New on Netflix: Every movie and TV show coming in September

From I'm Thinking of Ending Things to The Devil All the Time, full list of everything being added in September

September is set to be one of Netflix‘s most impressive months of the year.

The streaming service has not one, but three high-profile films it will unveil over the coming 30 days: Charlie Kaufman’s acclaimed I’m Thinking of Ending Things, grisly drama The Devil All the Time and Enola Holmes, a family adventure starring Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown.

TV wise, September marks the arrival of Ratched, which is yet another Ryan Murphy series starring Sarah Paulson. This time, she plays the nurse featured in 1975 film Once Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest for a prequel show tracking her villainous rise.

Sarah Paulson in ‘Ratched‘(SAEED ADYANI/NETFLIX)

Below is a list of all the original titles to arrive on Netflix in September 2020 as well as the licenced content, including A Beautiful Mind, Zodiac and Damien Chazelle’s First Man.

ORIGINAL CONTENT

1 September

The Match

2 September

Freaks – You’re One of Us

3 September

Love, Guaranteed

4 September

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

9 September

Cuties

So Much Love to Give

10 September

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

11 September

Dad Wanted

16 September

The Devil All The Time

The Paramedic

23 September

Enola Holmes

30 September

The Boys in the Band

TV shows

3 September

Young Wallander

4 September

Away

7 September

Record of Youth

9 September

Get Organised with The Home Edit

10 September

The Gift: Season 2

11 September

The Duchess

Family Business: Season 2

15 September

Taco Chronicles: Volume 2

16 September

Baby: Season 3

Criminal: UK: Season 2

MeatEater season 9

Signs: Season 2

17 September

The Last Word

Sing On!

18 September

American Barbecue Showdown

Ratched

22 September

Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 4

25 September

Country-Ish

The School Nurse Files

Sneakerheads

28 September

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Documentary

2 September

Bad Boy Billionaires: India

Chef’s Table: BBQ

7 September

My Octopus Teacher

9 September

La Línea: Shadow of Narco

The Social Dilemma

15 September

Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice

16 September

Challenger: The Final Flight

21 September

A Love Song for Latasha

22 September

The Playbook

24 September

The Chef Show: Season 2

25 September

A Perfect Crime

September TBC

ARASHI’s Diary -Voyage- ep 12

GIMS: On the Record

Comedy

1 September

Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions

3 September

Afonso Padilha: Alma de Pobre

15 September

Michael McIntyre: Showman

29 September

Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia

Kids & Family

1 September

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!

Celebrating Black Voices

True: Friendship Day

4 September

Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy: Part 2

8 September

StarBeam season 2

10 September

Julie and the Phantoms

11 September

Pets United

Pokémon Journeys: The Series: Part 2

15 September

Izzy’s Koala World

18 September

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

22 September

Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt: Season 3

Mighty Express

Anime

10 September

The Idhun Chronicles

17 September

Dragon’s Dogma

LICENCED CONTENT

Films

1 September

A Beautiful Mind

Curse of Chucky

Demolition Man

Dinner for Schmucks

Dudley Do-Right

Fear

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

The Sum of All Fears

Zodiac

4 September

Uma Noite Mais que Louca

8 September

Cargo

The Handmaiden

11 September

Night School

18 September

First Man

Johnny English Strikes Again

23 September

Slaugherhouse Rulez

TV Shows

1 September

Beyblade Burst Turbo

Body Fixers series 2

Borgen season 1-3

Come Dine with Me series 1

H

Heidi season 2

Keeping Up with the Kardashians season 3-4

Mr Bean: The Animated series

Top Chef

15 September

Beyond Scared Straight season 4

60 Days In

The Universe season 2

September TBC

Black Books series 1-3

Call the Midwife series 8

Gogglebox series 9-12

Misfits series 1-5

Shameless season 5

Comedy

September TBC

Dr Jason Leong Hashtag Blessed

(Source: The Independent)

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: Actor and family had Covid-19

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he and his family had all contracted Covid-19.

The former wrestler, who is now the world's highest-paid actor, said he, his wife and two daughters caught the virus despite being "disciplined" about health protection.

He said the positive tests were "a kick in the gut".

Now, he added: "We're on the other end of it and no longer contagious. Thank God, we're healthy."

Johnson and his family live in the US, which has recorded more than 6.1 million coronavirus cases and over 185,700 deaths linked to the disease.

The actor, 48, said he and his wife Lauren, 35, and their daughters Jasmine and Tiana, aged four and two, contracted the virus about two-and-a-half weeks ago.

