Does the name Louis Jourdan ring a bell to you ? If not, ask your grand-mother and she will go wobbly at the knees instantly ! With his delicate features, Jourdan is still the epitome of the handsome debonair French lover. He co-starred in movies with iconic figures such as Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly, Liz Taylor, and many more. Louis Jourdan was spotted by the U.S. movie mogul David O. Selznick and headed for Hollywood right after the Second World War. He embodied either the ideal beau and soon to be son-in-law or the heartthrob that would cunningly blend smooth-talking…
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On the centennial of the birth of Jean Rouch the programme of the Venice Film Festival (7 and 8 September) adds the only film he ever made in Venice, the previously unreleased Cousin, cousine (1985-1987, 31′) For the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great French director and ethnographer Jean Rouch (1917 – 2004), the programme of the Venice Film Festival adds to its line-up the world-premiere screening of the only film that Rouch made in Venice, the very unusual and previously unreleased short film Cousin, cousine (1985-1987, 31′, colour), with Damouré Zika and Mariama Hima (Venice Classics). Cousin, cousine has been fully restored by…
National motor retailer Lookers has announced strong business growth across its three operating sectors; new, used and aftersales, with an increased adjusted profit before tax of 18% for the six months ending 30 June 2017. The group is now confident of further growth with a healthy order book for the month of September, a focus on investment in technology and plans to further strengthen its portfolio of sites. Lookers operates 153 franchised dealerships across the UK and Ireland, representing 32 manufacturer brands. Financial highlights: Revenue increased 5% to £2.46 billion (2016: £2.34 billion) with growth from new and used…
WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE TIPPLE SAYS ABOUT YOUR READING HABITS YOUR favourite tipple may provide a clue to your reading habits, indicating the style of book you reach for first from the library shelf, according to a new study. Whether you’re a beer drinker or prefer a sophisticated glass of white, your choice of poison may now be a way to tell which great read you should pick up next. Like a nice glass of red? You’re likely to be working out whodunit in a crime thriller like Robert Galbraith’s The Cuckoo’s Calling. If gin is more your thing you’ll probably…
Press Release 16 August 2017 River Cruise Pioneer Announces Limited-Edition Cultural-Cruise, Combining Burma Sailing With The Fourth, Annual Irrawaddy Literary Festival River cruise pioneer, Pandaw Expeditions, has announced a partnership with the 2017 Irrawaddy Literary Festival, held in Mandalay, Burma, from 3 – 5 November 2017. In addition to sponsoring the festival, Pandaw is offering literary fans the opportunity to dovetail the event with a cultural river cruise on the Irrawaddy. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival (ILF), a UK charity, was launched four years ago under the patronage of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, with the aim of liberating and promoting…
SensatioNail announce Revolutionary Nail Innovation For nailistas that love to update their nail polish as much as they change their outfits, SensatioNail have announced they will launch their first collection of peel off polishes this Summer. Peel-Off Polish combines water-based color, high gloss and peel-off removal technology to create an ultrafast, ultra-shiny, ultra-gentle breakthrough polish formula. The introductory range of 10 polishes will be available from www.sensationail.co.uk from May. SensatioNail Peel-Off polish glides onto buffed nails in one stroke, dries in minutes, doesn’t damage nails, and best of all doesn’t require nail polish remover. Nail addicts can simply PEEL the…
The 25th annual Raindance Film Festival announced its line-up this morning at London’s Vue Cinema in Leicester Square, and it includes world, international, European and UK premieres. The Festival will take place at the same cinema from September 20th – October 1st, 2017. The UK Premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett is the opening night film. The film is a drama-comedy and tells the story of Setsuko Kawashima, a lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo who is past her prime and adopts an American alter ego. The Festival’s Closing Night film will be announced later in the month.Raindance received a record-breaking…
‘I’ve always been a designer. Believe me, spending 20-years designing the perfect bra, means that I know a thing or two about design!’ – Lady Michelle Mone OBE Entrepreneur, author and public speaker Lady Michelle Mone OBE is thrilled to announce the official launch of her new Global business, Michelle Mone Interiors. Design and interiors have long been a big part of Michelle’s success, from the intricate design process of ‘the perfect bra’ with Ultimo, a best-selling jewellery range with QVC, to personally renovating the interiors of her own homes to an exceptionally high standard. Michelle’s move into the interiors…
Revitalise appeal now live – final radio broadcast on Thursday 17 August, 3.27pm Vice President of national disabled people’s charity and former carer tells moving story of Revitalise guests. National disabled people’s charity Revitalise’s BBC Radio 4 fundraising appeal is now live on iPlayer and will be broadcast on radio for the last time this Thursday 17 August at 3.27pm. The Appeal is presented by TV personality, writer and comedian Arthur Smith, a long-time Vice-President of the charity and a former carer himself. Arthur talks about his own experience as a carer for his mother Hazel, then goes on tell…
Event Cinema specialists CinemaLive are pleased to announce they are working in partnership with C-Major Entertainment to bring George Bizet’s Carmen on the Lake (Bregenz, Austria) to close to 300 cinemas in the UK on Thursday 14 September. This will be a uniquely staged spectacle under CinemaLive’s recently launched brand The World’s Most Spectacular Operas that showcases stunning operas from around the globe in cinemas, making them accessible to UK audiences. Seebühne (or floating stage), with its 7,000 seat open-air amphitheatre, is the location for the French composers most successful opera. With a set designed by British artist Es Devlin, who…