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It’s not a career revival until you star in an A24 film helmed by a buzzy director decades your junior. That seems to be the new rule in Hollywood these days.Just ask Adam Sandler, who revitalized his career with a sweaty, unforgettable performance in the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems, or Nathan Lane, who’s become a self-described “poster boy for A24” following recent roles in Dicks: The Musical and Beau Is Afraid.Enter Nicolas Cage, whose once-flailing career has enjoyed a rebirth ever since his muted, mournful performance in the 2021 indie sleeper hit Pig.

Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly is leaving the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam with a major award: Best Director in International Competition for his film Life Is Beautiful. But where he goes next is uncertain – he can’t return to Gaza for the time being because the border is closed as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has pledged he will be working hard to be back as soon as possible after suffering an injury blow last week.

Erling Haaland was the man that the Tartan Army feared the most ahead of Scotland's clash with Norway at Hampden Park on Sunday - but he won't take part after major injury fears were sparked.

Christopher Vourlias Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly, who won the best director award at documentary festival IDFA on Thursday for “Life Is Beautiful,” has expressed his sense of helplessness amid the rising death toll in Gaza, where he was born. On Oct. 7, Hamas – a terrorist organization that has ruled Gaza since 2006 – launched coordinated attacks in Israel, killing over 1,200 civilians, and taking over 240 civilian hostages.

Pep Guardiola has been dealt yet another injury scare during the international break as Manchester City await an update on Erling Haaland before their impending Premier League showdown with Liverpool.

Everton will appeal their ten-point deduction from the Premier League for breaching profit and sustainability rules, hinting heavily that they will use the outcome of Manchester City's own charges to inform their response.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Belgium’s Stenola Productions, behind Joachim Lafosse’s 2022 Cannes Competition player “The Restless” and this year’s San Sebastian’s Golden Shell contender “A Silence,” has boarded “Elena,” written by Cannes Camera d’Or winner César Díaz (“Our Mothers”) and a potential highlight at this month’s Ventana Sur Proyecta forum. Stenola, which looks set to handle part of post-production, joins Norwegian lead producer Staer, founded by Elisa Fernanda Pirir, and Lithuania’s Just a Moment on a film which marks the anticipated feature debut of Dalia Huerta Cano, whose “Flesh That Remembers” won best doc short at Mexico’s Morelia Film Festival and DF Docs.

Documentaries about the impact of war claimed two of the top prizes as the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam handed out awards Thursday night.

Cold Pursuit starring Liam Neeson has topped the film chart on Netflix UK.Directed by Hans Petter Moland, the 2019 action thriller follows snowplow driver Nels Coxman (Neeson) who sets out on a revenge mission against members of a drug cartel following the murder of his son.READ MORE: ‘The Killer’ review: not quite top-tier David Fincher but he still hits the targetThe film is a remake of the 2014 Norwegian film In Order Of Disappearance, also directed by Moland. Other cast members in Cold Pursuit include Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Emmy Rossum, John Doman and Laura Dern.Elsewhere in the film chart on Thursday (November 16), David Fincher’s The Killer dropped to second place following its release on Netflix last week (November 10).Focus, a crime comedy-drama starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, is third on the chart, followed by Bryan Singer’s 2013 film Jack And The Giant Slayer.

Manchester City already have seven players injured, or who have withdrawn from international duty - and have now been given a new scare with Rodri.

Erling Haaland's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, has rubbished suggestions that Erling Haaland will pick and choose his clubs amid reports linking Real Madrid with the Manchester City striker.

Anna Marie de la Fuente As 2023 hits its final straights, Spain’s “Nowhere,” a mother-baby survival thriller, rates as the most-viewed non-English title – film or series – of 2023, with 77.9 million views. It also ranks as Netflix’s second most-watched non-English movie of all time, currently punching 141.6 million hours, bettered only by Norway’s “Troll.” “Nowhere” also has legs: No other non-English Netflix movie has punched 1.6 million views on its seventh week of release.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Feel-good stories out of Gaza are not exactly plentiful at present, making “Life Is Beautiful” something of an anomaly. Though the predicament depicted — Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s unplanned long exile due to closed borders and political shifts — is hardly upbeat in outline, his ebullient personality insists on emphasizing humor and warmth. Thus this chronicle of a one-month visit to Norway that drags on for seven years ends up an incongruously charming footnote to a much larger conflict that just keeps escalating.

Caroline Brew editor Film Movement has acquired the U.S. rights to Maciek Hamela’s “In the Rearview,” following its Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival premieres. Film Movement has a theatrical release and awards campaign planned with the documentary’s producers and Polish Film Institute, which co-financed the film.

Lewis Ferguson has left fans singing his praises after conducting a Bologna interview in Italian.

It's a question I ask myself around this time every year. It's a decision more often than not I come to regret. I certainly have this year.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Kristoffer Borgli’s new film “Dream Scenario” posits that the man of your dreams could be the stuff of another person’s nightmares. In the darkly funny and often tragic movie, Nicolas Cage plays Paul Matthews, an unremarkable professor and family man who achieves sudden fame in the most unique way. People the world over — strangers, students, friends — find Paul appearing in their dreams.