The Rock made the announcement in an Instagram video. Instagram

The American-Canadian actor said his daughters had exhibited mild symptoms, explaining they "had a sore throat for the first couple of days, but other than that they bounced back and it's been life as normal".

"But it was a little bit different for Lauren and I," Johnson said. He said he and his wife "had a rough go" - without detailing his exact symptoms - but together they "got through it as a family".

Johnson said they caught the virus from "very close family friends" who, in turn, had no idea how they had been infected.

"I can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family," Johnson said in a video posted to his Instagram account.

"Testing positive for Covid-19 is much different than overcoming nasty injuries, or being evicted or even being broke, which I have been more than a few times.

"My number one priority is to always protect my family.

"We are counting our blessings right now because we're well aware that it isn't always the case that you get on the other end of Covid-19 stronger and healthier."

He suggested several ways his fans could mitigate the risks of coronavirus, including leading a healthy lifestyle and wearing a face mask.

"It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing masks and make it part of a political agenda," Johnson said.

"It has nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask. It is a fact. And it is the right thing to do."

President Donald Trump, and other conservative politicians in the US, have been criticised for downplaying the need to wear masks and politicising the idea.

Johnson followed his father Rocky to become a professional wrestler and a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star.

He became a huge success in the sport before turning to acting, starring in blockbuster movies such as The Scorpion King, Fast & Furious 6 and the Jumanji franchise.

Last month, he was named the highest-paid male actor for a second year in a row, earning $87.5m (£67m) between June 2019 and June 2020, including $23.5m for the Netflix thriller Red Notice, according to Forbes magazine.

(Source: BBC)

Let's address the elephant in the sumo ring

A retired pair of Russian wrestlers, who forged very different paths in professional sumo, have recently found themselves in the news for strikingly similar reasons.

Anatoly Mikhakhanov (ring name Orora) and Nikolai Ivanov (Amuru) made headlines both nationally and globally over the past few months, and have become part of a growing debate about weight and health in Japan’s national sport.

Mikhakhanov, who won roughly half of his 750 bouts in a 19-year career, was mostly known for being the heaviest wrestler in sumo history. After two nondescript decades in the sport’s lower divisions, he retired in 2018, moved back to his hometown in Siberia and has since built a sizeable social media following, documenting life in the Russian Far East.

Ivanov, who joined sumo two years after his countryman, was the polar opposite in terms of body composition. Despite being almost exactly the same height as Mikhakhanov, it took the Lesozavodsk native half a decade in the sport to reach triple figures on the scale, and even at his peak weight he barely came close to half of the 294 kg that Orora recorded in 2018.

That lack of size held Ivanov back for almost ten years, but in his late 20s the Onomatsu stable man started to pack on the pounds and progress up the rankings. Injury took a toll in the latter part of his career but Amuru eventually made it to the top division and was even the 20th-ranked rikishi in sumo at one point in 2015.

Since retiring, both men have spent a lot time focused on training, exercise and health.

Russian sumo wrestler Amuru (right) trains at Onomatsu stable on Dec. 25, 2016. | JOHN GUNNING

Ivanov is a personal trainer in a gym in Chiba Prefecture, and the 37-year-old, who has lost over 35 kg since 2018, also conducts online classes in Russian and Japanese based around traditional sumo movements.

Mikhakhanov’s transformation is even more dramatic.

Since returning to Russia, the man who used to think nothing of eating 200 pieces of sushi in a single sitting has completely transformed his diet and taken up an exercise routine that has seen him lose an incredible 100 kg so far.

As commendable as such efforts are, it does beg the question as to just how a professional athlete was so badly out of shape that he needed an oxygen tank even for simple tasks like taking a short walk, or why Mikhakhanov waited until retirement before putting in the work needed.

In an interview with a Japanese newspaper in June, the former Kitanoumi stable veteran laid the blame for that squarely at the feet of sumo culture, saying, “It’s never easy to stay healthy as long as you’re living the life of a sumo wrestler. You are the only person that can take care of you. Nobody in your sumo stable cares about you.”

Whether a lack of support or simple laziness was to blame for the Russian abdicating his professional responsibilities while active, a quick look around the sumo world is all it takes to see that he is far from the only one.

For every world class athlete, training diligently and putting themselves through the ringer in order to succeed, there are numerous (smaller) versions of the former Orora.

Virtually every stable has rikishi that have been in sumo for years yet display no aptitude for the sport or indeed any kind of athletic endeavor.

