Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out The Cure’s Robert Smith as She Wraps Up Politically Charged Glastonbury

Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out The Cure’s Robert Smith as She Wraps Up Politically Charged Glastonbury

Olivia Rodrigo welcomed The Cure frontman Robert Smith onto the Pyramid Stage as she wrapped up a politically charged Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night. The “deja vu” singer obliged with all of the fan favorites from her last two albums, Sour and Guts, including “good 4 u,” “jealousy, jealousy” and “traitor.” “Holy fucking shit,” the…

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Matty Healy Gives Mixed Message on Politics as The 1975 Kick Off Glastonbury Headline Sets

Matty Healy Gives Mixed Message on Politics as The 1975 Kick Off Glastonbury Headline Sets

Matty Healy was his usual, charismatic self on the Pyramid Stage Friday night as The 1975 kicked off the Glastonbury Festival headline sets. The Brit spoke earnestly alongside his fellow band members as they thrilled the 100,000+ audience with hits like “Chocolate,” “About You,” and “Somebody Else” from their varied discography. Healy was, as always,…

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Polish Indie Kino Swiat Names New CEO

Polish Indie Kino Swiat Names New CEO

Dorota Eberhardt, a former Warner Bros. Discovery executive, has been named the new CEO of Kino Świat, Poland‘s leading independent film producer/distributor. Kino Świat’s parent company, French media group Canal+, unveiled the appointment on Friday. Eberhardt will report to Alex Hamilton, chief international officer at Canal+ subsidiary Studiocanal, and is expected to assume her role…

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‘Action Item’ Treats Burnout as “Collective Condition, Silenced Crisis” (Exclusive Karlovy Vary Trailer)

‘Action Item’ Treats Burnout as “Collective Condition, Silenced Crisis” (Exclusive Karlovy Vary Trailer)

Last year, Berlin-based Slovakian writer-director and visual artist Paula Ďurinová screened her documentary debut, Lapilli, about rocks and the loss of loved ones, at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). This year, she returns to its 59th edition with her sophomore doc Action Item, which the festival calls “an entirely different, yet equally sensitive film.”…

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Catherine Hardwicke Praises Heath Ledger, Talks ‘Twilight’ at Mediterrane Film Festival Masterclass

Catherine Hardwicke Praises Heath Ledger, Talks ‘Twilight’ at Mediterrane Film Festival Masterclass

Steps away from set pieces featured in the Gladiator franchise inside Malta’s historic Fort Ricasoli, veteran filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke delivered an epic two-hour-plus masterclass fitting of its backdrop during the Mediterrane Film Festival on Wednesday morning. Hardwicke, who is also currently serving on the island fest’s jury, covered nearly all aspects of the craft for…

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‘The Shining,’ ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ ‘Megalopolis’ Costume Designer to Receive Locarno Vision Award

‘The Shining,’ ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ ‘Megalopolis’ Costume Designer to Receive Locarno Vision Award

Milena Canonero, the legendary Italian costume designer known for her collaborations with the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty and others, will receive this year’s Vision Award at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. She will receive the honor, presented by Ticinomoda, at Locarno78 on the night of…

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