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Marta Balaga Photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková – no stranger to Prague’s nightlife in the 1970s and 80s, as depicted in upcoming documentary “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be” – has already earned comparisons to a certain American icon. “Libuše had this big exhibition in France in 2019 and on the radio they said: ‘She is like Nan Goldin of Czechoslovakia,’” says producer Lukáš Kokeš. Klára Tasovská directs. Recently, Goldin has been the subject of Laura Poitras’ Oscar-nominated “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.” “The very first time we pitched this project, our tutor, ‘Navalny’s’ editor Maya Daisy Hawke, said: ‘That’s funny. My husband [Joe Bini] is actually editing a film about Goldin next door,’” laughs Kokeš.

Karim Ainouz film “Firebrand,” in which she stars as the 16th-century British queen Catherine Parr opposite Jude Law’s King Henry VIII. For Vikander, it marked a return to the Czech Republic, where she made her first international movie, 2012’s “A Royal Affair,” starring as another queen, Denmark’s controversial 16th-century monarch Caroline Matilda.In between those two royal dramas, Vikander has starred in movies that include “Anna Karenina,” “Ex Machina,” “Jason Bourne,” “The Green Knight” and “The Danish Girl,” for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.During her trip to Karlovy Vary, Vikander sat down with TheWrap for a discussion of “Firebrand,” the importance of depicting honest, unapologetic women onscreen and just how disgusting it was to smell the special perfume Jude Law commissioned to capture the scent of a dying Henry VIII.

The raucous period drama “Firebrand” was the official opening-night film at the 57th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday night in the spa resort town outside Prague, but there was a lot more going on in and around the Grand Hall at the Hotel Thermal than just the on-screen battle between Alicia Vikander’s Catherine Parr and Jude Law’s King Henry VIII. It also included the presentation of awards to Vikander and Russell Crowe, the usual complement of opening-night speeches, an extended dance number that appeared to be performed on ice skates (though it wasn’t on ice but on an artificial surface that mimicked ice but could be walked on safely) and, during breaks and after the movie, complete concerts by the British band Morcheeba and by Crowe’s nine-piece band, Indoor Garden Party.

Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley have offered glimpses into their marriage after falling in love on set.

EXCLUSIVE: As the 57th edition of the Czech Republic’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) kicks off Friday, there will be renewed interest in the central European country’s local industry, particularly the curious case surrounding its incentive program for international productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Ladstudios boss Alex Morris has been signed to lead the expansion of digital talent network and Supercar Blondie firm SB Media Group.

Extraction 2” (now streaming on Netflix), you know that it’s stuffed with even more edge-of-your-seat, bone-crunching, glass-breaking action. (It really is.) Chris Hemsworth returns as Tyler Rake, recovering from his seemingly mortal wounds in the first movie and taking on an even more death-defying mission. The stunts are bigger, the camerawork more dazzling (there a truly unbelievable prison break sequence captured as one unbroken take) and the choreography even more impressive.In fact, we were so impressed with “Extraction 2” that we had director Sam Hargrave (returning from the first film) walk us through one of the most impressive bits of action – a fight sequence that takes place in and on top of a glass-enclosed gym in an European high-rise.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Filmmaker Sam Hargrave knew he would have to up the ante when it came to filming Netflix’s action sequel “Extraction 2.” The first film, which came out in 2020, contained a 12-minute sequence that included a car chase, gun battles, knife battles and plenty of explosions. It was during early conversations with producer Joe Russo that the idea of a longer sequence came up. Says Hargrave, “Joe said, ‘It’d be cool if we opened the film with Tyler (Chris Hemsworth) extracting someone from a prison. Joe he wrote this into the script, ‘And thus follows the greatest oner in cinema history.’” Hargrave devised a plan forward, and the result was a mind-blowing, 21-minute one-take sequence that sees black ops specialist Tyler Rake entering a prison to rescue the family of a violent gang member. As Tyler and the family members escape the prison and jump into armored vehicles, a chase ensues, and when they board a train, it comes under attack by gangsters who land a helicopter on the train.

