- Interviews
Sean Connery: A Life in Quotes
The Scotsman was always good for a zinger or two. The man who famously said “I like women.
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- Golden Globe Awards
Oral History: River Phoenix on Saving the Planet
His name was inspired by the river of life in Siddartha by Herman Hesse, his middle name Jude by the Beatles song Hey, Jude. The family changed their last name to Phoenix, after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, symbolizing a new beginning.
- Film
Rebecca (1940): Hitchcock’s First American Thriller at 80
Having made several good thrillers in the U. K, such as The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes, Alfred Hitchcock was imported to Hollywood by David O.
Recordando a Sir Sean Connery, ganador del Globo de Oro, 1930-2020
Sir Sean Connery, varias veces nominado y ganador del Globo de Oro, además de recibir el premio Cecil B DeMille, falleció a los 90 años en su casa de las Bahamas. A lo largo de los años recibió la Legion d'Honneur y Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres de la Academia Francesa, el premio Freedom of Edinburgh, un doctorado honorario en Letras de la Universidad de St.
- Fashion
“The Queen’s Gambit” – Fashion, Chess and Women’s Empowerment
The Queen’s look … inspired by the chess queen. Cap and coat are from heavy and hairy alpaca wool, the buttons are made from rolled stripes of the same fabric.
- Industry
Forgotten Hollywood: “The Daughter of Dawn”
In 2013, the Library of Congress announced that they had selected the 1920 silent film Daughter of Dawn to be inducted into the National Film Registry, the first feature that was filmed in Oklahoma. One remarkable thing is that this film still existed.
- Interviews
Carrie Coon: ‘Acting is very much rooted in language’
Carrie Coon has been surprising us with her acting chops for a long time – ever since she suddenly appeared in Gone Girl as the sister of Ben Affleck in 2014, and at the same time became a key part of the success of The Leftovers, in which she played a woman who had lost her whole family in a strange global event. She had been preparing for a long time in the theater for that big debut on the screen: she received a nomination for a Tony for her work on Broadway in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? where she also met her husband, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts.
- Industry
Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman”
Promising Young Woman is British filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s feature directorial debut and is a unique mixture of comedy, revenge, and horror with a twist of rom-com too. It has Carey Mulligan in the leading role as Cassie, a medical school dropout – and a promising young woman – whose life has taken a drastic turn as something dramatic happens to her best friend.
- Industry
“Gundala” Kicks off Indonesia’s Superhero Cinematic Universe
In search of an alternative to American superhero franchises, Indonesian fantasy filmmaker Joko Anwar brought his country’s preeminent superhero – Gundala – to the big screen. This film is backed by Indonesian entertainment studio Bumilangit that manages more than 500 Indonesian comics and aims to create Indonesia’s Marvel-style Bumilangit Cinematic Universe (BCU).
- Industry
Global Star Profiles: Maxim Khalil
In September, a sophisticated Arabic series debuted on Netflix. The Platform made big waves across the Arab world, not only because it was widely seen on the streaming platform, but because it debuted outside of the peak viewing period of Ramadan, something big-budget productions never do.