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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Ireland’s Deadpan Pictures (“Northern Lights”) and France’s Thalie Images (“Killer Coaster”) are teaming up on “The Continental Method,” an ambitious spy comedy thriller set against the backdrop of the Paris riots of May 1968. The European half-hour series is inspired by the true story of Conor O’Flaherty, a fresh-faced Irish salesman who became an unlikely spy in Paris. The twelve-part show is penned by John Morton (“Dead Still”) and Victor Lockwood (“Mental”) who are leading a writing team.

Guy Lodge Film Critic It’s the quiet that strikes you in “Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros,” a documentary rejoinder to every image of cacophonous haute cuisine environments — complete with clattering pans, hissing steam and chefs screaming invective — that has been fed to us by “Hell’s Kitchen”-style reality shows and the propulsive drama of “The Bear.” Serenity reigns in Frederick Wiseman’s languidly mesmerising 240-minute anatomy of one of the world’s greatest restaurants: The masters and staff of Le Bois Sans Feuilles, a three Michelin-star establishment in France’s Loire region, work with a hushed intensity of concentration that recalls a science lab, or a surgery table, more than any standard kitchen. That suits Wiseman, a patient, rigorous examiner of institutional structure and process, who observes this culinary cathedral as seriously and methodically as he has such comparatively vast cultural hives as London’s National Gallery or the New York Public Library.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Writer-director Jeff Nichols‘ “The Bikeriders,” with Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, made a splash with festival-goers at the recent Telluride Film Festival. 20th Century Studios has revealed to Variety exclusively that the film will be campaigned for best original screenplay for the upcoming awards season, despite being inspired by the 1968 photo and interview book of the same name. “The Bikeriders” movie tells a fictional story inspired by the Midwestern motorcycle club in the book’s photos, seen through its members’ lives over a decade.

The UK’s Sycamore Gap tree, best known for featuring prominently in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has been chopped down in what authorities have described as an “act of vandalism.”

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales has acquired world rights to German director Veit Helmer’s poetic love story “Gondola,” which will world premiere at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Helmer is well known on the international festival circuit for funny, fable-like films with little or no dialogue such as “Tuvalu”; the Azerbaijan-set “Absurdistan,” which went to Sundance in 2008; and “The Bra,” that launched from Tokyo in 2018.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales has acquired world rights to German director Veit Helmer’s poetic love story “Gondola,” which will world premiere at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Helmer is well known on the international festival circuit for funny, fable-like films with little or no dialogue such as “Tuvalu”; the Azerbaijan-set “Absurdistan,” which went to Sundance in 2008; and “The Bra,” that launched from Tokyo in 2018.

Once one of the most anticipated TV mini-series of 2023, the overdue fourth season of “True Detective” now returns in 2024. Now subtitled, ‘Night Country’ and not on the air since 2019, “True Detective: Night Country” returns to HBO and MAX on Sunday, January 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m.

Emiliano De Pablos European production-distribution giant Studiocanal is teaming with Spain’s Mr. Fields and Friends and Bambú, both led by producer Ramón Campos, on dramatic comedy “Rondallas,” written-directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (“BlueDarkAlmostBlack,” “Cousinhood,” “Seventeen”).

Jimmy Garoppolo is one of the names to watch tonight as he plays during Sunday Night Football with his team, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Caroline Brew editor The CW has ordered ten episodes of “Crime Nation,” an anthology series focused on true-crime and justice. Set to debut in early 2024, “Crime Nation” will delve into real-life mysteries, cold cases and investigations.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Steven DeKnight, who served as the showrunner on the first season of Netflix’s “Daredevil,” recently took to social media to criticize Disney for running a scam with its upcoming reboot series “Daredevil: Born Again” (via Entertainment Weekly). The 18-episode series features the returns of Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio and Jon Bernthal, who starred on the original Netflix series as Daredevil, Kingpin and Punisher, respectively.

John Carpenter remains one of horror’s most revered filmmakers despite not making a film since 2010’s “The Ward” (or a good movie since arguably 1994’s “In The Mouth Of Madness.” But his name still carries weight, and so it dons Peacock‘s “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” which premieres on the streamer next month. READ MORE: Fall 2023 TV Preview: Over 35+ Most Anticipated Shows To Watch According to Peacock, the six-episode series explores true tales of terror that took place in seemingly perfect American towns.

John Carpenter remains one of horror’s most revered filmmakers despite not making a film since 2010’s “The Ward” (or a good movie since arguably 1994’s “In The Mouth Of Madness.” But his name still carries weight, and so it dons Peacock‘s “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” which premieres on the streamer next month. READ MORE: Fall 2023 TV Preview: Over 35+ Most Anticipated Shows To Watch According to Peacock, the six-episode series explores true tales of terror that took place in seemingly perfect American towns.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Talk about ending with a flourish. Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” a critically acclaimed look at the dramatic life and career of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, will close the 2023 edition of the Hamptons International Festival. “Maestro,” which co-stars Carey Mulligan, will screen on Oct.

K.J. Yossman The first season of James Bond reality TV series “007’s Road to a Million” has yet to drop, but casting is already underway for Season 2.

Sophie Winkleman and Lord Frederick Windsor, the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, tied the knot at Hampton Court Palace back on this day back in 2009.The couple, who met on a night out in Soho, have now been married for 14 years and are celebrating their anniversary on September 12. At the time Sophie, 43, was gaining popularity for her role as Big Suze in Channel 4's Peep Show, while Lord Frederick is 53rd in line to the throne.

Emiliano De Pablos Madrid-based agency Feel Sales has picked up worldwide sales rights to indie social drama film “Third Week,” by long term New York-based Catalan writer-director Jordi Torrent (“The Redemption of the Fish”). A U.S.-Spain co-production, the film is produced by Torrent, alongside Randy Simon, Maria Àngels Amorós and Toni Espinosa, for New York’s companies Duende Pictures and RFS Wolf Entertainment and Barcelona’s Toned Media.

Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been pictured for the first time since he was injured in a car accident during filming of the BBC series Top Gear.

Air show visitors have been left disappointed after the Red Arrows' display was cancelled.

The Red Arrows' Southport Air Show display as cancelled at the last minute due to poor weather on the coast, leaving aviation fans disappointed.