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Ellise Shafer Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” received a spirited five-minute standing ovation on Tuesday night, as the director handed out high fives. The action comedy, which stars Glen Powell, received cheers from the beginning, with the crowd clapping throughout the film during various scenes. During the standing ovation, Linklater looked overwhelmed by the applause, mouthing “thank you so much” and holding his hand to his heart.

On its surface, a comedy about a college professor who becomes a phony hitman for the police department to catch criminals hoping to whack a stubborn spouse or bothersome business associate might seem an odd fit for a European festival noted for heavy dramas and extended runtimes. It helps, of course, that Hit Man, which premieres at Venice Film Festival this evening, is directed by Richard Linklater, a noted master of independent filmmaking for more than 30 years, and that initial reactions to it have been universally effusive.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are finally showing off their love to the whole world!

Travis Scott is making an exciting announcement.

A 10-year-old girl in Texas went into protective mode and helped her mother during an assault.

For Dolly Parton, hearing Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” for the first time was like getting hit by a wrecking ball.

Dolly Parton is opening up about how she reacted to hearing Miley Cyrus‘ “Wrecking Ball.”

‘Utopia Presents Circus Maximus Tour’ in early August, Travis Scott just unveiled new dates for his 28-concert fall jaunt.The 32-year-old rapper is now scheduled to headline at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec. 18, New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Dec.

Gemma Atkinson has been seen expertly clapping back at being told there's 'more to life' after sharing a glimpse at her post-pregnancy fitness regime. The Hits Radio host welcomed her second child into the world last month with her fiancee Gorka Marquez.

Travis Scott has announced his first headlining tour of the United States since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy – see the complete list of tour dates below.Today (September 30), the rapper announced the dates for his extensive US run of the ‘Circus Maximus’ tour, which will see him 28 shows between October and December this year.The tour will kick off in Charlotte on October 11, and will continue through North America until December 29. The tour will also include Travis Scott’s largest headline show to date with a show at SoFi Stadium.See the full list of ‘Circus Maximus’ tour dates below.A post shared by flame (@travisscott)Tickets to the tour will go on sale this Thursday (August 31) at 10am local time via Travis Scott’s official website.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra tour.And this year, the heavy, classical group will keep their long-standing holiday tradition alive when they take their ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour’ all over North America from Nov. 15 through Dec. 30.Along the way, the rock veterans are slated to drop into Albany’s MVP Arena on Nov.

EastEnders' Lacey Turney is best known for playing fan favourite Stacey Slater, but what viewers might not know is that she has two soap star sisters. Lacey, 35 has played the role of feisty Stacey since 2004 and has been at the heart of Albert Square on and off since. Around the time of her first EastEnders departure in 2010, her two younger sisters, Lily Harvey and Daisy Turner were making their own TV debuts.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have a new reality show in the works.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Fresh off a win over Nashville SC at the 2023 Leagues Cup, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF will be looking to advance to their next final tonight, as they take on Cincinnati FC in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Chip and Joanna Gaines are ready to roll. The home renovation titans behind Magnolia Network are developing a roller dancing competition series for Max.

Nia Long is taking ex-fiancé Ime Udoka to court.

engagement at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Monday evening.In a video with more than 4 million views and captured by the @vidsofceleb TikTok account, Barrymore can be seen talking with event host and “Sex Lives of College Girls” star Reneé Rapp — and then suddenly being whisked away from the stage as an alleged stalker began to approach her. “Drew Barrymore!” the man can be heard yelling out in the crowd as she is talking.“Oh my God, yes — hi,” she said into the microphone as she scanned the crowd.The man proceeded to identify himself as “Chad Michael Busto,” per Variety, yelling out, “You know who I am.

Nia Long has filed legal documents in court requesting legal and physical custody of her 11-year-old son after claiming that her ex, NBA head coach Ime Udoka, «has failed» to provide support for their son.The 52-year-old actress filed the paperwork on Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Are you ready for your “Love Is Blind” season 4 faves to reunite? Netflix shared the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of “Love Is Blind: After the Altar” on Tuesday, showing some of the couples celebrating their first wedding anniversary — while others were reuniting a year after their split.

season 4 faves to reunite? Netflix shared the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of on Tuesday, showing some of the couples celebrating their first wedding anniversary — while others were reuniting a year after their split.«Everything happens for a reason. We all came to this experience under the umbrella of trying to find love,» Brett Brown tells the group as he and wife Tiffany Pennywell reunite with their co-stars. «For some people, it was love… and for some people it was friendship, it was growth.»The trailer for the fan-favorite reality dating show also shows the season 4 stars competing in a flag football game in an attempt to «squash the beef» — though it's clear there's still plenty of tension to go around between some of the former couples.«I have absolutely no idea how Paul [Peden] feels about me,» Micah Lussier admits in the trailer.

New episodes of Love Is Blind are on their way.