Ewan McGregor and Alicia Vikander will receive the President’s Award at the 57th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, KVIFF organizers announced on Tuesday.Both performers will attend the opening weekend of the festival, which begins on June 30 and runs through July 8 in the spa town west of Prague.Previously, the festival announced that Russell Crowe would receive the Crystal Globe Award and perform with his band on opening night, giving KVIFF an unusual three honorees on its opening weekend (with others to potentially be announced later).McGregor will be in Karlovy Vary for a screening of “You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder,” a drama from director Emma Westenberg in which he plays a former addict who drives his estranged daughter to rehab after she has an overdose. The actor co-stars with his real-life daughter, Clara McGregor, who also served as one of the producers on the film.Vikander will be there with “Firebrand,” a Karim Ainouz film which premiered in Cannes.

Dani Dyer has recently shared her thoughts on a vibrant West Ham fan chant about her and her partner, top goal-scorer Jarrod Bowen. Jarrod scored the winning goal in West Ham's Europa Conference League victory over Fiorentina in Prague on Wednesday evening to hand the Hammers a first trophy in over 40 years.The winger said post-match: "I obviously dreamed of scoring but to score the winner in the last minute...

Two best mates are both poised for summer moves and they both happen to be pretty decent footballers. Declan Rice and Mason Mount may be unlikely to end up as teammates at club level as well as international, but their respective futures at West Ham United and Chelsea do appear to be on extremely borrowed time.

Love Islander and mum-of-three Dani Dyer would "say yes in a flash" if boyfriend Jarrod Bowen popped the question, it is reported.The couple welcomed twin daughters Star and Summer late last month - making young Santiago from Dani's, 26, previous relationship a big brother - and it seems like all roads lead down the aisle. "Everyone's saying they'll be engaged any day now," an insider told The Sun. "They're a proper family - they've just moved into a new house together and both sides of the family love them as a couple.

Pop legend Chesney Hawkes has been labelled a "top bloke" for a big-hearted gesture that saw him give up two coveted tickets to West Ham's Europa League final for his seriously ill friend.The One and Only singer is famously a huge fan of West Ham, but when his team made it to the Europa Conference League final in Prague and he was offered a pair of free tickets for performing in the fan zone, Chesney gave them up without a second thought. Chesney's old friend Vic Irvine has been diagnosed with incurable stage four lung cancer and as he is also a huge fan of the football team, the singer decided to give his free tickets to Vic and his son Archie to make memories together.

Declan Rice will leave West Ham this summer, chairman David Sullivan has confirmed.

Dani Dyer 's boyfriend Jarrod Bowen shoved a fan live on BT sport, after the latter launched into a chant about Jarrod's girlfriend - the mother of his twin daughters. Jarrod was the man of the evening on Wednesday night, after scoring the winning goal for his team, West Ham - earning them their first trophy in 43 years. But, whilst jubilant in his own success, Jarrod got angry at one celebrating fan as he ran up behind him and started chanting: "Bowen's on fire...." before Jarrod pushed him and said angrily: "Leave".

Love Island has only just returned, but we're already obsessed with this year's singletons hoping to find love this summer. One of which is heartthrob, Mitchel Taylor, who already has his eyes on Molly Marsh after the public voted the pair to be coupled up. They have since hit it off with their continuous banter and flirtatious comments to each other, even sharing their first kiss while cosied up in bed.

New mum of three, Dani Dyer, has given an adorable update to her fans as she shared a snap of her three children all wearing West Ham football kits ahead of boyfriend Jarrod Bowen’s football game this evening.The 26 year old star posted a sweet snap of her three children ahead of Jarrod’s big game in Prague, as the whole family got behind him to cheer on the pro football player. Captioning the post, Dani wrote: “Good luck to our daddy & jayjay tonight we love you.” Jarrod is the father of Dani’s newest additions, two-week old babies, Star and Summer, while her oldest child Santiago, is from a previous relationship with ex Sammy Kimmence.

Ally McCoist believes Declan Rice should snub Manchester United's advances and favour a move to Arsenal instead.

