An Iranian teenager embarks on a heroic escape from his crumbling, besieged city in Sepidah Farsi's vibrant, lyrical drama. Using clean lines, a controlled color palette and a flattened 2D drawing style, Sepidah Farsi’s engrossing Berlin Panorama opener “The Siren” paradoxically creates a story rich with dimensional detail and riven with the tragedy of war.

“You know you’re an alcoholic when you misplace a decade,” says songwriter Paul Williams. “And, essentially, the ’80s were gone for me.” Williams had been a king the decade prior, churning out new classics like “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “We’ve Only Just Begun” for the Carpenters, “An Old Fashioned Love Song” for Three Dog Night, Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen” from A Star Is Born — and, perhaps most indelibly, Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection.

Police have said it is a miracle that no-one was killed when a Colorado pick-up driver tried to repeatedly run down passers-by in a city center park. Bruce Alvey, 44, has been charged with four counts of first degree attempted murder and police have said more may be added after he seemingly went berserk in Boulder’s Central Park. It was just after 6.20am on Tuesday that his car roared into the area and across the grass, sending homeless people, cyclists and early morning walkers running for their lives.

The “Yellowstone” prequel series “1923” at Paramount+ has added three actors in recurring roles, Variety has learned exclusively. Peter Stormare, Tim Dekay, and Amelia Rico are now set to appear in the epic western series.

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