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Xavier Giannoli is one of those rare French directors who has a stronger relationship with the Venice Film Festival than Cannes back home.

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The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF Society) and CAA China are launching a joint initiative to foster Chinese-language genre projects.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Luc Besson, the formerly A-list director who rose to the top of the box office with his kinetic action films, had his career derailed by rape accusations leveled against him in 2018 by Sand Van Roy, an actress on his film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” The ensuing legal battle consumed five years of Besson’s life, but after being cleared last June of all charges by the Cour de Cassation, the French equivalent to the Supreme Court, he’s re-emerging at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the indie drama “Dogman.” But will the industry work with Besson? That’s one of the questions that we discuss during a lengthy interview at the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris on the eve of his big premiere. Besson is evasive about the matter, preferring to talk up his latest effort, the story of a bruised man who faces rejection and finds solace in dogs, as well as dissatisfaction with a movie business that’s become more obsessed with superheroes than style.

Liam Payne celebrated his 30th birthday in a low-key bash surrounded by his closest friends and family. According to the Mail Online, the One Direction star enjoyed a clay pigeon shooting class with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, 24, at luxury members' club Honesberie in Warwickshire on Tuesday. In the evening, they were joined by Liam's friends and family, while ending the celebration with a firework display.

From her impeccable wardrobe to her flawless makeup, Kate Middleton is known for always getting it just right when it comes to her appearance. When it comes to her beauty look, the Princess of Wales always favours a more natural look, with barely-there beauty being her signature form of glam.

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas doing an impersonation of Alex Turner during a recent show in Singapore.As the band were gearing up to perform their 2005 hit ‘Juicebox’ at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Thursday (August 3), Casablancas thanked the crowd for coming and told them: “Hope you all have a good time” before he then said in a very similar manner to the Arctic Monkeys frontman: “Hope you didn’t have to travel too far.”“That sounded like very modern Arctic Monkeys,” he added. You can view the clip below.A post shared by Arctic Monkeys Mania (@arcticmonkeysmania)Turner has been very open and vocal about his love of The Strokes over the years, with the band covering ‘Is This It’ live in 2018 – as well as honouring them on ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ track ‘Star Treatment’ with the lyric: “I just wanted to be one of The Strokes, now look at the mess you’ve made me make.”At the time, Turner admitted the arrival of The Strokes in 2001 changed his life.“The arrival of The Strokes changed what music I was listening to, what shoes I was wearing.

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy seemed to poke fun at the band’s current Malaysian controversy during their headlining set at Lollapalooza 2023.During the intro to their song, ‘It’s Not Living If It’s Not With You’, the band have a gag where Healy goes to say something controversial and then the band cut him off with the beginning riff of the song.While performing the song during their set at this year’s edition of the music festival, Healy said: “You want my travel tip? Don’t go to…” before getting cut off by the start of the track.A post shared by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone)Last month, while performing at Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Healy criticised the Malaysian government and its anti-LGBTQ laws onstage and then kissed bassist Ross MacDonald during their headlining set. The set was cut short and the next day, the remainder of the three-day festival was ordered cancelled by the authorities and the band was banned from performing in the country.The band are potentially facing a class action lawsuit which is being readied by Malaysian law firm Thomas Philip.

Matty Healy has met his “hero”, Blink-182‘s Tom Delonge during The 1975‘s headlining Lollapalooza 2023 set. See footage of the moment below.While singing their eighth song of the night, 2013’s ‘Robbers’ from their self-titled debut, Healy noticed someone walking in the front pit.

Matty Healy has shared a full audio recording of his solo opening slot at The 1975‘s gig in Dublin earlier this summer, and launched a mysterious new website.Back in June, the frontman stepped in as a last-minute support act for his own band after Caroline Polachek pulled out of the concert due to illness.Healy – billed as ‘Matty’ – performed a 10-song acoustic set at St Anne’s Park, which included the live debuts of ‘Then Because She Goes’ and ‘Playing On My Mind’ from The 1975’s fourth album, ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.He also aired some of The 1975’s more stripped-back cuts – including ‘All I Need to Hear’ and ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’ – before covering tracks by Colin Hay and Donny Hathaway.Today (August 4) Healy posted a link to the full audio of the gig on his ‘Truman Black’ blog. The show, titled ‘A Musical Performance Of An Intimate Moment’, has been uploaded to the singer’s ‘Truman Black’ account on SoundCloud.Tune in here:The same SoundCloud page also contains an atmospheric instrumental song called ‘And Then The Sand We Sink In’, which was uploaded yesterday (August 3).This composition by Healy was originally featured in the 2017 short film Black Eyed Susan.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag As her Eras collection of shows draws to a close in the US, widely-adored country-singer-turned-global-popstar Taylor Swift has reportedly been handing out huge bonus cheques to the individuals who have made the tour smooth-sailing for her.The Love Story hitmaker is understood to have handed out extra payments to the likes of her back-up dancers, riggers, sound technicians, caterers and other production staff. People Magazine reported that Taylor, 33, - whose The 1975 former flame Matty Healy last week broke silence on his Malaysia controversy - gave her truck drivers alone an extra $100,000 each as an "end of the tour" bonus, with TMZ believing the whopping sum for that department along totalling a colossal $5 million.

