God save the king? As King Charles III prepares for his coronation, the monarch is facing backlash for a variety of reasons — many of which are pegged to his special day.
12.03.2023 - 19:39 / variety.com
Guy Lodge Film Critic Nearly 125 years after her assassination, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria — or Sisi to her enduring cultists — continues to inspire a veritable industry of portraiture in Europe: In the last year alone, a novel, two TV series (one of them a glossy Netflix affair) and two feature films have been dedicated to the tightly corseted royal icon. Viewers outside the Continental sphere of Sisi-mania may only have registered one of those films, Marie Kreutzer’s chic, subversive anti-biopic “Corsage,” which might make the second, German director Frauke Finsterwalder’s lush, irreverent “Sisi & I,” seem to them a too-soon spare — coincidentally repeating several tricks from Kreutzer’s anachronistic playbook with its modern feminist inflections, contemporary soundtrack cues and sensational fashions, albeit with plenty of its own panache.
That unfortunate timing, combined with the absence of a Vicky Krieps-style crossover arthouse star, may cost “Sisi & I” some distributor interest outside Europe: Comparisons between the two films are unavoidable, and Finsterwalder’s hasn’t quite its immediate predecessor’s singularity of vision, though many viewers are likely to find it a better, brighter time at the movies. On home and adjacent turf, however, where the film merely slots into an ever-expanding binder of Sisi mythology, this splendidly mounted production should comfortably connect with audiences following its Berlinale premiere — distinguished by the spotlight it throws on Countess Irma Sztáray, the Empress’s final lady-in-waiting, played with cunning and exuberance by the dependable Sandra Hüller. Irma, a Hungarian spinster who accompanied Sisi for the final four years of her life, is introduced as a gawky,
God save the king? As King Charles III prepares for his coronation, the monarch is facing backlash for a variety of reasons — many of which are pegged to his special day.
Scarlett Moffatt has given fans a glimpse inside her baby's nursery as she prepares to welcome her first child. The former Gogglebox favourite, 32, is expecting a son with long-term boyfriend Scott Dobinson.
20/20 host David Muir woke up Saturday March 25 with an adorable companion - his pet pooch Axel. "Good morning," he captioned the Instagram Story which featured a close-up of Axel, a German Shorthair Pointer, looking past the camera lens.Axel is a regular on the ABC anchor's social media pages, and earlier in March he turned four which David celebrated with fans.
What’s the worst-case scenario for an extramarital affair? Divorce? Ruined families and reputations? Murder? Such is the backdrop to “Love & Death,” an upcoming HBO Max original limited series. READ MORE: Elizabeth Olsen Says Scarlet Witch Could Appear In ‘Agatha’ Series: “I Think I’ll Be Back” Based on the real-life case of Candy Montgomery, “Love & Death” follows two church-going couples, Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allen Gore, whose once-quiet lives get upturned when Candy decides to pursue an affair with Allen and, soon enough, someone is picking up an axe… Elisabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons star in the new series from “Ally McBeal” and “Big Little Lies” scribe David E.
news.com.au podcast “I’ve Got News For You.”During one such stage she would eat his “beautiful” tuna Niçoise salad that he claimed “everyone ate,” said the cook extraordinaire.However, the fashion expert didn’t like fresh tuna, so her dish had to be made with canned fish — which she brought with her.Wintour would hand her silver tin to a waiter, who would hand it off to a busboy, who then brought it to the kitchen. “So I’d make this beautiful niçoise salad, and then open a tin of tuna and just put it on top.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The drama of addiction and recovery, as it takes place in the movies, tends to come at us like a series of rituals. There’s the rule-by-rule, day-by-day protocol of 12-step programs (the meetings, the showing up, the sharing, the calls to sponsors); a lot of us may feel we know it well from movies, even if we’ve never personally undergone the experience. There are the deeply engraved patterns of addiction itself: the highs, the lows, the cravings, the exploitation of friends and family members, the descent to the bottom, the grasping for the drink or the pill or the fix (or the one that isn’t there) and, in some cases, the criminal behavior. The reaching out to save oneself is also a kind of ritual — one that some addicts would say God built into us.
EXCLUSIVE: The cast is coming together on Paramount+ and Showtime’s upcoming limited series A Gentleman in Moscow.
