Cardi B made the streets of Paris her personal runway while attending Haute Couture Fashion Week.
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Addie Morfoot Contributor When the American Film Institute announced last year that it was merging AFI Docs, the organization’s annual Washington, D.C., documentary film festival, into the Los Angeles-based AFI Fest, Jamie Shor called Sky Sitney.Shor, president of PR Collaborative, and Sitney, director of the film and media studies program at Georgetown, had both previously worked for AFI Docs. Shor’s publicity firm had done work for the former festival, previously known as Silverdocs, while Sitney served as AFI Docs festival director from 2005-2014.“Sky and I were both thinking to ourselves that Washington, D.C., was not going to have a doc presence,” says Shor.
“It collectively broke our hearts.”So, the duo spent the last year and a half creating and building DC/Dox, a new nonfiction film festival based in the nation’s capital. The inaugural four-day festival kicks off on June 15 with the D.C.
premiere of “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise.”In all, 31 features and 21 shorts from eight countries will screen during DC/Dox in venues including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, the National Archives’ William G.
McGowan Theater and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.Four films will be making their world premiere at DC/Dox, including Dawn Porter’s “Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court.” Part one of the four-part Showtime series will screen on June 18. Nick Capote’s “Between Life & Death: Terri Schiavo’s Story,” as well as two short docus — “Bubjan” and “The Silent Witness” — will also premiere at the fest.DC/Dox will also showcase notable films that previously debuted at various festivals around the country including Penny Lane’s “Confessions of a Good Samaritan” (SXSW) and two docs from Peter Nicks —
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Emmerdale star Amy Walsh considers her soap gig as Tracy Metcalfe "amazing", yet missing newborn daughter Bonnie's bedtime has caused her some personal heartbreak.The 36 year old and fiancé Toby-Alexander Smith welcomed the little bundle back around Christmas of 2021, their first child, but it's been a whirlwind turnaround since Amy returned to work in the Yorkshire Dales. "It's a juggle as we all know..." she told Loose Women's Charlene White, Denise Welch, Coleen Nolan and Janet Street-Porter on Tuesday, 4 July.
Tennis star Annabel Croft has made her return to television just weeks after the tragic death of her husband, Mel Coleman. The sporting pro, 56, was seen on 3 July at Wimbledon and will make appearances on a string of BBC shows while the highly anticipated event continues. Annabel is no stranger to the courts and in 1984, reached the third round of the prestigious tournament before hanging up her racket and retiring at 21 years old.
Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley star Charlotte Jordan has sent fans wild as she attended Lytham Festival in Lancashire with co-star Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 28, posted a "recent roundup", which included snaps from the event, the recent British Soap Awards and TRIC Awards.
Marta Balaga Spanish actress Itsaso Arana proves that “Girls Are Alright” with her directorial debut, vying for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Known to the festival’s audience thanks to Jonás Trueba’s “August Virgin,” which she also co-wrote, she is currently readying their next project, set to shoot in the autumn. “That experience, as well as his other films I starred in, have been profoundly significant in my life. Jonás is a great inspiration,” says Arana. But after years of collaborations, however satisfying, she is ready to venture out on her own.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Snapchat is pinking out loud for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” Warner Bros. Pictures is launching a “Barbie” AR Lens ad campaign exclusively on the social and messaging app — meaning Snapchat is the only place where you can dress up to look like Margot Robbie’s Barbie or Ryan Gosling’s Ken in fashions based on the film. The studio’s paid campaign on Snapchat launches Friday (June 30), three weeks ahead of the movie’s wide opening on July 21. Snapchat users can access the virtual Barbie wardrobe from the app’s Lens Carousel or by scanning the QR code (left). With the debut of the new Barbie Wardrobe AR Lens, Snapchatters can see themselves wearing different outfits and accessories inspired by costumes in the upcoming film. You can share the resulting pics or videos in a Snap message or a Snapchat Story (or save it to your camera roll to share via text or on other social platforms).
EastEnders fans have been left heartbroken as Billy Mitchell's tragic final goodbye to his granddaughter Lola Pearce-Brown has been aired. As Lola's friends and family prepare to attend her funeral which will air on Tuesday, Monday's episode (June 26) gave them the opportunity to pen words of their choice on her coffin. Lola heartbreakingly passed away at the end of May after a battle with a brain tumour.
EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to music-themed documentary The Elephant 6 Recording Co., setting an August 25 theatrical release date for the directorial debut of C.B. Stockfleth.
Sam Claflin learned about the history of Fleetwood Mac from a TikTok video.
Elizabeth Hurley has been in several high-profile relationships over the years, but the most important man in her life is her son, Damian.
Glastonbury Festival on Friday, Foo Fighters took the Pyramid Stage for a surprise appearance that marked the band’s first appearance at the English extravaganza since 2017.It was also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s first full show in the UK since the death of their beloved drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in 2022.Although there were rumors that the ChurnUps were actually the Foos, it wasn’t confirmed until a tweet about an hour before their set.“You guys knew it was us the whole time, didn’t you?” said Foo frontman Dave Grohl. “It’s nice to see your faces again.”And then Foo Fighters launched into an hour-long set that included hits such as “All My Life,” “Learn to Fly,” “The Pretender” and “Best Of You” as well as short covers of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.”“We’ve only got one hour so we gotta make sure we fit in all the songs we can,” said Grohl. The set included a slow, stripped-down version of “My Hero” that many felt was a tribute to Hawkins, who actually received an official dedication on “Everlong.”But he wasn’t the only dearly departed loved one that the Foo Fighters remembered at Glastonbury.
massive layoffs at the network, TCM host Dave Karger and other colleagues spoke out for the first time to express heartache and frustration over the losses in leadership. “My goal (and I know the other hosts agree) is to try to be a stabilizing and familiar presence in the months ahead,” Karger tweeted Friday, noting the feeling of uncertainty following Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav‘s move to fire 25-year veteran Pola Changnon and others.Karger wrote that he is “beyond heartbroken.” “A note to our passionate TCM viewers: It’s been a tough week to say the least and I’m beyond heartbroken that we are losing so many brilliant colleagues who are also dear friends.
Republican presidential hopeful Francis Suarez stopped by “The View” on Friday, and the hosts wasted no time in grilling him about his promised support of Donald Trump, should the twice-indicted former president get the GOP nomination.To start the interview, the women largely questioned Suarez on his platform, and how he plans to win against Trump and Ron DeSantis, who are both polling far ahead of most of the Republican pool of candidates at the moment. As he answered their questions, Hostin praised Suarez, saying “you sound so reasonable.” But, Hostin then called out the fact that Suarez has said that he will support and vote for Trump, should he become the nominee in 2024.
Caitlyn Jenner has had her ups and downs with the Kardashian clan over the years, with the drama playing out both onscreen and off.
Everyone has something to say about “The Idol.” Since even before it premiered, the Max series — the “sick and twisted” brainchild of Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson — has been slammed for “too graphic” sex scenes and excessive displays of “breast and ass,” as well as a particularly “nasty” steamy segment that Tesfaye was forced to defend.The “torture porn” drama, which premiered with 900,000 viewers, follows Jocelyn, portrayed by Lily-Rose Depp, a troubled pop star who becomes increasingly enraptured with the mysterious, rat-tail-donning Tedros (Tesfaye). Now, even a famed snack brand is trying to crumble the show’s cookies.After it was prematurely reported that the show would be canceled after only one season, the official Oreo account replied with more fire than one might expect from milk’s favorite cookie.
Trevor Noah has his sights set on the world of podcasting.
EastEnders fans have been left heartbroken for young Lexi as the square celebrated Father's Day. With Father's Day being just weeks after Lexi's mum Lola passed away, celebrating wasn't on the agenda for the little one in Monday's episode.The heartbroken little one is the daughter of Ben Mitchell, but she has his husband Callum Highway and Lola's husband Jay as dads too. Lexi recognised that with her handmade Father's Day card for Ben this year.
While Conor McGregor is a champion fighter, he has faced a series of ups and downs inside — and outside — the Octagon.
Olivia Attwood might not be on her actual honeymoon with new husband Bradley Dack yet, but the newlyweds couldn't look more in love in photos from their holiday to Dubai. Love Island and TOWIE star Olivia, 32, married Blackburn Rovers footballer Bradley, 29, on 3 June in London and although she has told fans she is not officially on honeymoon, they are enjoying a luxury trip to relax after their London wedding.
Loving the mom life! Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) welcomed her son, Tristan, less than six months ago, but she’s thriving in her new role as a mother.