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Using actors to bring to life story elements within documentary film is becoming a more widespread practice, if one that’s still viewed with skepticism by some purists.

Check the label on that garment hanging in your closet. If it reads “Made in China,” there’s a chance it was stitched together by one of the characters in Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring), or someone like them.

In cinematic form, how do you tell history without archive footage? Occupied City shows how it can be done, and to what effect.

Ben Croll If once lured for brief visits by the panoply of iconic locations, international projects now linger in France to claim a competitive tax rebate and set down roots to benefit from an ever-expanding production infrastructure. And so, fuelled by mammoth shoots like Apple TV+’s upcoming Benjamin Franklin in Paris limited series, “Franklin,” the Christian Dior-Coco Chanel bio-series “The New Look” and AMC’s “Walking Dead” spinoff “Raise the Dead,” foreign spending hit a record high last year, filling local coffers with slightly more than $1 billion and marking a 324% increase from 2019 numbers. “This is more than a post-pandemic rebound,” says France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) digital director Vincent Florant. “[The industry has undergone] rapid acceleration and exponential growth. Nowadays, we host the totality of these massive shoots, whereas before we only received a part, or even, in the most extreme cases, just a few days of postcard shooting at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.”

King Charles’ official Coronation portraits gave an insight into His Majesty’s idea of a slimmed-down monarchy – with one shot showing the working royals all together. The image features 10 members of The Firm alongside the King and Queen Consort Camilla – including well-known faces such as Princess Anne, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. But while the woman standing in between the Duchess and Duke of Edinburgh may be unrecognisable to many – she has been described as the 'unsung heroine' of the Royal Family.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The birth of the hip and naughty Irish-language rap group Kneecap will be portrayed in a raucous anti-establishment comedy penned and directed by Rich Peppiatt (“One Rogue Reporter”). The film, which wrapped shooting this month, features the eponymous trio (Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí) who play heightened versions of their own lives against the backdrop of post-Troubles Belfast. The politically engaged band has gained critical acclaim for their artful blend of Irish and English rap about the gritty reality of growing up in Northern Ireland. French sales and co-production house Charades has boarded “Kneecap” and will be representing the film in international sales, while Curzon and Wildcard will handle the distribution in the U.K. and Ireland.

While Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle may have taken centre stage at the recent Coronation, one royal estate that has largely stayed out of the limelight is Princess Anne ’s stunning home in Gatcombe Park. Spread across 700 acres and tucked away neatly in the Gloucestershire countryside, the estate is an unseen gem of the royal portfolio, and serves as the private residence of the Princess Royal, meaning that unlike other royal properties, it is not open to the public.

King Charles’ first official portraits following the Coronation showed his appreciation of sister Princess Anne, a Royal expert said. The new set of photographs, released on Monday, gave an insight into the new monarch’s idea of a slimmed-down monarchy - with one image of the Royal Family together showing him flanked by the Princess Royal on one side and his wife Queen Consort Camilla on the other. Taken in Buckingham Palace's Throne Room, the picture is a portrait of The Firm as it now stands in 2023 - with Prince Harry notable by his absence.

King Charles III released a series of official coronation portraits to mark his crowning on 6 May 2023.The King thanked everyone who made the festivities a success in a note to the public and included several photos, including solo shots of him and his wife Camilla, 75, a picture of them as a pair and an official portrait with other royals.The larger portrait photo still omitted some of the royals that might have appeared in previous official portraits, however, as a part of the King’s plan for a slimmed down monarchy. King Charles III, 74, chose to omit all of the non-working members of the royal family, including his son Prince Harry, who reportedly jetted off shortly after leaving Westminster Abbey to spend time with his wife and kids back in California.

King Charles III's coronation, and one family member was noticeably missing.In the new portrait, shared to the royal family's official Twitter account Monday, Prince Andrew was noticeably left out of the shot. The photo did, meanwhile, see Charles' other siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward in their royal regalia alongside the newly crowned king and Queen Camilla.Also included in the group photo were the rest of the senior royal members -- Prince William and Kate Middleton, Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Edward's wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Alexandra.Andrew's absence does not come as a major surprise, after he stepped back from his royal duties in November 2019 amid his controversial connection to disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in August 2019.In addition to keeping him out of the photo, the embattled fourth sibling was also kept in the background throughout the weekend's coronation proceedings.

