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Marta Balaga Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival is readying for its upcoming edition, featuring “lots of interesting themes, lots of different countries and lots of female directors,” says programmer Vojtěch Kočárník. Themes of “fragile family bonds and explorations of love driven by complex female characters,” Kočárník says, will also feature prominently in many of the fest’s films, such as Norway’s “Loveable.” In addition, there are a few period dramas with a contemporary touch, such as Margarida Cardoso’s “Banzo,” Bruno Anković’s “Celebration,” about young men seduced by right-wing ideology, and Iveta Grófová’s 1940s-set “Hungarian Dressmaker.” “In many historical films, there is this clear distinction between good and evil.

Tenacious D have teamed up with nonprofit Rock The Vote for a series of US shows ahead of the presidential election later on this year.The rock duo, fronted by actor Jack Black, are set to play five shows in October, including dates in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania – all crucial ‘swing’ states that could help determine the results of the election.It’s not the first time Tenacious D have worked with Rock The Vote. In 2020, they released a cover of the song ‘Time Warp’, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with proceeds going to the organisation.

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In his best performances, Mark Wahlberg acts as a sort of 21st-century Bruce Willis, combining comic and action chops as a beleaguered regular Joe battling forces above his pay grade, armed with a scowl and ready quip. No matter how idealized and saintly the characterization, Wahlberg always plays a human being pulled into extraordinary situations, not a superhero. “The Union,” directed by Julian Farino for the Netflix streaming service, uses Wahlberg in such a way.

Stunning reality star Demi Sims has opened up emotionally about living with the skin condition, vitiligo - a condition in which the pigment is lost from areas of the skin, causing whitish patches, often with no clear cause. Sharing two snaps of herself in swimwear on Instagram stories on Mon 25 June - on what was World Vitiligo Day, they clearly reveal white patches that can be seen across her body.

Glastonbury‘s site size with anywhere in the world.Manchester-based programmer Geoffrey Prytherch has created the tool, which allows users to enter a post code to the Glastonbury Map Overlap and see how walking across the festival site would compare to a neighbourhood walk.The approximately 900-acre Somerset site was found to trump other festivals around the world in sheer size including Coachella (642 acres), Leeds (600 acres) and Reading (100 acres). You can test out the map here.Prytherch, who emphasised that the map “is in no way affiliated with Glastonbury Festival” on his website, decided to build the interactive tool when an older, similar website “suddenly disappeared”, according to his blog.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “The World According to Allee Wilis,” a new documentary about the musical powerhouse best known for writing the “Friends” theme song and Earth Wind & Fire’s “September.” The film, which is directed by Alexis Spraic, had its world premiere at SXSW and has been hitting the festival circuit. It most recently screened at the Provincetown Film Festival, and will next be showcased at Frameline.

Oli Sykes‘ dad Ian teamed up with the frontman on guest vocals on ‘Antivist’ during last night’s (June 23) Bring Me The Horizon show.Introducing his father onstage at Germany’s Hurricane Festival, Sykes playfully told the crowd: “Help him out – he’s a little nervous” before his dad stepped in to perform the fan favourite track from ‘Sempiternal’. The frontman added: “Make some noise for the coolest dad in the world!”You can check out fan-shot footage below, together with the full setlist.antivist performed by ian sykes (dad) and oli pic.twitter.com/5v9OTgIdnL— -.

compiled a report on the world’s most badly behaved celebrities. To come up with the naughty list, the UK gaming company used stats from Google searches.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Porcelain War,” U.S.-based director Brendan Bellomo and Ukraine-based artist-director Slava Leontyev worked together to tell the story of porcelain artists whose lives are turned upside down by the terrors of the war in Ukraine. The film follows Leontyev and fellow artists Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov, who all opt to help their countries fight off the Russian invasion. Despite daily shelling, Stasenko finds resistance and purpose in her art, Stefanov takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Leontyev becomes a weapons instructor for regular people who have become unlikely soldiers.

Writer/directors and collaboratorsBrit Marling and Zal Batmanglij have entered into a multi-year creative partnership with Sister, the independent, global entertainment group.

When Alaqua Cox was cast as the character Maya Lopez in the 2021 limited series “Hawkeye,” she knew she had made history as the first deaf character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What she didn’t know was that there she’d soon be starring in her own spin-off series, “Echo,” centered on the iconic Indigenous hero’s return to her hometown in Oklahoma.

! But that also raises the question of how to clean jewelry in the summer. After long hot days in the sand, the ocean, and in chlorine, your favorite necklaces, bracelets, and earrings can start to look dull and grimy.

Audra McDonald, Cynthia Erivo and Renée Elise Goldsberry hit the carpet as they arrive at the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 16) at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

The stars of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club showed off the new vision for the classic musical with their performance at the 2024 Tony Awards!

It’s the mid-1980s, and a desperate lover or concerned friend has arranged sheets of A4 paper to spell out ‘ROB PHONE ME’ across a south Manchester tower.

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LL COOL J has spoken to NME about returning to music after over a decade off with his upcoming album, ‘THE FORCE’ – on his mission to “do the Blackest shit in the world”.Today (Friday June 14), the hip-hop legend dropped ‘Saturday Night Special’ with Rick Ross and Fat Joe – the lead single for his long-awaited comeback LP – as well as announcing that his 14th studio album would arrive later this year. ‘THE FORCE’ will be executively produced by fellow hip-hop juggernaut Q-Tip – best known for his own solo work and being a member of the legendary collective, A Tribe Called Quest.“‘Saturday Night Special’ is just the beginning,” LL COOL J – real name James Todd Smith – said in a press statement.

It's not uncommon to see a group of Mancunians run to catch the early morning train to Liverpool Lime Street, as many commute between the two Northern cities on a daily basis.

Trampolene frontman Jack Jones has announced details his self-titled debut solo album, as well as sharing new single ‘Breathe’.As well as fronting Trampolene and working as a poken word poet, Jones is also a member of Pete Doherty’s band The Puta Madres. Now, he’s set to make his solo debut.According to a press release, the album will see Jones “put away his guitar” to embrace a new contemporary sound while delivering his usual “hard-hitting state of the nation poems of existential fear and loathing”.He’s also shared the Barnaby Fairley-directed video for new single ‘Breathe’, which features Jones donning astronaut gear as crowds swirl around him.