Olivia Rodrigo has become the youngest person ever to receive the BRIT Billion Award.Rodrigo – who is currently only 20 years old – scored the landmark achievement in mid-July, but was presented with the award last weekend (August 17) while the singer was in the UK to promote her latest single ‘Bad Idea Right?’.A post shared by The BRIT Awards (@brits)The BRIT Billion Award, which was introduced earlier this year, recognises artists who achieve an astounding one billion digital streams in the United Kingdom. Other artists who have received the award so far since its inception in May include ABBA, Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Lana Del Rey, Queen, Becky Hill, James Arthur, Rita Ora, Lewis Capaldi and Ellie Goulding.Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Guts’ is set to release on September 8 via Geffen (pre-order/pre-save here).

astro relevant banger “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and Roxette’s dedication to the ache of hindsight, “It Must Have Been Love.” The rise of MTV brought a deluge of earnest hair metal ballads and music videos in varying degrees of cringe, including but not limited to “Love Bites,” “Heaven,” “Don’t Know What You Got (‘Til It’s Gone),” “Home Sweet Home,” “More Than Words,”and “Ballad of Jayne.” The 1990’s saw wrenching classics from the likes of Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Meatloaf and Metallica. Just as there’s a fairy tale, cookie, dog breed, movie villain, power color, sex toy, and flower varietal for each zodiac sign, so too is there a power ballad.

Migos rapper Quavo has released his second solo album, Rocket Power, which includes two tracks with his late bandmate Takeoff.

d4vd has shared a new single, ‘Notes From A Wrist’ – listen to the emotional track below.‘Notes From A Wrist’ and its accompanying music video were made available today (August 18), and sees the Houston-based singer-songwriter tackle themes of depression, unstable home environments and more.“I wrote ‘Notes From A Wrist’ about a childhood friend that struggled with depression,” d4vd said of the track via a press statement. “It describes the pain experienced in an unstable home and something a lot of people in my generation experience and can relate to.

A&E has given a green light to The Chicano Squad (working title), a four-hour docuseries chronicling U.S.’s first all-Latin homicide unit dedicated to tackling Houston’s soaring Latino homicide rate in 1979. It’s slated for premiere sometime in 2024.

The entire Atlanta metro area stopped on Monday night and showed out for Beyoncé‘s show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So there were tens of thousands in the audience — and tens of thousands of phones recording via their cameras — when it came time for the Queen Bey to dive into Break My Soul (Diva Remix).

Thania Garcia Travis Scott has the No. 1 album in the United States for a second consecutive week. The Houston-born, Grammy-nominated rapper’s latest “Utopia” album tops the list for a second week while Morgan Wallen continues toppling records on the singles chart.

Tory Lanez was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison forshooting her. “F – – k all my haters.

NFL regular season doesn't start until Thursday, September 7, all 32 teams in the league play three weeks worth of exhibition games to build up the excitement. The NFL preseason is an annual period where NFL teams play each other in not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual season.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch reportedly kept their neighbours awake all night after enjoying a boozy karaoke party with pals as they holidayed at Quinta do Lago on the Algarve in Portugal.The pair are said to have hosted their friends for a raucous pool party, which saw them belting out their favourite tunes, including some of the hits from the Norwegian band A-ha, who are legendary for their cult hit, Take On Me. A source told the Mirror: “The music was so loud everyone in the street could hear it – and several came out to see what was going on.” Former footballer Peter, 42, is said to have given it his all as he took his turn on the karaoke, with the source adding: “You could hear him screaming his lungs out.They were playing all the classics, like A-ha’s Take on Me.

Fleetwood Mac‘s Stevie Nicks has shared a statement about the wildfires which have swept through Maui.The singer-songwriter posted a lengthy statement on her Instagram page expressing her sadness about the fires which have devastated the island and fears for her family – see the full post below.She wrote: “As I am sure you have heard – the island, Maui, where I own a house I have been staying at since the 80s – and the small village, city, most magical place on earth, Lahaina, burned to the ground over the last few days.“And to make the situation worse my young niece, her husband, and their little boy had just arrived for a very needed vacation before she started up her school year (on her way to becoming a psychologist) for 10 days. They had one and a half days of fun and then – the fire started.”A post shared by Stevie Nicks (@stevienicks)Nicks continued: “The power went out at 5:12am (Tuesday morning) but they had no idea why – It was still out at noon, realising that many surrounding houses had also lost power.

They say opposites attract but for these two that isn't quite the case. England Lioness Rachel Daly is loved up and happy with her partner Millie Turner who also happens to share her love for the game. Millie, 27, plays in defence for Manchester United with the pair dating since July 2021 but life off-pitch became all the sweeter when the couple made their status official on Rachel's Instagram with a photo of them romantically wandering around Dovestone Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in Manchester.

One of the greatest pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game.

Travis Scott has broken records with his fourth studio album ‘UTOPIA’, which is now deemed the biggest hip-hop release of the year so far.On July 28, the Houston-born rapper dropped his highly-anticipated album, featuring Beyoncé, Teezo Touchdown, Drake and more on the star-studded 19-track album. It was the follow-up to the ‘Antidote’ rapper’s Grammy Award-nominated third album ‘Astroworld’.‘UTOPIA’ has broken many records since it dropped.

NFL regular season doesn't start until Thursday, September 7, all 32 teams in the league play three weeks worth of exhibition games to build up the excitement. The NFL preseason is an annual period where NFL teams play each other in not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual season.