‘Close Your Eyes’ Review: Victor Erice Returns From a 30-Year Absence With an Aching Ode to Film, Time and Memory

Selome Hailu “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” both shifted to 90-minute episodes this fall, and those extra half-hours have come with solid returns, especially in terms of multiplatform viewership. Viewership of the first two episodes of “Survivor” Season 45 on streaming — counting Paramount+ as well as the CBS website and app — has increased by 83% when compared to the first two episodes of Season 43, which aired last fall. The overall audience, including views on CBS, DVR and VOD, has increased by 6%.

EXCLUSIVE: The BFI London Film Festival closes Sunday with the world premiere of The Kitchen, a movie set in a dystopian London where an impoverished community is forced to fend for themselves in ramshackle apartment blocks. It marks the feature directorial debut of Oscar- winning actor Daniel Kaluuya and architect-turned-filmmaker Kibwe Tavares.

K.J. Yossman Netflix’s U.K. subscriber turnover has increased to £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) the company’s latest accounts show.

Writers have officially approved their deal with the studios.

Former “Baywatch” star Mike Newman is opening up about his 16-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.The 66-year-old retired actor, who played lifeguard Mike ‘Newmie’ Newman on the hit NBC action series, told People Magazine that he first received his diagnosis in 2006 when family and began noticing changes in his movements and asked him to consult a doctor.Newman recalled that he was prescribed a medication that treats the symptoms of Parkinson’s and was later diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder. “Everything changes,” the former firefighter said.

The pumpkins may not be out just yet but Emmerdale has teased what fans can expect this Christmas as well as in the New Year. Last year Cain Dingle took centre stage as his long-lost brother made a sudden return into his life while he was in prison for admitting to killing Al Chapman - despite it being his son Kyle.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival is back after a one-year hiatus with a rich mix of Arabic and international titles launching into the Middle East and plenty of promising projects from Arab countries set to be unveiled to prospective partners at its CineGouna industry side. The event launched in 2017 by Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris – whose brother Samih built the El Gouna resort in a swathe of desert near the tourist town of Hurghada 250 miles south of Cairo – was put on pause in 2022 ostensibly due to the country’s economic crisis following five editions during which fest co-founder Amr Mansi and chief Intishal Al Timimi had managed to rapidly put El Gouna on the international festival map while also making it a favourite with the local crowd.

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.

Phillip Schofield and his estranged wife Stephanie Lowe were seen out together in London on Monday, marking the pair's first public outing together since the TV presenter admitted to having affair during their marriage. Phillip, 61, was joined by Stephanie, 59, on 4 October in west London alongside their daughter Molly, 30, in a rare family outing.The dad-of-two, who also shares daughter Ruby, 27, with Stephanie, looked downcast as he strolled alongside his wife, who appeared stony faced.

In the long history of horror films since the dawn of cinema, it would be hard to imagine any of them quite having the particular impact of 1973’s The Exorcist which became the first horror film ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, along with nine other nominations including Best Actress for Ellen Burstyn. It eventually won two Academy Awards for William Peter Blatty’s screenplay based on his 1971 novel, and for the bone chilling Sound work. When I saw it as a young kid in its original incarnation at the National Theatre in Westwood (now no longer existing), there were lines like you have never seen wrapping completely around the block. Warner Bros. even put a nurse on duty in the lobby for those who passed out, no mere gimmick because it actually happened. Nothing I have seen since in the genre has matched that one for me, but it wasn’t for Hollywood not trying. There are countless imitations, even a couple of failed direct sequels including the dreadful 1977 followup, Exorcist II: The Heretic, and the forgettable Exorcist III: Legion in 1990. There have been TV series attempts, an origin angle with Exorcist: The Beginning in 2004, and countless others using the come-on Exorcist in their title. Earlier this year we even had another film, based on the Vatican’s longtime real life demon slayer, The Pope’s Exorcist which thanks to a dedicated performance by Russell Crowe worked quite well on its own terms

Colin Salmon made his debut as George Knight on EastEnders earlier this year, with his wife being part of the reason to join the BBC soap.The actor, 61 who hails from London, arrived on Albert Square as the new Queen Vic owner in June this year, alongside his two daughters Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford). Before EastEnders, he was best known for his roles in the James Bond franchise and Doctor Who. Off screen, the soap star is a doting father and husband to his wife, Fiona Hawthorne who is an artist and illustrator.The couple tied the knot in 1988 and share four children together, Sasha, Rudi, Eden and Ben.

Liza Foreman SAN SEBASTIAN — Legendary Spanish writer-director Victor Erice received a standing ovation from a packed press conference on Friday, ahead of receiving the festival’s Donostia Award tonight. The award ceremony for San Sebastian’s accolade for career achievement follows on from the San Sebastian screening this morning of his first feature film in 30 years, “Close Your Eyes,” which, already pre-sold to France’s Haut et Court, world premiered in Cannes Premiere in May with the Basque director notably absent. “Close Your Eyes” sparked highly positive reviews.

Campaigners want to raise awareness of a little-known heart condition that kills around 2,000 people each year.

Either they’re about to get it on or this is about to be the most explosive reunion… well, maybe, ever.

Guy Lodge Film Critic The negotiations of adult sexual relationships, as well as the demands forced upon single women in society, are recurring fascinations in the work of Spanish writer-director Isabel Coixet, albeit to erratic effect: In recent years, particularly in such English-language efforts as “It Snows in Benidorm” and “The Bookshop,” her voice has felt unconfident, even a little stifled. But Coixet strikes with a renewed sense of conviction in “Un Amor,” an adaptation of Sara Mesa’s Spanish-language bestseller that plays to her unusual strengths as a full-blooded feminist filmmaker.

Last year everyone was trying to get their hands on Mango's faux fur coat, which was called a great dupe for the £1,850 Toteme leather-trimmed stearling jacket. Luckily, after listening to the demand, Mango has brought the coat back - and in another colourway too! Mango's appliques faux-fur coat, £119.99 here has an oversized fit, a rounded neckline and features leather toggles that fasten it together, which is what makes it such a great alternative to the Toteme version, £1,850 here.

Thania Garcia Florida-born trap-soul rapper Rod Wave has scored his third No. 1 album in a row with his latest, fifth studio LP “Nostalgia.” His entrance pushes Olivia Rodrigo’s newly-released “Guts” out of the summit by a couple thousand units sold. Despite being described an underdog of the hip-hop field, Rod previously earned a No.

Now that Usher has been officially announced as headliner of next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, he’s opening up about how he learned he was being offered the gig.

Love Island star Lana Jenkins was seen working at her old job as a makeup artist just six months after she made it to the final of the winter series of the ITV2 dating show.The reality star took to social media and shared a picture where she was working backstage on the new Netflix show Accused, which follows a young man who is tasked with surviving the night as an online witch-hunt arrives at his door. Lana was seen in one behind-the-scenes snap applying the finishing touches to actor Chaneil Kular’s makeup, and in another snap, she flashed a big smile to the camera with Chaneil covered in fake blood next to her.

A paedophile who plied a 13-year-old with drinks and bought her a bra was caught with more than a dozen photos taken up schoolgirls' skirts. Erickson Pascual shared a bottle of wine with his victim in a city centre park when he knew the girl's age.