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admitted to The Guardian. “We’re not doing any national themes this year.”The “GBBO” — known as Collection 10 on Netflix and titled “The Great British Baking Show” in the US due to copyright issues involving Pillsbury — had included one national-themed week per season the past three years.Though there was criticism following the show’s “Japan Week” in 2020 and “German Week” in 2021, fans revolted against last year’s “Mexican Week.” Hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas — both white Brits — were slammed for donning sombreros and maracas and mispronouncing Spanish words.The episodes saw contestants make tacos, which some viewers described as butchering the famous dish, while others complaining that the show was deviating from its baking premise toward cooking.In an effort to hit two birds with one stone, “GBBO” creators will replace the culturally insensitive nationality week with a Party Cakes challenge, according to Smith.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Roman Polanski’s Italian producer Luca Barbareschi got emotional at the press conference for “The Palace,” a black comedy that is the director’s new work and premieres at the Venice Film Festival today. “It’s been very difficult to make this film,” said Barbareschi, a multi-hyphenate who also stars in “The Palace.” “Polanski is not easy [to finance]” he added, noting that “there is a hole – France – in the middle of this film,” since French companies refused to participate in its production. Polanski’s previous film, “An Officer and a Spy,” a period drama about the Dreyfus affair, scooped the Grand Jury Prize at Venice, won best director at the Cesar Awards and was one of the highest grossing French films of 2019.

Berlinale co-head Carlo Chatrian has decided to step down as artistic director after the 2024 edition of the festival.

The Great British Bake Off will scrap its national-themed challenge weeks in the new series after viewers slammed these rounds in recent years.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent France’s UFO Distribution has acquired French rights to Venice Horizons entry “An Endless Sunday” by first-time Italian director Alain Parroni from Fandango Sales. The film will segue from Venice to Toronto where it screens in the fest’s Discovery section.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent New York-based sales company Visit Films has boarded “Achilles,” the Iran-set feature debut of Farhad Delaram, a promising filmmaker whose short “Tattoo” won the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus at Berlin in 2019. “Achilles” is set to world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, followed by a European premiere at San Sebastian. The film follows Farid –nicknamed Achilles– a former filmmaker turned orthotic doctor, who works nights in Iran’s capital.

Manchester United have less than a week to add to their squad this summer - but there is leeway in the global market for them to strike-up further business beyond deadline day.

host of has died, ET has confirmed. He was 99.In a statement to ET, Barker's longtime publicist, Roger Neal, said, «It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World's Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us.» Neal also said that, per Barker's request, there will be no funeral or memorial service held in his honor. He'll be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

said: “I think that it would be nice if people remembered me as a guy who loved all living things and did as much as he could to make ours a better world for animals — and also did quite a few television shows.”Barker famously signed off each episode with, “This is Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered,” marking one of the first high-profile campaigns to control the over-population of animals in America.His close friend Nancy Burnet, the co-executor of his estate who has overseen the star’s care for many years, told The Post she’s “so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally. We were great friends over these 40 years, he will be missed.”Born Robert William Barker in Darrington, Washington, on Dec.

According to the man who wrote the bestselling book on which the popular 2009 movie The Blind Side was based, Michael Oher had the opportunity to receive royalties from the film… and chose not to do so?!

The Sarajevo Film Festival has distanced itself from a controversial Serbian film that has been accused of glorifying Serbian nationalist groups after experts from the feature were screened at the festival’s industry forum.

Harrison Ford would like some more cuddly critters to bear his name.

The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicised court case is the subject of a new documentary.Directed by Emma Cooper, Depp v. Heard is a three-part series which explores the impact of social media on the trial, which saw Depp sue his ex-wife for defamation.A synopsis reads: “The trial of Depp v Heard, in which both parties accused each other of domestic abuse, was a global media event and dubbed ‘the first TikTok trial’.

The Prince and Princess of Wales "definitely snubbed" Meghan Markle with their decision to not publicly acknowledge her 42nd birthday last week, according to a royal expert.

Not even Mother Nature herself can keep Beyoncé from entertaining her fans.

delayed due to bad weather.The concert, which was held at FedEx Field, was delayed for nearly two hours as management had concertgoers shelter in place, reported a local DC ABC outlet. “Due to lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter-in-place order,” reads a tweet from officials. “Fans outside of gates and in the parking lots are asked to return to their cars.

Pop icon Beyoncé paid last night (August 6) for her fans to be able to get home after bad weather caused delays to her performance. During her stop in Washington D.C., the 41 year old was delayed from going on stage at the FedExField for two hours as there was a shelter in place order given due to the weather. However, she came to the rescue for fans who would be travelling home via trains as she paid a whopping $100,000 for the services to continue running for an extra hour.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LOCARNO — Spain’s Vertigo Films has boarded “All the World Drops Dead,” committing to co-produce the next scarefest from Austrian Kevin Kopacka, director of 2021’s noteworthy “Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.” Set up at Germany’s Manderley Films, which oversaw VFX on “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “All the World Drops Dead” has been brought to market at Locarno’s Match Me! Forum by producer and co-writer Lili Villlányi. Also produced by Manderley Films’ founder Rebekka Garrido, “All the World Drops Dead” ranks as one of the biggest genre plays on offer at this year’s Swiss festival – not an idle boast as distributors worldwide turn to genre, as well as family animation, as a reaction to plunging cinema theater audiences for arthouse cinema through and after the pandemic.

Beyoncé from entertaining her fans.Concertgoers who showed up early and ready for Sunday's stop on the Renaissance World Tour at FedEx Field in North Englewood, Maryland — adjacent to Washington, D.C., — were met with some frightening weather conditions.A shelter-in-place warning was issued at around 6:30 p.m. ET, and the news was posted to Twitter by FedEx Field's official account, telling fans how to proceed.«Due to lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter in place order,» the message read.