Galleries at the fourth edition of Art Basel Paris (until 26 October) reported major sales to their core clients yesterday (21 October), during the fair’s new VIP slot. Among these are a $23m Gerhardt Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (Abstract…
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‘At night, his guitar comes into my mind’: Amadou and Mariam’s surviving singer on life after losing her husband and musical partner | Amadou and Mariam
On 4 April, Amadou Bagayoko died suddenly, aged 70, in Bamako, Mali. The country’s ministry of culture announced the news. Thousands attended the funeral, including former collaborators Manu Chao, Youssou N’Dour, Malian–French rapper…
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Emma Stone brags about not breaking bones for film ‘Bugonia’
Item 1 of 4 Cast member Emma Stone walks on the red carpet for the screening of the movie “Bugonia” in competition, at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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Chain Reactions review – famous fans of Texas Chain Saw Massacre go deep into the legendary slasher | Film
If you’re programming your own little horror film festival in the run-up to Halloween, and Tobe Hooper’s stone-cold classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 is part of the lineup, then this would make a handy follow-up for a night’s…
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Star Trek’s Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Ivanov next summer | Theatre
Star Trek’s Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next summer but the actor, best known for playing James T Kirk in the sci-fi reboot, is swapping the starship for the stage.
For his London theatre debut, Pine has been cast in the title role…
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A set decorator’s behind-the-scenes photos and stories from top movies
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Moving Still: A Cinematic Life Frame-by-Frame
By Lauri Gaffin with Florence Fellman
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Should Joining Social Media Be Treated Like Getting A Driver’s License?
To illustrate, Twenge points to driving. Some kids might feel ready at 12, others much later, but as a society we commit to a legal driving age. She believes technology should work the same way. Sixteen, she argues, is an appropriate age…
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James Cameron reflects on making the “Avatar” series over two decades and the future of motion pictures
Cameron first began developing “Avatar” more than 30 years ago. He started working on the first film in earnest 20 years ago. Production on “Fire and Ash,” which ran concurrently with 2022’s “The Way of Water,” got underway…
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TrustNordisk Boards Murder Mystery ‘Vampyr’ Ahead Of AFM
TrustNordisk has picked up international sales rights on the Norwegian film Vampyr, based on Steffen Kverneland’s book of the same name, directed by Arild Fröhlich (Fatso), ahead of the AFM.
The film was produced by…
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How cult horror Re-Animator pushed the limits of gore
That theatrical bravado, somehow transplanted onto the screen, means that as Re-Animator rockets to a bloody climax, it becomes “not just a gore film which delivers splattery mayhem [but] also a wildly effective dark comedy”, says Duffy.
According…
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