan — with a €1.6 billion ($1.6 billion) budget — a royal decree in October granted $5 million in direct support to the SFC for actions eligible for subsidies from 2022-24.

Asda's new Just Essentials range is making waves once again as the retailer has rationed how much people can buy.

Knives Out director Rian Johnson says he will “keep making” more sequels of the whodunnit film as long as star Daniel Craig is on board.Johnson was speaking at the premiere of sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery last night (September 10) at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).Addressing the crowd before the screening, Johnson said (via Variety): “My granddad Howard Johnson traveled here tonight, he’s in the audience. Granddad, you are my role model.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a bid to further extend its Shooting in Spain brand around the world, the Spain Film Commission (SFC) began in 2018 to name prominent figures in the international entertainment biz as honorary ambassadors. Among them are former HBO executive and U.S. ambassador to Spain James Costos; director Terry Gilliam; actors Emily Blunt and Aitana Sánchez- Gijón; NBCUniversal executive Veronica Sullivan; DP Javier Aguirresarobe and Indian location manager Ramji Natarajan. Variety approached three of them to give their take on helping to promote Spain as a key destination for film-TV shoots and assess the challenges that remain. As the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 2013-17, Costos was laser focused on supporting U.S. studios’ efforts to find growth opportunities. However, despite the country’s many advantages, other European destinations offered better incentives and it was often outbid. Notwithstanding, some major productions landed, led by “Game of Thrones” and “The Bourne Identity,” while some U.S. studios began opening outposts in Spain. “During my tenure in Spain I welcomed HBO and Netflix, and others soon followed,” Costos recalls.

HM The Queen has left Balmoral for the final time, with the late monarch’s coffin this morning beginning the journey back to London, where the state funeral will take place on Monday September 19.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic No director has done more to deconstruct the myth of the suburban American family than Steven Spielberg. Dissertations have been written and documentaries made on the subject. And now, at the spry young age of 75, Spielberg himself weighs in on where his preoccupations come from in “The Fabelmans,” a personal account of his upbringing that feels like listening to two and a half hours’ worth of well-polished cocktail-party anecdotes, only better, since he’s gone to the trouble of staging them all for our benefit. Spielberg’s a born storyteller, and these are arguably his most precious stories. From the first movie he saw (“The Greatest Show on Earth”) to memories of meeting filmmaker John Ford on the Paramount lot, this endearing, broadly appealing account of how Spielberg was smitten by the medium — and why the prodigy nearly abandoned picture-making before his career even started — holds the keys to so much of the master’s filmography. More similar to Woody Allen’s autobiographical “Radio Days” than it is to European art films such as “The 400 Blows” and “Amistad” (the more highbrow models other directors typically point to when re-creating their childhoods), “The Fabelmans” invites audiences into the home and headspace of the world’s most beloved living director, an oddly sanitized zone where even the trauma — which includes anti-Semitism, financial disadvantage and divorce — seems to go better with fresh-buttered popcorn.