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Pavlina Jeleva Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov is in postproduction with his period drama “Memoir of a Betrayal,” about the 19th-century anti-Ottoman revolutionary Georgi Benkovski. Known for his passionate interest in Bulgarian history and Zahari Stoyanov’s “Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings” (1870-1876), Djulgerov focuses the narrative on some of the author’s key testimonies. The film is a local coproduction between the Bulgarian National Television and Borough Film, Film New Europe reports. “I have a deep respect for the person and work of Zahari Stoyanov, a Bulgarian revolutionary and participant in the 1876 April Uprising. For me, his historiography ‘Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings’ is the ‘Bulgarian Bible.’ I chose two important events from it: the assassination of Benkovski in 1876 and Stoyanov’s personal meeting with his traitor Grandpa Valio. The initial idea of the anti-Ottoman resistance fighters was to arrest the wrongdoer, but later on, they decided to draw up. Therefore, the main theme of the film is that of forgiveness,” scriptwriter and director Georgi Djulgerov told FNE.
The film was shot in 21 days mostly in the historic town of Koprivshtitsa and in the Teteven Balkan Mountains village of Ribaritsa, the place where Benkovski was killed. Two historical associations, Haiduti and Tradition, participated in the mass scenes with their authentic costumes and weapons from the beginning of the 19th century. Some of Djulgerov’s students also took part in the film on a voluntary basis. “The funding for such a serious period film was far from enough, so I had to look for specific artistic solutions aiming at a more intimate look at the past. Young Plamen Dimov (Georgi Benkovski) and Ivan Nikolov (Zahari
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Manori Ravindran International Editor The Toronto International Film Festival has withdrawn the film “Sparta” following allegations of on-set impropriety against director Ulrich Seidl. “Sparta” was due to have its world premiere in Toronto on Friday afternoon. However, there has been speculation as to whether the film would remain in the festival after allegations against Seidl and the production were published last week in German news magazine Der Spiegel. The investigation alleges that Seidl did not communicate the film’s theme of paedophilia to its young actors, who were between the ages of 9 and 16. It’s also alleged that the actors were confronted with alcoholism, nudity and violence during the production without adequate preparation or support.
Since the mid-1980s, William Gibson has set a precedent for heady SF novels, with “Neuromancer” and its “Sprawl” trilogy being the ur-texts of cyberpunk. So, how have William Gibson‘s novels never crossed over to movies and TV? Maybe because Gibson’s speculative fiction is too hard to translate to a broad appeal.
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Second time’s the charm! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrated their marriage — again — with help from friends and family.
EXCLUSIVE: After a very eventful summer that included the blockbuster phenomenon Top Gun: Maverick, Miles Teller looks to have found his next event pic and is reuniting with a familiar friend for it. Sources tell Deadline, Teller is in final negotiations to star in Skydance’s upcoming film, The Gorge, with Scott Derrickson directing the pic, which is based on spec script by The Tomorrow War scribe Zach Dean. Skydance produced Top Gun: Maverick, which starred Tom Cruise and Teller and which just passed the $1.4 billion global box-office milestone.
Now that we are in August, with fall on the immediate horizon, we know what that means: It’s time for prestige pictures from renowned and acclaimed directors to take hold of the moviegoing consciousness. With the honor of having its world premiere as the opening film for the Venice International Film Festival on August 31st, as well as opening the New York Film Festival on September 30th, the new film from writer-director Noah Baumbach can safely fill that bill.
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Ben Affleck has been spotted out for the first time since his second wedding to Jennifer Lopez!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are married — again! After tying the knot in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony, the couple once again exchanged vows, this time in front of friends and family in Georgia, ET can confirm.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have married for a second time.The pair have tied the knot again, weeks after their first wedding in Las Vegas. Jen, 53, and Ben, 50, said ‘I do’ again in a lavish wedding at Ben’s £6.7 million home in Savannah, Georgia.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are married — again! After tying the knot in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony, the couple once again exchanged vows, this time in front of friends and family in Georgia, ET can confirm.ET has learned that the ceremony portion of the evening is now over. The whirlwind event began Saturday morning with wedding guests celebrating in the lobby of The Perry Lane Hotel in Savannah, Georgia as they got ready to board their waiting shuttles. A source told ET that a hotel staff member entered the lobby and popped a bottle of champagne.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are married — again! After tying the knot in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony, the couple once again exchanged vows, this time in front of friends and family in Georgia, ET can confirm.ET has learned that the ceremony portion of the evening is now over. The whirlwind event began Saturday morning with wedding guests celebrating in the lobby of The Perry Lane Hotel in Savannah, Georgia as they got ready to board their waiting shuttles. A source told ET that a hotel staff member entered the lobby and popped a bottle of champagne.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were spotted walking the streets of Savannah, Georgia, enjoying some family time together, as they were accompanied by the actor’s 16-year-old daughter Violet, 13-year-old Seraphina and 10-year-old Samuel, and the singer’s 14-year-old kid Emme.The happy family had a casual look while doing some shopping, ahead of Ben and Jennifer’s $8 million wedding at the actor’s Georgia mansion this weekend.Jennifer looked stunning with a boho-chic style, showing once again how much she loves crop-tops, this time with spaghetti straps and light fabric perfect for summer, paired with cream-colored wide-legged pants, wedge heels and big sunglasses.Ben’s mother, Chris Anne Boldt, joined the family as they visited some of the local stores. Violet, who everyday looks more like her mom Jennifer Garner, wore a gorgeous floral dress and sneakers, enjoying her coffee while walking next to her dad.The actor also looked very casual with a cream-colored shirt, a hat in the same color, jeans, and black sneakers.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are in Georgia with their family! Ahead of their second wedding this weekend, an eyewitness spotted the couple and their respective children at a Georgia coffee shop. Lopez shares 14-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with her ex, Marc Anthony, while Affleck and his ex, Jennifer Garner, are parents to Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.«Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck and their kids went to Gallery Espresso for some coffee yesterday,» an eyewitness tells ET of the family's Thursday outing. «They were all really sweet, friendly, lovely and down to earth.»«Ben ordered an iced latte and Jen said, 'Ooh, I could go for a vanilla latte,'» the eyewitness adds.