That’s mostly a result of an open-door policy, where pretty much any Japanese male under the age of 23 who wants to become a rikishi can do so.

As long as a rikishi can perform all his various chores and tasks, as well as assist the stablemaster and higher-ranked wrestlers, he is of value in a sumo stable.

As Mikhakhanov pointed out, responsibility for health and training falls largely on each individual rikishi. Many wrestlers, upon realizing they will likely never make the salaried divisions, begin to coast. While sumo practice sessions are intense, it doesn’t take long to become accustomed to them, and though the lifestyle is restrictive it isn’t overly taxing — at least for veterans.

That has resulted in a large number of obese wrestlers whose ability to fight or train vigorously in short bursts often belies serious health issues like diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

It’s an issue that was brought into sharp focus with the death of Shobushi in April from COVID-19, as underlying weight-related health problems had made the 28-year-old susceptible to the coronavirus’s more serious effects.

Even in non-pandemic times, however, retired sumo wrestlers tend to live much shorter lives on average than the general population.

38-year-old retired rikishi Maeta, who had weighed over 200 kg for most of his sumo career despite standing just 180 cm tall, became the latest casualty on Aug. 26, when he collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack while teaching sumo to schoolchildren.

The Japan Sumo Association has begun to recognize that it needs to take steps toward creating a healthier environment in the sport, but as with most issues in the sport it will be up to those in charge of the individual heya to implement real change.

The hope is that the younger generation of oyakata will better understand the need for a culture change when it comes to diet and health in their stables, and that the young men who put their bodies on the line for our entertainment, will be able to live long and healthy lives once they hang up the mawashi.

(Source: JT)

Israel and UAE in historic direct flight following peace deal

The first official flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates has landed, a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal.

The El Al airliner made the three-hour trip, carrying a delegation of Israeli and US officials.

The flight was allowed to cross Saudi Arabian airspace, normally blocked to Israeli air traffic.

The UAE has become only the third Arab country in the Middle East to recognise Israel since its founding in 1948.

On Saturday, the UAE repealed a law boycotting Israel which had been in place since 1972, and earlier this month the two countries opened direct telephone services for the first time.

The agreement to normalise relations - brokered by the US - was made public in a surprise announcement on 13 August.

Flight LY971 - numbered to represent the UAE's international dialling code - carried delegates including Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat.

The El Al plane was decorated with the word for "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew. EPA

Mr Kushner led secret talks which resulted in the agreement between Israel and the UAE, a federation of seven Arab monarchies in the Gulf, including Dubai.

Speaking to the media after landing in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, Mr Kushner described the deal between the countries as a "historic breakthrough" and said it was a "tremendous honour" to have joined the flight.

"What happened here was three great leaders came together and they started writing a new script for the Middle East. They said the future doesn't have to be predetermined by the past," he said.

The joint teams will meet Emirati representatives to develop areas of co-operation between Israel and the UAE. The return flight will be numbered LY972, after Israel's international dialling code.

In a tweet in Hebrew, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the advent of the flight as an example of "peace for peace" - alluding to his long-held disbelief in the notion that only trading occupied land will bring peace between Israel and Arab countries.

While it was welcomed by much of the international community, the UAE's recognition of Israel without the precondition of the creation of a Palestinian state was denounced by the Palestinians as a betrayal of their cause.

In return for official relations with the UAE, Mr Netanyahu agreed to suspend controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank - land claimed by the Palestinians for a future state of their own.

Mr Kushner on Monday said his message to Palestinians was "one of hope".

"We've put an offer to their leadership on the table that will enable them to have a state and self-determination and an economic plan that could revitalise their economy, but we can't want peace more than they want peace and so when they are ready the whole region is very excited to help lift them up and move them forward but they can't be stuck in the past," he said.

"Peace will be ready for them and opportunity will be ready for them as soon as they're ready to embrace it."

Palestinian officials have condemned the deal, saying it undermines their struggle for an independent state.

"Peace is not an empty word used to normalise crimes and oppression," Saeb Erekat, a leading figure in the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said on Monday.

"Peace is the outcome of justice. Peace is not made by denying Palestine's right to exist," he added.

A US peace proposal unveiled in January holds out the prospect of a Palestinian state, as well as a $50bn (£37.5bn) investment plan for the Palestinians, though the Palestinians have rejected the proposal as heavily biased towards Israel.

