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Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, photographed by Pablo Larraín, used with permission

'Maria': the power of great women's stories told by extraordinary men & why I needed to watch the film again

E. Nina Rothe October 21, 2024

Turns out once was not enough for the cinematic tale of Maria Callas’ last week, as told by Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín and interpreted with courage and beauty by Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie.

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In Cinema, The Diaries, Festival Tags Maria, Pablo Larrain, Angelina Jolie, BFI London Film Festival, Maria Callas, opera, Spencer, Jackie, Venice Film Festival, Netflix, Studiocanal, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimo Cantini Parrini, StudioCanal, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Hendrix Dyas
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Jennifer Grey, who is in 'A Real Pain' at the Golden Globes party celebrating the BFI London Film Festival

Highlights from the Golden Globes party the BFI London Film Festival

E. Nina Rothe October 14, 2024

And other get-togethers across town.

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In Cinema, Fashion, Festival, The Diaries Tags Golden Globes party, BFI London Film Festival, Jennifer Grey, London, film, fashion, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Kris Bowers, Margie Cohn, DreamWorks Animation, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders, Anora, Sean Baker, Robb Report, Maria Bakalova, Sasha Baron Cohen, John Magaro, The Agency, Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Pérez, Richard Gere, Michael Fassbender, Jesse Eisenberg, Soho Mews House
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The upcoming London Rolling Film Fest announces "Yes She Cannes" partnership and pitch clinic finalists

E. Nina Rothe September 23, 2024

The 14th edition of the London Rolling Film Festival will take place at VUE Piccadilly London on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags London Rolling Film Festival, London, Vue Piccadilly, Mike Smith, Adriana Kulig, Pitch Corner, FilmFreeway, Alida Pantone, Yes She Cannes, Palm Tree Universal, The Chocolate Club, Deborah Hadfield, Robbie Moffat, Rachele Fregonese, Joanne Mitchell, Paul McEvoy, Rachael Sutherland, Amanny Mohamed, Kimberley Marren Recognition Award, The Fan Carpet
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Guilty pleasure: how watching 'Transformers One' with fans changed my outlook on the film

E. Nina Rothe September 21, 2024

I may not be the target demographic for the latest action figures franchise film but, it turns out, I even found the inner teenager in me and made a TikTok video about the experience.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Transformer One, TikTok, Steve Buscemi. Lawrence Fishburne, Jon Hamm, Keegan-Michael Key, Badassatron, Brian Tyree Henry, Megatron, Chris Helmsworth, Optimus Prime, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Cooley, Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, Paramount, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg
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Amos Gitai's 'House' will play London's Barbican for a limited run

E. Nina Rothe September 19, 2024

And along with his play, there are film screenings and some activities going on that cannot be missed.

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In Art, The Diaries Tags Barbican Centre, House, Amos Gitai, Israel, Palestine, A House in Jerusalem, News from House/News from Home, Irene Jacob, Micha Lescot, La Colline, Brutalist architecture
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Image courtesyo of Focus Features, used with permission

Pharrell Williams releases new original song for his Lego animated biopic 'Piece by Piece'

E. Nina Rothe September 14, 2024

The film, directed by Morgan Neville, world premiered at Telluride before screening at TIFF to glowing reviews, and will close this year’s BFI London Film Festival.

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In Art, The Diaries, Cinema Tags Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, Piece by Piece, song release, Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers, Lego Group, Over the Moon Lego set, Focus Features, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, David Lawrence, Shani Saxon, Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone
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BFI London Film Festival announces full line up for upcoming 68th edition

E. Nina Rothe September 4, 2024

And the numerous titles include the latest titles from Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes and Leos Carax — along with allowing the UK public to discover visionary up and coming filmmakers like Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe and Shiori Ito.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes, Leos Carax, Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe, Shiori Ito, Afternoon Teas, Kristy Matheson, Ben Roberts, Queer, Maria, Netflix, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, Steve McQueen, Blitz, Morgan Neville, Piece By PIece, Pharrell Williams, Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice, Edward Berger, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Marielle Heller, Nightbitch, Amy Adams, Pedro Almodóvar, The Room Next Door, Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Zoe Saldaña, Denis Villeneuve, and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Dahomey, Harvest, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof, One to One: John & Yoko, Göran Hugo Olsson, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, Thomas Vinterberg, Families Like Ours, Alfonso Cuarón, Disclaimer, Cate Blanchett, The Listeners, Jordan Tannahill, Rebecca Hall, Steven Knight, A Thousand Blows, The Franchise, Jon Brown, Liza Johnson, The Summer Book, Diciannove, Charlie McDowell, Glenn Close, Ellis Park, Warren Ellis, Justin Kurzel, The Assessment, Fleur Fortuné, Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, The End, Joshua Oppenheimer, Tilda Swinton, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Giovanni Tortorici, Manfredi Marini, Vittoria Planeta, Dana Giuliano
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BFI London Film Festival announces Competition line up for upcoming edition