Duran Duran are reportedly in the process of working with former guitarist Andy Taylor on a new album.Taylor – who played with the band on-and-off between 1980 and 2001 – was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer four years ago.He was set to reunite with Duran Duran last year when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame but a setback with his treatment forced him to miss the occasion.Bassist John Taylor has now confirmed that the band are working with the guitarist again. “When he dropped the bomb two days before the Hall of Fame, it was really shocking and terribly sad,” he said (via The Mirror).
United Kingdom’s Mother’s Day.In September, the Queen died at age 96 at her palace in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. She reigned for 70 years.On the official Instagram page for the British Royal Family, they posted a photo of the King alongside his mom, Queen Elizabeth, when he appeared to be only a few years old.“To all mothers everywhere, and to those who may be missing their mums today, we are thinking of you and wishing you a special #MothersDay,” the caption of the photo read.The post included a photo of Camilla, Queen Consort, with her mother, Rosalind Shand, who passed in 1994 from osteoporosis, a bone disease.A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)In the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March.It is different than the United States’ version of the holiday, as it first began as a “church tradition” overseas, according to Metro UK, called “Mothering Sunday.”The outlet explained that in The U.K., it takes place three weeks before Easter, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent.The royal family’s Instagram post comes before the King’s coronation is set to take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
King Charles III is remembering Queen Elizabeth II.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent French pay TV group Canal+ has ordered a second season of its dazzling historical drama “Marie Antoinette.” BAFTA-nominated Ed Bazalgette (“The Last Kingdom,” “Doctor Who”) will direct the first four episodes. While Deborah Davis (“The Favourite”) still on board as creator, season 2’s writing team is led by Louise Ironside, joined by Charlotte Wolf, Francesca Forristal and Andrew Bampfield. The series, which is being backed by Banijay and Capa Drama (Newen Studios), is expected to start filming in the fall. The new season will continue telling the epic story of the avant-garde young queen, played by Emilia Schüle (“Ku’damm 56/ 63”), with Louis Cunningham (“Bridgerton”) as the king of France, Louis XVI.
Filming for the sixth season of popular Netflix series The Crown is underway, as actor Ed McVey who will play Prince William, has been snapped filming scenes in St Andrews.The now Prince of Wales attended the the University of St Andrews from 2001 to 2005, where he first enrolled to study Art History before transferring to Geography, from which he graduated with a 2.1.The new series of the show will feature William’s time at the Scottish University, where met his now wife Kate Middleton, with prior snaps from the Netflix set showing filming of the moment the two first laid eyes on one another. New photos show Ed, 22, filming more scenes in St Andrews, as he appears the very image of a young Prince William.
Pedro Pascal once again dazzled fans after he walked the red carpet with his younger sister, Javiera Balmaceda, at the 2023 Academy Awards. In recent months, Game of Thrones’ Pedro has become the “internet’s boyfriend” and is often the subject of thirsty tweets, brilliantly edited compilations and just about everyone gushing over his performances in shows like The Mandalorian, The Last of Us and Narcos.The 47 year old actor attended the Oscars on Sunday night, where he presented Best Animated Short and Best Documentary Short with Marvel’s Elizabeth Olsen.
An emotional Brendan Fraser won his first Oscar for The Whale, thanking director Darren Aronofsky “for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale.”
Elizabeth Olsen is hitting the red carpet at a screening of her new HBO Max series.
Sarah Ferguson is ready to dish on the royals following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Frank Doelger’s eco-thriller drama The Swarm has made a splash on German TV.
Sarah Ferguson is opening up about life following Queen Elizabeth II's death. In a conversation with ET's Rachel Smith, the 63-year-old Duchess of York reveals why she feels «liberated» six months after the monarch's death.«I am growing much more in my own voice now.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Since 1961, Argentina has been sending films to vie in the foreign film race and Ricardo Darin, the country’s most celebrated actor, stars in at least seven of them, including this year’s nominee, “Argentina 1985.” That’s no mean feat but given his lifetime commitment to his craft, perhaps not surprising. Four of them: “Son of the Bride” (2001), “The Secret in their Eyes” (2009), “Wild Tales” (2014) and now the Amazon Studios-backed “Argentina 1985,” have either been shortlisted or in the case of Juan José Campanella’s “The Secret in Their Eyes,” taken home the golden statuette. Given its wins at the Venice Film Festival, the National Board of Review and the Golden Globes as well as the growing buzz, “Argentina 1985” may again clinch the honor.