Percy Hynes White is breaking his silence on those sexual assault allegations that spread online earlier this year.
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Cannes Film Festival is the first-time filmmaker whose debut feature has been admitted to the exclusive Main Competition lineup. That section is normally the domain of veteran directors who’ve been to Cannes before (the names Scorsese, Loach, Kore-eda, Wenders, Kaurismaki and Rohrwacher might ring a bell this year), but a Senegalese-French director named Ramata-Toulaye Sy has joined the 2023 ranks with “Banel & Adama,” her first feature after one short and a couple of writing credits.Hers is the first debut film to land in the Main Competition since Mati Diop’s “Atlantics” and Ladj Ly’s “Les Miserables” did so four years ago; the former film made the Oscar shortlist in the Best International Feature Film category and the latter was nominated for that award.
In the past decade, the only other first films to crash the competition were Abu Bakr Shawky’s “Yomeddine” in 2018 and Laszlo Nemes’ Oscar-winning “Son of Saul” in 2015.So Sy is in rarefied company, and even more rarefied as a female director from Africa in the Cannes competition. (Diop was the first ever in 2019; Sy is the second.) She’s achieved that distinction with a film that feels assured, not tentative – in fact, when it opens with two characters walking through tall grass with their arms outstretched, accompanied by gentle whispers and stately piano music on the soundtrack, it feels like nothing so much as a West African spin on the free-form reveries of Terrence Malick.
The lyricism of “Banel & Adama” continues to make nods to Malick, but it’s also visually distinctive and drenched in color: a bright yellow shirt, rich orange fabrics, the vivid blue of a river even as it falls into shadow. That river scene is the setting when Banel, a young woman in a small
.Percy Hynes White is breaking his silence on those sexual assault allegations that spread online earlier this year.
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog There are several reasons to make Costa Rica your next travel destination, both for work and for pleasure. Beyond the magnificence of the natural beauty, the friendliness of the Ticos, the amazing food and the extraordinary weather, Costa Rica is a small country characterized by its easygoingness and relative peace. A country without an army since 1948, Costa Rica is a paradise on Earth, running almost completely on green energy and hosting approximately 5% of the biodiversity of the entire world.
A victim of the Magic Circle paedophile ring has spoken for the first time about the damage caused to teenagers groomed to sell sex.
Holly Willoughby has returned to social media for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s explosive departure from This Morning.The TV presenter, who was absent from the ITV morning show during the furore, returned to screens on Monday, 5 June, but has not shared a permanent post on her personal Instagram account since 18 May. On Tuesday she shared a photo of herself in the outfit she was wearing for the live broadcast, which she hosted with Josie Gibson.
Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach was seen wiping tears from her eyes as she was spotted for the first time since her emotional soap exit. The actress, who played Faye Windass in the ITV soap for 12 years, waved goodbye to the cobbles last month.
Marvel Studios has released its first set pic for the upcoming instalment of its first Avengers film, “Captain America 4”.
Holly Willoughby has made her first major statement since the Phillip Schofield scandal unfolded as she returned to This Morning. The presenter hasn't been seen on screens since her former co-star 'stepped back' from the daytime show before admitting to lying to her about his relationship with a much younger ITV colleague.
A 12-year-old girl who died in the shocking tragedy at Bournemouth beach earlier this week has been named and pictured for the first time.
Jonah Hill has become a dad. ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ actor, 39, and his rumoured fiancée Olivia Millar, 29, were confirmed on Friday (02. 06.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet have finally been spotted together! On several occasions last month, paparazzi captured photos of the couple enjoying time together at the 27-year-old actor's Beverly Hills home.In the pics, which were taken between May 8 and May 18, Kylie and Timothée were spotted walking side-by-side with coffees in hand. They were dressed casually in both instances, coordinating in black-and-white looks one time, and in tie-dye shirts another.At one point, 25-year-old Kylie, wearing an all-black look of leggings and a leather jacket, was photographed at a family barbeque, with her sister, Kendall Jenner, and Timothée's sister, Pauline Chalamet, both on hand. The couple was also photographed individually, while driving in their respective cars near Timothée's house.Back in April, a source told ET that Kylie and Timothée had begun dating.«They are keeping things casual at this point.
Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet have officially been photographed together for the first time amid all of the rumors about their love lives.
More than 1,200 officers will be stationed in and around Wembley as part of the huge policing operation for the historic Manchester derby FA cup final.
following the 83-year-old icon’s death on May 24.Erwin Bach made his first appearance on Wednesday in front of their villa, Château Algonquin, in Küsnacht, placing flowers in front of a memorial for his late wife, whose decadeslong career brought in tributes from fans, her friends and peers in entertainment, politicians and even royalty.The 67-year-old German music executive was dressed in all black and wore sunglasses as he tidied up the many gifts fans left in front of their longtime residence.Swiss German-language newspaper Blick reported that Bach was silent but “drawn by grief” as he “looked calmly and visibly moved at the gifts from the fans.”“He read cards with interest and carefully picked up bouquets of flowers to place them with other bouquets,” the site wrote in German.Turner died from natural causes at home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.A private funeral is planned for family and friends, according to a representative. The “Proud Mary” singer started dating music producer Bach in 1986, eight years after she ended her toxic marriage with Ike Turner.Turner knew it was “love at first sight” when she initially met Bach, she told longtime friend Oprah Winfrey in a 2013 interview.Bach proposed to the Grammy-winning “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” twice before she agreed to tie the knot.
Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah is opening up about how her father’s battle with frontotemporal dementia has deeply impacted her and the family. Tallulah, 29, said she could sense something was off about the Hollywood actor before he was first diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022. "I’ve known that something was wrong for a long time," Tallulah admitted in an article she wrote for Vogue.
Ariana Madix and Raquel Leviss came face-to-face in the same room for the first time since that “Vanderpump Rules” cheating scandal was revealed during the season 10 reunion that aired on Wednesday.
Holly Willoughby has been pictured for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s affair admission. Holly’s This Morning co-host of 13 years, Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV last Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.The relationship took place while the TV star was still married to wife Stephanie Lowe and before he came out publicly as gay.
Phillip Schofield has been photographed for the first time since his affair with a 'younger' colleague at ITV was revealed. The former This Morning star was seen travelling in a black car alongside his daughter.
Phillip Schofield has been spotted in public for the first time since his affair confession, with the broadcaster being pictured sitting in the back of a blacked-out car with his daughter Ruby.The former This Morning presenter was snapped sitting alongside his 27 year old daughter in the vehicle, which appeared to be being driven by his ITV driver, despite having been axed completely from the network.The outing comes after Phil was axed from ITV after confessing to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague, just days after he stepped down from This Morning. Phillip confessed to the affair in a statement to MailOnline, where he said that he met the man in question "when he was a teenager", and wanted help to get onto television.
Phillip Schofield has been spotted and photographed for the first time following his bombshell affair revelations.
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin were going strong in their marriage before their brief separation last year. The Hollywood star detailed the romantic moment when they first met in 1988 during the latest episode of ‘The Family Stallone,’ which was filmed around the same time the couple started having troubles. “I remember vividly the first time I met Jennifer,” he said.