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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm had his corner office: the room with a view, overlooking Madison Avenue, where Don Draper could work, drink and brainstorm in peace. Maybe that’s why the actor was drawn to playing a lowly paper-pusher with a bad mustache and big dreams of occupying such a space in “Corner Office,” a low-key, screw-loose workplace satire that offers audiences a side of Hamm they’ve never seen before — and might not be in such a hurry to experience again, unless the toil-from-home blues of the pandemic have made them receptive to the call of cubicle life.Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, “Corner Office” is director Joachim Back’s slightly taxing cinematic take on “The Room,” a slender novel by Swedish actor-cum-author Jonas Karlsson, unread by me, that bills itself as “a short, sharp and fiendish fable in the tradition of Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Charlie Kauffman.” Check, check and check, insofar as those three absurdist writers are concerned, though I’d quibble with the other descriptors in that pitch.

$85,000 per week. It was refitted in 2020 with some newer upgrades to include a fresh paint job and a new teak deck.It was designed and built by Italian boatbuilding company, Benetti.The interior of the yacht features a mahogany finish with paintings and art installations. It can accommodate up to 12 guests with over six cabins — including a master suite, two VIP staterooms, one double cabin and two twin cabins. Giulio Riggio at Fraser’s Palma office holds the listing.

David Bowie's son Duncan Jones has taken to Twitter to blast Russia Today for using his dad's lyrics to Space Oddity in a tweet about Russia-US space cooperation.The film producer, 50, was quick to fire back with poignant lyrics to his father's hit Heroes, while airing his support for Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion of the country.Duncan's tweet comes as a Russia-affiliated newsite posted a link to a story about NASA's response to the US and Russia's space cooperation amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict.Russia Today captioned the post: "Ground control to major Tom."The words derive from David Bowie's 1969 hit song, Space Oddity.However after spotting the post, Duncan was quick to fire back in front of his 370,000 followers.Retweeting the post, he wrote: "Wrong song," followed by a Ukrainian flag emoji with a heart on either side.He also shared a snap of lyrics from another one of his father's classics, 1977 song, Heroes.The lyrics Duncan tweeted were: "I, I can remember (I remember)."Standing, by the wall (by the wall)."And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads)"And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)."And the shame, was on the other side."Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever.Then we could be Heroes, just for one day."Following his post, the screenwriter's followers took to the comments to weigh in on his response.Sanjeev Bhaskar wrote: "Well if that isn’t a perfect comeback… !"Twitter user Suzannah B penned: "Love to you and your family Duncan, and love to the beautiful people of Ukraine."Your dad would be bloody proud of you x."While Lin Carr added: "Duncan Jones, genius just like your dad."The star's response comes as regulator Ofcom began 15 investigations into the "due

It would be a massive understatement to call the works of filmmaker Quentin Dupieux “weird.” After all, this is the man who made a movie about a malevolent tire as his big breakthrough. Rubber certainly put him on the map, but interestingly, his latest film Deerskin is what may finally endear him to a larger crowd. To be sure, this is still a very odd flick, but it’s powered by a strong lead performance, a low-key charm, and a slow burn to its unusual nature. This won’t be for everyone, but in terms of Dupieux, it’s going to be for more people than ever before.