The beginnings are not always easy and Omar Apollo he knows. His songs are heard all over the world today, but in his early days as a singer-songwriter he had to borrow 30 dollars to be able to upload his first material to Spotify and even then he thought it would never be successful. However, … Read more
Made a decade after the 2011 Oscar nomination Puss in Boots, the sequel which premieres on December 21 takes a darker turn as the eponymous feline, voiced by Antonio Banderas, is forced to face his mortality. “He’s been through eight of his nine lives, and he’s on his last,” said director Joel Crawford, explaining that … Read more
After France (“La Vérité”), Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-Eda set up his cameras in South Korea. The result: “Les Bonnes étoiles”, a very beautiful film awarded at Cannes which he tells us about. A Screenplay Award for Like Father, Like Son in 2013. A Palme d’Or for A Family Affair in 2018. And a Best Actor … Read more
The rise and fall of the infamous all-male erotic revue is the backdrop for Hulu’s limited series Welcome to Chippendaleswhich follows strip club founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee as he grows from a promising businessman in the 80s to a reviled accomplice in a murder in the early 90s. Kumail Nanjiani offers an unexpectedly dramatic turn … Read more
During the press tour to discuss the animated film Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Againthe producer of the film (and free guy director) Shawn Levy took some time to talk about his next big project. Levy directed all episodes of the Netflix limited series All the light we can’t see, which is currently in … Read more
The Twister sequel is moving forward with a director currently in talks to helm the film for Universal and Amblin. Per Deadline, Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is on deck to direct the sequel, which will be written by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant). Frank Marshall (Jurassic World Dominion) is producing the feature under his Kennedy/Marshall … Read more
In a story likely to repeat itself many times over as his star continues its upward trajectory, when he first met his agent, 19-year-old Micheal Ward was asked what kind of project he would like to be part of if it was possible. “Something like best boy,he said, referring to Ronan Bennett’s cult crime series … Read more
Jean-François Laguionie is one of the greatest French animated filmmakers. Palme d’or for short films in 1978, his filmography is crossed by numerous works rooted in the maritime universe. At the age of 80, Laguionie embarked on the production of his last film devoted to the character of Slocum. Documentary filmmaker Pierre-François Lebrun followed him … Read more
At only 28 years old, Ryan Castrothe reggaeton singer born in Medellín (Colombia), has been able to take advantage of all the opportunities that life has presented him to make a name for himself in the competitive industry musical. On this occasion, he arrives in Peru to meet his national fans for the first time. … Read more
The Nobel Prize for Literature from 2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah He highlighted this Saturday in Frankfurt the diversity that exists in East Africa, when he presented the German edition of his novel “Life After”. The fact that the first prominent character that appears in it, Khalifa, is someone with an Indian Muslim father and an African … Read more