The star of TV’s Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury’s long list of film credits includes The Manchurian Candidate, Death on the Nile and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. By David Parkinson The granddaughter of a Labour leader who became acting royalty, Angela Lansbury has died five days short of her 97th birthday. Her career spanned eight decades and brought 45 major award nominations. Yet she never found the niche in cinema that she achieved on stage and television, and the fault was entirely Hollywood’s. Born in London in October 1925, Lansbury was keen to follow her Belfast-born mother, Moyna Macgill, on to the…
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Film Fest Gent returns to its essence for its 49th edition (11-22 October 2022): film as the driving force for ten days of reunions and conversations. The opening night, with a packed red carpet, immediately offered a cathartic shared experience thanks to Lukas Dhont’s moving, delicate opening film Close. It is the second time in his career that the filmmaker from Ghent was invited to open the festival. For the occasion, the red carpet was transformed into a colourful field of flowers. Over the next ten days, 118 feature films, 40 short films and 3 television series will be shown on…
The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from 11 to 19 November 2022 EIGHT JURORS FROM DIFFERENT NATIONS ON FOUR CONTINENTS ON A JURY PRESIDED OVER BY PAOLO SORRENTINO Rabat, October, the 11th 2022. The Marrakech International Film Festival announces the members of the jury of its 19th edition, scheduled to take place from 11 to 19 November 2022. The international jury will award the Étoile d’Or to one of the 14 first and second feature films in the competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of filmmakers from around the world. Sorrentino is joined by…
Bringing together the brightest minds in the industry twice a year to showcase the best of the season’s must-have fashion collections, the latest trends, exclusive business insight, and important international connections, Pure London provides a global platform for womenswear, accessories and shoes brands and designers to meet with buyers. Aiming to present the UK’s most comprehensive fashion offering for the A/W 23/24 edition at the iconic Olympia London from 12-14 February 2023, Pure London launches five new destinations joining Ready-to-Wear, Pure Jewel, Accessories, and Shoes. Visitors will discover curated spaces for Premium womenswear, Purely Sustainable, Pure Edge, Pure Body, and…
Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) is proud to announce their next major solo show Handle With Care, featuring new works from the award-winning San Marinian artist and world-renowned children’s book illustrator Nicoletta Ceccoli. The exhibit premieres on October 29th in Gallery 3 and will be on view through December 3rd. Ceccoli’s paintings explore how childlike wonder and innocence can curdle into emotional turmoil and darkness. The artist’s paintings invite you into a magical and wonderful world where role reversal and the blurring of lines between good and evil remind us there is not as fine a line as…
SS23 BESFXXK collection was inspired by the clothing item itself. Making a selection of specific garments become is their starting point, and they start playing with them in terms of their styling & color & fabric, and variation. Each item from the collection takes de-constructing & re-constructing procedures of classic garments based on the current trends. For this season, Besfxxk takes some good old classics like 60’s ballon skirts, smoking blazers, and trench coats.
Official Competition: Best Film Award First Feature Competition: Sutherland Award Documentary Competition: Grierson Award Immersive Art and XR Competition: Best Immersive Art and XR Short Film Competition: Best Short Film Audience Award – Best Feature Film Audience Award – Best Short Film OFFICIAL COMPETITION – BEST FILM AWARD The Best Film Award recognises inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking. Presented in association with Sight and Sound, Official Competition includes the following shortlisted titles: ARGENTINA, 1985 – Ricardo Darín stars in Santiago Mitre’s uncompromising political drama, thrillingly recreating one of Argentina’s most legendary trials, which sought to bring the country’s military dictatorship…
As previously announced, this year’s Opening Film will be Sony’s ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, directed by Matthew Warchus. The film will receive its World Premiere at LFF gala venue the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, with Warchus expected to attend along with key cast including Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch and Stephen Graham. The Festival closes with the European Premiere of Rian Johnson’s GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY from Netflix, the followup to 2018’s hugely successful Knives Out, with Rian Johnson and key cast in attendance. The Opening Night film will screen at selected cinemas during the course of…
An artist who has widely established himself as one of the most talented and accomplished current singer-songwriters, acclaimed recording artist David Poe’s highly-anticipated new album Everyone’s Got A Camera Out Now via ECR Music Group. Riding a wave of critical and commercial success since the release of his previous album God & The Girl (from Rolling Stone, The Observer, The Independent to name just a few) Poe has already received accolades for this new album’s previously-released singles and celebrated music videos. His illustrious career has gained major coverage, a career that has included writing for acclaimed dance company Pilobolus, and…
Mode Feerie SS23 during Paris fashion week 2022 Photographer: Can Levent