Celine Dion has cancelled her 2024 ‘Courage’ world tour dates due to a neurological illness she first disclosed last year.In late 2022, the legendary singer confirmed that she has been living with a disorder called stiff person syndrome, an extremely rare autoimmune neurological condition that affects one person in a million.After the singer postponed her European tour dates to February 2023 due to “ongoing health issues”, she then pushed them back again to 2024, admitting she “wasn’t ready” to disclose details of her condition previously.Now, the 2024 dates have been cancelled, with Dion saying in a statement that she’s “heartbroken” about the decision.“It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again,” she told fans.“I want you all to know, I’m not giving up… and I can’t wait to see you again!”She added: “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Fast X” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £5.8 million ($7.3 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. In second place, Disney’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” continued its strong run in the territory, adding £2.8 million in its third weekend for a total of £28.9 million. In its seventh weekend, Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” earned £544,283 in third position for a total of £51.8 million. Lionsgate’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” debuted in fourth place with £327,197. Rounding off the top five was another debut, Sony’s “Beau Is Afraid,” with £231,370. The other debut in the top 10 was Trafalgar Releasing’s “Don Giovanni – Met Opera 2023,” which bowed in ninth position with £99,842.

Niall Horan has announced he’ll be touring for the first time in more than five years. The former One Directioner confirmed the exciting news on Monday in a social media post that’s caused quite a stir, with many of the 29-year-old’s fans pointing out that dates in their countries and towns aren’t included on the list. Niall did specify in his post that more dates would soon be added and told his 32.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief All Rights Entertainment, the Paris-, Hong Kong- and Los Angeles based international sales company, is launching sales at the Cannes Market (Marché du Film) for “The Proud Princess.” The picture is an animation film based on the fairy tale book “Punished Pride,” written by Bozena Nemcova. Directed by Borivoj Zeman and starring Alena Vranova and Vladimir Raz, a 1952 live-action adaptation of the book is one of the most-watched Czech films of all time. The new adaptation is directed by Radek Beran (“The Little Man”) and David Lisy (“Spy Cat”). Production is by Luminar Film with Animation is handled by PFX, the Prague-based studio behind “Diplodokus,” “The Websters” and “Marnie’s World,” and is to be completed in the third quarter of 2024. Czech theatrical distribution is set to be handled by CinemArt.

dating in New York. “When you get out of your 30s and into your 40s, the dating pool shifts for single men,” the fed-up finance worker told The Post. “Now you are meeting men who are married and cheating, or in the process of a divorce, or separated.

A Scots mum who has endured countless miscarriages on her journey to have children says she has one last chance at giving her son a sibling after running low on embryos.

Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, KVIFF organizers announced on Friday. And unlike past recipients of the Crystal Globe like Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Mel Gibson, Judi Dench and Robert De Niro, Crowe will also perform on the festival’s opening night with his rock band, Indoor Garden Party.The festival, which takes place in a spa town outside Prague in the Czech Republic, will present Crowe with the award on its opening night, June 30.

at 10:30 p.m. on August 16, 2018, but, as she reveals in a new interview with , her condition was misdiagnosed or ignored for more than 40 years since her first health struggles as a child. “If you’re a boy with those symptoms, you get an MRI,” said of being a 7-year-old who had lost use of her right eye and left leg, as well as bladder control. She’d wake up in the middle of the night laughing uncontrollably.

Selma Blair is getting incredibly honest about the struggles she faced before she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a powerful new cover story for Brit

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cosgrove and Josh Foer’s Leviathan Productions has tapped Daniel Handler, the visionary behind the hit children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, to pen a contemporary horror film based on the Golem legend from Jewish folklore, which Cosgrove will produce.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Selma Blair revealed to British Vogue as part of its May 2023 cover story interview that she had to hide her multiple sclerosis symptoms on film sets in order to maintain her career and not be deemed an “insurance risk” by producers. Not that Blair knew her symptoms were related to multiple sclerosis at the time anyway. “Sets were excruciating sometimes with the exhaustion and the tics,” Blair said. “I took benzos and Klonopin [a medication used to prevent seizures and anxiety disorders]. I didn’t abuse those things, just alcohol. But I was lost and sad and could hardly ever smile. Hence my roles, I imagine.” “I was worried since the beginning of time that a glaring fault would remove me from the workforce,” Blair continued. “And usually it was my incoordination or getting stuck, too weak or sick, in my trailer — or any time, really. The vomiting or body issues were terrifying, [and the] baldness or rashes.”