Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Pictures Boards Doc ‘Fashionopolis’ Directed by Reiner Holzemer (Exclusive)

Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Pictures Boards Doc ‘Fashionopolis’ Directed by Reiner Holzemer (Exclusive)

Cate Blanchett is diving deeper into the fashion business — on the big screen. The Oscar-winning actress and her production company Dirty Pictures with Andrew Upton and Coco Francini have boarded the documentary adaptation of Dana Thomas’ book Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, being directed by noted auteur Reiner…

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Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Gets Warm Embrace During Venice Film Festival Debut

Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Gets Warm Embrace During Venice Film Festival Debut

The Venice Film Festival set the table for Jim Jarmusch‘s Father Mother Sister Brother by delivering the Mubi title’s world premiere on the Lido Sunday night. The filmmaker joined his stars Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Vicky Krieps, Mayim Bialik, Luka Sabbat and Indya Moore for the red carpet festivities at Sala Grande with only Adam…

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Rotterdam Unveils 2025 Hubert Bals Fund Projects

Rotterdam Unveils 2025 Hubert Bals Fund Projects

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled the projects that will receive this year’s grants from its Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), which supports films from less-developed regions. The fund picked 15 feature projects from more than 900 submissions, selecting work from filmmakers from across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. This year’s…

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Cate Blanchett to Receive Freedom of the City of London Honor

#Why Cate Blanchett Says Awards Shows Shouldn’t Be Televised Anymore: “Just Have a Great Party”

Cate Blanchett would prefer awards shows not to be aired on television. The two-time Oscar-winning actress made a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas With Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang podcast, where she suggested that the Oscars should “go back to the day when it wasn’t televised.” The conversation started when Blanchett noted that there are…

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#‘The Seagull’ Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov Adaptation

#‘The Seagull’ Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov Adaptation

While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn characters losing their hearts and minds in the Russian countryside. There’s no such danger with Thomas Ostermeier, who once declared that he wanted to bring…

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#Alfonso Cuarón to Make Surprise Visit to Camerimage Film Festival

#Alfonso Cuarón to Make Surprise Visit to Camerimage Film Festival

Multi-Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón is a surprise late addition to the 32nd edition of the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival, the Polish cinema event honoring excellence in cinematography. Camerimage organizers revealed Friday — on the eve of the festival’s opening ceremony — that Cuarón will take part in a public seminar at the event, sharing the behind-the-scenes process…

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