10 h. ago ‘Incompatible with the symbolism’: Yorgos Lanthimos denied permission to shoot new film at the Acropolis

The country’s best-known director was refused by Greece’s culture ministry when he applied to shoot scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at iconic Athens siteGreece’s leading contemporary director has had a request to shoot footage for his new film at the Acropolis in Athens denied by his country’s culture ministry.Yorgos Lanthimos had filed a request to film scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at the fifth-century BC site in April. But in a statement on Thursday, the culture ministry said permission had been refused because “the proposed scenes are incompatible with the symbolism and the values the Acropolis represents”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Base jumper Carlos Suarez dies leaping from hot air balloon after parachute fails to open

Base jumper Carlos Suarez, 52, died after his parachute failed to open during a hot air balloon jump during a film shoot he was taking part in near Toledo, south of Madrid, Spain

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2 w. ago Gérard Depardieu appears in Paris court for trial on sexual assault charges

Actor is expected to testify on Tuesday over allegations by two women who worked with him on 2021 filmThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has appeared in court in France on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.Depardieu, 76, dressed in a black suit and trainers with his grey hair swept back, arrived at the Paris criminal court amid a large police presence. Dozens of protesters had gathered outside the courthouse and shouted: “Victims, we believe you; rapists, we see you.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Huge movie star looks completely unrecognisable with a bushy beard as he arrives in Italy to shoot new film

A huge movie star looked completely unrecognisable with a bushy beard as he arrived in Italy to shoot new film on Monday.

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2 w. ago Gerard Depardieu arrives in court as he denies sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot

The 76-year-old, who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women, but this is the first case to reach trial.

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2 w. ago Gérard Depardieu to appear in Paris court over sexual assault allegations

Actor, 76, denies claims made by assistant director and set designer who worked with him on Les Volets VertsGérard Depardieu will become the most high-profile French person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations when he appears in a Paris court on Monday.The actor, a titan of French cinema with more than 200 films and television series to his name, is accused of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Continue reading...

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