LONDON – Christie’s is delighted to announce The Art of Literature Exhibition will feature fashion by Molly Goddard, a designer whose creative inspiration comes from a range of influences including the work of author Thomas Hardy. Part of London Now, The Art of Literature Exhibition: Auction Highlights (on view at Christie’s King Street in St James’s from 6 to 15 June) will be showcasing a selection of artistic masterpieces inspired by literature through the ages, presented alongside looks from Goddard’s Autumn/Winter 2019 Ready-to-Wear Collection, which was inspired by Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Molly Goddard has been a fixture on the…
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Californian Alternative-Electronic-Pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sis returns with a remix of her recent single ‘Double Rapture’ by renowned producer Matthew Herbert (known for his work with Radiohead and Bjork among others) The founder of Native Cat Recordings, which has released albums by Bay Area artists such as Luke Temple, Brijean, and John Vanderslice, Jenny Gillespie Mason (AKA Sis) has built a reputation both for her label and for her own music creating otherworldly electronic soundscapes that have seen her gain tastemaker acclaim and national radio play. Building a warming, haunting atmosphere, Herbert’s remix serves to emphasise the experimental, synth-heavy…
For the past nine months, international artist, Christina Aguilera, has honoured her Latin roots in the best possible way: composing, producing, performing, and sharing hit songs that are included in “LA FUERZA”, her first EP in Spanish in her last 20 years of career, and the second EP entitled “LA TORMENTA”, which was released yesterday on all digital platforms. From “LA TORMENTA” comes “Suéltame”, a new and sensual collaboration with Argentine pop star TINI. The single, already available HERE, was composed by Aguilera, TINI, and Kat Dahlia along with producers Mauricio Rengifo, Andrés Torres, Rafa Arcaute, Federico Vindver, and co-produced…
Are you an author of a fantasy book? When looking for a good book to read, the cover is one of the first things you look at. The cover needs to be eye-catching and interesting to draw in potential readers. The same is true for books that are published as e-books or online. If you are an author who wants to self-publish your work, it’s important to choose good cover art. Here are some tips on choosing the best artistic fantasy book cover. Represent Your Genre Fantasy books can be divided into many sub-genres, such as epic fantasy, dark fantasy,…
As the 75th Cannes Film Festival started to wind down, and where lots of festival goers were seen with their luggage staring at their mobile phones waiting for an Uber to the airport, Lukas Dhont’s film ‘Close’ premiered. This is only the second film for the 30-year old who hails from Belgium (his first film ‘Girl’ debuted at Cannes in 2018 and won the the Caméra d’Or award, for best first feature film, as well as the Queer Palm. ‘Girl’ delicately told the story of a young trans girl slowly coming out to herself, her family, and her friends). It…
After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 75th Cannes film festival, chaired by French actor Vincent Lindon, surrounded by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, British-American actress and director Rebecca Hall, French director Ladj Ly, American director Jeff Nichols, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Norwegian director Joachim Trier and Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, presented its winners’ list among the 21 films presented in Competition this year. Feature Films Palme d’or TRIANGLE OF SADNESS directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND Grand Prix (jointly awarded) CLOSE directed by Lukas DHONT STARS AT NOON directed by Claire DENIS Award for Best…
One of the big highlights of the Cannes Film Festival is the luncheon that the Mayor of Cannes (David Lisnard) holds for the press at Place de Castre – which is on a hilltop overlooking Cannes and the harbour – it’s a sumptuous view. Several FAB UK members attended and agreed that the food was also sumptuous. Cod served with steamed vegetables with hard boiled egg and olive oil, smashed potato in aioli oil, and for dessert delicious lemon meringue pie coupled with apple tart all served with wine, coffee and bottles of still and sparking water. The luncheon is…
The short films in the Competition and the winning student films from the LA CINEF Selection will be screened in Paris on May 31st. Head over to the Cinéma du Panthéon to discover the very best short films from the 75th edition of the Festival de Cannes. 6:30pm The winning student films from the LA CINEF Selection First Prize IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA (A CONSPIRACY MAN) by Valerio Ferrara Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy Second Prize DI ER (SOMEWHERE) by Li Jiahe Hebei University of Science and Technology School of Film and Television, China Joint Third Prize GLORIOUS REVOLUTION by Masha Novikova…
See the Official Selection of Un Certain Regard from June 1st to 7th at the cinema Reflet Médicis! The Official Selection is made up of Un Certain Regard and In Competition, and puts emphasis on works regarded as being original and unusual from both an aesthetic and narrative point of view. This year, as every other year, the cinema Reflet Médicis offers the public an opportunity to (re)discover this selection presented in Cannes. Free access with a Festival Badge. For more info about the films: RODEO by Lola QUIVORON METRONOM by Alexandru BELC JOYLAND by Saim SADIQ BACHENNYA METELYKA (BUTTERFLY VISION) by Maksim NAKONECHNYI WAR…
Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2022 Un Certain Regard Competition has included 20 feature films – seven of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. The opening film was Mathieu Vadepied’s Father and Soldier. Chaired by actress-director-producer Valeria Golino, the Jury included director Debra Granik, actress Joanna Kulig, actor-singer Benjamin Biolay and actor-producer Edgar Ramírez. Un Certain Regard Prize LES PIRES (The Worst Ones) by Lise AKOKA & Romane GUERET Jury Prize JOYLAND by Saim SADIQ Best Director Prize Alexandru BELC for METRONOM Best Performance Prize (jointly awarded) Vicky KRIEPS in CORSAGE Adam BESSA in HARKA Best Screenplay Prize MEDITERRANEAN FEVER by Maha HAJ …