The Zurich Film Festival’s “Gala Premieres” section presents the year’s most anticipated international auteur films. Eight titles have already been confirmed, including the world premieres of the German-language prestige productions IT’S JUST A PHASE, HONEY/ES IST NUR EINE PHASE, HASE by Florian Gallenberger and CHASING THE LINE/KLAMMER by Andreas Schmied, as well as the star-studded Hollywood movie THE FRENCH DISPATCH by Wes Anderson. Every year, the Gala section of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) shows high-quality auteur films with large audience appeal and invites filmmakers to present their movies in person. At the 17th ZFF (23.9.-3.10.) a diverse programme can…
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A pride of lions with celebrity credentials has taken centre stage across London, celebrating the iconic species through an exceptional street art exhibition. Tusk is proud to announce the launch of the Tusk Lion Trail, a global art installation in support of African conservation. Following the huge success and popularity of the Tusk Rhino Trail in 2018, the British charity has launched 47 life-sized lion sculptures onto the streets in iconic locations worldwide including a number of UK cities (London, Edinburgh and Bristol), The Hamptons – New York, Sydney, Wellington and Nairobi. The artworks will be on display for the…
Produced with Award-Winning Jupiter Entertainment, Film Features Exclusive Access to Controversial Hollywood Actor Turned Soldier in the War Against ISIS Silver Spring, Md. — Curiosity Stream today announced that its first-ever feature-length original film, HEVAL, will premiere on September 23rd on the streaming service. The feature-length documentary, produced by Jupiter Entertainment, explores the gripping real-life story of British-born actor Michael Enright, who abandoned his Hollywood career to volunteer for the fight against ISIS in Syria. Some thought he was a selfless hero battling America’s most insidious enemy; others saw him as a hot-tempered narcissist, staging a publicity stunt to further…
Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard franchise) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), Lukas Haas (Inception) and Colson Baker (aka rap star Machine Gun Kelly, Bird Box) in gritty and intense crime-thriller, Midnight in the Switchgrass. While in Florida working on a sting operation to catch a predator who has been targeting sex workers, FBI agents Helter (Bruce Willis) and Lombardo (Megan Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Emile Hirsch), who’s investigating a separate string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford…
London, 17th August 2021 – Book lovers and yoga fans turned pages and poses today for an early morning yoga book launch, as the date, title and cover of Again, Rachel, the long-awaited follow-up to Keyes’s Rachel’s Holiday, was revealed. Over 150 keen yogis gathered on Potters Field in the shadow of the iconic Tower Bridge for an early morning vinyasa flow yoga class with a literary twist. The event was organised by Penguin Michael Joseph, and hosted by MoreYoga – a London based Yoga brand with over 33 studio spaces in the capital. Participants had signed up to take…
As human consumption of mushrooms hits record growth 24% YOY[1] The UK and Ireland Mushroom Producers is unveiling ‘Mushrooming’ the future of Mushrooms for Immunity: People and Planet. The report reveals what we know as mushrooms today, is just a small part of these incredible organisms, working behind the scenes, performing invaluable tasks to humans and our planet. The new report sets out the ancient history of the mushroom to recent discoveries during COVID-19 times of the amazing benefits of this powerful force of nature and how they have a role to play in delivering immunity for people and the…
The full programme from 1 to 11 September. Pre-opening night on 31 August. SCREENING SCHEDULE / TICKETS Check out the full SCREENING SCHEDULE of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1-11 September 2021; pre-opening on 31 August). Tickets online will be available starting Wednesday 18 August, 3 pm CEST at www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2021/information#tickets.
Two documentaries on the theme of Architecture and a tribute to photojournalist Pietro Coccia. SPECIAL SCREENINGS Three Special Screenings are added to and complete the line-up of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1 – 11 September 2021) of La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. Two of them are documentaries that focus on the theme of Architecture: – Ricostruire insieme – Biennale Architettura 2021 by Graziano Conversano (Italy, 52’), produced by Rai Cultura, illustrates the themes, the works and the personalities of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition 2021 of La Biennale di Venezia, entitled How will we live together?, currently underway at the Giardini and at the Arsenale through November 21st. -…
Platos by Benjamin Palmer – Plymouth, Devon Set inside Plymouth’s oldest building, the truly magical and medieval Prysten House, Platos is Plymouth’s most fabulous new opening by husband and wife team Chef Benjamin and Frankie Palmer. Celebrating all things sunshine, Platos marries The Med and the medieval serving full flavoured, colourful and exciting Mediterranean style small plates, wines and cocktails in a gorgeously dramatic and historical setting. Design wise, Platos’ warm Mediterranean colours sit evocatively inside the large stone walls on Prysten House. The deep oranges and greens pull diners into a feeling of sunshine and warmth both inside the restaurant…
A documentary by Manlio Gomarasca and Massimiliano Zanin. The film will be presented by Nicolas Winding Refn. INFERNO ROSSO. JOE D’AMATO SULLA VIA DELL’ECCESSO Inferno rosso. Joe D’Amato sulla via dell’eccesso, a documentary by Manlio Gomarasca and Massimiliano Zanin, presented by Nicolas Winding Refn, about filmmaker Aristide Massaccesi known as Joe D’Amato, joins the line-up of Special Screenings at the 78th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia. Who was Aristide Massaccesi, alias Joe D’Amato? In America a horror film genius, in France a master of eroticism, in Italy the king of porn. Producer, director, author, electrician, cameraman and cinematographer. A man of a thousand pseudonyms who made hundreds of films ranging from spaghetti westerns…