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We kick off this edition of arts24 with a look at the world’s oldest moving images, courtesy of France’s Lumière Brothers, in Thierry Frémaux’s documentary “Lumière! The Adventure Continues”. Next, get ready for the musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning classic “Midnight Cowboy”, which is hitting London’s Southwark theatre soon. Plus, discover Alain Chabat’s new 3D animated Asterix series and a stylish Snoopy exhibition in Paris marking the Peanuts gang’s 75th anniversary. Source link
Apple TV+Launching on Apple TV+, a new film industry satire co-created by and starring Seth Rogen nails the business – and features Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and others as themselves.A film studio head and his team of senior executives eagerly take their seats in a private screening room to watch the new Ron Howard movie for the first time. This is work for them, but they’re also beside themselves with anticipation. “I am so excited about watching this film!” says the boss. It’s going to be “perfect”.Apple TV+Seth Rogen plays a fraught studio head trying to negotiate relationships with film-makers…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) stands as a cornerstone of Africa’s economic development, driving trade, industrialization, and financial integration across the continent. Established over three decades ago, this Pan-African multilateral financial institution has evolved into a vital force for economic transformation, supporting member states in their pursuit of self-reliance and prosperity. This article explores Afreximbank’s mission, its key initiatives, and its impact on Africa’s economic landscape as of March 24, 2025. A Mandate Rooted in Trade and Development Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, Afreximbank was created with a clear mandate: to finance and promote intra- and extra-African…
On the 18th of May 1927, Grauman’s Chinese Theater hosted the premiere of The King of Kings, a silent spectacle dramatizing the last few days of Jesus Christ’s life. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille—the Hollywood impresario best known for his entertainments based on Biblical stories, such as 1956’s The Ten Commandments—the film captivated religious and secular audiences alike with its grandiose pageantry: huge sets, a cast of thousands, and lavish special effects. Also noteworthy was the limited use of color photography. While predominantly shot in black-and-white per the standard of the time, the film featured two Technicolor sequences: an opening…
On this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the torchbearer for French soul: Ben l’Oncle Soul. His songs “Soulman” and “Elle me dit” have become instant classics, bridging eras and emotions through his smooth vocals. Ben is back with his eighth album “Sad Generation”, an homage to some of the music he grew up listening to, such as Sly Stone and Otis Redding. Source link
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III – a mission that was memorialised in a classic film, The Great Escape. In 1977, a key member of the escape team, Ley Kenyon, was interviewed on the BBC’s Nationwide.On a snowy moonless night in 1944, more than 200 allied officers attempted to break out of a German prisoner-of-war camp. It was the culmination of an incredibly ambitious plan that entailed more than a year of bribes, tunnelling, and the assembly-line production of equipment, uniforms and documents, all of which had to…
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Eritrea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh, in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdel-Atty and Director of the General Intelligence Hassan Rashad. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that the Eritrean minister conveyed to the President the greetings of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, which was appreciated by President El-Sisi. The President emphasized the deep relations between the two countries and Egypt’s keenness to further strengthen them in all fields. The meeting addressed the situation in the Horn of Africa and ways to enhance…
“At this time of the rolling year, I suffer most.”~Charles Dickens, A Christmas CarolMy daughter is crying. “He’s fat and red!” Jess says. We’re tooling down the road in my sports car, four-on-the-floor. “Who is, sweetie?” I ask. “Him!” she sobs. “He’ll come into our house late at night. You’ll have to fight him!”Jess is four years old. She often watches as I teach adult self-defense classes. She’s not afraid of a home invasion as much as the thought that I might end up in jail: “Santa can’t come in!” I pull over and switch off our holiday music. “Jess, baby,…
The collective show from the international students of the Institut Français de la Mode kicks off the autumn-winter 2025/26 presentations and asks contemporary questions. How can a disruptive society impact a creative process that is seeped in societal evolutions such as artificial intelligence? Meanwhile, Victor Weinsanto defends trans people, Vincent Pressiat celebrates Pierre Soulages and Maria Grazia Chiuri celebrates Bob Wilson’s phantasmagorical vision at Dior. Source link
DisneyWith its creepy CGI dwarfs and muddled tone, Disney’s latest live-action remake is “not calamitous” but is a “a mind-boggling mash-up”.Live-action remakes of Disney cartoons aren’t usually given a warm welcome by critics and commentators, but none of them has faced as much hostility as the new remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Are we succumbing to Disney Princess Fatigue? Maybe, but there’s more to it than that. One issue is that the 1937 original was Walt Disney’s first ever full-length animated film, and, while parts of it have aged badly, it still stands up as an exquisite,…