Late country music legend Dolly Parton will get a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, after the original one was vandalized, officials have announced. The United States has been in mourning since the death of the beloved singer last week at the age of 80. Fans flocked to her home state […]
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George Clooney: a Hollywood icon and campaigner
George Clooney was a late bloomer in Hollywood who now frequently uses his platform as an industry icon to promote political and humanitarian causes close to his heart. At 65, the megastar belongs to a rare caste of Hollywood actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise whose names have become globally famous. His […]
Clooney honoured as Hollywood-light Venice Film Festival kicks off
A smiling George Clooney was honoured with a lifetime award at the start of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday where the long-time Donald Trump critic took another swipe at the US president. The 65-year-old Oscar winner was called a “legend” by actress friend Laura Dern as she presented him with the gong in front […]
Rupert Murdoch ‘very happy’ to be played by Guy Pearce in new film
Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch is “very happy” to see compatriot Guy Pearce play him in a new, largely sympathetic movie about his early business life, the actor said on Wednesday. Pearce, known for his role as a dashing detective in “L. A. Confidential” and lately in “The Brutalist”, was cast by Oscar-winning British director […]
Branagh takes on action role in Apple’s Cold War comedy ‘Mayday’
Kenneth Branagh, the British actor whose career has been built on weighty roles such as Shakespeare’s Henry V, is perhaps an unlikely action hero. But in his new film “Mayday,” whether he’s wrestling soldiers for a gun on a crowded train, smacking down bad guys in a bar fight or hijacking a missile delivery vehicle […]
Venice jury head Maggie Gyllenhaal questions lack of women directors
The head of this year’s Venice Film Festival jury Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned Wednesday why only two women directors had been selected for the main competition at the Italian event this year.”There’s a systemic problem,” the American actress-turned director told reporters at a press conference on the opening day of the festival, sitting next to festival […]
Venice festival gets underway with Clooney taking swipe at US government
The Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with a customary dose of controversy, as honouree George Clooney slammed the US government, while jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned the dearth of women directors. The glamorous cinema showcase on the sun-splashed Lido is poised to hand the 65-year-old Clooney a lifetime achievement award later Wednesday during the opening […]
30 years on, ‘Tomb Raider’ reboot sees Lara Croft through a ‘modern lens’
Thirty years after bursting onto the video game scene, Lara Croft returns in a new “Tomb Raider” that plays up the pistol-wielding architect’s “complicated” character. Taking on the most famous heroine in video game history is a “tremendous responsibility”, Raul Siqueira, director of “Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis”, told AFP in an interview at the […]
King Charles, Macron to view Bayeux Tapestry as French leader starts UK visit
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day visit to Britain on Wednesday, viewing the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition with King Charles III and becoming the first EU leader to be hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Charles and Queen Camilla are set to join Macron and his wife Brigitte later Wednesday to view the tapestry, […]