E. Nina Rothe August 30, 2024

And the titles include ‘The Extraordinary Miss Flower’ by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ by Rungano Nyoni and Georgian film ‘April’, produced by Luca Guadagnino.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, The Extraordinary Miss Flower, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Rungano Nyoni, April, Luca Guadagnino, Official Competition announcement, Zambia, Japan, Geraldine Flower, Nick Cave, Emilíana Torrini, Angus Sampson, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Memoirs of a Snail, Adam Elliot, Australia, Annecy Film Festival, Under the Volcano, Ukraine, Damian Cokur, Vermiglio, Maura Delpero, The Wolves Always Come at Night, Gabrielle Brady, Living in Two Worlds, Mipo O, Laila Abbas, Thank You for Banking with Us, Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down, Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbot, Four Mothers, Darren Thornton, Gianni Di Gregorio, Mid-August Lunch
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Controversy brewing at this year's Venice Film Festival over lack of press access

E. Nina Rothe August 29, 2024

Granted, it wouldn’t be a film festival if some sort of polemic didn’t arise and this year’s 81st Venice International Film Festival will probably go down in history as the beginning of the end for independent film journalism. Here’s why.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Venice International Film Festival, 81st Venice International Film Festival, controversy, journalists, press activity, junkets, press conference
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A still from ‘Aïcha’ by Mehdi Barsaoui, courtesy of The Party Film Sales

More to love from the Doha Film Institute at this year's Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe August 20, 2024

This year there are 12 Doha Film Institute supported films in the lineup on the Lido, plus the DFI is hosting a special afternoon and even a gala dinner celebrating their achievements in the world of cinema and art.

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In Art, Cinema, Fashion, The Diaries Tags Doha Film Institute, Your ghosts are mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice International Film Festival, Aisha, Aisha Can’t Fly Away, DFI, Qumra, Media City Qatar, Majid Al-Remaihi, Shaima Al Tamimi, La Biennale di Venezia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Aïcha, Mehdi Barsaoui, Happy Holidays, Scandar Copti, Shadows, Rand Beiruty, Sudan Remember Us, Hind Meddeb, Orizzonti, Giornate degli Autori, Critics' Week, In This Darkness I See You, Nadim Tabet, My Father’s Scent, Mohamed Siam, Marie & Jolie, Erige Sehiri, The Station, Sara Ishaq, Theft of Fire, Amer Shomali
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A still from Tan Chui Mui’s film, courtesy of the Prada Group

Malaysian Tan Chui Mui and Argentinian Laura Citarella are 2024 Miu Miu Women's Tales directors

E. Nina Rothe August 2, 2024

A yearly appointment at the Venice Film Festival, fashion brand Miu Miu, also a Creative Partner of Giornate degli Autori, has once again sponsored two women filmmakers in the creation of a short film each, about women and their world; the shorts will screened during the upcoming festival, with their directors and casts in attendance.

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In Cinema, Fashion, Festival, The Diaries Tags Tan Chui Mui, Miu Miu Women's Tales, Prada Group, films, shorts, Miu Miu, Giornate degli Autori, Venice International Film Festival, Laura Citarella, Barbarian Invasion, Trenque Lauquen, Hotel Excelsior, Veneto Region, Liliana Cavani, Mira Nair, Alice Rohrwacher, Kate Mara, Sia, Hailee Steinfeld, Agnes Varda, Dakota Fanning, Juno Temple, Kate Bosworth, Zosia Mamet, Chloë Sevigny, Tessa Thompson, Brigitte Lacombe, Vanessa Kirby, Nathalie Emmanuel, Carla Simón, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Stane, I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Fear of Your Fear, Jo Kukathas, Sdanny Lee, Zhiny Ooi, Jean Seizure, Da Huang Pictures, HiProduction, El Affair Miu Miu, Elisa Carricajo, Verónica Llinás, Juliana Muras, Laura Paredes, Ezequiel Pierri, Cecilia Rainero, Rafael Spregelburd, Guillermina Villa Simon, El Pampero Cine
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Three fantastic takeaways from this year's San Diego Comic-Con

E. Nina Rothe August 1, 2024

And they include a certain favorite animated robot of mine, plus the return to the Marvel universe by a beloved actor, and a performance out of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ — all the stuff geek dreams are made of!

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Marvel, Robert Downey Jr., Disney, San Diego Comic Con, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Wild Robot, Annecy, cinema, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong'o, Kit Connor, Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill, Jeff Hermann, Chris Sanders, Iron Man, Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Secret Wars, Avengers: Doomsday, Doctor Doom, Marvel Universe, RDJ, Madonna, Like a Prayer, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Peterpool, Rob Delaney, Petco Park, San Diego, R-rated movie, Deadpool Corps
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Lumen Studios to present multi-sensory exhibition 'Eclipse' by NONOTAK in London

E. Nina Rothe July 22, 2024

This expansive site-specific light and sound 1,000+ square meter exhibition will be on view in London from the 30th of August through the 8th of December 2024.

