Highland Perthshire residents look to the skies as high-speed jets take part in training exercise

The first real clue comes when Andrzej is called up for national service and, standing in front of the army medics in his underwear, refuses to take his socks off. His toenails were painted blue, he tells his mates cheerfully a couple of years later, as if it were a joke. But it isn’t a joke; it is the most serious thing in his life. He is waving a flag at the time; they are in the bloom of the Solidarity movement and the promise of a new world, when it feels like anything goes. 

The Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, the largest arts and entertainment synagogue in the U.S., is offering complimentary seating to striking members of the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA and their immediate families for its High Holy Day Services on Rosh Hashanah (September 15 and 16) and Yom Kippur (September 24 and 25). Tickets for non-Temple members for both services normally cost $500 each.

Christopher Vourlias Three decades ago, just a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a new era of hope and promise in Europe, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland made the historical drama “Europa, Europa,” which follows the harrowing ordeal of a Jewish teenager who goes to impossible lengths to survive the Holocaust. The title, says Holland, was meant to express “the duality of the European tradition: Europe of our aspirations, the cradle of culture and civilization, the rule of law and democracy, human rights, equality and fraternity, but on the other hand, Europe as the cradle of the worst crimes against humanity, selfishness and hatred.” Throughout her career, the three-time Academy Award nominee has found inspiration in “the great and tragic subjects of the 20th century,” powered by the conviction that “history is relevant, that what happened is relevant,” Holland tells Variety.

New do; same old JLH.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Ukrainian director Anna Buryachkova, awaiting the Venice premiere of her new film “Forever-Forever,” will soon turn to documentary “Will We Feel Again,” she revealed to Variety in Italy. The film will see her reunite with Natalia Libet, producing for 2Brave Productions. “In Ukraine, this is the time when you make documentaries, obviously.

Sophia Scorziello editor Virginia’s Middleburg Film Festival, now in its 11th year, is set to open this October with Netflix’s Bayard Rustin biopic “Rustin” starring Colman Domingo. Director George C.

It looks like the messy Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz wedding situation might finally be over.

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Scorsese will receive a filmmaker tribute honor at next month’s Montclair Film Festival and also take part in an onstage interview with major fest backer Stephen Colbert.

Jadon Sancho was dropped from Manchester United's squad against Arsenal due to his training form.

Former Friends director James Burrows is speaking out about his experience working with one of the actors on the set, saying they weren’t funny.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Prince Harry is returning to Netflix. “Heart of Invictus,” produced by the Duke of Sussex’s Archewell label within the streamer, presents a view of Harry’s advocacy work. Director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara — past Oscar winners for the 2016 documentary short “The White Helmets,” and nominees for the 2014 feature “Virunga” — knit together the stories of multiple participants in the Invictus Games, the athletic competition Harry founded for wounded veterans around the world.

The story of an iconic car is coming to life.

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. In a wide-ranging conversation with The FADER’s Walden Green, Dupuis — who’s shepherded Speedy from its 2011 origins as a solo endeavor to its current form as a full-blown indie rock juggernaut — dug into the group’s first album in five years, Rabbit Rabbit, coming this Friday, September 1 via Wax Nine Records. Among the many Rabbit Rabbit tracks Dupuis discusses in the new episode is “Who’s Afraid of the Bath,” an as-yet-unreleased, mid-album cut that she reveals was directly inspired by Deftones’ 2000 track “Digital Bath.” Read Next: Speedy Ortiz’s “You S02” is a dismissal of music industry phonies “I love Detones.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Sisterly love ruled at Chile’s 19th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), which wrapped on Aug. 27 where female directors and actors clinched the top prizes. Israeli-Ukrainian drama “Valeria is Getting Married” by Michal Vinik and Kattia Zuñiga’s “Sister & Sister” snagged the preeminent Chilean festival’s best film plaudits, adding to their trove of accolades since their respective world premieres.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Two of the biggest boxers in the world take to the ring tonight for what promises to be an epic heavyweight title fight in Poland. Usyk v.

A brand new cancer research project has officially begun in memory of Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding, with the first woman already taking part.The new project is named Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (BCAN-RAY) and is being funded by the Sarah Harding Cancer Appeal in association with Cancer Research UK.The project, which is the first of its kind in the world, will involve 750 women, aged 30 to 39, who will undergo tests including a saliva sample to check for gene mutations.The new Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (Bcan-Ray) project will become one of the first in the world to identify which women are at risk of getting the disease in their 30s. Around 2,300 women aged 39 and under are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year.

Some Manchester United supporters do not believe the club needs to dip into the transfer market before next Friday's deadline to source a new left-back, naming Alvaro Fernandez as the ideal replacement for Luke Shaw.

Original cast members of the Broadway and Off Broadway hit Avenue Q will reunite tonight for a Stars In The House sing-through of the musical to benefit victims, both human and non-human, of the devastating Maui wildfires.

was that I was positive I didn’t have it. I’d been keeping an eye out for the warning signs—the feelings of disconnection or resentment toward my baby; feeling at risk of doing harm to them or to myself—but there were none. I loved my child so deeply it was almost all I could do.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The 19th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, kicking off Sept. 14, will feature a handful of award-contending documentaries fresh off showings at Telluride, Toronto, Sundance, South by Southwest, Berlin and Tribeca film festivals.