Before the UAE, Egypt and Jordan were the only other Arab countries in the Middle East to officially recognise Israel, after signing peace treaties in 1978 and 1994 respectively.

Mauritania, a member of the Arab League in north-west Africa, established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1999 but severed ties in 2010.

Analysis by Tom Bateman Middle East corresapondent

Monday's three-hour flight has taken more than 70 years to make, and it marks a new turning point in relations between Israel and the Arab world.

There are big prizes for all three players: Israel's historic need to boost regional recognition of the Jewish state (could Saudi Arabia one day do so too?); the Emiratis' glittering finance hubs can benefit from open links with the region's security and cyber superpower; while a US president under pressure at home gets to tout his role as peacemaker in the Middle East.

These are truly significant achievements and further shift the dynamics in a deeply polarised region. But the deal is striking for another reason - it leaves the Palestinians feeling as sidelined as ever.

They believe it breaks years of Arab solidarity - and leverage - against Israel's occupation of land they want for a future state; while ordinary Palestinians feel more and more hemmed in as Israeli settler numbers grow.

They see not only betrayal, but a blind eye being turned by the Emiratis to their reality on the ground.

(Source: BBC)

Job hunting is scary as a greying, middle-aged woman, but for now I’m ditching the dye

High-profile women with naturally grey hair are few – it doesn’t conform to the narrow social standards of female beauty

My quiet Covid rebellion is – as feminist fightbacks go – a rather low-key affair.

In my 20s I Reclaimed the Streets with the best of them. Bra-burning has been done, and besides, I consider mine critical weaponry in the Great Gravity War.

My iso struggle, however, is not entirely lacklustre. It has a little sparkle, a sprinkle of silver. Lockdown has delivered a visible three-inch-wide streak of grey hair, along with a less obvious but sizeable spread underneath.

What to do about it has become a mild obsession and strangely complicated.

At first I gladly threw open the door and stamped the back of Mother Nature’s hand with an access-all-areas pass. I didn’t want to spend hours in a hair salon in this health crisis and I hadn’t used box colours in years so I didn’t want to buy one now.

‘Defying the societal expectations born of years of patriarchy and sexism, I have continued grombreying, if I can manufacture a verb.’ Photograph: Gary John Norman/Getty Images/Image Source

Plus, I grew to quite like the silvery shimmer, and I was working from home and not going out.

But as restrictions eased and our lives began to resemble normality a little, my greying hair became cause for mild anxiety.

The vibrant and growing social media movement #grombre is full of women of all ages decrying fake hues. They’re embracing their grey with the Insta pics to not only prove it, but to celebrate it.

And there’s much to be said for ditching the dye. In the past five years I must have spent upwards of $6,000 for a salon colourist to saturate my scalp with ammonia and hydrogen peroxide every six or eight weeks.

But … what awaits the grey-haired woman? Is society kind to her?

I am far from ready to don the fluffy slippers and shuffle off into invisibility, and years of conditioning make me fearful that accepting the grey is a kind of giving up – on upkeep, any semblance of sexual attraction, maybe even respect in a professional setting.

Throughout our lives the clever marketers of the multibillion-dollar beauty industry have insidiously instilled in us a resistance to, if not downright revulsion of, ageing.

High-profile women with naturally grey hair are few, presumably because it doesn’t conform to the narrow social standards of female beauty.

Do we often (ever?) hear the term silver vixen?

So, just as iso ended, my role at work became redundant and the hunt for a new professional place in the world suddenly seemed scarier as a greying, middle-aged woman.

I have been dithering about what to do and while I dithered, Melbourne relapsed and iso 2.0 is upon us.

Defying the societal expectations born of years of patriarchy and sexism (and harbouring my aforementioned fear of the salon) I have continued grombreying, if I can manufacture a verb. I am Reclaiming my Hair. No angry marching needed.

But maybe ageing naturally is not a feminist act at all – the younger grey-and-proud Insta posters are certainly signs of a brave new world. Many are in their 20s and 30s and allowing their early silver strands to shine.

My fears may well be unfounded.

For now, I embrace my authentic self and wave a metaphorical flaming bra on behalf of the anti anti-ageing movement.

Admittedly, ageing gracefully (disgracefully?) with my revealed, shimmering sign of years lived is easy within the confines of lockdown. I don’t know how high my metaphorically blazing bra will be hoisted in the flagpole when socialising is a thing again – or (slow, deep breath) a potential employer calls me for an interview.

Will keep you posted.

(Source: The Guardian)