The first official photos of King Charles, Queen Camilla and the working royal family have been shared since the jampacked coronation weekend. In the solo picture shared by Buckingham Palace of Charles, the newly appointed king was seated in the Throne Room, wearing full regalia — which included the Robe of Estate and the Imperial State Crown.  Charles was holding the Sovereign's Orb and the Sovereign's Sceptre in the photograph.

took Charles and Camilla’s wedding photos in 2005, snapped the pictures immediately after the 74-year-old monarch was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6, reports the BBC.Dressed in the Robe of Estate and wearing the Imperial State Crown, Charles looked regal in Buckingham Palace’s Throne Room. The new monarch is captured holding the Sovereign’s Orb and Sovereign’s Scepter with Cross in his often-mocked “sausage” fingers.

Prince Harry was obscured from view at the Coronation of his father King Charles, marking the second royal event in the last few months where this has happened to the Prince.The Duke of Sussex flew back to the UK from his home in the US to attend the coronation, but he didn't appear to have the best view, as he was blocked by his aunt Princess Anne's hat. As Harry is no longer a working royal he did not sit in the front row with his brother Prince William, but was instead relegated to the third pew, where he sat with his cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and their husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.

very special duty for her older brother, King Charles III, at his coronation on Saturday.The Princess Royal, 72, changed out of her coronation robes and played security guard for the monarch, 74. The mother of two was on horseback in the parade out of Westminster Abbey, following the crowning ceremony.According to Royal Central, Anne is “Gold-Stick-in-Waiting, meaning she is The King’s personal bodyguard for this procession.”She led 6,000 armed services personnel through London in what was called the coronation procession.Anne rode behind the carriage carrying Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, after the religious service.

Sporty & Rich, in 2015.Since then, her chic sweatshirts, sweatpants, knitwear, T-shirts, shorts, skirts and more featuring signature slogans have been spotted on stylish stars like Hailey Bieber, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lori Harvey, Elsa Hosk, and Charli and Dixie D'Amelio, and Oberg is telling ET exactly why.«It’s a fun merch brand that people feel comfortable in. It's easy to wear, nothing too weird or different, and nothing that is risqué.

Princess Anne ‘confronted’ Camilla over her use of the Queen title during a tense Coronation dinner, Princess Diana’s dressmaker has claimed. David Emanuel alleged the Princess Royal told Camilla, "you're not Queen, you're the Queen Consort", during a meal with members of the Royal Family. Camilla has been referred to as Queen Consort since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September last year.The late monarch expressed in her Platinum Jubilee message her "sincere wish" that Camilla be known as "Queen Consort" following the end of her reign.

50 Cent has announced “The Final Lap Tour,” an international summer/fall event celebrating the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. It will consist of a North American summer leg and a European fall run, with Busta Rhymes in support on every stop of the tour and Jeremih scheduled to join for all of the North American dates.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Veteran rapper, actor and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has announced dates for a global tour in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of his galvanizing debut album, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Produced by Live Nation and presented by Sire Spirits, The Final Lap Tour will make stops across North America and Europe including Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston, Amsterdam, Oslo, Paris, and many more. Additional markets are expected to be announced soon.  Busta Rhymes will support on all dates, and Jeremih will support on all North American dates. According to the announcement, the “Final Lap Tour” “will feature the rap icon performing dozens of fan-favorite and chart-topping hits along with select tracks that have not been performed live in decades. Plus, the tour will feature support from special guest and longtime friend,  with more special guests to be announced. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “Mexit” and Prince Andrew’s controversies could be detrimental.In an interview with Canada’s CBC News, Princess Anne, 72, was asked about the idea of a “slimmed down” monarchy.The Princess Royal shared that the concept was originally proposed “when there were a few more people around.”But now, with Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, out, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip both passed away, and Prince Andrew stripped of his royal title, Princess Anne doesn’t think there’s any good reason to slim the royal family down even further.“It doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing, I would say. I’m not quite sure what else we can do,” she said.Princess Anne also defended the crown after recent polling suggested that there are fewer people who would like to see the monarchy live on.The late Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter said that “there will be [conversation], everywhere” about the relevance of the polling, and that the coronation of King Charles will give the public a moment to ponder the relevance of the monarchy.“It’s not a conversation I would necessarily have.

Princess Anne has said a slimmed-down monarchy does not sound like a good idea, adding that she thinks the suggestion was made when there were "a few more people around." In recent years, the royal family has shifted towards a more streamlined operation, focusing on those at the top of the line of succession and King Charles himself is known to be in favour of a slimmed-down monarchy. However, the Princess Royal disagreed with her elder brother, as she shared her view during an interview with Canadian public broadcaster CBC.