The 1975 have announced that their self-titled debut album will be reissued on vinyl for its 10th anniversary, as well as confirming the sale of accompanying merch bundles.The new formats will be available to purchase from September 1, alongside a range of new and classic merch.The band’s debut album will be available on various new limited edition formats, including a 4LP deluxe vinyl release containing ‘The 1975′ plus their early EPs ‘Facedown’, ‘Sex’, ‘Music For Cars’ and ‘IV’ EP, plus a solid white vinyl release in gatefold sleeve, a limited edition white cassette and 2CD set containing the original album and a live album of ‘The 1975’ played in full at Gorilla in Manchester, at a show earlier this year.Released on September 1, 2013, The 1975’s self-titled album featured songs including ‘Chocolate’, ‘Sex’, ‘Girls’ and ‘Robbers’ and topped the charts on its release.A post shared by The1975 (@the1975)The band will be performing the album in full when they headline Reading and Leeds later this month. They were drafted in to replace Lewis Capaldi, who announced that he would be taking a break from all live performances for the time being following his Glastonbury showcase to focus on his mental and physical health.The 1975 notably also headlined last year’s iconic twin-site festival alongside Arctic Monkeys, Megan Thee Stallion, Dave, Bring Me The Horizon and Halsey, having been drafted in to replace Rage Against The Machine.The band’s frontman Matty Healy recently joined American filmmaker Caveh Zahedi in his latest episode of Getting Stoned With…, in which the singer learns who the Mountain Goats are while high.“Have you read John Darnielle’s novels?” Zahedi asked.

Thania Garcia In the weeks after Matty Healy’s controversial behavior at the Good Vibes Festival got the festival canceled by Malaysian authorities, English rock band Muse has revealed why they chose to alter their setlist during their Malaysian tour stop. In case you missed it, Healy outwardly expressed his distaste for the Malaysian government’s anti-LGBTQ laws while performing in the country’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur.

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has joined American filmmaker Caveh Zahedi in his latest episode of Getting Stoned With… – Watch the full episode below.Getting Stoned With… sees Zahedi and Healy light up and discuss their respective approaches to art, spirituality, drugs, what it feels like to be in a band, as well as the navigation of both art and personal relationships.A clip that was used to promote the newest episode with the controversial frontman on social media features a funny interaction between Healy and Zahedi in which the singer learns who the Mountain Goats are while high.A post shared by Caveh Zahedi (@caveh.zahedi)“Have you read John Darnielle’s novels?” Zahedi asked. Healy responded by shaking his head no with the filmmaker saying: “The guy from the Mountain Goats … You don’t know the Mountain Goats?”“I’ve never heard them.

Muse have revealed why they swapped a song from their setlist at their recent concert in Malaysia.The band altered their setlist after The 1975 were banned from Kuala Lumpur last month due to frontman Matty Healy’s on-stage criticism of the Malaysian government’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws.Muse were the first major international act to perform in Malaysia on Saturday (July 29) since the incident, and according to an organiser of their Kuala Lumpur concert, the band were proactive in ensuring that their performance fits into the country’s guidelines.“They called us shortly after the incident went global. After discussions, they decided to pull one song out of the setlist due to the title of the song.

Daft Punk have released a new video series titled ‘Memory Tapes’ that reflects on the creation of their final LP ‘Random Access Memories’.The series is made up of eight episodes that offer an inside look at the creation of the album as well as highlights from the various collaborators who were featured on the LP. The collaborators share their favourite memories and the impact both Daft Punk and the album have had on their music and careers.The first two episodes of Memory Tapes feature The Strokes’ frontman Julian Casablancas who collaborated with the French duo on ‘Instant Crush’ and pianist Chilly Gonzales who played on ‘Within’ and ‘Give Life Back To Music’.Upcoming episodes will include contributions from Pharrell Williams, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Nile Rodgers and others.The interviews were conducted at Henson Studios in Los Angeles and Gang Studios in Paris which are two of the five spaces in which ‘Random Access Memories’ was recorded.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the debate surrounding comments made by The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy on stage in Malaysia regarding the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and the latest developments in the battle over who will run the Leadmill music venue in Sheffield.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy has reacted to the news of Muse removing a song from their setlist for an upcoming concert in Malaysia.The news comes after The 1975 and Matty Healy were banned from Kuala Lumpur last Friday (July 21) for criticising the Malaysian government for anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Healy, who was visibly drinking onstage, had also smashed a festival-owned drone, and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald onstage, before announcing just seven songs into their set that they had been banned from Malaysia and had to leave.“I made a mistake.