Lars Eidinger: The Man Who Plays Monsters

Lars Eidinger: The Man Who Plays Monsters

The world is about to see a lot more of Lars Eidinger. The German actor is a towering leading man in his own country, whether onstage, were he is a member of the ensemble of Berlin’s Schaubühne theatre, or screen, from playing an introverted husband in a toxic relationship in Maren Ade’s Everyone Else (2009) to, in…

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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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Eurovision Almost Didn’t Happen This Year Because of Israel Boycotts — and 2027 Is Dangling By a Thread

Eurovision Almost Didn’t Happen This Year Because of Israel Boycotts — and 2027 Is Dangling By a Thread

The scene on stage at the Eurovision semifinals in Vienna this week has been the expected assemblage of cheesy love: Greece’s Akylas’ tiger-costumed ode to bling, Satoshi’s rappy anthem to Moldova (“aloha, adio, vida loca”), and, yes, Israel’s Noam Bettan’s French-Hebrew homage to his mythic Michelle. All three advanced to this weekend’s final. Behind the scenes,…

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