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Olivia Colman holds the award for leading actress for her performance in 'The Favourite' at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London. — Reuters
Hollywood glamour, shiny embellishments on BAFTA red carpet
LONDON — Dresses in dark colors but with plenty of embellishments, monochrome looks and the odd trouser suit dominated the red carpet at Sunday's BAFTAs, with some stars looking to old Hollywood glamour for Britain's top movie awards.Nominees Glenn Close and Melissa McCarthy as well as award presenters Salma Hayek and Cate Blanchett all chose black frocks for the event, which boasted sparkling embroidery or sequins.Blanchett's black dress had a plunging neckline filled with colored stones. Hayek added an eye-catching golden mesh headband to complete her outfit."There was a real nod ... back to old Hollywood glamour," Holly Rains, digital editor at magazine Marie Claire UK, told Reuters. "We saw Salma Hayek ... with this vintage sort of feel with her headband...
February 11, 2019

Hollywood glamour, shiny embellishments on BAFTA red carpet

Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron poses with the awards for a Director and for Best Film for 'Roma' at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. — Reuters
 
 / AFP / Ben STANSALL
'Roma' takes BAFTA glory in coup for Netflix
London — Netflix black-and-white production "Roma" triumphed at the BAFTA film awards, boosting Oscar hopes for the US streaming giant whose rise poses a serious challenge to the conventional Hollywood business model.The cinematic love letter to director Alfonso Cuaron's 1970s childhood in Mexico City beat black comedy "The Favourite" to win best film and best director."I'm seriously touched this film has been received the way it's been received," Cuaron said at a star-studded ceremony on Sunday in London's Royal Albert Hall, also attended by Prince William and his wife Kate.Cuaron thanked Netflix for "having the courage" to get behind his film as he picked up the gong, adding that its success "in an age where fear and anger...
February 11, 2019

'Roma' takes BAFTA glory in coup for Netflix

Greek composer and musician Yanni at a concert in Al-Ula as part of the Winter at Tantora festival.
Yanni dedicates 'One Man’s Dream' to ‘Saudi dreamers’
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia — Greek composer and musician Yanni dedicated his performance of “One Man’s Dream” to his Saudi Arabian audience for his belief that they can “achieve their dreams.”Alluding to the reforms associated with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, Yanni said during a concert held as part of the Winter at Tantora festival: “You have a lot of dreams in this country, I’ve heard about it a year and a half ago when I was here, and I was very impressed. I was very touched.”“You are reaching for the sky, that’s what you’re doing. You have a vision of what you want your country to become,” he added during the concert held in Al-Ula, northwest of Saudi Arabia.“These dreams of yours are challenging to say the least. They are very difficult and beautiful, and some...
February 10, 2019

Yanni dedicates 'One Man’s Dream' to ‘Saudi dreamers’

Fatih Akin
German director defends horror flick against #MeToo criticism
Berlin — One of Germany's most acclaimed directors, Fatih Akin, hit back Saturday at criticism of his new film about a real-life serial killer, "The Golden Glove", charging that it exploits the female victims.Akin, who won a Golden Globe award last year for his terrorism drama "In the Fade" starring Diane Kruger, insisted the ultra-violent new picture aimed to grant "dignity" to both the killer and the slain women."We are living in a time in which the discussion about sexual violence is everywhere and that is justified," Akin told reporters at the Berlin film festival, where the picture premiered."But when you make a film about sexual violence, you have to show it," he said after facing several pointed questions.Akin said he had no...
February 10, 2019

German director defends horror flick against #MeToo criticism

Prince Philip
Britain's Prince Philip gives up driving license after crash
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving license after a crash last month, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.Philip escaped without injury on Jan. 17 when the Land Rover he was driving flipped in a collision with a car close to the royals' Sandringham residence in eastern England."After careful consideration The Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license," the royal palace said in a statement.The other driver, a 28-year-old woman, suffered cuts to her knee and a 45-year-old woman passenger in the car, which also had a nine-month-old baby on board, sustained a broken wrist.Witnesses said Philip pulled into a main road from a drive.Philip, who suggested low sun had...
February 10, 2019

