Two Winnipeg-spawned filmmakers who have both offered up surreal visions of the Prairie city — albeit almost 20 years apart — talked to a Toronto International Film Festival crowd this week about the reception to their latest movies and what it’s like to try to present Winnipeg to the world in film. Guy Maddin and Matthew Rankin … Read more
The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim to seven films at the festival, which opened Thursday: four features and three shorts, all with Manitoba connections. Never before in the 49-year history of the festival have so many Manitoba-made films been presented. Bear … Read more
The cast and creative team behind the forthcoming film adaptation of “Borderlands” came together for a special screening and fan event on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis and more hit the red carpet in fashionable looks with a certain edge inspired by the film, based on the video game of the … Read more
BACK TO BLACK: The Giorgio Armani Privé couture show proved to be a mini-reunion for the “Black Bag” cast with Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela sitting front row. The three star in the upcoming Steven Soderberg film. The shooting for this very secretive project finished just a week ago, Harris said. “Cate has … Read more
From Cate Blanchett’s maybe-statement dress to Greta Gerwig in hot-pink Balenciaga, the last few days of the film festival continue to see red carpet show-stoppers Ellie Violet Bramley Main image: Winnie Harlow poses on the red carpet before the screening of The Apprentice at the 77th Cannes film festival. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Fri 24 May … Read more
The third time is a charm for the collaboration between Cate Blanchett and Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of watches and jewelry Francesca Amfitheatrof to create her latest Cannes Film Festival red carpet look. “I’ve been working with Francesca on trying to find as many ways as possible to use the same jewelry,” she told WWD … Read more
The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury selection and the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or — the festival’s most prestigious prize — for Meryl Streep as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off its 77th edition. But along with buzzy films from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, to Kevin Costner’s … Read more
IN THE BLACK: Giorgio Armani conjured a starry crowd at his fall 2024 show, with guests including Cate Blanchett; Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson; actors Louis Garrel and Ji Chang Wook; artist Olympia Scarry, and the Italian singer and composer Alexia. Actor and screenwriter Aaron Taylor-Johnson attended as the new global ambassador for the Armani fragrance … Read more
The Hollywood film industry found itself at the centre of controversy following the release of sealed court documents pertaining to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents, made public this week, reveal a list of names associated with the disgraced financier.As people around the world reeled in shock over some of the names listed, a … Read more
