The stars are stepping out the Valentino Fashion Show!
15.02.2022 - 10:05 / variety.com
Caitlin Quinlan Filmmaker Ashley McKenzie (“Werewolf”) returns to the Berlinale this year with her second feature, “Queens of the Qing Dynasty,” premiering in Encounters on Tuesday. The writer-director stands out as an emerging Canadian talent, backed by the Toronto Film Critics Assn., who awarded her debut film the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award in 2017.An impressive new offering, “Queens” showcases McKenzie’s flair for loose, floating narratives and complex characters hoping to break free from their ennui.
Protagonist Star (Sarah Walker) navigates life after a suicide attempt with the help of a special kind of babysitter, hospital volunteer An (Ziyin Zheng). An idiosyncratic friendship blooms and Star finally begins to feel a sense of kinship in her life, supported by a vibrantly queer individual who stands apart from the beige monotony of her experiences in the outside world.
Where did this story originate for you? I auditioned two teenagers for my last feature, “Werewolf,” and I didn’t end up casting them but I developed a relationship with them. I quickly became a part of their life and they were going through things that are similar to what Star is going through — hospital stays, social worker meetings, navigating medications.
Star is very much a close character study of one of these girls. This hospital environment can be a bit depressing and a lot of people become numb to it, but the way that she computed everything around her or interacted with people was always very creative and generative.
The stars are stepping out the Valentino Fashion Show!
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Ashley Cain and his partner Saffiya Vorajee went through the most painful event of their lives in April 2021, when their beloved daughter Azaylia passed away following an arduous battle with leukaemia.They had spent months in and out of hospital, trying to save their daughter from the blood cancer, and even set up a fundraising page to help them get specialist treatment in Singapore. But when doctor's told them they believed she only had a few days left, they refocused their efforts in ensuring her final days were filled with love and joy.
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Amanda Holden was forced to walk off her radio studio set on Pancake Day after a Shrove Tuesday prank. The Heart radio DJ spoke out on Instagram after the prank on March 1. She and Ashley Roberts went head to head in a challenge to mark Shrove Tuesday.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Euphoria” is now HBO’s second-most-watched show since 2004 behind only “Game of Thrones,” per the pay TV channel.The Zendaya-led drama hit yet another series high with its Season 2 finale episode Sunday, drawing 6.6 million viewers. According to HBO, “Euphoria” Season 2 episodes are now averaging 16.3 million viewers, the best performance for any season of an HBO series other than “Game of Thrones” since 2004.
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Although Elizabeth Olsen used to be known as the lesser-known younger sister to superstar twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, she’s now made such a name for herself as an actress, arguably surpassing the twins’ fame. The California native, born February 16, 1989, started acting when she was four, but didn’t really start to find her stride until after she graduated from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts in 2013 after studying drama and finding critical acclaim for her leading role in the 2011 indie flick Martha Marcy May Marlene. She went on to act in a slew of other indie films and subsequently found her place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in many Avengers and Captain America films and also standing out as Scarlet Witch in Disney+’s WandaVision.
Iggy Azalea, 31, appears to have a new man in her life. The Australian rapper and NBA star Malik Monk, 24, were pictured leaving dinner together on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) in Los Angeles. The pair dined at Giorgio Baldi with Malik’s teammate Anthony Davis, 28, and his wife Marlen P. Iggy and Malik now have fans thinking the they’re a romantic item, and quite frankly, the theories are probably accurate. We already know plenty about Iggy, so here’s five key facts about her potential new beau, Malik Monk.
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