Macaulay Culkin sang fiancee Brenda Song‘s praises while accepting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Marta Balaga It’s a family affair for filmmaker Jialai Wang, taking a closer look at her mother and grandmother in feature debut “Paragate,” now showing at documentary festival IDFA. But she is not done just yet, currently developing a new hybrid doc under the working title “La Revenante” (“The Revenant”). “It talks about both of my parents and about their religion: My mother is a Buddhist and my father is a Christian.
They are both very spiritual and I am trying to understand how they became this way. I think they both led a very difficult life, so they needed this spiritual support,” she reveals to Variety. “At this point, my mother couldn’t live without religion.
She has nothing else. The Goddess of Mercy [known as Guanyin] and her Buddhist master are her family now.” In the new film, she is hoping to approach religion “from the inside,” she says. “I want to create the kind of atmosphere that makes you think of a horror film.
I was religious too in the past: after all, I grew up with my mother and was very influenced by her worldview. I know how it feels and what is going on in our heads. I no longer belong to that world, but I don’t want to ridicule it.
It’s a way of expressing yourself. For my mother, it certainly is.” In two-part “Paragate,” named after a Sanskrit expression meaning “gone to the other shore,” Wang tries to communicate with her mother and grandmother. At first, only via her smartphone with its cracked screen.
When her grandmother dies, she returns to Shanghai, only to realize the relationship with her mother remains as strained as ever. Produced by Julie Frères for Belgium’s Dérives, it’s co-produced by CBA and GSARA, with the first also handling sales. “It was tough, because I thought something
.Macaulay Culkin sang fiancee Brenda Song‘s praises while accepting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Proud mum of three Christine McGuinness has shared her delight with her fans on social media as she revealed how she was finally able to have a Christmas tree at home to celebrate the festive season. The 35 year old presenter, who is the ex-wife of comedian Paddy McGuinness, took to Instagram as she opened up about her struggles with having a tree in previous years, due to her children often experiencing a sensory overload from all of the lights, textures and sparkles associated with the traditional decoration.
EXCLUSIVE: Kristina Lauren Anderson, Remy Solomon and producer Natalie Krinsky are getting in business with Canada’s Blink49 Studios.
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Cannavale has been tapped to play Aaron Hernandez’s love interest in the first installment Ryan Murphy’s anthology series .
If Aaron Wan-Bissaka needs convincing to answer the international call of DR Congo then the prospect of helping shape a 'dream team' might help sway the Manchester United man.
A criminal family who ran a meth-making lab in Ashton are amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
Alan Partridge is the latest public figure to speak out about who should be the next James Bond. In a new in-character Q&A interview in The Guardian, the Steve Coogan creation was asked whether he himself would accept the offer to play the spy if the chance came around. “Wouldn’t happen,” he replied.
Catching up on Netflix’s GeekedWeek with some trailers we missed. Next up is “The Brothers Sun,” a new series starring Michelle Yeoh.
I'm A Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here's Nella Rose was left heartbroken after she lost both her parents at a young age.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have jetted off to Canada where they made a surprise appearance at a hockey game in Vancouver Monday night.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were all smiles as they watched the Vancouver Canucks take on the San Jose Sharks from the comfort of a VIP box at the Rogers Arena.What’s more, Harry was the guest of honor as he even made the ceremonial first puck drop ahead of the match-up as San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl and Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes stood on either side.The exiled royal’s puck drop came 21 years after his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, made her own ceremonial puck drop ahead of the same match up in 2002.Her Late Majesty visited Vancouver during an 11-day tour of Canada in honor of her Golden Jubilee.Hertl spoke after the game about Harry’s puck drop.“I actually had to tell him [to drop the puck] because he keeps holding and smiling,” he said. “I’d say ‘it’s time to drop it’ but it’s a cool moment.
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Morrison (Glee) and Kara Wang (Top Gun: Maverick) have been set to star in From Embers, a dramatic thriller from writer-director Kate Bohan and Studio 6688.
Influencer and YouTube star Nella Rose has entered the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle and has already squirmed at the first challenge. Viewers tuned in on Sunday night to watch the return of the hit ITV series with a fresh batch of celebrities ready to take on a series of Bushtucker trails and camp conditions.
EXCLUSIVE: Getting a leg-up here on our Thanksgiving stretch preview, Apple Studios production of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon will invade the global box office via Sony this Wednesday, in what’s shaping up to be a $46M WW global start.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Belgium’s Stenola Productions, behind Joachim Lafosse’s 2022 Cannes Competition player “The Restless” and this year’s San Sebastian’s Golden Shell contender “A Silence,” has boarded “Elena,” written by Cannes Camera d’Or winner César Díaz (“Our Mothers”) and a potential highlight at this month’s Ventana Sur Proyecta forum. Stenola, which looks set to handle part of post-production, joins Norwegian lead producer Staer, founded by Elisa Fernanda Pirir, and Lithuania’s Just a Moment on a film which marks the anticipated feature debut of Dalia Huerta Cano, whose “Flesh That Remembers” won best doc short at Mexico’s Morelia Film Festival and DF Docs.
Married At First Sight's Shona Manderson has been in a "secret" relationship with co-star Matt Pilmoor "for months". Shona, 31 who hails from Nottingham, took part in the latest series of MAFS UK which saw her matched with Brad Skelly.They had a whirlwind romance during their time on the show before it all came to blows and they were asked to leave the process early as their relationship was deemed "too unhealthy".They briefly dated outside of the experiment before calling it quits which prompted Shona to go on a "self-love journey" after claiming she was "completely blindsided".
France’s César Academy has unveiled its annual Revelations list showcasing 32 emerging acting talents making their mark in the French-speaking cinema world.
The tragic tale of a WW2 airman who died when his Spitfire crashed near Stirling during a training exercise is to be commemorated in sculpture.
Ground-breaking French-Iranian sales agent and producer Hengameh Panahi, who represented a myriad of renowned Cannes and Venice prize-winning auteur directors, has died at the age of 67.
Gemma Atkinson appeared emotional as she said she could 'finally' share some news with her fans and followers as she undergoes another career change. The Hits Radio host is currently enjoying her maternity leave after welcoming her second child into the world.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced South American, UK, European and North American tour dates for next year – see the list of dates below.Yesterday (November 7), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard took to social media to announce the upcoming 2024 tour, which will see the six-piece perform 58 concerts across South America, Europe and North America, beginning in March and ending in November.Announcing 58 new shows for 2024 WOO!Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Belgium, Germany, Czechia, Austria,…Posted by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on Tuesday, November 7, 2023Tickets to all of King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard’s announced tour dates go on public sale on Friday (November 10) with pre-sales going live today (November 8) at 9am GMT via the band’s official website.The band most recently released their 25th studio album, ‘The Silver Chord’, last month.