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J. Kim Murphy Manfred Thierry Mugler, a French fashion designer whose work was worn by some of the most prominent figures in entertainment, died on Sunday. He was 73 years old.Mugler’s death was confirmed through a post on his official Instagram.“We are devastated to announce the passing of Mr.

Iconic fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, founder of Mugler, has died at the age of 73.

Martin Dale ContributorOver recent years France has established itself as a key hub for VFX work, driven by the talent and creativity of local players and extensive public support schemes.In 2020, the VFX sector was given a further boost by the change to France’s Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) scheme, which now offers a 40% rebate on all eligible production expenses for international projects whose VFX expenses in France surpass €2 million ($2.27 million).PIDS Enghien – the Paris Images Digital Summit in Enghien-les-Bains – runs from Jan. 26-29, including a series of presentations, round-tables and case studies, and presentation of the Genie Awards.Yann Marchet, founder and managing director of PIDS Enghien, provides an overview of the key trends that will be discussed during the event.

US photographer has spent over a decade capturing images of strippers in and out of the workplace and says it “blew my mind”.Rachel Lena Esterline, from San Francisco, California, first started photographing women in strip clubs in March 2014 but as relationships blossomed, it expanded to outside the clubs and even into the photographer's own home.She went on to photograph 1,000 performers since embarking into the world of poles and stripper heels.Rachel admits she had always been drawn to strip clubs. In fact she even auditioned to be an adult entertainer - but decided to returning to the same establishment armed with a camera instead.“It’s like there was a pull toward something I was avoiding and that thing was a goddess holding an open door for me,” Rachel told the Daily Star.“The enigma was the challenge of discovering why I feared freedom so much.

The primary simultaneous imbalance and blessing of W. Kamau Bell’s We Need To Talk About Cosby is that even with a running time of four-hours, it’s clear by the end there’s still a lot more to say about the ex-convicted sex offender who was once America’s Dad.

UPDATED with latest: There was a glut of great TV, movies and music to celebrate in 2021, but 2022 isn’t allowing much room for celebration.

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Campion will have some new hardware on her mantel come March. The Power of the Dog writer-director and Oscar-winning The Piano scribe is set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s 2022 Cinematic Imagery Award.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Sales and distribution company Utopia, co-founded by filmmaker Robert Schwartzman, has swooped on the distribution rights to documentary “Unseen Skies” by Yaara Bou Melhem, a two-time UN Peace Award-winning filmmaker and investigative journalist.“Unseen Skies” follows conceptual artist Trevor Paglen, known for combining photography and large-scale art, on the final phase of his 10-year endeavor to launch a work of art into space via satellite. Paglen’s art often touches on the issues of mass surveillance and data collection.“Trevor’s work dispels myths about A.I., including that it is neutral and objective,” said Melhem, who also wrote and produced the feature-length doc.

Lady GaGa wants you to know the hottest scene in House of Gucci was left on the cutting room floor!

Louis Vuitton pulled out the stops Thursday to present the final collection of Virgil Abloh, the house’s first African-American designer who died in November after a two-year battle with cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Marton Csokas (The Last Duel) are joining John Cena, Alison Brie and Juan Pablo Raba in director Pierre Morel’s (Taken) action-comedy Freelance.

Zack Sharf Lady Gaga revealed during a U.K. cast conversation for “House of Gucci” that one cut of the movie included a sexual relationship between her character, Patrizia Reggiani, and Salma Hayek’s Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma. Patrizia and Pina were co-conspirators in the murder of Maurizio Gucci, played in Ridley Scott’s film by Adam Driver.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentNew York-based Visit Films has swooped on world sales rights to “Robe of Gems” (“Manto de Gemas”) which will world premiere in main competition at next’s month’s Berlinale.Produced by some of the best known producers on the art film and crossover scene in Mexico and Argentina, “Robe of Gems” marks the directorial debut feature of  Natalia López Gallardo who has edited some of the most acclaimed and challenging films coming out of Latin America in the last decade, such as Lisandro Alonso’s “Jauja,” starring Viggo Mortensen,  and Carlos Reygadas’ “Post Tenebras Lux” and Amat Escalante’s “Heli,” the latter two both best director award winners at the Cannes Festival.