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In Art, The Diaries Tags NONOTAK, Lumen Studios, Noemi Schipfer, Takami Nakamoto, Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4, MUTEK International Festival of Digital Creativity and Electronic Music, Day for Night, Tate Britain, Art Basel Miami, Artechouse, Wonderspaces, Hermès, Adidas, Crack Magazine, Roppongi Art Night, Forbes 30 under 30, Art Directors Club Young Guns Awards, Eclipse, Bermondsey, Jen Roebuck, Lumen Prize, London
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Venice Film Festival announces Orizzonti and Debut Film juries

E. Nina Rothe July 21, 2024

And they include one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, Soudade Kaadan, along with American director and screenwriter Debra Granik, and Canadian actress Taylor Russell.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags La Biennale di Venezia, Orizzonti Jury, “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film, 81st Venice International Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, Lido di Venezia, Soudade Kaadan, Debra Granik, Taylor Russell, Christos Nikou, Tuva Novotny, Gábor Reisz, Valia Santella, Gianni Canova, Ricky D’Ambrose, Barbara Paz, Jacob Wong, Nezouh, Orizzonti Extra, Armani Beauty Orizzonti Extra Audience Award, Timothée Chalamet, Luca Guadagnino, Filmauro, Julian Ungano
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The Official 2024 Venice Immersive Selection and Competition revealed

E. Nina Rothe July 19, 2024

And it includes 63 projects from 25 countries.

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In Art, Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags CULTUR.art, Venice Immersive, La Biennale di Venezia, culture, In the Realm of Ripley, Soo Eung Chuck Chae and Eun Jung Chae, Patricia Highsmith, the XR - Extended Reality, 81st Venice International Film Festival, Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio
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'A Journey with Aparna Sen' at London's Ciné Lumière

E. Nina Rothe July 11, 2024

Be prepared to be awed and inspired by this legend of Indian cinema, in town for a mini-retrospective of her directorial work screening this weekend.

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In Cinema, The Diaries Tags Aparna Sen, Kolkata, Bengali cinema, Indian cinema, London, Cine Lumiere, Institut Français, Satyajit Ray, Samapti, Mrinal Sen, James Ivory, Life Magazine, Brian Brake, Monsoon photo, FilmFare Awards, India, Padma Shri, 36 Chowringhee Lane, House of Memories, Engendered I-View Film Festival
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Venice Film Festival Competition jury will include Andrew Haigh and Abderrahmane Sissako along with president Isabelle Huppert

E. Nina Rothe July 11, 2024

Other members of the esteemed Venezia 81 jury include James Gray, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and Zhang Ziyi.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Venice Film Festival, Jury competition, Venezia 81, La Biennale di Venezia, Alberto Barbera, Isabelle Huppert, James Gray, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz, Andrew Haigh, Abderrahmane Sissako, Zhang Ziyi, Golden Lion, Julian Schnabel, Hand of Dante, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Al Pacino, Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips, Warner Bros. Pictures, All of Us Strangers
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World premiere of Steve McQueen's 'Blitz' to open 68th BFI London Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe July 8, 2024

Making it the perfect time to discover, or revisit, some of the Academy Award and BAFTA winning UK filmmaker’s previous work.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Steve McQueen, BFI London Film Festival, Blitz, Bianca Stigter, Occupied City, Small Axe, Shame, WIdows, Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham
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The 5th Amman International Film Festival kicks off with style and a somber tone

E. Nina Rothe July 4, 2024

Respectful of the ongoing Gaza tragedy and in tune with the mood of the Region in general, the Jordanian film festival still managed to celebrate its theme for this edition — “Our Stories, Our Narratives”.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Amman International Film Festival, Awal Film, Amman, Jordan, Bye Bye Tiberias, No, Palestine, Palestinian stories, Lina Soualem, Hiam Abbass, Gaza, Hanaa Awad, From Ground Zero, Rashid Masharawi, Film, Cannes, Queen Rania, Princess Rym Ali, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Dhafer L'Abidine, Bushra Rozza, Alana Hadid, Mounir Atallah, Watermelon Pictures, Asghar Farhadi, Oscar winner, Mahdi Fleifel, Ameen Nayfeh
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A still from the film, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Tim Burton’s 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' to kick off 81st Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe July 2, 2024

The film features Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, with Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe and will be screened on the 28th of August in the Sala Grande.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Steve Schofield, Tim Burton, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice International Film Festival, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Warner Bros. Pictures, Venice, Lido, Sala Grande, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Out of Competition, Opening Film, Alberto Barbera, Alfred Gough & Miles Millar, Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson, Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper, Sara Desmond, Katterli Frauenfelder, Larry Wilson, Laurence Senelick, Brad Pitt
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