Annika Pham Danish IDFA winner Phie Ambo (“Family”) will be attending Amsterdam’s major doc showcase for the 8th time with “Fire, Water, Earth, Air,” bowing at the Forum Pitch alongside 20 other projects. Ahead of their industry pitch Nov.

Jared Leto is climbing to new heights, literally.

Manchester City became the quickest side to reach 250 Champions League goals during their convincing 3-0 win over BSC Young Boys on Tuesday evening.

Lamb Of God have issued a statement after their inaugural Headbangers Boat cruise festival took a turn for the worse this past week, as an attendee fell overboard.The Headbangers Boat cruise festival took place between October 31 and November 4 and saw Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Hatebreed, Gwar, Testament and more play to attendees as they sailed from Miami to the Bahamas and back on the Norwegian Peal cruise ship.On November 3, a 41-year-old male attendee fell overboard, initiating a search and rescue mission that lasted nine hours before being called off by the cruise’s captain, per a report from Cruise Hive. The man was not found, and the cruise returned to Miami.Following the incident, Lamb Of God issued a now-deleted statement that read: “On the early morning of Friday, Nov.

Manuel Akanji insists Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland is more concerned with team trophies than the Ballon d'Or.

AURORA has shared a new blissful single titled ‘Your Blood’. Check it out below.Shared today (November 8), the track is the Norwegian alt-pop singer’s first new music since she released her chart-topping third album ‘The Gods We Can Touch’, and sees her deliver some cathartic vocals alongside some synth-infused instrumentals.‘Your Blood’, co-written, produced and recorded by Chris Greatti (Lady Gaga, Willow, Yungblud, Grimes), finds AURORA shedding light on the beauty of the human soul in all its forms – celebrating it for its vulnerability, emotions and flaws. It also is described in a press release as a track that “marks a new era” for the singer and opens her up to “another chapter in her ever-evolving” discography.Discussing the new single, AURORA said: “The world is always bleeding.

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear’s management arm has signed the Swedish actor and model Simon Lööf for representation.

Young Boys manager Raphael Wicky intends to speak to captain Mohamed Ali Camara after he asked Erling Haaland to swap shirts at half-time of their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Coldplay recently performed a cover of ‘The Astronaut’ by Jin of K-pop boyband BTS during their Tokyo concert on November 6.The new acoustic cover is the first time Coldplay have performed the song without Jin on their ongoing ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour, which kicked off in March 2022.“We’re going to play a song that we gave to Jin. We’ve never played this before on our own, maybe we’ll never play this again,” teased Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.“This is Jin’s song.

Taylor Swift just had a week where the biggest news wasn’t Travis Kelce.

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai joked that Erling Haaland is 'a bit sick' for the lengths he goes to in a bid to improve performance.

Rebecca Loos, who claimed she had a four-month affair with David Beckham in the early 00s, is now said to be considering spilling the beans on her side of the story in a new tell all documentary.The former glamour model, 46, who now lives in Norway, is reportedly mulling over several TV offers to share her version of events.The mum-of-two was quickly thrust back into the spotlight earlier this year when David's Netflix docu-series, Beckham aired. Rebecca first hit the headlines in 2003 after claiming she had an affair with David after working as his personal assistant.

One model is ready to reveal her big secret to the world!

Bradley Walsh has landed a huge new presenting role as the host of this year's Royal Variety Performance.The Chase presenter is set to take over fronting the live theatre show, which airs at a later date on ITV, from last year's host, comedian Lee Mack. The Royal Variety Performance is a highlight in the entertainment calendar that sees members of the Royal Family attend to watch the show, and although this year's Royal guests have not yet been confirmed, the audience has previously featured senior Royals including King Charles III when he was still Prince Charles.

Swedish director Ruben Östlund has been announced as a guest of honor at the 15th edition of France’s Les Arcs Film Festival, in the role of its Talent Village Ambassador.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been carefully selected and is due to make its way to the Big Apple next week for a lighting ceremony hosted by Kelly Clarkson on Wednesday, Nov. 29.This year’s sappy specimen — a Norway spruce 80-feet tall and 43 feet in diameter that was donated by the McGinley family in the Binghamton region — hails from the town of Vestal, New York, about 190 miles northwest of NYC.Currently casting a shadow over a residential driveway basketball hoop, the tree is to be cut down Nov. 9 and arrive at the Rock two days later, on the morning of Veteran’s Day.

AURORA has today (October 31) shared a clip of a poppy new single called ‘Your Blood’. Check it out below.The Norwegian singer-songwriter today shared a video and audio clip of her new song on X, formerly Twitter, and noted that the track will arrive on November 8.

EXCLUSIVE: International distributor capelight pictures announced they are partnering with Blue Fox Entertainment to present Fantefilm’s hit Norwegian family Christmas feature Teddy’s Christmas in US theaters nationwide on December 1, 2023.