The work of cult US filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola shone brightly for the organisers of the 2019 Lumière festival, which ends on Sunday in Lyon. “Lumière and its festivalgoers honour one of the greatest living legends in the history of cinema,” declared festival president Bertrand Tavernier and festival director Thierry Frémaux. Coppola received the festival’s … Read more
Disney revealed its much anticipated trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the final installment of the franchise’s Skywalker saga story line. The trailer dropped during halftime of “Monday Night Football,” debuting on what would have been the late Carrie Fisher’s 63rd birthday. The actress was best known for her role as Princess Leia … Read more
The five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola accepted the 2019 Lumière Award earlier this month. It was another accolade for the prized director of landmark films including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Coppola’s name joins a succession of big names who have been honoured since the prize was first awarded in 2009, including Clint Eastwood, … Read more
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stepped out Tuesday night for the One Young World Summit in London. The former Meghan Markle donned an elegant purple midi dress and navy pointed stilettos for the opening ceremony of the event at Royal Albert Hall. She wore her hair in bouncy curls with a fashionable middle part. It was … Read more
Who’s a good dog? The military won’t say, but here’s the first look at the hero pooch. The dog that was injured in the raid that killedISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is back with his handler and recuperating from his injuries, Pentagon officials said. President Donald Trump released a photo of the dog later Monday. … Read more
“To be in Salzburg is a dream come true,” said Matías Montalvan, a young violinist from Peru. Matías is part of “Sinfonía por el Perú” – a project created eight years ago by Tenor Juan Diego Flórez which offers free music education to disadvantaged children. The foundation has taught thousands of young people a musical … Read more
A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification. It comes ahead of preparations for November 9, when the country will mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The project wants to gather 10,957 clay moulds of people shaking hands — one for … Read more
French actress Adele Haenel has accused a director of sexually harassing her when she was a teenager working on her first feature film. Haenel, now 30, claimed in an interview with French media outlet Mediapart on Monday that she had been the target of “permanent sexual harassment” from director Christophe Ruggia when the two worked … Read more
John Bercow, the former Speaker of the House of Commons, may have officially yelled out his last “ORDERRR” last week, but for anyone already missing him, a Belgian DJ has immortalised his not-so-dulcet tone in a new dance track. “John Bercow is probably the most rock-and-roll politician in the whole Brexit saga,” Michael Schack, a … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the creation of an online “Russian encyclopedia” with “reliable information” to replace Wikipedia. Putin made the comments at a meeting of the Russian Language Council held at the Kremlin on Tuesday. “It’s better to replace it with a Big Russian new encyclopedia in electronic form…here it will be in … Read more