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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My Cannes Moment: Anaïs Demoustier

My Cannes Moment: Anaïs Demoustier

I’ve been back to Cannes something like 15 times. I was there with Valérie Donzelli’s film [Marguerite & Julien in 2015] in Competition and with the closing film [2012’s Thérèse] from Claude Miller. I’ve had films in Critics’ Week and Un Certain Regard. I was President of the Jury that awarded the Camera d’Or [to…

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