60 h. ago ‘Little Jaffna,’ ‘Mahabharata’ Lead London Indian Film Festival Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Little Jaffna,’ ‘Mahabharata’ Lead London Indian Film Festival Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)  Variety

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62 h. ago Henry Cavill shows off his flowing locks as he makes rare appearance with glam fiancée Natalie Viscusso at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy

Henry Cavill cut quite the dapper figure as he showed off his flowing locks while posing with fiancée Natalie Viscusso at the 71st Taormina Film Festival in Italy on Wednesday.

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63 h. ago West Lothian Film Festival announces partnership with breast cancer support charity based in Bathgate

Breast Friends and Family emerged as the winner from 30 nominated organisations

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3 d. ago Bryan Cranston reveals devastating impact of fame on his marriage to Robin Dearden

Bryan Cranston has shed light on the devastating impact of fame on his 36-year marriage to wife Robin Dearden during an appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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3 d. ago Boy George and Culture Club documentary premieres at Tribeca film festival in New York

Guitarist Roy Hay tells Standard ‘we've had horrendous experiences with documentaries but this one gets it right’

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4 d. ago Bob Costas calls out legacy press for paying ‘ransom’ to Trump and pivoting to ‘MAGA media’

‘The free press is under attack. Democracy as we know it is under attack,’ Bob Costas declared this week while accepting a lifetime achievement award

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5 d. ago Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor

Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall

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6 d. ago Miley Cyrus fans fume after singer 'bullied' into singing at movie premiere

Miley Cyrus' new movie, Something Beautiful, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, but some fans were not pleased with the event as they were expecting a concert

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8 d. ago ‘Allegory for the times we live in’: De Niro and Scorsese reunite for Casino at 30

Director and star of the Vegas-set mafia drama spoke to an audience as part of this year’s Tribeca film festival, looking back at their 1995 hit and its timeless themesFor this year’s Tribeca film festival, the annual New York salute to moviemaking featured a special screening of Casino, the Martin Scorsese-directed drama starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone, timed to its 30th anniversary. But even though the splashy epic premiered in this same city back in November 1995, its themes of power, money, greed and ego are echoing in the modern ethos louder than ever.“You can go back to the ancient Greek tragedies,” said Scorsese, speaking alongside De Niro and moderated by standup comedian W Kamau Bell on stage at the Beacon Theater before the screening. “It’s a basic story of hubris and pride, with the pride taking us all down.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Billy Joel shares first message with fans since brain disorder diagnosis

Legendary singer was absent from Wednesday premiere of his documentary, ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes,’ at Tribeca Film Festival

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9 d. ago Billy Joel jokes about getting ‘cremated’ amid brain disorder diagnosis

Legendary singer was absent from Wednesday premiere of his documentary, ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes,’ at Tribeca Film Festival

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9 d. ago Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

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1 week ago Disgraced Norwegian royal accused of sexually assaulting multiple women partied it up at Cannes Film Festival

Despite the allegations, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway's son has jetted off to the French Riviera and has been seen living it up at the Cannes Film Festival, reported Se og Hør .

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1 week ago Disgraced Norwegian royal accused of sexual assaulting multiple women partied it up at Cannes Film Festival

Despite the allegations, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway's son has jetted off to the French Riviera and has been seen living it up at the Cannes Film Festival, reported Se og Hør .

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2 w. ago Irvine Welsh: Revealing documentary about Trainspotting author to close Edinburgh International Film Festival

A documentary featuring Irvine Welsh will close the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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2 w. ago Irvine Welsh documentary to close Edinburgh International Film Festival

Reality Is Not Enough is said to be a thrilling and revealing exploration of Trainspotting author Welsh.

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2 w. ago Elle Fanning on ice facials, freckles and finding confidence at Cannes

The Great star and soon-to-be new Effie Trinket shares her beauty hacks, pinch-me moments — and the movie that changed her

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2 w. ago Nathan Aspinall reveals what Premier League run has done for him and his game

The Stockport star achieved a lifetime darts ambition by making the big night at London’s O2 Arena

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2 w. ago Filmhouse Edinburgh: Images show scaffolding gone as cinema nears reopening

A June reopening as been mooted for Edinburgh’s Filmhouse reopening.

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2 w. ago Violent and lewd! Not Grand Theft Auto, Shakespeare’s Macbeth

If Shakespeare were around today, he’d be making open-world shooters with the same depth and diversion as his playsLast week, the Guardian spoke to the team behind Lili, a video game retelling of Macbeth, shown at the Cannes film festival. The headline quote from the piece was “Shakespeare would be writing for games today”, which I have heard many times, and does make a lot of sense. Shakespeare worked in the Elizabethan theatre, a period in which plays were considered popularist entertainment hardly worthy of analysis or preservation – just like video games today! The authorities were also concerned about the lewd and violent nature of plays and the effect they may have on the impressionable masses – ditto!But if we agree that a 21st-century Shakespeare would be making games, what sort would he be making? If our central thesis is that Shakespeare would be interested in mass, popular entertainment, then – if we’re talking pure revenue – he would be making casual smartphone games: Te...

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