Lady Gaga explained how director Ridley Scott allowed the actresses to “go there”, as she suggested there is a hidden side to the film.The popstar also hinted that sex scenes between the pair might be included in the director’s cut of the film.Gaga, 35, played lead character Patrizia Gucci in the film, who was famously convicted of hiring a hitman to kill husband Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver.Salma, 55, played psychic Giuseppina 'Pina' Auriemm, who played an important role in carrying out the assassination in the film.According to Gaga, the two women developed a “sexual relationship” in unseen footage.Speaking in an interview shared from a recent awards Q&A, the musician could be seen telling the audience about the hidden scenes.She said in the video shared by PopCrave: “There's a whole side of this film that you did not see, where Pina and I developed a sexual relationship.After the audience laughed, Gaga continued quite sincerely: “Director's cut, who knows?“This is a testament to [Ridley Scott] as a director because he allowed us to go there.“I remember being on set with Salma and going, ‘So after Maurizio dies, maybe it gets hot?’ And she was like, ‘What are you talking about?’”As the audience laughed again, Salma quipped: “You think she’s kidding.”Gaga is currently rumoured to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Patrizia.The star was previously nominated for Best Actress back in 2019 for her lead role in the film A Star Is Born.Gaga was already nominated by the Golden Globes in the drama category for best actress in a motion picture, but the award ultimately went to Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos.Meanwhile, Salma had a career first in 2021 when she made her debut into the

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgyptian producer, director, writer and mentor Marianne Khoury is being honored with the Legion of Honor, France’s highest prize.Khoury, who is the niece of late great Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, is a managing partner in prominent Cairo-based Misr International Films, which Chahine founded. She has directed several documentaries, most recently “Let’s Talk,” which premiered at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in 2019 and interweaves a treasure trove of archive material with cinematic conversations between four women from different generations in her family.Besides having worked closely with Chahine, who was one of Arab cinema’s leading lights, Khoury –– who holds economic degrees from Cairo and Oxford Universities –– has shepherded some 30 Arab films and docs, many of which are centered around themes of identity, memory, marginalization and womanhood, and launched Zawya, which is Egypt’s first art house cinema circuit.

DC Films/Warner Bros. sent out a Bat signal today, releasing two new posters to tout the March release of the latest film version of the Caped Crusader.

EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott didn’t have to look far to find a new president of his film company Scott Free. He has elevated Michael Pruss, who until now has been co-president of the company’s film division alongside Kevin Walsh, who left for a first-look producing deal at Apple.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFederation Entertainment is joining forces with Philipp Steffens and Julie Link’s German production and talent management company, Glisk. Glisk, based in Cologne, is specialized in scripted, unscripted and formats, as well as acts as a talent management company for established and rising stars including actors, writers and directors.Steffens and Link have a track record in both fiction and non-fiction in Germany and internationally.

Naman Ramachandran Flamboyant Indian filmmaker Subhash Ghai, known for several big Bollywood hits from the 1970s through the 2000s, has entered the world of streaming with film “36 Farmhouse.”The film is produced by ZEE Studios (“Thalaivi,” “Khaali Peeli”) and Ghai’s Mukta Arts, the company behind iconic films “Karz” (1980), “Hero” (1983), “Karma” (1986), “Ram Lakhan” (1989), “Saudagar” (1991), “Khalnayak” (1993), “Pardes” (1997) and “Taal” (1999), all directed and produced by Ghai.In his pomp, Ghai directed a virtual who’s who of Bollywood including Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Nutan.In “36 Farmhouse” Ghai tackles a topical tale born out of the several COVID-19 induced lockdowns India has endured over the past 18 months. It follows a father-son pair of migrant workers who on the way back to their native village during the pandemic shutdown find jobs at a lavish farmhouse owned by a rich lady.

A Kilmarnock butchers has said that making award winning black pudding isn't too dissimilar to crafting a great whisky.

After spending the past five years as president of Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, Kevin Walsh is leaving for a multi-year deal with Apple TV+ to produce film and television for the streamer.