Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Praise be for the harmless daftness of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 (BBC One). The annual extravaganza of kitsch musical cabaret provided a welcome dose of levity in this post-Brexit era of simmering pan-European strife. The champion was one to cheer. Portugal had never finished in the top five, let alone won. However, hirsute and sickly Salvador Sobral […]
Strike A Pose
ABOUT STRIKE A POSE In 1990, seven young dancers joined pop star Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Wild, talented and barely twenty, the dancers set out on the trip of a lifetime. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare, one of the highest-grossing documentaries ever. As a self-proclaimed mother to her six […]
Film4 secures £25m budget for 2017/18
Upcoming slate includes new films from Steve McQueen, Mike Leigh, Lenny Abrahamson and Ben Wheatley. Film4 boss Daniel Battsek last night confirmed that the division has secured a £25m budget for 2017/18 for the second year in a row. The funding boost once again gives the broadcaster a significantly increased war chest on the £15m […]
Monaco Charity film festival 2017
Where the Film Stars & Filmmakers Work to Help Others! 14 to 16 may 2017 at the MERIDIENNE BEACH PLAZA HOTEL « The hand that Gives will never be Empty » The Monaco Charity Film Festival is a yearly Charity Event held in Monaco for the benefit of the poor children around the world. The […]
The 25 Most Anticipated Tours of Summer 2017
Kendrick Lamar, gorillaz, Blondie and garbage, planetarium, queens of the stone age, Interpol, chance the rapper, paramore, outlaw music festival tour, tool, spoon, father John misty, Phoenix, rancid n Dropkick Murphys, Lindsey Buckingham and Christie McVie, metallica, j Cole, slowdive, incubud with Jimmy eat world, Erykah Badu, Tycho with Todd Terje and Jaga Jazzist. We’re […]
Take Action Now – #nomuslimban
Trump Must Abandon the Muslim Ban UPDATE: This week the Trump administration is back in court defending the Muslim and refugee bans. It could appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. Congress must tell Trump to back down: It’s time to abandon this bigoted agenda once and for all. ________________________ President Trump […]
How to promote your artist in Chinese Media?
by Jimi Wang Jimi Wang worked for China Music industry for 25 years, he once worked for Universal Music , Music Magazine Audio &Video World. Now he has his own music studio.In early 1990s, Jimi Wang was one of China’s earliest music critics, Seymour Stein said: “He was a Rock’n’Roll pioneer in China.”He wrote many […]
Mary J. Blige “Love Yourself”
New Zealand’s Propaganda Film forges multi-film partnership
Veteran producer Murray Francis plots three new features. New Zealand’s Propaganda Film has entered into a multi-film partnership with expatriate philanthropist and businessman Own Glenn, to produce and finance a slate of commercial feature films in New Zealand. Veteran film producer Murray Francis (10,000BC [pictured], The World’s Fastest Indian) has spent the last decade facilitating […]
China box office: ‘Shock Wave’ tops ‘The Fate Of The Furious’
Hong Kong action thriller starring Andy Lau takes top spot over Labour Day weekend. It was a close battle between defending champion The Fate Of The Furious and four new Chinese-language films over the May 1 Labour Day weekend, with Shock Wave (pictured) emerging as the winner, taking $24.50m over its first three days. The […]
Ashton Kutcher fights human traficking
In 2006, Kutcher announced he would donate one dollar to Habitat For Humanity for each of the first 50,000 MySpace users who add him as a friend. In 2008 he spent a week building homes for the disadvantaged in Central America. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher created the DNA Foundation, which aims to raise awareness […]
CAA, CMC Capital launch CAA China
CAA and Chinese media investment fund CMC Capital Partners (CMC) on Monday announced they have formed a partnership that includes the launch of CAA China. CMC has made a “minority strategic investment” in CAA and CMC chairman Li Ruigang will join the CAA board. The move will enable CAA to strengthen its ties to the […]
Lady Gaga reveals new song at Coachella
Lady Gaga alternated between hits and newer country-skewed tracks during her two-hour set. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella Benjamin Lee @benfraserlee Filling a slot that was once set to be occupied by Beyoncé is at best difficult and at worst utterly terrifying, her position at the very top of the industry uncontested. So when […]
Don’t Miss The CD Release Party of Atlantic Starr ! April 22, 2017
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8:30 | Time : 8:30pm – 1:00am Venue : Crowne Plaza White Plains Address : Downtown 66 Hale Avenue White Plains , New York City Come Experience a sneak preview, playing their selected tracks from the forthcoming album “Metamorphosis” CD at the “Atlantic Starr” CD Release Party, Hosted by: WBLS 107.5 […]
The 56th Cannes Critics’ Week has been revealed.
Poster shows director Julia Ducournau and actress Garance Marillier. The poster for the 56th Cannes Critics’ Week has been revealed. It features Raw director Julia Ducournau hugging star Garance Marillier during the film’s screening at the 2016 Critics’ Week. Alice Khol was the photographer. French-Belgium production Raw, titled Grave in France, sees Marillier play a […]