Johnny Depp, Michael Caine to Receive Karlovy Vary Honors

Shane MacGowan and Johnny Depp clearly have a friendship for the ages. They constantly support one another through tough times and smooth sailing.

Johnny Depp and Ethan Hawke got a very warm welcome at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival!

Will Tizard ContributorDespite an apparent last-minute sense of concern by Karlovy Vary fest organizers over international press coverage of Johnny Depp and his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard over domestic abuse allegations, the rocker/actor/producer made his appearances without much fuss and introduced the docu he co-produced, “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” to welcoming crowds on Friday.Depp’s other project at the Czech fest, the Japan-set thriller “Minamata,”

Guy Lodge Film CriticFor any older men feeling left behind by a world of youth, social media and anti-patriarchal sentiment, “Best Sellers” offers a comforting message: You may yet be a younger person’s savior, provided they come to save you first.Harris Shaw, the ornery, outdated writer at the center of Lina Roessler’s gentle literary comedy, has been creatively blocked for 50 years since producing one vastly acclaimed novel.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorHonored this year at the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival for his incredible volume of work over six decades, Michael Caine is remarkably down-to-earth as he reflects on lessons learned and how his plans to retire more than 20 years ago just never quite worked out.

Sir Michael Caine has admitted he spent eight years trying not to blink to perfect his acting technique.The legendary actor, 88, explained that a book titled Teach Yourself Film Acting featured the tip to “never blink” – leading him to spend eight years trying not to close his eyelids.Speaking to The Mirror, Caine said: “One thing that stuck in my mind was, ‘Don’t blink. You must never blink’.“For the next eight years, I walked around trying not to blink.

Will Tizard ContributorThe 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary Intl.

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Stars returned to the Czech town of Karlovy Vary for its annual film festival for the first time in over two years on Friday, as central and eastern Europe's leading film industry event got back into action after a COVID hiatus. The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened with two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine walking the red carpet.

coronavirus pandemic.The 55th edition of the festival will honor Oscar-winning British actor Michael Caine for his outstanding contribution to world cinema at its start on Friday night.Caine won two Academy Awards for best supporting roles in “Hannah and Her Sisters” in 1987 and “The Cider House Rules” in 2000.He will also present “Best Sellers” (2021), a comedy in which he stars, at the festival.Organizers will also honor U.S.

the Times reported.

The book industry, much like the film/TV industry, has undergone a fairly drastic change over the last decade or so. It’s no longer okay to just write a good book.

Jordan Moreau A Virginia judge allowed Johnny Depp to proceed with his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, after her plea to dismiss the suit after Depp lost his U.K. libel case was denied.Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, after she wrote a 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post about being a survivor of domestic abuse.

Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about surviving domestic violence.Court documents were released yesterday (August 17), according to PEOPLE, denying Heard’s request to dismiss the case – first filed in March 2019 – following Depp’s loss of his libel lawsuit against The Sun.Depp had attempted to sue the newspaper after they had referred to him as a “wife beater” in an article from April 2018.The trial originally took place over 16 days back in July 2020 at the Royal Courts of Justice, and

(UPDATED with statement from Depp lawyer) Johnny Depp may whine that Hollywood is boycotting him, but a Virginia judge just handed the Minamata star a big win in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard.

The Times, which is part of the same publishing group owned by Rupert Murdoch that also owns the tabloid The Sun, Depp called the last five years of dealing with the case “surreal” and referred to a Hollywood “boycott” of him.Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.

Johnny Depp believes Hollywood is boycotting him after he lost his defamation lawsuit against The Sun newspaper.  After his volatile relationship with Amber Heard came to an end, Depp sued the news outlet for referring to him as a "wife-beater" in a lengthy case that aired a lot of the couple’s dirty laundry and ultimately resulted in a loss for Depp.The situation led to the 58-year-old departing from his role in the Warner Bros.