A 'beautiful' mum-of-two who 'made everyone smile' took her own life after her mental health spiralled when she found a lump on her breast.
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“Persuasion,” from first-time feature film director Carrie Cracknell.Starring Dakota Johnson as Austen heroine Anne Elliott and Cosmo Jarvis as the love of her youth, Frederick Wentworth, the movie stays fairly true to the basic plot of Austen’s beloved final novel, but updates it by having protagonist Anne speak directly to camera. As Anne learns the man whose heart she broke is returning, now a much more socially suitable war-celebrated ship captain, the audience becomes who she turns to as she expresses her internal monologue of feelings, or even for sassy observations about her overly-dramatic younger sister.“I think the use of the breaking of the fourth wall was something that we tried to be very kind of thoughtful and considered about,” Cracknell, a multi-award-nominated theater director, told TheWrap.
“We experimented a lot on set with it. Dakota would test out different ways of looking to camera, different kinds of connections with the camera.“For me, it felt [like] casting the audience in a way as her confidante and kind of drawing them into her story,” Cracknell continued.
“It really gave her a lot of opportunity to kind of express her inner landscape and find more humor as well. But yeah, the balance was a fine thing.
A 'beautiful' mum-of-two who 'made everyone smile' took her own life after her mental health spiralled when she found a lump on her breast.
Naman Ramachandran A galaxy of stars paid fulsome tribute to filmmaker John McTiernan (“Die Hard,” “Predator”) and stuntman Vic Armstrong (the Indiana Jones, James Bond and Star Wars franchises) as they were both awarded Moving Target awards on Friday for their outstanding contributions to the action genre at the inaugural London Action Festival.The awards were presented at London’s Royal London Geographical Society and icons from the genre attended, including Corin Hardy (“Gangs of London”), composer David Arnold (“Casino Royale”) Robert Davi (“Die Hard”) and Edgar Wright (“Last Night in Soho”).Prominent film personalities who have worked with McTiernan and Armstrong conveyed their appreciation via video messages. Harrison Ford praised Armstrong, saying: “We’ve been doing this Vic for like 50 years! You’ve had the good sense to turn it into a directing job ‘cos this running, jumping and falling down thing is a game for the young guys.
is back in action and in Colorado to give a full renovation to the small town of Fort Morgan.This season is set to be bigger and better than before, and to accomplish their ambitious goals, stars Ben and Erin Napier are teaming up with stars Dave and Jenny Marrs to bring a new look to the tight-knit community.ET's Lauren Zima was on site, and spoke with the show's hosts and dream makers about the enormous undertaking.«Over the next four months, we are going to help renovate business and homes,» Dave shared excitedly while talking about how they are going to be tackling a whopping 18 renovation projects — up from the 12 they did last season when working on the town of Wetumpka, Alabama.Ben said that their overhauling will bring new life to «community spaces all across this great town.»According to Dave, there will be «hundreds» of people, both hired contractors and townspeople, helping with the massive endeavor.«The town is literally pitching in,» Jenny added. «Everyone is involved, everyone's a part of this.»Fans will get to see the monumental project take place over six episodes, as the town comes together for a transformation of unprecedented proportions.Nestled just over an hour outside of Denver, Fort Morgan struggles to compete with the larger city's entertainment and shopping availability.
Carson Burton “Indiana Jones 5” star Boyd Holbrook admits he’s feeling “a little bit” nervous about fan reaction to director James Mangold’s upcoming installment of the legendary action-adventure movie franchise.“It’s kind of like a childhood dream,” Holbrook told Variety at Monday’s red carpet premiere of “Vengeance” at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. “And you could feel a little bit of that pressure, but I try not to go down those roads. I really just focus on the job at hand.”Details about “Indiana Jones 5” have been kept under wraps.
reported that the show was still generating tourism for the Alabama town. «They did it in the right way,» said Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis.
A trial in Turkey is underway for a British woman who is potentially facing life in prison after allegedly pushing her boyfriend to his death from a hotel balcony in a moment of jealous rage.
Former EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon has been soaking up the Turkish sun with her family on a incredible break.The actress, 46, posted a series of images to her Instagram account and told fans how much fun the family is having on the trip. She penned: “We are in Bodrum! So far I’m loving it! The landscape is stunning, the people are so friendly and the weather was gorgeous today… Hot but with a cool breeze.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA Turkish biopic about 1980s pop singer Bergen, who grappled with a violent husband that hired someone to pour nitric acid on her face and later shot and killed her, is becoming a sleeper box office hit across West Asia.The potent female empowerment film, titled “Bergen,” follows the singer’s meteoric rise from cello player to becoming Turkey’s “Queen of Arabesque,” all while struggling with a partner hellbent on sabotaging her career. The pic is helmed by Turkish directorial duo Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay, who are known for works driven by civil liberties and gender issues such as the 2015 drama “Drawers,” about a teenage girl’s sexuality.Upon grossing a substantial $10 million-plus intake at Turkish cinemas, “Bergen” is now scoring brisk box office returns across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon and Oman.
The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled its competition line-up for this year’s festival, with Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage and Ukrainian helmer Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s documentary ‘Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles’ selected in the feature film and documentary categories respectively.
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast, and still has the window stickers to prove it. It is being offered for sale by Hertfordshire-based collectible car specialists, Hilton & Moss. The character-filled coupe is being sold directly from Mr Oliver's private classic car collection, which reportedly includes a 1950s Land Rover Defender and a classic 1967 Ford Mustang that belongs to his wife, Jools.
Russell Crowe and Johnny Depp are partly responsible for director Peter Weir’s 12-year absence from Hollywood.READ MORE: The Black Phone review: Ethan Hawke smashes it as a masked bogeymanIn a recent interview with IndieWire, Hawke was asked why the Dead Poet’s Society director, who’s set to receive an honorary Oscar, hasn’t made a film since 2010’s The Way Back.“I think he lost interest in movies,” said Hawke. “He really enjoyed that work when he didn’t have actors giving him a hard time.