Lawrence Of Arabia: Last News

Denis Villeneuve has said he insisted on filming the Dune films in a real desert, despite being offered a Hollywood studio.The director oversaw the 2021 film and its 2024 sequel, both adaptations of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. The epic space operas star Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Josh Brolin among others and have collectively made over $1billion worldwide.Speaking to Konbini’s Video Club in French, he explained that he was greatly inspired by David Lean’s 1962 epic Lawrence Of Arabia when visualising the films, and categorically refused to let them be shot in a studio.Instead, he chose to immerse the actors and crew in the Wadi Rum desert landscapes of Jordan and the Liwa Oasis in Abu Dhabi to capture the vast, rolling sand dunes and rugged terrain of Arrakis.Dune: Part Two was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars last week, where it will compete against Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Perez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.

Avatar: The Way of WaterRating: The world premiere of Avatar: The Way Of Water at the Odeon Leicester Square was predictably glamorous, with a plush blue carpet rather than a red one and the paparazzi clamouring for just one more slinky pose from Sigourney Weaver.Accustomed to an adoring public, the stars may even have thought that the distant ululating was for them, too. Film: This sequel is tremendous fun, even bigger and better than the original, but by golly it will test your bladder: BRIAN VINER reviews Avatar: The Way of WaterIn fact it was jubilant Morocco fans nearby, wildly celebrating their country’s penalty shoot-out victory against Spain in the World Cup, and incredibly they were still at it when we all filed out into the cold more than three hours later.

After a number of different premieres all over the world, the reviews are finally in for director James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water.The first waves of reviews were published on Tuesday evening, with the film scoring a strong 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, out of the first 133 reviews.Critics from around the world - including Daily Mail's own Brian Viner - heaped praise on Cameron's direction and astonishing visuals, though the story and bloated three-hour-12-minute runtime were points of contention in many reviews.

Princess Beatrice's wedding may not have been the day she had planned with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi - but the 31-year-old made the day special in a number of sweet ways.

wed at a secret ceremony in Windsor on Friday, attended by the Queen, Prince Philip and Beatrice's parents the Duke and Duchess of York.Princess Beatrice wore a vintage dress and tiara that she borrowed from the Queen.The Peau De Soie taffeta dress in shades of ivory by Norman Hartnell is trimmed with duchess satin and encrusted with diamante.The vintage dress, which the Queen wore to the world premier of Lawrence Of Arabia at the Odeon Leicester Square in December 1962 and again at the State Opening of Parliament in 1966, was remodelled and fitted for Beatrice's wedding day by the Queen’s senior dresser Angela Kelly and designer Stewart Parvin.She also wore the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, which was worn by the Queen on her wedding