Britain's Prince Philip gives up driving license after crash

US singer-songwriter and 2019 MusiCares Person Of The Year Dolly Parton (L) performs onstage with US singer-songwriter and producer Linda Perry at the 2019 MusiCares Person Of The Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. — AFP
Country singer Dolly Parton raises laughs at charity awards gala
LOS ANGELES — Dolly Parton became the first country singer to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year award on Friday, taking to the stage with jokes about hillbillies.Comedy played a large role in a night of all-star musical performances in Los Angeles to honor Parton for her music and philanthropy, hosted by country group Little Big Town.Eight-time Grammy winner Parton, the singer and songwriter behind the hits "9 to 5," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You", got the biggest laughs at the 29th annual gala for MusiCares, which helps members of the music industry in need.Parton, whose career began with appearances at the age of 10 on radio stations in her native Tennessee, began her speech with a joke that made light of her backcountry roots."Of...
February 10, 2019

Country singer Dolly Parton raises laughs at charity awards gala

Woody Allen
Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68 mn for breach of contract
New York — Filmmaker Woody Allen has filed a $68 million suit against Amazon for breach of contract, accusing the streaming giant of canceling a film deal because of a "baseless" decades-old allegation that he sexually abused his daughter.Allen says Amazon sought to terminate the deal in June, and has since refused to pay him $9 million in financing for his latest film, "A Rainy Day in New York," his lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan allege.That film was one of several to be produced with the Oscar-winning director under a series of agreements reached after Allen made the "Crisis in Six Scenes" program for Amazon, which was then a new content provider.He is seeking that $9 million along with minimum guarantees owed him for three other films,...
February 09, 2019

Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68 mn for breach of contract

Albert Finney
'Angry Young Man' actor Albert Finney dies aged 82
London — Veteran actor Albert Finney, who found fame as one of Britain's "Angry Young Men" of the 1950s and 60s and went on to star in films including "Murder on the Orient Express" and "Erin Brockovich", has died at the age of 82, a family spokesman said Friday.Finney, who received four best actor Oscar nominations and won three Golden Globes, "passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side", the spokesman said.A Shakespearean actor, he mixed his movie career with television roles and acclaimed stage performances.He made his name in the gritty kitchen-sink drama "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" in 1960, becoming part of the wave of working-class actors and writers who revolutionized British film...
February 09, 2019

'Angry Young Man' actor Albert Finney dies aged 82

US actor and director Casey Affleck and actress Anna Pniowsky walk over the red carpet as they arrive for the premiere of the film
Casey Affleck's new film explores fatherhood in a world without women
BERLIN — A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck's own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where "Light Of My Life" is premiering.In the movie, which Affleck directs, he plays a father who isolates his daughter from society in a desperate attempt to protect her from a pandemic that has wiped out most women.In this dystopia, the father and daughter — dressed as a boy — fear discovery and plan escape routes wherever they stop. They trek through rain and snow, camping in woodland and seeking shelter in an abandoned house, a church and a home with three religious men.Affleck, who won the best actor Oscar in 2017 for his performance in the family drama...
February 09, 2019

Casey Affleck's new film explores fatherhood in a world without women

Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande drops album amid Grammys spat
Los Angeles — Reigning pop queen Ariana Grande dropped her highly anticipated album overnight Friday after slamming the producer of the Grammys for "lying" about her decision not to perform at music's biggest night.The chart topper released her fifth album "Thank U, Next" before lashing out at Ken Ehrlich after the Grammys boss told US media the woman of the moment "felt it was too late for her to pull something together.""I've kept my mouth shut but now you're lying about me," tweeted Grande with a screenshot of an Associated Press article. "I can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken. it was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that i decided not to attend.""I hope the show is...
February 09, 2019

Ariana Grande drops album amid Grammys spat

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