A surrealist masterpiece by Salvador Dalí, Couple aux têtes pleines de nuages (1937), leads Bonhams’ Impressionist & Modern Art Sale in London this week on Thursday 15 October. This is the sale that was to have taken place on March 26, but which was rescheduled due to lockdown. The work, which has never before been offered at auction, comes from the collection of the Italian … Read more
Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.
Screenplay by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae.
February 26, 2021.
Artist Frank Bowling OBE RA has been given the honour of Knight Bachelor conferred upon him in the Birthday 2020 Honours List by Her Majesty The Queen. The Birthday Honours list recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. During his six-decades long career, Bowling’s relentless pursuit of excellence … Read more
Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with SUICIDE BOMBS strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help – until they discover they can ‘take’ one another’s time by killing each other.
November 6, 2020.
Hana is seeking mental peace and physical respite after an overwhelming period spent working at a clinic in Ramtha, on the Jordanian-Syrian border, where she specialised in treating victims wounded in the war in Syria. She finds solace in majestic Luxor, Egypt, where she lived in her 20s and dated a handsome archeologist, Sultan, who was also studying there. On this nostalgic solo trip, she lingers through memory-filled hotel lobbies and ancient sites as she begins to grapple with her grief and her emotions from the war—but when she runs into Sultan on a ferry crossing unexpectedly, the chemistry is undeniable.
November 6, 2020.
Original title: Luxor
Year: 2019
Running time: 85 min.
Country: Egypt
Director: Zeina Durra
Screenwriter: Zeina Durra
Music: Nascuy Linares
Cinematography: Zelmira Gainza
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Michael Landes, Karim Saleh, Sherin Reda, Shahira Fahmy, Salima Ikram, Ahmed Talaat, Trude Reed, Indigo Rønlov, Janie Aziz
Producer: Co-production Egypt-United Kingdom-United Arab Emirates; Film-Clinic, Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He gained a following in 2013, posting song covers on the video-sharing application Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which led to him signing a deal with the record label. He has since released three studio albums, headlined three world tours, and received several awards.
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A bank teller discovers that he’s actually a player inside a video game.
December 11, 2021.
Original title: Free Guy
Year: 2020
Country: United States
Director: Shawn Levy
Screenwriter: Matt Lieberman
Cinematography: George Richmond
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jamaal Burcher, Bob Gilliam
Producer: Berlanti Productions, 20th Century Studios. Distributed by 20th Century Studios
Out of the vision of nine of the most influential galleries in Italy, comes a first-hand guide to the country’s art, culture and contemporary lifestyle, written and illustrated by the gallerists themselves. Website from 5 October 2020 www.italics.art ITALICS Art and Landscape is an all-digital editorial platform that will spotlight the profound cultural experiences cultivated on … Read more
An actress’s nightmare about killing her ex-boyfriend is somehow show up in reality.
January 1, 2021.
Director: James Toback
Screenplay: James Toback
Stars: Sienna Miller, Alec Baldwin, Charles Grodin
An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
November 13, 2020.
On its Official Netlix Site.
Director: David E. Talbert
Screenplay: David E. Talbert
Stars: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Anika