London Korean Film Festival Sets Dates, Partial Program; Will Include Online & Physical Screenings, Plus Bong Joon-Ho Shorts

Kanye West was pictured in London on Saturday (October 10) alongside his seven-year-old daughter North, prompting fans to question whether the international visit breached quarantine rules.The ‘Jesus Is King’ rapper, who is still running for president in next month’s US election, appears to have flown to the UK with North while his wife Kim Kardashian has stayed in the US.All arrivals from the US are required to complete a two week quarantine upon arrival in measures introduced to curb the

Naman Ramachandran Actor and filmmaker George Clooney will deliver a virtual screen talk at the 64th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival, where he will discuss his career and his latest feature “The Midnight Sky.”“The Midnight Sky” is a post-apocalyptic tale that follows Clooney, playing a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop an astronaut, played by Felicity Jones (“On the Basis of Sex”), and her team from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorGeorge Clooney Joins LFF LineupThe BFI London Film Festival has added a virtual Screen Talk with George Clooney who will discuss his career and latest feature The Midnight Sky. The event will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTube channel.

Naman Ramachandran Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “13th”) and “Succession” executive producer Jane Tranter are among a range of figures participating at this year’s British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival’s industry program.The program, which is virtual this year, is headlined by two ‘Spotlight’ conversations. DuVernay will be in conversation with the crew from her non-profit media and social justice organization ARRAY.

Thundercat has postponed his UK and European shows this year to 2021.The LA multi-instrumentalist and producer was due to play London’s Roundhouse on October 9 and a host of other European shows, including Berlin’s Astra Kulturhaus on October 13.As part of this rescheduled tour, he will now perform at Manchester Academy on May 13, 2021, as well as an upgraded London show at the O2 Academy Brixton on May 7, 2021.

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are stepping out together.

Naman Ramachandran Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut “The Human Voice” and British artist Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock” have been added to the British Film Institute London Film Festival.Almodovar’s short, loosely based on Jean Cocteau’s play, presents a woman on the edge portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who is waiting for her lover to call. It will play in the festival’s shorts program, and screen at BFI Southbank on Oct.

The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) is going partially digital for the first time as the U.K. continues to grapple with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

David Bowie in Stardust has been released – check it out below.The film, an unauthorised biopic about Bowie in 1971 mapping his infamous US tour and the creation of the Ziggy Stardust persona, has set a UK premiere date at Raindance Film Festival.The first screening will take place at a socially-distanced opening night gala in London on October 28 with the film’s director Gabriel Range in attendance.Check out the new image here:Stardust will not include any of Bowie’s songs, as the musician’s

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Jo Malone London, the British perfume and scented candle brand, has issued an apology to John Boyega — who was last year named its first male global ambassador — for taking a personal video he made for them and reshooting it for the Chinese market, in the process removing not onlyStar Wars actor entirely but not featuring a single black individual.