Jane Campion to Be Celebrated by Locarno Festival With Honorary Golden Pard Award

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The “Queen of Pop,” Madonna, rehearses at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 2, 2024, ahead of her free mega-concert on Saturday, May 4th, to conclude her ‘Celebration’ tour. Hundreds of fans were given a sneak peek before the historic event, marking Madonna’s return to Brazil since 2012.

Madonna is celebrating her lenghty and succesful career with a free concert in Brazil. The news were shared in March of this year, with Madonna sharing a statement on her website, where she revealed that the concert would be the last stop of her “Celebration tour.” It’s expected to be her largest concert ever.“The show will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour,” explained the statement.

Uma Thurman is celebrating her birthday! The beloved actress turned 54 on April 29th, celebrating with her family and loved ones and, of course, enjoying some cake. In a photo shared on her Instagram stories, Thurman posed in front of a cake decorated with candles that read “whatever,” showing the good vibe with which she’s facing her future.Uma Thurman makes rare red carpet appearance with 10-year-old daughter LunaLevon Hawke, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke’s son, walks Cannes red carpetThurman shared the photo on her stories, showing her looking at the camera with a serious expression. She’s wearing a white t-shirt and almost no make up, and looks as the camera as she’s about to blow on her birthday candles, which read “Whatever” and stand atop of what looks like a chocolate cake.

Jessica Alba just celebrated her 43rd birthday! The actress and businesswoman hosted a party for the occasion, where she was joined by her husband Cash Warren, their children, Honor, 15, Haven, 12, and Hayes, 6, and her friends and family. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren take the family to Hawaii for spring breakJessica Alba’s style guide: Decoding her creative wardrobeA post shared by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba)Alba shared some photos of the celebration, showing that the event had all manner of guests, snacks, foods, and entertainment. Alba shared photos standing by the desert table, which had various cakes of different shapes, flavors, and colors.

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Ellise Shafer Mike Leigh, the veteran director of “Vera Drake,” “Another Year” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” will be honored at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival with its Career Achievement Golden Bee Award. Leigh will also host a masterclass at the festival, the second edition of which is taking place June 22 to 30 in Malta’s capital city of Valletta.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Monte-Carlo Television Festival will present its International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent to British actor Simone Ashley at its opening ceremony on June 14. The award recognizes the “exceptional rising talent of an actor who has elevated the bar of excellence to international acclaim.” Ashley is known for portraying Kate Sharma, the female lead of Season 2 of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.” She reprises her role in Season 3, which premieres next month.

Jack Dunn GKIDS and European animation distributor Anime Ltd. have acquired global rights to Naoko Yamada’s new film “The Colors Within.” GKIDS has acquired the film for North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, while Anime Ltd. has acquired the film for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and all of Europe.

When one thinks of auteur-driven Peak TV in the streaming age, the first shows that generally come to mind are “House Of Cards” (2013) with David Fincher at the helm (at least for the first few eps), “True Detective” (2014) by director Cary Fukunaga, and Steven Soderbergh’s “The Knick” (2014). Crucial to the mix, but sometimes missing in that conversation, is Jane Campion’s “Top Of The Lake” starring Elisabeth Moss, which debuted in 2013, right at the beginning of this new second golden age of TV.

Amber Heard is celebrating her birthday with a sip of champagne. The Hollywood star is turning 38 and decided to share a sweet moment with her closest friends, enjoying drinks at an upscale restaurant.

Kyle Marisa Roth’s family is planning a celebration of life for the late TikToker, who died at age 36 earlier this month.“Thank you all again for showing so much love for my sister,” Lindsay Roth, Kyle’s sister, wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “It’s been so touching grieving my sister with thousands, if not millions, of people all over the world.”The tribute “will be recorded and shared during an online event that will happen at a date TBD,” she went on.“We are working to make sure everyone can pay their respects, while respecting my family’s need for intimacy and privacy during this tough time.”Kyle’s death was confirmed on April 15. Her cause of death is still unknown.“My sister Kyle Marisa passed away last week.

Jane Campion will be heading to Switzerland this summer to receive an honorary award at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, running from August 7 to 17.

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GLAAD said Tuesday that Jennifer Hudson and country singer Orville Peck will be honored with special awards at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony May 11 in New York.

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Britain’s Got Talent has returned with an explosive launch episode which saw an incredible singer and a South Korean martial arts troupe given the golden buzzer and fast tracked to the semi-finals. Bubbly brunette Sydnie Christmas, 28, dazzled the judges with her voice, while Ssaulabi Performance Troupe impressed with their taekwondo skills during the first episode of the ITV’s show 17th series, which aired on Saturday, April 20.

Lise Pedersen “The Landscape and the Fury” by Switzerland’s Nicole Vögele took the Grand Jury Prize in the International Feature Film Competition at Swiss doc festival Visions du Réel on Friday. Shot on the Bosnian-Croatian border, which is also the European Union border, the film unveils the struggle of refugees being chased away by police and navigating a terrain still contaminated with mines from the Bosnian War.